Does this business make me look fat?
Most women I know, me included can tell you to the ounce how much we weigh each day. We are totally invested in staying on top of how much we have lost or gained so we can make adjustments to our diet and exercise routine before things get out of hand. What I find [...]
Is “build it and they will come” setting you up to fail?
Is the famous line “build it and they will come” hurting women business owners? I say yes. We all know that line and many people use it as motivation when they start their businesses, but is that line misleading? In the movie, ghosts of dead baseball players convince Kevin Costner’s character to build a baseball [...]
What is Business Confidence?
There are lots of catch phrases thrown around in the media that sound good, but are somewhat unclear. The most recent catch phrase I have been using is “business confidence.” What exactly is Business confidence? Let me explain. It is… Knowing that your business provides a top shelf service. Most women business owners deal with [...]
First Impressions Matter
Today I tried out a new ice cream store. They were having a grand opening celebration and giving away free ice cream to all. My guess is they were hoping to take capture some of the very saturated ice cream market and make a good impression so that when I was looking for ice [...]
Get your life back..Just say NO!
How frustrated does it make you when you do all the things you were taught in school and still feel totally out of balance? Women are notorious for trying to do it all and never wanting to admit defeat. We will drive ourselves to the point of exhaustion before we admit that we need help. [...]
How Can You Choose…Family or Career?
As I sat with a bunch of moms the other day at a choir banquet, I heard one of the moms say something that validated everything I have been saying over the last year. She was talking about the career she had before kid: “I knew I couldn’t do it all so I made the [...]
Why are Men and Women so Different at Work?
Did you know that most large companies have coaching programs for their top women? They see that research shows women make a company more profitable. In fact if a company has 3 or more women in their upper management they have been shown to be 39% more profitable. What company wouldn’t want that? To achieve [...]
Why are Women Afraid to Point out Their Strengths?
Studies have shown that one of the most critical behaviors women need to embrace to get ahead is pointing out their strengths to their employers, but when you tell this to a woman she immediately gets uncomfortable. When we are young girls in school we are divided into two groups, the popular girls who are [...]
Women Are Like Trail Mix. A Study of Why Goals Don’t Work
Have you ever really thought about what makes men and women different in business? Yes I know Men are from a different planet, but seriously, have you ever really been able to pinpoint why women don’t seem to have the same level of success as men in the workforce? Women currently make up 66% of [...]
Ladies- Be Selfish and Set Goals.
GOOD GIRL BELIEF: You will be a better person if you are selfless not selfish. Help others first. When I catch myself telling my daughters to stop being so selfish, I wonder if I am teaching them to be less successful in their careers. As women we are all taught by our parents to be SELFLESS [...]