Rocking 2018 – The Habits of Highly Successful Women
As we head into 2018, there is hope that this year is a watershed moment for women in business. Between #MeToo and hopeful gains on equal pay for equal work, it is high time that women get treated...
View ArticleCES®2018 – MS CAREER GIRL IN LAS VEGAS CES2018 Friday
Today’s the final day of the four-day CES® in Las Vegas, Nevada. We’ve been taking in all the amazing new technology, as well as an array of gadgets designed to make our lives more efficient, our...
View ArticleNew Year, Better Finances: How to Spend Smart
Most of us would like to have some extra cash in hand – especially post-Christmas, when it’s often difficult to rein our spending back to sensible levels. It’s a classic New Years resolution, but if...
View ArticleCareer Boosters: Mentors, Advocates and Sponsors
Building your career? You’ll need help. No matter how good you are at your job, you can’t sit around waiting to be noticed. As Sheryl Sandberg wrote in Lean In, the Tiara Strategy (head down, deliver...
View ArticleRebuilding Your Career After Being Fired or Laid Off
It comes when you least expect it. It comes when you can least afford it. And it comes when you thought your “safe” job was forever. Usually the event takes place at about 3 PM on an ordinary work day...
View ArticleThe Top 100 Companies For Remote Jobs
More people are working from home than ever before. 43% of U.S. workers now work remotely at least occasionally, up from only, at the most, 9% of workers in 2007. And remote work has grown far faster...
View ArticleIs 2018 The Year You Launch Your SideHustle?
Many of us aspire to having our own business, or at least a sidehustle that brings in some extra cash. So why haven’t you started working on it? Fact is, years seem to fly by ever more quickly. So...
View ArticlePatent-Free Protection for Your Business Ideas
Are you an entrepreneur that is scared that your new business idea will be stolen and along with it your dreams of starting your own business? No worries my entrepreneurial friend, continue reading...
View Article12 Tips for Finding Peace in the Midst of Your Brilliantly Messy Life
Find the Ms Career Girl article on Kelly’s “Your Messy Brilliance” here. Most of us are taught that perfection is what we should strive for, but one of the most surprising treasures I’ve discovered in...
View ArticleNetworking for Introverts
If you’re an introvert, you probably get nervous every time you walk into a room full of strangers. Add the pressure of networking with potential business contacts and it won’t be long before you’re...
View Article5 Small Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Job Search
Have you been looking for a new job longer than a month? Longer than three months? Six months or more? Perhaps you can’t quite figure out why you aren’t getting calls for interviews or any responses to...
View ArticleBeing a Solar CEO: What It’s Taught Me About Workplace Energy
The following post was written and provided by Scott Cramer of Go Solar Group. Go Solar Group is a family-owned, full-service solar company that was founded in Utah after a service mission in Africa,...
View ArticleThe Best Way To Reveal Your “Lightbulb Moment”
Press Release: New survey reveals the best situation for finding your “lightbulb moment.” My Own Stationery has conducted a study into the situations in which people feel their most inspired in the...
View ArticleTechnology And Kids – Where Is The Balance?
If you’ve got little ones around the house, you’ve probably asked that question. It’s a valid concern for parents. And while some say the most impressionable years are under age eight, reality is...
View Article5 Traits of a Successful Freelancer
For many of us, becoming a successful freelancer is the modern dream: a chance to wave goodbye to the 9-5 slog, pick and choose your hours, and work on projects that excite you. At least, that’s the...
View Article7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Accepting The Job
The appeal of a job offer after a long period of searching quickly tempts you to say “Yes!” You read the job description, rocked the interview and that’s that — but it shouldn’t be. When you commit to...
View ArticleReady To Get Fit? Then, Seriously, Cut The Crap
While we are all well aware of our mortality, most of us don’t want to hasten our day of reckoning. So millions of us say we’re going to get fit, soon. We diet, or exercise, take supplements, or eat...
View ArticleMarne Platt – A Real Ms Career Girl, Author, and Entrepreneur
Here at Ms Career Girl, we’ve been honored to have Marne Platt be one of our columnists. Marne has been sharing her wisdom twice each month since the Summer of 2016. While creating one article twice...
View ArticleMarne Platt Unplugged: Insights From A Ms Career Girl Columnist
From age 5, I dreamed of being a veterinarian, taking care of horses. Thanks to persistence and very supportive parents, I achieved that dream in May 1993, and I loved it. Then allergies forced me to...
View ArticleFive Steps to Create a Super Bowl Winning Team
Just like the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, great teams do not happen by accident. There has to be deliberate intention in investing in the team and a shared goal that is bigger...
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