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- Female Exploitation Illustrations: The Glass Ceiling - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Dotun AdewunmiMandy is a career-minded, driven, intelligent & ambitious young woman, in her late twenties. She's highly educated, hard-working & tenacious. Her track record is intimidating: She consistently outperforms her older colleagues employed longer than her & isn't afraid to boldly be the best. Not ...
Views: 1940 - Internet advertising information for web businesses - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2012 from Brad GrimmiusInternet is a larger marketplace and everyone wants to open his shop on the World Wide Web to get his share of the Internet business. The business on the web is growing at a rapid pace as more and more people are using Internet for shopping. One can find more than a million people online at any ...
Views: 514 - Women in Bail Bonds - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Bailisimo BondoAre there women in the bail bonds industry? The bail bonds industry is one which is primarily dominated by men due to the risk and danger involved in detaining a defendant should the need arise. Bail bonds evolved from the posse days when individuals were forced to take vigilante justice in ...
Views: 1143 - ***A New Year’s Cure For Limiting Money Beliefs In Growing Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamMost women entrepreneurs don’t make money in a powerful way because they’re unable to distinguish their real-life money reality from their misleading thoughts and beliefs. We are mistaken when we assume that that our thoughts accurately describe our financial reality. Most often our thoughts ...
Views: 2239(3 votes) - ***The Secret to Transforming Your Relationship With Money - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThere’s nothing quite like money to prompt our egos to flare up, get our stomach wrenched in knots and cause us to get instantly reactive and defensive. Some of the ways I’ve seen money struggles arise is when I hear my clients say things like: • “I know I need to be more aware of how ...
Views: 2277 - Practicing Discernment In All We Do - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Brenda DronkersAs many of you know, I am a business/franchise/life coach/consultant/mentor/teacher/speaker..take your pick. It has always been my passion to help others through any means necessary, and it seems I have always attracted those in need, whether financially, physically, psychologically or ...
Views: 1094 - How to Develop Productive Telephone Call Centers Services with Prolific Agents? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2012 from Austin ThomosThe lifestyle at the call centers seems to be very frenzied especially when these firms do not follow a specific culture. In addition, it is also found that the attrition rate of the call center companies have been growing higher and become a very debatable topic in all the spheres of the globe. ...
Views: 975 - ***Do These 3 Things and You Can Sound As Good As You Look! - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Nancy DanielsAre you concerned with the image you project? If you are like most people, your answer is probably ‘Yes.’ When you hear yourself on your voicemail, answering machine, or some other type of recording equipment, can you appreciate that that sound is part of the image you are projecting? ...
Views: 2895(4 votes) - ***Increasing Your Volume Correctly Is Called Projection -- Anything Else is Shouting - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Nancy DanielsIt never ceases to amaze me how many people yell or shout doing great damage to their throats and vocal folds. In addition, a voice produced by yelling hurts your listeners’ ears. There is a technique, however, which saves both your throat and everyone else’s ears. It is called ...
Views: 4770(2 votes) - What's Your Most Important 20%? (Part 2 of 2) - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Marcy StahlIn my last ezine article, Whats Your Most Important 20 Percent, the article was based on where your 20 Percent effort was most effective. Now we are focusing on whether 80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients or does 20% of your team members produce 80% of your team's sales and/or ...
Views: 1048 - ***Ladies, Is Your Face a 10 and Your Speaking Voice a 2? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Nancy DanielsYes, we are a sex very concerned with the image we project. We exercise on a regular basis; we are more aware of the foods we are eating; we try to get a good night’s sleep. As women, we want to look good; and, as we age, we know it takes more work. Our clothing is of the latest fashion; we ...
Views: 3011(4 votes) - Smart Women Have Rituals for Success - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2012 from Joy ChudacoffRecently, I've had the opportunity to travel to multiple women's conferences and speak to scores of women entrepreneurs about their Big Ideas, Dreams and Goals. Questions come up on a range of topics including how to start a business to taking an existing business to the next level of success. ...
