I refuse to be negative and panicky about all this recession stuff. Sure it is impacting our world, but it is certainly not the end of it as the media can sometimes lead people to believe. … [Read more...]
Live your Plan A
"Make it a lowercase 'A' if you have to, but live your Plan A. Anything else belittles the importance of life." - Vin Diesel, actor Lately I've been musing on my own quality of life and what it means to me to be alive. Every day when I wake up, I am so grateful and thankful for yet another opportunity to do what I love. As I understand it, if I'm still alive, then I still … [Read more...]
Prisoners making great workers in New Zealand
Ex- prisoners can struggle to find employment once they are back in the real world again. Faced with the benefit they find themselves turning back to crime to be able to afford to live. … [Read more...]
About Competition and Sales
On June 4th, I hosted the Whale Hunting Women Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event provided inspiration, motivation, and direction for the more than 165 women who attended. As part of my own presentation to the audience, I talked about what I see as the movement from a culture of competition (a 20th century idea) to a culture of collaboration (a 21st century idea.) I … [Read more...]
Gender Bi-Lingualism: A New Approach to Equality
Many companies in the United States and abroad have embraced the need for increased gender equality over the past couple of decades. As a result, gender diversity initiatives were formed to address the issue of fairness and equality in the workplace. Traditionally, gender diversity programs have involved setting up networks for women and specialized assertiveness training … [Read more...]
Keeping yourself Healthy
I first started following Erica Ross-Krieger after I read her book, "Seven Sacred Attitudes® -- How to Live in the Richness of the Moment" She is a "wellness coach" http://www.wellnesscoach.com and she works with entrepreneurs who choose to keep their health a priority in the midst of their busy lives. Women in business often work so hard and we sometimes forget to take … [Read more...]
How to eliminate mindless complaining
A few glum people can drag a whole workplace down. We’ve all met people that even if they won a tonne of dosh in the lottery would still be sporting their ‘woe is me’ face because they didn’t win first division. … [Read more...]
How did you choose YOUR ‘A’ team?
Every year at high school we’d do netball grading. A handful of mothers involved in school netball would watch lots of us play and grade us – choosing the teams A, B and C and mixing the rest up. … [Read more...]
Plan for Courage
Post by Frances Cole Jones, contributing Women On Business writer One thing I’ve heard—and seen-- over and over from clients over the last few months is the debilitating effect of long-term stress and fear on their mental and physical health. Daily plunges in the stock market, daily announcements of layoffs, non-stop Doomsday commentary by the media left many of them feeling … [Read more...]
The Rules Change With Success
The training we receive in our formative years has a powerful influence on us as adults. The ways we learn to win as we are starting out tend to shape our view of how success is attained. The only problem with this is that as you become more successful, the rules for future success change. Unless you learn the keys to succeeding at higher levels, your progress is destined to … [Read more...]