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- Calling Forth All Women - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Linda HoughThe next evolutionary shift for women is clear: we are being called to cultivate our own power. This is not the aggressive, dominating, competitive power of the masculine that has evolved our world up until now but the caring, creative, collaborative power of the feminine which is expressed ...
Views: 1385(5 votes) - Can An Entrepreneur Have a Balanced Life? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Milissa HardingDo you ever wonder if you can achieve a "balanced life" as an entrepreneur? Do you struggle to give attention to your business, your family, your social life and to yourself, but wind up feeling let down and frustrated at how difficult it can be? Entrepreneurs need to begin seeing the concept of ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Collaborative Leadership: Does the Leader Need to Know it All? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Valencia RayCollaborative leadership allows others to get their “voice” in the room. As long as there is a healthy level of trust, the terms of group meeting engagement can be explicit. This allows for a culture that can embrace a diversity of thought, which is something that is crucial for innovation. ...
Views: 1080(1 vote) - Creative or Reactive? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2013 from Sharon LewisI was able to spend Friday morning last week in conference with a number of leaders in industry, education and business at the South Western Economic Conference. Our government convened speakers from a number of sectors to give their opinions on the state of the economy in our region and beyond. ...
Views: 1077(1 vote) - Creativity: The Creative Force of Words - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2013 from Valencia RayThe creative process is advanced in the direction we desire - or not - by the power of our words. Words energize our thoughts. Words are our thoughts spoken out loud; they set the trajectory for our thoughts. They are one step closer to determining the actions we take. Guard your thoughts; they ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - Critical Reasons to Track Your Numbers and Why It Is So Important - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Debra KasowskiTracking numbers in your business can be overwhelming; however, this process is crucial to the life span of your business. Tracking your business numbers will reveal the reality about your business performance. Here are some of the important numbers you should track: Revenues Tracking ...
Views: 1318(1 vote) - Easy Ice Breakers to Get Your Women’s Group Going - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Karen FuscoHow do you get everyone to relax, open up and participate in your women’s group meeting when they’ve never been before and don’t know other people in the room? Some people may be quite overwhelmed by the situation and nervous about what to say, how to act and when to laugh. Ice breakers are ...
Views: 15644(1 vote) - Engaging Employees Begins with an Engaged Leader - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Valencia RayEmployee engagement evolves organically from a leader’s engaging behavior and an engaging organizational culture. It is really not a “formula.” It boils down to leading and creating organizational culture in ways that stimulate trust, show interest in the individual’s wellbeing, and stimulate ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - Entrepreneurs: Could You Survive The Shark Tank (or would you be eaten alive)? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2013 from Kate BeedersIf this isn't an interesting topic, I don't know what is. You can learn a lot about business success on Shark Tank. For those of you who haven’t watched it, aspiring entrepreneurs come on the show asking for funds to grow their business. Some contestants have new businesses that haven’t ...
Views: 1978(2 votes) - Entrepreneurship - Do You Have What It Takes? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Cindy HartmanAccording to the SBA, fifty percent of all small businesses fail within the first five years. Wow! That’s scary! Think about it this way – you’re standing in a room with another small business owner, and most likely one of you will close your doors. Who will it be? There’s a fifty percent chance ...
Views: 1415(1 vote) - Fear of Conflict in Team-Building — What’s So Scary? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Valencia RayTeam dysfunction is at the heart of much organizational dysfunction. After all, people comprise teams and teams create organizations. Or, let’s work backwards: if we want to improve organizations, we need to develop individual people. Notice I said, “develop,” not “fix” or “improve.” Our view of ...
Views: 2868(1 vote) - Harrassment...A Leadership Dilemma - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Wayne KehlThe world of business and industry has improved dramatically for women over the past two decades but we are still hearing a lot about male chauvinism, glass ceilings and gender discrimination. Despite the positive efforts of business leaders, I personally believe that there is a diminished but ...
