Hi everyone! I have to share some really AMAZING news I received. My company SmartChic and my blog have been selected as a finalist in the 2015 SUCCESS Magazine BlogStar Awards, a talent search contest to find and recognize the most influential self-improvement bloggers on the web. http://on.fb.me/1JEpmva Out of more than 500 nominations, the team at [...]
As leaders, we all want to make a positive impact in this world. When I say the word 'leader', I want to make it clear that everyone can be one if they want to be. This post is not just geared towards those that are running large companies or multi-million dollar businesses. I am also talking to [...]
If you are in business, being on social media is definitely one of those things you really must do. The social media platforms I focus on are LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. There are various reasons I choose to connect with people on these platforms, which I might write about in a different post, but [...]
Let's be honest. When you meet someone for the first time, doesn't that first impression made leave a lasting impression on you? Even though I don't base my overall impression of someone on the first moment I meet someone, I do admit that the first 10 seconds of me interacting with someone definitely leaves a [...]
Are you a people pleaser? Do you think and do for others before you do things for yourself? Are you a “yes” person, typically always accepting invites or volunteering yourself even when you might not really want to do the activity? Why do you say yes to stuff when you really want to say no? [...]
It happens to the best of us! At some points in our life, we are going to burn-out or totally get knocked down from something that we felt was going to work out but didn't. Our confidence gets rocked and we feel like all the efforts we put into something was a waste of time. [...]
I just came back from an absolutely amazing women's event in Manhattan Beach, California where I spent 2 1/2 days connecting, networking and learning from fantastic, high quality women. The people at this event just 'got it'. They were super positive, authentic and we learned so much from one another. What I wanted to do [...]
One of the most effective ways to get yourself out there in the world is to network! We must get away from the computer and put ourselves out there in front of people. It is an amazing way to meet new people and for others to get to know who we really are. And if [...]
I have always considered myself to be an efficient person that makes the most of my time. A few months ago, I decided that I wanted even more time in my day to do things I thoroughly enjoy. Less work time and more leisure time! I mean, I am all about working hard, but my time is valuable [...]
It's amazing how hard we can be on ourselves sometimes, isn't it? Why do we do it? We know it's unreasonable and shouldn't be doing it. But it seems like for so many of us, it's in our nature to take care of everyone else first and leave ourselves last. I want you to take a moment [...]