There are two posts in the feed today as there were some issues with the server yesterday. If you get this via email subscription be sure to read down for yesterday’s post on self-acceptance. Today, five more career lessons learned from the trenches…real women the real deal! 1. Expose yourself to as much as […] Read more…
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On Mentors: Get Someone Who Can Help With The Hard Stuff
People often ask about the difference between a sponsor and a mentor. This female entrepreneur and mentor offers her perspective on that question as well as what she thinks you should look for in a mentor. “A mentor gives you day to day advice on how to navigate the corporate landscape; the […] Read more…
Five 40-Something Career Lessons Learned
1. Follow your happiness. People who love what they do don’t even feel like they go to work. It sounds so simplistic to say and it’s hard because it goes against society sometimes, but some people can’t do anything but what they love. And those people are usually very successful and happy people. – 40-something, […] Read more…
Career Success is More EQ than IQ
More wisdom from a woman, board member, former CEO/COO and director of a fund who I spoke to a few weeks ago about gaining confidence to speak your mind at work. Today I recall more of her perspective on the nuances of building a successful career. “Working hard is not the most important thing […] Read more…
How Long Should You Expect to Pay Your Dues?
Q. My question is about paying your dues – how much should you give to get to where you might go? At what point to you say, I’ve got what it takes and deserve to get a job without paying dues? – 20-something A. Faster than when we grew up but not […] Read more…
Don’t Get Ahead of Yourself…Think Before You Dress
One woman’s thoughts on the correlation between what you wear vs. what you say. “One of the things I see with younger people in particular is that they can overcompensate for not feeling confident. They overdress or they take risks that they don’t need to. You don’t need to rely on that. There are color […] Read more…
Shutting Down the Negative Voices in Your Head
I recently spoke to a woman who has been a CEO, a COO, sits on several boards and has extensive experience in raising capital. She also has been involved in mentoring for small businesses aiming to expand markets and a program aimed at increasing the number of women on boards. It was an informal conversation […] Read more…
Do You Have a Go to Hell Fund?
Today I’m thrilled to share a reader’s submission on “what she wishes she knew then”. She captures what many women I’ve interviewed wish…that they had a financial cushion to give them the freedom to take flight when they needed and / or to follow their dreams. It is a fresh take on a 40:20 mantra; […] Read more…