8 Sure Fire Tips To Being Appropriate, Professional & Feminine
Ok ladies, so we’ve come a long way but the importance of being taken seriously and being professional hasn’t changed one iota over the past few decades. Back in the 70s we leaned all the way to the male side of fashion and donned suits and suspenders and confused everyone. In the past ten years […]
How Women Can Get Ahead: Advice From Female CEOs
Sometimes the differences between men and woman are slight and sometimes they are quite obvious. Women now make up approximately 50% of the workforce and believe it or not some of the same issues that women faced decades ago are still challenges for women today. Women are looking for certain things that will make a […]
So Many Decisions (and 3 tips to ensure you have your act together!)
One of the activities I love the most is to be a mentor for young women. I believe this goes back to being the only female in many industries and having no female role model to follow. I knew I was missing something. Over the past few years I have had the pleasure and honor […]
The Hubbub About Gender Balance
The following is a guest post by Katie K. Snapp, Author of “Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership” and Founder of Better-Leadership.com Enjoy! Imagine yourself walking your dog on a lovely day. Fresh air, plenty of sunshine, and a cool breeze … since it is winter, let’s make that a warm breeze. You adjust to your […]
So What’s Next… For Me?
It’s always funny when someone suggests something for you to do but doesn’t actually do it. Like someone talking to you about sales but has never sold anything, or a choreographer that has never danced. Last week I gave you some thoughts to consider and told you that if you shared your thoughts with me, […]
Determination: The Recipe for Success
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Ann Stewart founder of the Brain and Body Wellness Center. I grew up with an extremely unreal expectation of what it would take to be successful. After all, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears just had to sing and dance and they were rich and famous! If I built a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gender Equality…Who Is Listening?
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th. It is a day to recognize the achievements of many women and inspire others. It has been a tradition since the early 1900’s and with each year the number of women that join the events of this amazing day grows. There are events world wide […]