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Negotiating Without the B-Word
Whew! I had such an interesting day. I had to share it with you. I want to talk about something that may come up more than we realize. Its about women and how we negotiate in business. I was just going through a somewhat difficult negotiation with another businesswoman. We were both sharing our opinions about a subject matter that we both felt very strongly about. There were emotions there. We kept the discussion professional, but you could tell we were both working at it. Because we were able to keep our emotions somewhat cool during the negotiation, we were able to come to a new compromise that both of…
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You are Not Your Business
A woman is walking down the street, on her way home from a business meeting. She reaches in her purse, pulls out her phone and looks down at it. It’s dead. She seems frustrated, shoves it back in her purse and picks up the pace. She unlocks the door to her apartment, sets down her things and goes to straight to her computer. She’s been waiting all day to see the information locked inside her website, but she promised herself she wouldn’t look until she got home. And, because she is eager to see the results of her query, it takes longer than normal. “Come on.” Finally the page loads.…
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Brand-Shmand
There is a LOT of confusion out there about branding. It’s such an over-used and almost irrelevant word any more. Forget about typing ‘branding’ into the search box. Oh! And the cost – especially when you have to make careful financial choices for your business. Who wants to deal with it? All of that can be true, but not helpful for this moment. You’re here to learn for a sec. Now clear all of those mucky thoughts out of the way and let’s talk about what branding really is. Branding is the way you differentiate yourself from your colleagues and competition. That’s not so bad, right? Another way to look…
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Awesome is Not a Part-Time Job
Trying to create and maintain what you feel makes your life Awesome does take work. Awesome is taking life to the next level. And half-assing it definitely won’t do. Take it from me. I bombed an audition once because I didn’t work at it like it was my job. Because I didn’t consciously make the choice to be Awesome, I lost out. For me that was unacceptable. But the hardest-learned lessons stick with you the most. What stops us from being Awesome? Leading psychologists attribute the blockage to a fear of failure that frequently turns into procrastination. Dealing with procrastination can be a bugger, especially for those of us who…
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What Does it Really Take to Follow Your Dreams?
Many people, in this time of awakening consciousness, are choosing to follow the pursuits of their hearts and dreams instead of running the incessant rat race. In some cases that dream means starting their own business. For some, the adventurous path is going back to school. For the audacious their heart pulls them to the arts. The glory of finally determining what your heart calls you to do can last for some time. It provides a natural lightness to everyday existence that everyone should get the chance to experience. When I knew coaching was my next step, I walked around in the glory of the realization for over a year,…
