When I first graduated from college, it was 2008 and the economy had taken a turn. Lots of my fellow graduates were struggling to find work, and as an entertainment industry hopeful, my chances were even bleaker. I also lived in the Midwest far from any lights of Hollywood. So, I did what the Mary Engelbreit picture in my mom’s kitchen told me to do: Bloom Where You are … [Read more...]
Women in Nursing: Reasons to Take Online Classes
As a career woman, you're likely juggling between different things: your job, running a home, taking care of your relationships, keeping fit, among other things. With so much on your hands and less time than you need to get everything done, advancing your nursing career may seem nothing but wishful thinking. This is especially true if you were considering attending a physical … [Read more...]
How to Build a Success Mindset
Do you know the real secret to business success? As a business mentor, I am always having conversations with women about their dreams to start a business. I love hearing all of their amazing ideas, and many of the women I speak with have done an impressive amount of research. But, when planning what they need to get their businesses up and running, I’ve found that they … [Read more...]
How Business Women Can Beat Imposter Syndrome
Today is International Women's Day, so it seems like an appropriate time to reflect not just on topics like the gender pay gap and gender inequality in business leadership but on supporting women and helping them be more successful in the future. To that end, I'm not going to write about gender inequality in business today. There are plenty of statistics and research on that … [Read more...]
10 Ways Women in Business Can Boost Results Today
Sometimes you need a reminder to invest in yourself, and there is no better time to do it than right now. It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities of work and life and forget to take care of yourself. Believe it or not, making just one easy change today can boost your results in your career and and your business. The key is to not think of personal investment … [Read more...]
3 Steps of Brand Building and Why Social Media Matters to Your Personal Brand
Personal branding is absolutely essential today. Research has shown repeatedly that the first place potential employers look to learn about you (after reading your resume) is the internet. Your profiles on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and so on all offer a glimpse into who you are as an employee and where you're heading in your career. With that in mind, you need to … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Look and Feel More Confident in Business and Life
Perception. That 10-letter word says so much and carries so much weight. How you perceive yourself and how others perceive you affects your career, your relationships, and your life. Perception matters. But there's a problem. Often, the way you perceive yourself doesn't align with how others perceive you. That's because perception is 100% subjective. You might not perceive … [Read more...]
How Social Relationships Impact Professional Success
Do you remember when you were young how simple it was to find a best friend? I remember around the 3rd or 4th grade – my teacher randomly assigned me a seat behind a girl in class whose name was also Denise. Naturally, it was love at first name. Of course, that was then, and now we’re all grown up. As adults, there is a lot more that goes into deciding who we’ll let … [Read more...]
How to Achieve Peak Performance – Business Lessons from a Baseball Mom
My son has been playing travel baseball for nine years, and throughout those nine years, I have learned some valuable lessons: An eight a.m. baseball game in a state outside my own is the perfect alternative to the average family vacation. Life is far too short to waste precious time scrubbing stains out of white uniform pants. The True meaning behind “heads up!” is … [Read more...]
You Only Get One Chance to Recognize a Good First Impression
I recently read an article indicating that using emoticons in professional correspondence might make a wrong first impression. The author shared a recent study published in the Journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science: Effects of Smiling Emoticons on Virtual First Impressions. The results indicate that including the adorable smiley in your work email might be … [Read more...]