About Mary Fran Bontempo

MARY FRAN BONTEMPO is a speaker, author and humorist who teaches audiences to control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk. Author of The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words, and Not Ready for Granny Panties, Mary Fran proves small changes in self-talk yield big life changes, allowing individuals to redefine their lives both professionally and personally in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post and Thrive Global contributor, and regular columnist for Women’s Voices Magazine and Best Kept Self, Mary Fran inspires and motivates readers and listeners to tame the self-talk beast, leading them to personal and professional renewal and success. After thirty years’ experience as owner of a full-service recruiting firm, and finding herself in the middle of a perfect life storm—turning 50, a crashing economy, and most devastating, a son with serious addiction issues—Mary Fran created the blog, Not Ready for Granny Panties, authoring two books in the series and developing a life-affirming brand full of practical wisdom and wit. A frequent media guest and speaker, audiences delight in her empowering and entertaining message.

A Lack of Fortune

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I was hoping for a million dollars. One of the pleasures of eating Chinese food used to be the meal-ending fortune cookie. After gorging myself on fried rice, shrimp lo mein, egg rolls and tons of other stuff that’s bad for me, I was always comforted by a sweet, crunchy cookie containing a slip of paper [...]

2018-10-30T09:44:22-04:00January 21st, 2014|0 Comments

American Hustle–a Movie Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo The 70's never looked so good. In the heavily Oscar nominated film, American Hustle, stars Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence make 70's era polyester look positively glamorous. The slinky, clingy, cut down-to-there fashions sported by the movie's two leading ladies would make anyone who didn't live through the 70's think the decade was loaded with fashion highlights. It wasn't. Seventies' attire, although high in glitz, was generally cheap, poorly [...]

2018-10-30T09:44:27-04:00January 17th, 2014|0 Comments

Every Woman’s a Wonder

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. So really, how cool are these? Here at NRFGP, we talk a lot about refusing to get stuck in a pair of giant, suffocating undies--especially the mental Granny Panties we find ourselves wearing inside of our heads. You know the kind: the ones that tell you you're too old to take up kayaking or roller skating. [...]

2018-10-30T09:44:30-04:00January 14th, 2014|0 Comments

Let the Awards Season Begin!

By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's that time of year again, when Hollywood spends the next few months in a stupor of self-indulgent self-congratulation, reminding the common folk of just how amazingly awesome they are. (And we aren't.) Wednesday, it was The People's Choice Awards, a mish-mash of stuff covering movies, TV, music, individuals--in short, anyone or anything they can throw a statue at who they think will show up to accept it. Fans [...]

2018-10-30T09:44:34-04:00January 10th, 2014|0 Comments
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