Views: 1015(3 votes) - Telemarketing Services – Fascinating Your Business with a New Life - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Austin ThomosBusiness without Internet and telephone is impossible in the 21st century. As customers need service and as your firm needs them, it has to be made sure that the service exchanged should be balanced and a positive result comes out of it.To follow this business ethics, the organizations of this ...
Views: 749 - Your Money Beliefs Are Holding Down Your Income - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Marcy StahlWhy am I not earning as much money as I’d like? This is one question that just about every client asks me! There’s no single answer for any client; it’s a multi-faceted answer that includes practical strategies AND beliefs. One giant influence on your income is your money mindset. I ...
Views: 1187 - ***Does Your Voice Shake When You're Nervous? 3 Tips for Eliminating the Quiver - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Nancy DanielsWhen addressing an audience, there is nothing more embarrassing than opening your mouth to speak and the voice that comes out is high in pitch and shaking to boot! The shaking is known as a quiver and it can happen even when you’re not nervous. If your voice is quivering when you’re nervous, ...
Views: 7847(3 votes) - ***Learn to Breathe Correctly: It Will Make Your Voice and Your Presentations Stand Out! - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Nancy DanielsAs a voice coach, the first thing I teach my clients is how to breathe with the support of the diaphragm. The reason is because you cannot discover your ‘real’ voice until you learn this simple technique. When I discuss your ‘real’ voice, I am not talking about using different words or ...
Views: 2470(2 votes) - Success Life Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Rosemary HeenanThe Master of Success is a thumb Life Purpose. This person is independent and wants to make her own way in the world. She can take the intangible and turn it into something tangible and useful. Often full of ideas, she is good at taking action and getting results when living purposefully and ...
Views: 1223 - Who's Taking Care Of You? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Marcy Stahl• Want to have a thriving business? • Want to attract prosperity? • Want to have an expansive, abundant mindset? Practice excellent self-care. What is self-care? It has many forms: it means getting enough sleep, providing yourself with high-quality, nutritious and beautiful ...
Views: 1196 - 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) - Why Database Selling Companies are A Safe Approach to the Potential Customers? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Austin ThomosThe role of telemarketing is so far the most appreciated method for businesses and lead a better way to assist the customers with updates and services. Business development strategy has initiated with a great pace after the Outbound Call Centers have started to offer the databases of a major ...
Views: 1156 - Who Do You Need to Be in Your Business? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Marcy StahlMany women entrepreneurs I meet are NOT playing their bigger game. They’re not fully claiming ownership of all their wonderful gifts and skills, and they’re not fully sharing those gifts with the world. When you’re not claiming or sharing your true gifts, you may feel tentative in ...
Views: 1034 - ***Discover the Best Means of Increasing Your Volume If You Are Soft-Spoken - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Nancy DanielsIf you are soft-spoken, there is a right way and a wrong way to increase your volume. Just speaking 'louder' is not the answer. In fact, the difficulty for those who speak softly is that when they do try to increase their volume, they think that they are shouting. As a voice coach, I ...
Views: 2378(1 vote) - ***Are You Aware That Your Soft-Spoken Voice Is a Liability? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Nancy DanielsIn today’s fast-paced business world, speaking in a soft-spoken voice is definitely not to your advantage: you need to be heard the 1st time you say it. While softer levels of volume may be culturally correct in some countries, here in the States, we tend to talk in a volume that is ...
Views: 2435(1 vote) - The Real Root of All Evil - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Valencia RayThe real root of all evil is not money; it’s lack of self-acceptance. By the way, even the Bible doesn’t say it’s money. There it says the “love of money” and love as used in the proper translation would be “lust” or attachment – in other words, greed. This is where lack of self-acceptance comes ...
Views: 1076 - Interactive Voice Response - A firm grasp over Outbound Call Centers - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Austin ThomosIVR may be very new term in the industry of call centers, but doing an excellent in developing the overall performance. An innovative tool of controlling customer self–service, IVR or Interactive Voice Response is a must integrated formula in order to minimize the call frequency and attaining ...
