5 Ways to Quiet Self-Doubt When Starting a Business
When I started my first subscription box, I thought I needed to find someone else to be the face of my brand. An influencer. Someone younger, thinner, blonder. The problem? They all looked the same....
View ArticleNot Ditching Your Employer? Ask For a Raise
The statistics around the gender pay gap are relentlessly grim. In Australia women typically earn about $25,000 less than men, and in the United States women earn just 84% of what men earn. Many...
View ArticleThe Best Mentees May Not Be Who You Think They Are
When setting up a mentoring program within your organization, some prospective mentees are obvious choices. But high performers and superstars are not the only people in your company directory who...
View ArticleHere’s How to Secure Your Aspired Job as a New Consultant
McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, three of the world’s most important strategy consultancies are looking for new talent and plan to create many new jobs this year. Of course, they are looking for consultants...
View Article6 Steps to Build a Strong Employee/Employer Bridge
This is a true story of how one woman took action to build a strong employee/employer bridge. Beth has been supporting the CEO as his Executive Assistant for four years. During the pandemic, she was...
View ArticleBurnout: Dustbowl of the Soul
From birth, America has been a culture built around a spirit of hard-charging entrepreneurship. However, something shifted in the twentieth century, and now every incentive structure imaginable seems...
View ArticleBreaking Into Copywriting: 7 Reasons Why You Should Consider a Career in...
Whether you’re a gifted, aspiring writer or just looking to switch careers and investigating your options, you may be wondering if copywriting is a stable and lucrative career. Ready? Copywriting is...
View ArticleWired to Say “Yes?” Say NO Anyway
I call bullshit on this new wave of “women have a hard time saying no” trope that we have seen on the rise in advice targeting women over the last ten to fifteen years. Many women are wired to say...
View ArticleThe Great Resignation to the Great Regret: Should you Boomerang Back to Your...
You are not alone if you found that you were amongst the 47 million American workers who left the workforce in 2021, which has been coined, The Great Resignation. The stress of the ever-changing...
View ArticlePruning Season: How to Spring Clean Your Life and Business
You know, so often when we think of spring cleaning, our minds immediately go to cleaning out the kitchen, washing baseboards, and color coordinating the closet – decluttering. But today, I want us...
View ArticleHow to Become a Life Coach
Over the course of 20 years or so, the coaching industry has evolved from a niche specialization to a mainstream career option, with over 50,000 coaches practicing worldwide. In today’s fast-paced...
View ArticleUnexpected Skills That Improve Your Employability
In addition to helping you better land the career of your dreams, developing unexpected skills that set you apart can also positively impact your experience once you become employed. It’s not only...
View Article6 Ways to Navigate Your Next Career during The Great Contemplation
We have heard about the “Great Resignation,” but it’s the “Great Contemplation” that has many of us on the edge of our seats, debating about what our next career step could, or should, be. Some 4.3...
View ArticleSocial Media’s Grip on Your Money: Tuning Out Influencers to Increase Your...
I used to fly every month from Atlanta to London to have my hair done by one of the world’s top stylists. I was a full-time student, working full-time for my family’s business, growing my own mortgage...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons From Maya Angelou
What I Learned About Life After Traveling with Maya Angelou for Eight Weeks, by Dain Dunston I first met Maya Angelou in a hotel in Dallas. The year was 1992 and she was in a room on the fifth floor,...
View Article6 Steps For Building a Personal Board of Directors
Assembling a personal board of directors may sound daunting, but it’s an easier task than you might think. For one thing, being on someone’s board is less work than becoming a mentor, often making a...
View ArticleFind Fulfillment by Pivoting from Should to Want
Consider all the words that pass through your aware mind during a day. This includes your inner dialogue, outer dialogue, and everything you post or read electronically. Now, among all those words,...
View ArticleStorytelling: 7 Ways to Articulate Your Story and Make Your Personal Brand...
As every creator, consultant, and brand clamors for attention in the marketplace, it’s increasingly difficult to make your mark. There is no magic formula or silver bullet to instant authority and...
View Article6 Tips for Rejecting Unrealistic Standards of Motherhood Alongside Your Career
Have you heard of the concept “Mastering Motherhood”? To me, it represents an unrealistic standard that moms have to strive for an idealized version of motherhood, and one that often excludes...
View ArticleWant to Change the World? Lead Like a Girl
SOS! The world needs help. We’re in the throes of a leadership crisis, and the effects could last for decades, if not generations, to come. You can see it all over the workplace, where at this moment...
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