By Olga Hermans – Many times I have heard people tell me they are just “waiting on God.” While it sounds very spiritual, self-sacrificing and honourable, I also find that more often than not it’s just a politically correct way of procrastinating or justifying indecision. Instead of gathering information, creating
By Marla Levie – Although unemployment rates in America have been slowly decreasing over the last few months, the competition in the job market is still at an all time high. I have been working as a recruiter for over 20 years and see very competent people make simple interview mistakes that
By Pamela Cournoyer – There are so many sweet opportunities to take a jab at others. It’s all in good fun, isn’t it? I hate to break it to you; if you lead as a supervisor, manager, department head or business owner – sarcasm does not belong anywhere you are.
By Sharon Hurley Hall – To pay or not to pay, that is the question. I hope Shakespeare will forgive me for cannibalizing his words, but the Bard’s style seems appropriate for posing a key business question. When is it right to pay yourself? For many business people, paying themselves
By Nancy Alcorn – It was during and after college that Nancy Alcorn, a native Tennessean, spent eight years working for the state of Tennessee at a correctional facility for juvenile delinquent girls and investigating child abuse cases. Working for the state on a daily basis gave her direct encounters
By Jacqueline Darien, CFP – Several years ago I played golf with an attorney for a large bank. As we walked along, we chatted about housing, as people in NYC are likely to do. I had sold my apartment and was renting. She was renting and wanted to buy an
As a career and executive coach, speaker and recruitment consultant, I use LinkedIn (LI) extensively each day, and I enjoy it. I’ve found that building my network to over 1,000 direct contacts (accessing 10 million+ indirect contacts) has been well worth the two years of time and energy. I’m a
By Tiffany Sylvia – I love that show “What Not to Wear” on TLC. I love how Stacy and Clinton ambush some unsuspecting, fashionably challenged woman and turn her into a fashionista. They tape secret footage of her wearing sweatpants and ratty old t-shirts around town and then they have
By Sharon Hurley Hall – Shania Twain’s been in the headlines with her recently completed series Why Not?, which aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The series describes her attempts to regain her voice, and therefore her singing career, by going on the road and working through her issues. It’s
This is Part Two in a series of three on personal and organizational branding. Creating a BOLD identity is essential for anyone who wants more clarity, confidence and provision. Your personal “brand” is a reflection of who you are at your core; your unique talents, character traits and strengths. The process
By Jeannine Clontz – Looking through magazines for gift ideas I stumbled upon something I hadn’t seen in years, a glass piggybank. I recall receiving one when I opened my first savings account as a child. It forced me to continue to save because I didn’t want to ‘break’ it
By Donna Kastner – With the growth in social media, if you’re an entrepreneur looking to connect with an audience, there are many routes to be published (and heard) on the web. That said there’s also a lot of “noise” out there. Those who devote time to sharpen their writing
By Kathy Caprino – As a trained family therapist and career coach, I’ve researched for over eight years what makes some people highly successful in business and in life, and others doomed to fail. I’ve observed this: Being more positive in your behaviors and language paves the way for greater
Definition: The marketing practice of creating a name, symbol or design that identifies and differentiates a product from other products. It is important to have an internal brand as well as an external brand for your business or non-profit. Why? It helps people separate you from others who make the same claims. Simply
By Natalie Sisson – If there’s one thing all entrepreneurs’ have in common it’s learning to charge what you’re really worth. Especially women as we tend to offer a discount before we’ve even begun. How often have you found yourself on a call with a potential client that’s gone really
By Jane Morrison – The certificate hanging my office wall says I’ve been in business 10 years, I wonder how that can be? Imagine 10 years of being my own boss, of learning to market my business better, of disciplining myself to spend time on the tasks that matter most,
Helping out our grown children now or leaving a legacy for later By Penelope Lemov – My husband and I have been incredibly lucky. We came of age in the great economic expansion that followed World War II. We’ve had good jobs and rewarding careers–to the point where we have
By Art Koff, Founder RetiredBrains.com – Facts and Figures You Should Know Seniors will pay a great deal for their health care in their retirement years and these costs continue to increase every year. Below I have quoted several reliable sources and although the numbers vary, all are in agreement that overall
By Gazelle Simmons No matter how long I’ve been working with a particular woman entrepreneur, I will never cease to be amazed at how they can move from one area of their business to the next, while caring for a sick child yet they never think that what they are
By Dina Behrman – These days if you want to get ahead, you’ve got to get online. From growing your business, to improving your social circle, social networking has many benefits. It can help you to connect with a wide range of people and is a great way to promote
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