Views: 768 - 5 Secrets to Better Marketing - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Marcy StahlMarketing is something every entrepreneur has to do, yet it can seem daunting or complicated. The great news is that you can immediately make your current and future marketing more effective by following these five short and easy tips. 1. Create strong headlines. What makes for a great ...
Views: 972 - Business is Not About Being Liked by Everyone - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2011 from Kathleen HanaganYou have a big dream in your heart to get your message out to many people, and are terrified of the exposure, so you keep yourself a well-hidden secret, all the while knowing you could do more. This is a far too common situation for sensitive and spiritually-minded people, for many reasons, not ...
Views: 1333 - 3 Ways Little Red Riding Hood Can Make You a Star at Work - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Marion ChamberlainHow often have you heard that numbers don’t lie? This is typically a phrase that is thrown around during corporate meetings and more importantly, performance review time. So, if numbers don’t lie, let’s look at some important 2010 statistics relating to women in the workplace: Women ...
Views: 1238(1 vote) - How to Map Your Career - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Lauren StillA career map is like a road map of your professional life - it allows you to visualize where you are, where you want to go, and possible routes to get there. A good career map will provide you flexibility, tools to assess opportunities as they surface, and ideas for planning your career ...
Views: 1196 - I recommend this company for certificate translation in Singapore - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from kavitha PremanandLyric labs Singapore, a company you are can trust for your certificate translation. You don’t have to run around translation companies in Singapore, I have done that and found Lyric to be cheaper by 30-40% compared to the other translation agencies in Singapore and you also get the certificates ...
Views: 1472 - ***3 Tips to Survive Family at Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Sharon SaylerGood day! And a Terrific Tuesday to you! Well, here we are again just a couple of days away from Thanksgiving. Thank you for being part of my world. Have you ever noticed that this time of year can bring out the best and the worst in us? Often our time to be grateful feels more like our ...
Views: 1815(21 votes) - Authentic Recruiting - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Marcy StahlHelp! I have a hard time sharing my company’s opportunity. How can I talk about how great the opportunity is, when I’m still barely getting by? How can I ask someone to join my team, when I don’t feel like a leader? This is the hard version of recruiting. While you’re one-on-one with ...
Views: 1134(2 votes) - What's Your Most Important 20%? (Part 1 of 2) - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2011 from Marcy StahlMany businesses have an easy access to dramatic improvements in profitability by focusing on the most effective areas and eliminating, ignoring, automating, delegating or re-training the rest, as appropriate. The Pareto Principle states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. The ...
Views: 1090(2 votes) - 8 Tips for Pre-School Educators - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from lizzie milanBeing a preschool educator is not an easy task to do. It is a very challenging and adventurous job. As she is expected to be second mother of the child. To handle this difficult task she has to pay attention to more experienced mentors & watch how they handle disruptive situations. Here are some ...
Views: 553 - 9 Immutable Laws of Not Taking Things Personally - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Christine KaneDo you ever feel like you’re just way too sensitive? Do comments from other people sometimes knock the wind out of you? Girl, I totally understand! During my 15 years in the entertainment business, I had lots of experience learning how to not take things personally! Really though, ...
Views: 1572 - The 9 Skills Every Woman Should Master - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Christine KaneThere’s a popular Esquire Magazine article called “75 Skills Every Man Should Master.” There’s stuff about baseball, neckties, and other things that most of the extraordinary men in my life could care the least about. It got me thinking about the happiest, coolest, most successful women I ...
Views: 969 - Be Like Oprah and Surrender: Tips for Dreaming Big and Letting Go - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Teri GoetzWhen we think of surrender, many of us think of "giving up." By surrender, I don't mean give up and lie in bed. This is not, "I can't do this, so I quit!" QUITE the contrary. This is about Positive Expectation while allowing the Universe free rein on how to bring it on! So, you may ask why I ...
