Networking and selling only work if you ask the right question, do you want to buy?
At the age of 19 I started my first business I had an office, a phone and a typewriter (yep we are talking pre computers here). Luckily, I did realise people needed to know I was there and so I placed a 4 line ad in the local paper telling them who I was and […]
Shelly’s Path To Entrepreneurship
The following is a guest post by Shelly Kulesza, CEO of IgniteITgroup.com. As a guest blogger, Judy has asked me to share a little about my organization and the path I took to get here – the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am blessed that, for the most part, my path to entrepreneurism […]
5 Life Lessons From Ruth
The following is an outstanding guest post from Ruth Thoes Vivrett. It seems she has seen and done just about everything, and I know just about everyone could learn a thing or two from this post. Enter Ruth: My father always used to say I had my daddy’s good looks and my mama’s disposition. Guess […]
Women Do It Three Times More Than Men
I was honored to be asked to guest blog for Kim Duke-The Sales Divas. I decided to write about ONE of the many differences between men and women…So what do women do three times more than men…. Ask questions! Every action, every moment of every day is taken only after DOZENS of questions have been […]
From Stay-at-Home Mom to Business Owner
My name is Barbara Doweidt, I was simply a stay at home mom. You know the type, your day starts at 6:00 AM getting kids up and ready for school. Spending your day making appointments, arranging schedules, grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, gardening, then chauffeuring your children to their after school activities. My children are now […]
Easing Transition- The F7Group Mantra
It doesn’t seem as if transition is a difficult concept, yet millions of people are struggling with it. Quite simply transition is defined as movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another. It could be from one part of the country to another, from one position in a company […]
Dallas Business Journal Features SIAS
In case you missed it, a few weeks back I was featured in the Dallas Business Journal. The post was restricted to subscribers of the DBJ until recently. Now you can see the post by clicking here. (In some cases you may be asked a simple 1 question survey before you can see the content… […]
FOLLOW UP: Women Leading The Way…
If you missed it, just over a month ago I was featured on CBS on a piece titled ‘Women Leading The Way In Post-Recession Job Creation’! The story aired early in the morning, while the video above (and originally found here) was passed on by more than 100 people via facebook and twitter. The title […]
It Was Down To The Wire, And We Made It
How many of you have an idea in your head that you just know should be a book? I bet everyone reading this is nodding their head. I love to write and have always written in a journal or back then it was a diary. It was someplace to share your thoughts and dreams and it was for […]
To Do or Not To Do – 5 Steps to Staying Productive
Being productive has never been an issue for me. I have been told I am very productive and as my last post showed, I’m also very focused. Of course everyone tells me that I make it look so easy. Here’s the secret, I need to make it look easy to me in order for me […]
Do We Really Need Two Separate Training Programs??
Every time I am speaking about the differences between men and women in the workplace, I find that more and more people are becoming aware that the differences can be advantageous, if we understand them. Since women are now responsible for 86% of consumer products purchasing, including insurance, cars and appliances, you would think everyone […]
Communication Between Men and Women….
Is there really a difference? Why is there so much talk about this? There are studies upon studies confirming that there are differences in the way we speak, the way we hear and the way we listen. One of the strategies I talk about deals with the male/female communication styles. It’s always funny when “selective […]