Your people need you now more than ever before. In some ways, we’re all leaning on each other. There is a sense of togetherness like never before.
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Business professionals and entrepreneurs need a brand that tells the world who they are, what they do and why. But it isn’t so much about what your LinkedIn profile or business cards present, it’s about something much more significant.
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Leo Tolstoy told the truth: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. A crisis can show you a lot about the conditions of our world but it can also show a more personal revelation: who you are, how you handle change and how you use your internal power.
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I am a feminist. I strongly believe in equality of the sexes and I make no excuses or apologies on my position. Although I wasn’t always vocal about it, I had taken a stand on women’s rights and other interests since I can remember. My silent stance didn’t matter much, it was those moments when I needed to step up but didn’t.
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You don’t want to seem too pushy. You don’t want to appear greedy or impatient. You don’t want to (fill in the blank). We hide behind all of the “I don’t want to appear that way,” and that rhetoric moves us in the opposite direction of where we want to be.
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We’ve done a lot of talking. Over the years we’ve conversed about confidence, balance, equality and much more. All great topics, but where is the action?
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In 1996, I picked up a book that would have a significant impact on my life, albeit I didn’t know that at the time. The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude by Sarah Ban Breathnach did more than teach me about gratitude…
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Getting the day started can be the most challenging part of preparing ourselves for the tasks of the day. But successful people see it differently, they see it as an opportunity to set the pace for the entire day.
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“Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.”― Alain de Botton
If you think Botton’s use of the word embarrassment is a bit harsh, you’re still too attached to outcomes and how people view you and how you view yourself.
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Each day we have the ability to make an impact on our lives and the lives of others. For most of us, we don’t have a ritual in place to track daily impact. Most of us don’t review it after each week or each month or each quarter. We usually wait until the end of the year to reflect.
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Everyone has a list for the holidays. A list for their favorite things, a list for gifts, a countdown to this or that and lists that empower you to take action for the New Year. It’s all super exciting and totally inspiring.
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The world needs your gifts. Your gifts bring value. Your value makes your clients happy. Happy clients influence your bottom line. You deserve credit and compensation. But for some people, especially women, there is a problem with this equation.
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People are hurting. Togetherness is a healer. Be the healer. Sharing your life with others is one of the biggest contributions- if not the biggest- you can make. No matter how skilled you are in your profession or how many designer handbags you have, love wins! The relationships you are building and will build sets a tone for your entire life.
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When did you connect the dots? When did you realize that you are strong, when did you know that you had it all along? Was it a moment when you beat the odds? Or the time you won the long, drawn-out, hard-fought race at seven years old or at 57? Maybe you pinpointed that relentless strength after a proverbial swearing in ceremony that you’ll never repeat that mistake again because you’ve learned your lesson.
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It doesn’t matter how strong of a person you are, we have a desire to be liked. It’s in our nature. When someone goes against the grain with unflattering or unkind words about you, it might sting but the key is to counter the heat before it does damage.
I’m not waiting for a drumroll to say it: The future for female small business owners looks bright. Reports suggest that women own nearly 40% of businesses in the U.S. These female bosses are transforming the small business landscape and there doesn’t appear to be a slowdown in sight.
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Grudges can be dangerous. The inability to let go can eradicate joyful living, it can leave you empty and mad…very mad. Bitterness causes problems, it prevents you from settling into self, it cuts you short of embracing what’s good and great about YOU. You get stuck and when you’re stuck the greatness…
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I’ve always been the one asking questions, if not out loud, my curiosity was noisily within. I question the motivation behind my neighbors just as I do with world leaders. Questioning motives can lead to all sorts of ah-ha moments and one of those moments led me to RE-TV…
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