Posts in Women and Selling
How Does Masculine Energy Support You?

These days, women have a lot of gripes with men: they don’t communicate their feelings, they don’t help around the house, they let the kids get away with murder or are too hard on them, they don’t appreciate us enough, they’re cranky, they’re not romantic, they only want to watch tv and have sex. You could probably add your own complaints to the list. But here’s the question: Are you letting the men in your life support you? I’m talking about ALL the men in your life, not just your partner, but also your colleagues at work; the guy who mows your lawn; and your brother, father, or son.

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Does an Awkward Teenager Run Your Business?

I recently told my coach that I thought my Inner Teenager was getting in the way of making progress in my business.  She asked me what I meant. I was immediately taken back to the days when I was tall, gawky, pimply-faced with glasses and braces.  I desperately wanted to fit in, but I didn’t. I wanted to find my way, but I didn’t know how.

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Does Cinderella Run Your Business?

Recently I spoke to a group of women business owners. In the discussion after my talk, one woman said that she constantly gives away too much and she’s paying for it with her health.  She's in her early 40s and has constant back pain.  She's given up a part of the business she loves - being a make up artist - because she can't stand on her feet for long any more.

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Is Concentration the New Focus?

We each experience challenges to focusing in this world of Facebook and Twitter, bombardment by ads and marketing messages, and the inevitable rabbit hole of following links on a website. Like Alice in Wonderland, we wind up some place totally unexpected and wonder how in the world we got here! So we know that focus is a challenge. But I wonder whether concentration is an even greater challenge.

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