We set ourselves super motivated new goals at the beginning of the year, but we quickly forget most of them. I coach women to meet their goals, so this doesn't surprise me. Because even while many people make goals for themselves, few of them consider how they can reach those goals. Part of the reason is that we set the "wrong goals" and then often don't see any progress, … [Read more...]
Queens of the Entrepreneurial Jungle: Harnessing the Power of a Legit Mindset
Ready to make your mark on the biz world, boss ladies? A legit mindset is a key to success for female entrepreneurs. This state of mind is focused, driven, and unapologetically confident. It's about embracing your inner boss babe, trusting your skills, and is determined to turn your vision into a success. So, let's get started and show the world what we're made of! Ladies, … [Read more...]
Moms and Managers, Adjust Your Expectations (Without Lowering Your Bar)
When you’re a mom and a manager, you can’t help but look at the calendar year with a sense of anxiety. You have to hit your business performance goals while keeping everything running smoothly at home. No pressure, right? As a mom of three young children and a leader of numerous direct reports, I’d love to say that I’ve found the perfect way to balance all my responsibilities. … [Read more...]
4 Steps to Setting Goals for a Life You Love
I’ve always been a huge goal setter and overachieving person - priding myself on being able to achieve more than work colleagues and peers. I’d set my goals and then hold myself accountable to a huge workload, thinking that it was the right thing to do to forward my career and then later my business. But over time, I realized while I may have been hitting goals and checking … [Read more...]
The Recipe for a Comfortable Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance, between personal and professional responsibilities, is one of the most challenging issues for today’s working professionals to solve. Working professionals trying to balance the responsibilities of parenthood, marriage, housekeeping, career growth, and possibly caring for aging parents takes its toll. Today, people are looking for more than earning a paycheck … [Read more...]
Name It, Claim It
Sometimes you just gotta put it out there and claim what's rightfully yours! I'm not talking tangible things that you may have earned ownership rights to; I'm talking about being on a personal and professional vision quest and staking claim to your desired result. I know so many of the “self-help gurus” tout that you should visualize your dream home, dream car, dream job and … [Read more...]
Getting Back to the Basics
On my blog at ASuccessfulWoman.com, I invite new members to post what their goals are. So far, most of the declarations have been about transforming energy in some way: such as financial ("double my income") or spiritual ("get back to the basics in my life"), or interpersonal ("increase my Twitter or Facebook followers") I have been thinking a lot about energy transfer … [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...]