Views: 4112 - Survival Tips for Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Sharon SaylerGood day! And a Terrific Tuesday to you! Well, here we are again just a couple of days away from Thanksgiving. Thank you for being part of my world. Have you ever noticed that this time of year can bring out the best and the worst in us? Often our time to be grateful feels more like our ...
Views: 2273(15 votes) - A Business Woman Of The 21st Century Adds A Gentle Touch - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2011 from Sharon ProsperityBusiness women can come in all shapes and sizes as well as diverse personalities and talents. When the initial generation of women entered the business world in the 1970s, they succeeded in the only way they could – by imitating men. It was a challenging world for women and women had to be tough ...
Views: 1264 - 3 Simple Steps to Making Money Online - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageIf I could sum up making money online in 3 steps here are what they would be: 1.Know your market 2.Build a responsive opt in list 3.Create information product. Step One will be covered in this article. This is a biggie. Anyone who is making money online has done this. And... they ...
Views: 1166(1 vote) - ***Reading the Room? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Sharon SaylerAre you sure you understand what's really happening? The other day, I spent a lovely evening around the dinner table with two Yale alum and seven current students. After awhile, the conversation turned to what I do… always a conversation starter and stopper if you know what I mean…. Nothing ...
Views: 1659(16 votes) - ***How could that happen? Didn’t they understand… - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Sharon SaylerAre you sure you understand? Are you sure you are being understood? Let's get right to the heart of the overall problem. Too often time is wasted, mistakes made, and conflict arises because of misunderstandings. I've found that most people know roughly what they want, but do not take ...
Views: 1704(15 votes) - ***We’ve Come a Long Way… Women in Business, A Look Ahead - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Sharon SaylerAs a long-time owner of several marketing and communication businesses I’ve been around long enough to see major changes in the way women (and men) view work. My formative years were influenced by Helen Reddy lyrics “I am woman, hear me roar… In numbers too big to ignore…” and television jingles ...
Views: 3028(18 votes) - ***Hearing Only Half the Sentence Is Not Quite As Good As Hearing the Whole Thing! - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Nancy DanielsFor those of you refuse to interrupt your sentences to breathe, you have a mass of listeners who are frustrated because they do not catch the 2nd half of your sentences. Do you know why this is? I’ll give you a clue. It’s got something to do with oxygen. Without air, there is no voice. ...
Views: 3157(2 votes) - How to Get Promoted By Thinking Like the Boss - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Lauren StillWhen you want to get a promotion or move to the next level in your organization, it is critical to position yourself as a strong candidate for the role. Just being good at your current job isn’t enough. Consider what your boss or the hiring manager looks for when deciding who to promote, and ...
Views: 966 - Women in Business - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Susan bagyuraTimes have changed, but women even today are still encountering long-standing prejudices and taboos as they work their way up the corporate ladder or start their own business. There are a handful of women in business who have reached the top and have proved that nothing is impossible. The ...
Views: 994 - ***When the Caller Asks to Speak to Your Mother - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2011 from Nancy DanielsI hear it time and time again. Women emailing me or phoning to ask me what they can do about their childlike voice, wondering if it is possible to change that sound. Absolutely. You have a voice inside of you that sounds more mature and can even improve with age no matter how old you are. ...
Views: 2502(1 vote) - ***Would You Consider Your Speaking Voice An Asset or a Liability? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Nancy DanielsI recently listened to a webinar in which the speaker’s voice was so nasal, it gave me a headache. And I use Bose speakers on my computer! Is this man’s voice an asset? No. In his case, it is most definitely a liability. The problem with his overly nasal voice is that he does not sound ...
Views: 3527(2 votes) - Leverage Your Time to Work Fewer Hours and Make More Money With Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Lisa FraserAre you ready to start working smarter in your business so that you are not working seemingly endless hours for less money than you want to be making? Let's be honest here. You are in business because you want to help people, and many of you tell me that it is not about the money. If that were ...
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