Views: 1497(2 votes) - How to Build Your Virtual Assistance Team - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Denise GriffittsLooking to Outsource in Your VA Business? Plan Ahead to Keep Yourself Sane When you started your virtual assistant business you had a plan, a business plan. You gave your plan a lot of thought, shared it with family and friends for feedback and just generally polished it to a fine sheen. Your ...
Views: 1521(2 votes) - Inner Voice, Inner Psychic, Intuition and Everything In Between - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Karen KellerThere's a lot of talk nowadays on the ability to receive guidance from our intuition, our inner voice and some even call it our inner psychic. So how is one to discern what these all mean and which one would be best for their business? My personal conviction is that you were born and equipped ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Innovation Requires Courage to Confront Reality - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from Valencia Ray“Innovation,” “Collaborative Leadership,” and “Trust” are three terms I’m seeing tossed around quite a bit in the articles and books I’m coming across. I agree that we are in need of change—in fact, transformation—but what I’m not seeing much of is how to confront reality. What does it take to ...
Views: 2988(1 vote) - Innovation: Do You “In-Joy” Your Work? - by Submitted on May 29, 2012 from Valencia RayToday, let's talk about an innovative idea: "in-joy" your work by bringing joy to your work instead of seeking to extract joy from your work. Stop looking for joy and happiness in all the wrong places. What is a "wrong place"? Anything that is outside of yourself. Creativity is already within ...
Views: 1145(1 vote) - Innovation: The Power of “How” - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Valencia RayInnovation can happen in a “Two-Degree Shift,” meaning the answer you seek could be right in your face… if you could only perceive it! Have you ever heard the old adage, “If it was a snake it would have bit me?” (meaning what you were looking for was right in front of you, but you did not see ...
Views: 1090(1 vote) - Is It Truly Visionary Leadership, or Are We Just Waking Up? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Valencia RayLeadership and vision are things I’ve been dealing with all of my life on different levels: from student government and asking questions that irritated those around me and questioned the status quo, to literally growing up and becoming an entrepreneur and eye surgeon before selling my practice. ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - It's Time To Start Thinking Like A CEO - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2013 from Kate BeedersIn a coaching session the other day, one of my multi- 6-figure clients was talking about all of the ways he has been procrastinating. He hasn’t been writing his weekly ezine. He admitted he felt stressed out and that there weren’t enough hours in each day. Although, he did confess he was ...
Views: 1613(1 vote) - Jot It Down Using Note-Taking Tools - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2010 from Denise GriffittsKeep your mind in one place! Steno pads. Spiral notebooks. Legal pads. The back of an envelope. A cocktail napkin. Receipts. The corner of a newspaper. If you're like most entrepreneurs, you've got ideas striking you every hour of the day and night, and you grab the nearest writing implement ...
Views: 1350(4 votes) - Know Your WHY As an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Milissa HardingHave you ever let your personal health and wellness slide while you focus more on getting things on your “to do” list checked off? Do you ever feel tired and exhausted from all that you have to do, and you wonder if you can keep up with this crazy pace? Many busy entrepreneurs can easily ...
Views: 1142(1 vote) - Leadership Beyond Gender - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2013 from Valencia RayLeadership development is another area of personal and professional growth that is, not surprisingly, undergoing change. What we historically attribute to leadership style is no longer working as we move further and further away from a one-size-fits-all workplace to a more collaborative culture ...
Views: 1216(1 vote) - Leadership Development Means Business - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Valencia RayLeadership development when valued in the organizational culture can mean more business, more employee engagement, and more fulfillment at work. Another word for leadership development is “personal development.” Leadership development done “on purpose” can lead to teams that have a sense of ...
Views: 974(2 votes) - Leadership, Personal Growth and Maslow – Beyond Theory - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Valencia RayI’ve noticed leadership and personal development being associated with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as a framework in online and offline conversations these days. Maslow was obviously a thought leader, especially ahead of his time. I see an interesting twist, however, that deviates from the ...
