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Celebrating Happy Woman Happy World
Why get Happy Woman Happy World for your summer reading? Read some of the positive feedback about it and the results of the bestseller campaign here.
Sit Down, Be Quiet!
Is This Unconscious or Conscious Bias? Susan Chira’s article certainly hit a nerve. The Universal Phenomenon of Men Interrupting Women concludes that “academic studies and countless anecdotes make it clear that being interrupted, talked over, shut down or penalized...
The Megyn Kelly Affair, and Why I Am Not Having Any Of It
Why is it that every time a woman steps into a position of power or takes on a daring task, we must find as many things wrong with her as possible? What is the reason for this? Let’s take a look at the unfolding Megyn Kelly affair and why I am not having any of it....
Disruptors, Innovators, and The Generational Divide
What matters now? This is the question Dr. Marilyn Joyce asked me and it brought our conversation to a screeching halt. But let me back up first... As many stories go, a young man or woman is fed up with the confines of the existing system. Repressed, unhappy, and...
Is This All You’ve Got?
It recently dawned on me that throughout history—and especially in exciting Hollywood movies—solutions rarely come from the wise old men. Usually it’s a dashingly handsome and unruly young man or woman. (The disrupter.) Disrupters are necessary to shake up established...
How To Avoid Saying the Wrong Thing
I love doing radio shows and TV interviews. Steve, a host from a station in Chicago, just sent me an email asking me to come back on his show—urgently. His new producer has not yet heard me speak about gender decoding. Steve is worried that his producer's hot new...
Beyond Corporate Transparency– Can I Trust YOU?
It’s Wednesday and I am sitting with a private client for her VIP Day and we're reviewing her business idea. We establish the verbiage, the USP, client profiles, and finally we arrive at designing how her personal story fits into her business. Why? Because the story...
This is The New Leadership Balance
The Women’s Code was designed to help define the specific attributes that women bring to leadership roles. It also promotes many tools to help us find better work-life balances, so we can establish and balance the new leadership direction. What is this new leadership...
How To Turn Online Relationships Into Offline Dollars
In my last post I explored reasons why you should engage in Social Networks. I also encouraged you to focus on building relationships through all your engagement points. This week, we are taking the next steps to turn your online relationships into offline business....
You Should Waste Time On Social Media
“Why do potential clients like me, but not book me?” This is the question my client asked today. He is a creative entrepreneur and has been diligently building his online tribe as part of his marketing strategy. According to the raving comments his followers write on...
How To Overcome Negotiation Paralysis
I was recently interviewed by Tomi Lahren, a young and opinionated political commentator who successfully reaches Millennials—which is no easy feat. Tomi revealed that she's confident enough to take on Hillary Clinton, but when it comes to negotiating a salary...
Are You Tired of Discussing Equality, too?
When women experience inequality we get frustrated, even outright angry. If our desires and voices are ignored, we may lash out and create a scene. And when given an opportunity to fix what we see is wrong with the world, we implement new ideas and hope they stick. I...
Are You Lacking Confidence?
It is the recurring theme for many of us. Our hearts (and our mothers) tell us we are good at what we do, and that such-and-such is lucky to have us. We’ve read the books, listened to motivational speakers, and read inspiring quotes. So what is with the voice inside...
How To Build Your Tribe
It is not easy to be liked in a big way online. Building a following, a community, can be more accurately compared to an extreme marathon versus a quick sprint to the finish line. This is because there is no end to community building; it is a continual effort. Seth...
Authority Builds Your Personal Value Proposition
I’ve written about the importance of your personal value proposition before. In short, it goes like this: Due to the onslaught of 24/7 information that your potential clients have to navigate, you MUST stand out. Not just as a business but also as an individual. You...
How to Build Your Authority Platform
It's getting harder and harder to stand out from the crowd. If you own a business, you have a website, a Facebook page, and perhaps a blog. I'd bet your competitors have the same. And anyone who wants to get ahead in their career has a LinkedIn profile. At a time when...
How To Talk About Yourself Without Being an Egomaniac
Newsflash! It’s imperative that you stop talking about yourself so much immediately. Why? Because there is a way to refer to yourself without rubbing off the “I” of your keyboard. One of the biggest mistakes in selling yourself and your services is by using “I” or...
What If You Are Asking The Question Completely Wrong?
One of the questions most frequently asked to those of us who have made it is, "What is the secret to success?" Wouldn’t it be nice if it could be boiled down to just one answer? Look no further, here it is! The background story for how this came to mind took place...