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Credit Cards: A Girls new Best Friend?
Posted by: | CommentsSome may think I am being quite sexist and stereotypical when I say this, but I love shopping. I can’t get enough of it, for me buying something new gives me a natural high. Who needs drugs a?
So I need a credit card to satisfy my shopping addiction, but others need (and I use the term ‘need’ loosely) a credit card for other reasons. May it be to pay the bills, or put food on the table, I’m not saying these are the best reasons to get a card, but who am I to judge. All I can say is finding a card suited to each person’s need is quite crucial.
So I figured the best way around this is to closely examine what you need the card for. What is the main reason for you wanting one?
My fella has a credit card. He’s not bothered about the interest rates, or the fees and charges associated with the card, but rather the fact that the credit card is football branded with his favourite team, whereas I went for the fixed low rate for life credit card by the same company.
The Most Successful Female in the USA and What We Can Learn From Her
Posted by: | CommentsOprah Winfrey is without a doubt the most successful female in the USA and possibly in the world right now. But what can we learn from her?
- Persistence. Oprah grew up extremely poor in rural Mississippi. She was born into absolutely nothing. She was actually raised on welfare. As of September 2009, her net worth is more than $2.3 billion US dollars. She did not let anybody tell her that she could not do what she wanted to do. She kept trying and took advantage of any opportunities afforded her.
- Finding a voice. Through her talk show mainly, Oprah has managed to build a reputation as a caring person who focuses on self-improvement and the truth. Her “brand” is so powerful that she’s influenced Texas beef sales and the US presidency in 2008.
- Continue to battle against personal demons. Oprah’s public battle with weight has shown that although she does at time gain weight, she continues to struggle to keep her weight down. What does this say to everybody else? That even the most successful female in the USA is not perfect. She is human like the rest of us. If she can be so successful and still have personal tribulations then there’s hope for the rest of us. Don’t let personal issues keep you from being successful.
Delegating Work Successfully Through Assertive Communication
Posted by: | CommentsHello there! Firstly i just wanted to say i’m very excited to be writing on womenonbusiness.com. This will be my first post. I love debates and interactions, so if you have anything to say, about my style of writing to the points i have put across, feel free to comment!
so here we go….
Due to stereotypes and years of oppression, some women still have a difficult time being assertive without coming across too over-bearing at work. Moving over too much in the other direction, they often let themselves get walked over. Women have shown themselves to be as good as men when it comes down to getting work done. But even now, we can have a tough time getting stuff done by other people for us. If you are not happy with the quality or time delivery of work you are assigning to people who work for you, consider the following tips (they may seem simple – but you’d be suprised at how often they are overlooked!):
- When you give somebody an assignment, be as clear as possible as to what you expect back. An example of a similar document is necessary for something that the worker has never produced for you before.