Views: 1151(1 vote) - Leadership: The Courage to Actually Lead - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Valencia RayReal leadership is about having the courage to inspire change and engage the heart of others to take action. Not just action for the sake of action; there also needs to be clarity of ‘why’ you are choosing a given course of action. What are you as a leader doing that is different than you did ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Legitimate ways to work from home - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Cassie HicksIt is a fact that today's economy is a bit high and there is need to look for an extra coin to cater for all our demanding needs. As we all know, nowadays, getting or getting a well paying workplace job is not easy at all but Even with that there is a way out as you can now earn dollars from ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - Leveraging Your Amazing YOU into Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Vanessa CodorniuThis question keeps popping up so I just had to write about it! Danielle LaPorte’s (http://www.daniellelaporte.com/) Spark Kit asks: "What do you think your form of genius is?" "What are you amazing at?" Many respond: “my courage, my kindness, my caring, my personality, my sense of ...
Views: 1279(1 vote) - Making Innovation Easier by Retraining Your Brain - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Valencia RayInnovation has become more respected as a concept within the scope of business. “Business as usual” is no longer supporting competitive advantage. We are now looking for ways to change the status quo. This is quite a change from the recent past—at least on the surface. We say we want innovation ...
Views: 1121(1 vote) - My Biggest Challenges and How I Overcame Them - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Sue PapadoulisI’m often asked about my biggest challenges when I started out with Home Biz Chicks and working from home. So, for the first time, I’m revealing all – and you’ll probably find we share a common story. Here are my top 5 biggest challenges and what I did to overcome them: Taking that first ...
Views: 1647(2 votes) - Need money to grow your business? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2013 from Kate BeedersShe wanted this so badly for her business but couldn’t say “yes”. Her husband wouldn’t approve and she’d feel guilty that she wasn’t putting her children first. Boy, could that guilt be overwhelming! She felt as if there was no way to win. Every time she got new clients, she’d have dreams ...
Views: 1930(1 vote) - Networking – Don’t Always Fish in the Same Pond - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Cindy HartmanMy family moved to Sandusky, Ohio, when I was 10. Living on the shores of Lake Erie, my dad thought I should learn to fish. So one Saturday morning we bought a new fishing rod and reel and headed to the dock on Sandusky Bay. Dad carried my new fishing gear and I tagged along, with minnow bucket ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - Neuroscience of Leadership: Making Change Easier - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Valencia RayChange is the theme of our times. We can either embrace it and proactively create the change we want to see or allow it to randomly come upon us. Either way, change will continue to be a part of our lives. Neuroscience can help us as leaders to learn how to optimally operate our truly amazing ...
Views: 990(1 vote) - One of My Biggest Business Lessons - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Marcy StahlOne of my biggest lessons is that my business is constantly showing me where I carry wounds that need healing. And when I heal that wound, I feel great! I'm more secure and grounded in myself; I have more self-confidence. I have much less second-guessing and fewer imaginary conversations with ...
Views: 1066(1 vote) - Optimism Optimizes Your Performance - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Valencia RayUnderstanding optimism is important to elevating your performance. Finally, the power of feelings and emotions are beginning to be openly discussed within the context of science, business, and leadership. Historically, the term "touchy feely" has been used to dismiss important aspects of ...
Views: 1130(1 vote) - Peer-To-Peer Lending and Your Small Business - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Karlene Sinclair-RobinsonBefore the internet, before computers, before the stock market, businesses still needed money. Terms like ‘Barter’, ‘Partner’, or even ‘Susu’ were a critical part of the financial vernacular. With the advent of the internet, so much has changed. Here is one such major change – “Peer-to-Peer ...
Views: 1324(2 votes) - Perfect packing for business and pleasure - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Diane CraigWhen it comes to air travel, anything more than a carry-on is counter productive. It’s not just the lost-luggage-factor that has most women wheeling, not carrying, a single bag onboard. The hassle, the time lost, and often our travel partners, with little or no patience for hanging around ...
Views: 2041(4 votes) - Personal Development: What's the 'Self' in Self-Actualization? - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Valencia RayI was listening to a video by an author where he defined 'self-actualization' in terms of ego or selfish individualism - a type of narcissism. This goes to show the limitations of language and how meaning can be confused. The 'self' in self-actualization, in my mind, is just the opposite. It is ...
