Blog – Category Career
The Women’s Code on Masculine Women—Are You One?
We used to believe masculine women were butch, a little bit scary, wore pant suits and comfortable shoes—they were easy to spot. That surely has changed. I am a masculine alpha woman. I wear high heels, frills, skirts, and like it if my man orders dinner for me. Yet...
Please Change The Subject
Self-discipline is necessary in your online communications. Long emails are easy—the short, effective ones take more effort. Always ask yourself: What do I want to say? Is it clear? Does it need a lot of detail? Am I specifically asking for what I want the recipient...
This LinkedIn Feature Can Cost You A Job
Time to reveal a not-so-secret secret that stares us in the face multiple times a day. You may even use this trick yourself, or at least recognize the strategy. After all, you see it on newsstands all the time. Gazing at the magazine selection while you wait for your...
Men Don’t Know, So Stop Pretending
I am so tired of men telling me about work-life balance for women. You don’t know. Stop talking about it. I’ve had this discussion over and over again for the past seven years, and it’s the reason I developed The Women’s Code. In theory, men and women experience the...
5 Relationship Principles I Learned While On Vacation
Just yesterday, I returned home from my vacation in the Dominican Republic. Of the 20 people who shared the 10-bedroom villa, I knew only one of them before I got there. A bit nerve-wracking if you ask me. Would we get along? Would there be drama? Would this vacation...
The Bitch-and-Bully-Free Office
Warning! You may find this article offensive and it could strike close to home if you have ever been a victim of workplace bullying. Sadly, office bullies and bitches are commonplace. In an office that employs 50 people, 22 will be bullied and 18 of them eventually...
What Brian Tracy Taught Me
What I learned from Brian Tracy A few weeks ago, I taught a three-day business-building course through CreativeLive, which is an online learning platform. The response was overwhelming. I received no less than 200 messages about my course from across all my social...
The New Nerd
Why are there so few women in tech? As someone who’s worked in tech for twenty years it’s always been a mystery. Most men I’ve spoken to don’t think this is much of an issue.After I posted this very question in an anonymous forum the responses received were worse than...
Lack Of Confidence – The Silent Career Killer
When you have confidence, life is grand. Things come easy, people are drawn to you, and your boss just knows that you will get the job done. Confident people get the best jobs, attract the best relationships and partners, and are irresistible to be around. It is much...
Two Reinvention Myths Revealed
Life is hard. Everything worthwhile is hard. It takes a lot of hard work to be successful in business, or to have a great relationship; and in business it’s hard to stay ahead of all the rapid development that technological advancements bring. Most of us are...
CA Women’s Conference: The BIGGEST collaborative business party for women is in Long Beach May 19th and 20th and here is my private invite for you.
As you may already know, I am a big supporter of the California Women’s Conference and their mission to give women a voice and a platform to share their message. I’d like to invite you to the BIGGEST business party California has ever seen. Join Arianna Huffington,...
Finding The Career That Makes You Happy
Let me start by stating the obvious… If you are unhappy in your job, you are not doing anyone a favor—least of all yourself. Regardless of your excuses and whether or not your boss really is a tyrant, or the commute is too long and stressful, or you don’t like the...
Top 10 Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
For the last six years, much of my day-to-day work has focused on helping entrepreneurs get their ideas out of their heads and onto paper so they can turn those ideas into their dream businesses. I’ve learned quite a few things about the personality traits that we...
Proven Tips, Tools, and Tactics To Conquer The Challenges Of Building your Business
If you have been following me and The Women’s Code, you already know how passionate I am about helping women find balance and success in the business world, especially as entrepreneurs. And, I am big on providing tools to help you along the way. If you are in your...
What’s Wrong With Me?
During a recent interview on the Answers 4 The Family radio show, one listener asked a poignant question. She wondered why she felt so unhappy. Was she dissatisfied because she didn’t find fulfillment in her current job, or was she simply overwhelmed and buckling...
The Choice to Pursue Happiness
Happiness is an issue that I’ve been paying a lot of attention to for a few years now. During the writing of my book, Happy Woman Happy World, I reviewed numerous statistics and spoke to many people about what makes them happy. Finding happiness at work is important...
Creating The Life You Deserve
I had a great time with the three women hosts. They are true Ambassadors of the code and their show is an inspirational example of how women can work together and support each other with powerful results. In the video, I discuss the 7 steps that will get you the...
Men vs. Women – Who Leads Best?
Why we need to be more aware of our skills and how focusing on each other’s strengths leads to more efficient and productive teams. As I researched the issues at the heart of The Women’s Code, I looked at the reasons and the ways men and women lead differently. My...