Thrive and Survive Through Multi-Tasking

By Susan Lawrence – Have you read the recent research that multi-tasking is bad for you*? Apparently, people who grow accustomed to moving quickly from one task to another are easily distracted by irrelevant information, less productive, and less successful on tests. Really! I’m offended. Who are the multi-taskers in

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The Secret to Motivating Yourself and Others

By Dr. Susan Rempel The clock is ticking. The days are flying by. And all you can think is, “Do I have to do _____ again?” You can fill in the blank. We all have things to do in life that are boring or unpleasant. Yet, we must do them.

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Dare to Ask! The Woman’s Guidebook to Successful Negotiating

By Cait Clarke – Excerpt from Date to Ask! The Women’s Guidebook to Successful Negotiating Barely a month into his presidency, Barak Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. “I want to be clear that issues like equal pay … are not just

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Five Steps to Set the Stage for an Entrepreneurial Encore

By Donna Kastner – Boomers are known for their hard work, drive and persistent climb UP the corporate ladder. But for some of us, we’re looking for a graceful way to climb back DOWN that ladder. “Midlife crisis is getting to the top of the ladder, only to discover it

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5 Things About Managing Money I Learned From My Mom

By: Sharon Hurley Hall My mom excelled at leading by example and giving sound advice. That was never truer than when it came to money management. It’s an area that defeats many women in business, as Ms Money points out, “far too many women stay on the sidelines of the

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Living the Dream

By: Kathy Nelson Can you imagine living your life in pursuit of your happiness? As a Success Coach, I have the honor and privilege of working with people’s deepest wishes and dreams. I have seen so many dreams become life’s reality and create the happy story that they are staring

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Backing Out Gracefully

By Jeannine Clontz One of the most difficult things for me, when honing my business ethics, is making sure I keep the emotion out of my response. We’re all emotional beings, me sometimes more so than others are, but when it comes to maintaining good business ethics, taking a step

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Effective Business Writing in 5 Easy Steps

By Nichole Bazemore I was watching the news the other day, when a story came on about an attempted robbery at local convenience store. The reporter interviewed a police spokesperson, who described for the audience how it all went down: “At approximately 6:58 p.m., the suspect entered the establishment, where

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5 Success Tips to Start: Successful Solopreneurship

By Donna Amos – Building a business is a fantastic and challenging experience. You can wake up exhilarated to begin your day and go to bed feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. The key to success is to maintain a positive, yes you can do it, mindset. I believe many businesses fail

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Early Entrepreneur Lessons

Video: Submitted by LivingBetterat50+ Contributor Chris Makell Growing up in North Philadelphia, we didn’t have lemonade stands. You didn’t dream of creating money-making businesses that way… Trust me, there were OTHER skills you needed to learn first. (which certainly helped me in my corporate career…lol) Since I’m a marketer at

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Lisa Williams Rescues Atlanta’s Lost and Forgotten

By Nichole Bazemore – Lisa Williams remembers the first girl who walked through the door of this house, nestled snugly in the hills of a sleepy Georgia town. The 13 year-old, handcuffed and wearing leg shackles, had been arrested for child prostitution. Young, bound, and helpless, the “baby,” as Williams

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Consistency Creates Success

By Sharon Michaels –   You can listen and read the text! Be sure your speakers are turned up.   American Heritage Dictionary defines consistency as: Reliability or uniformity of successive results or events. With that definition in mind, let me share two scenarios: 1. Mary decides to start a

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Zelda Wisdom

Greeting Cards, Calendars, and Books With Humorous One-Liners By Sibyl White – Divorced and living on four credit cards with two broken legs. It may sound like a dramatic movie made for the big screen, but it was Carol Gardner’s life when she started her business. Her divorce attorney suggested

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How to Cure Head Chatter When It Comes to Your Money

By Sharon O’Day – Every woman wants to get her finances under control, right? Well, one of the toughest parts of doing so is getting honest with money itself: the green stuff, the coins, the paychecks, the bills. The stuff you either have enough of … or you don’t. In

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