Views: 1614(1 vote) - Self-Awareness: Life Is a Hero’s Journey - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2013 from Valencia RayWe human beings love stories. One of the all-time favorite themes is ‘The Hero’s Journey’. Adventure stories and lessons from fairy tales were, and still are, at the top of my list of favorite movies, books, and conversations. This is why movies like “The Hobbit,” “Lord of the Rings,” and even ...
Views: 1551(1 vote) - Self-Care Offers Women Entrepreneurs Priceless Rewards - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2012 from Desiree StaffordMany women entrepreneurs have a tendency to give away far too much of themselves in life and in business. Can you relate? Have you ever felt overwhelmed and frustrated with the amount of hours you put into your company, and still feel like you reap little reward or satisfaction? In this article ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - Smart Women And The 5 Fundamental Questions for Business Success - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Joy ChudacoffI'm finding that many women entrepreneurs are reflecting on their year and a question that seems to be on the minds of many is: "What are tools and strategies I need for my business to take a big leap in the New Year?" As I reflect on this question, I realize the answer is two-fold. If you are ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - Smart Women and Their Relationship With Money - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Joy ChudacoffRecently, I had the opportunity to spend the day strategizing with a group of smart women entrepreneurs from different parts of the world. It was an energizing day focused on topics such as effective marketing, clear messaging to attract your ideal client, time management and money. At one ...
Views: 1225(1 vote) - Smart Women Know Success Leaves Clues - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Joy ChudacoffHave you ever wondered what the real secret to success is? Do you ever read articles about women entrepreneurs who’ve accomplished their dreams and think, “Now how did she do that?” I know I have. I’m always in search of better, more effective ways to achieve my goals both personally and ...
Views: 1111(6 votes) - Smart Women Make It Happen - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Joy ChudacoffA few days ago, I happened to get caught in the typical bumper to bumper LA traffic near the location of my last “job” before I began my journey as a woman entrepreneur. I had some time to reflect on where I was back then and where I am today. As the images of my life passed through my mind ...
Views: 1161(2 votes) - Storytelling: Directing Your Life on Purpose, with Purpose - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2013 from Valencia RayWe love storytelling; this love affair begins in childhood and we never outgrow it. Our brain is a "storytelling" organ, made perfectly for creating storyline. Life is not as objective as it appears on the surface. Via our perceptions of how we interpret the facts and experiences of our lives, ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - The 3 Ps that Keep You Struggling and Broke - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2012 from Marcy StahlDo you feel like you're stuck and you haven't been moving forward financially? If so, you're probably suffering from the 3 Ps. I see these 3 Ps over and over again, in my clients, in women I meet at networking events, and to some degree in myself. 1. Perfectionism is the first P. Boy, do I ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - The 5 Essential Skills Every Mompreneur Must Master for Success - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyDetermining what is essential and what’s not essential is key for a successful business. So here is a secret I have not told many. It wasn’t always this way for me. I wasn’t born with a magical playbook. I developed my success playbook over years and years of trial and error. I developed ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - The 6 P's Of Success - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Kate BeedersIt’s so simple –yet so hard if you don't know what you're doing. Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance. That says it all. Yet so many entrepreneurs run their business by the seat of their pants, from the panic mode. I call it “near sighted vision”. They only see what's in ...
Views: 1988(1 vote) - The ABC's of Taking Entrepreneurial Action - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2013 from Kate BeedersEveryday I take hundreds of different types of action. Some little –some big. I find that the “in limbo” state of not knowing what to do often gets in the way and keeps me stuck. I used to play different scenarios in my head of which way I want to go. I got really tired of doing things that ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - The Best Way to Manage Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2012 from Desiree StaffordAccording to the US Department of Commerce women owned businesses grow at 2 times the rate of businesses owned by men, and the Wall Street Journal reports that by 2030 women will own two thirds of the nation’s wealth. Those numbers are pretty impressive. Yet, many women entrepreneurs struggle ...
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