Blog – Category Career
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...
The Women’s Code: A New Leadership Model For The Bitch-Free Office
Have you ever been bullied or the subject of gossip at work? Or, (and it’s OK to admit it) have you ever bullied someone else? I have. Running a business, leading a team, or furthering your career is challenging enough without the added aggravation of dealing...
New Years Resolutions
If you are like most people you set goals for this coming year. Your goals could be personal like losing 10 pounds, working out more regularly, or business related like creating a business plan, or promoting your work more regularly – or a combination of both. New...
Can Women Have a Balanced Life?
Just a short while ago I was hanging out with Christine Bronstein founder and CEO of ABOW (A Band of Women) and the fierce Leila Radan in San Francisco. We recorded this video about "Can Women Have a Balanced Life?" Both, Leila and Chris have read Happy Woman Happy...
How to Remain Calm Under Pressure
With the upcoming launch of Happy Woman Happy World, the first book of The Women’s Code, my team is on red alert. Aside from all the excitement over the completion of the book, I find myself FREAKING OUT at all the things that are piling up on my to-do list....
5 Simple Strategies To Stay Focused
A client of mine calls it spinning. I call it helicopter brain. Our lives seem almost manic at times, and I’m guessing you feel it, too. Between coaching, editing my new book, event speaking, interviews, consulting and being the mom of an aspiring and talented young...
Find More Clients The Right Way
Oh the joys of finding new clients. Most business owners, and many of the creative entrepreneurs I work with--decide to look for their new clients, by licensing mailing lists. And then they start to fire off emails and blog posts to people they don’t know. At first...
How Long Does It Take To Be Successful?
You are asking the million-dollar question. All the blood, sweat, tears, doubts, and tons of time and money—and for what? It took me 13 years to become “an overnight success” but when I finally did, the rewards were extraordinary. The popular TV show Shark Tank gives...
In business, is it better to be an extrovert or introvert?
Both are essential to running a successful business. By Beate Chelette Lots of talk these days about introverts and extroverts, generated by the bestselling book Quiet: The Power of the Introvert in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Herself an introvert, author Susan...