The Five P’s: An Alternate Approach to Time Management

June 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
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The concept of time management remains an enigma for many and it’s understandable. On any given day, we start with 24 hours and within that time-frame process through personal and professional needs, tasks, projects, responsibilities, priorities, and everything else. There are days when we feel very accomplished and others when we feel completely defeated. It can be a continuous see-saw of productivity versus ineffectiveness. Rather than monitor the minutes and attempt to control every … [Read more...]

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Put Your Luck Charm to Work for Your Business

June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Mysticism is something we scarcely associate with business.  However, I believe that some part of us wants to be optimistic even if it takes ‘something’ to remind us of the magic that is inside us. I was wearing a pin the other day that was of a gold pig flying over very tall buildings.  A client questioned me about it “Hey Angel, what’s that pin all about?” I replied It reminds me that if pigs can fly –so can I.  It’s a good luck charm that I use when I have to remind myself … [Read more...]

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Organize Those Piles of Business Cards

June 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Be honest…do you have business cards piling up on your desk? Are there lots of them? Those cards are not very helpful in pile on your desk, so let's get your cards organized and more useful! The first step is to sort through the business cards to get rid of the ones you don't need. When sorting, ask yourself these questions: * Do you remember who the person is? * Do you use their services? * Would you refer out their services? * Do you want to form a business relationship with … [Read more...]

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Learn to Take Risks – for Yourself, for Your Business

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We've heard it time and time again: in order to be successful in business, it's important to take risks.  This is one aspect of business that took me especially long to embrace. Why? I was born and raised in the US, however my first full-time job was in Japan.  So my earliest work experiences were those that followed the famous proverb "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down".  At the time there was not a lot of innovation, creativity, or outside-the-box thinking as a young employee, … [Read more...]

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The Strengths of Women-Owned Businesses

January 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Research from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, as outlined in "Women Business Owners to Lead the Nation in Job Creation " by Rieva Lesonsky, shows that by 2018, women entrepreneurs will be responsible for creating between 5 million and 5.5 million new jobs nationwide," more than half the new jobs expected. According to the article, Guardian's research shows that when women become their own bosses, they're more likely than male managers or entrepreneurs to: Diligently … [Read more...]

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The Power of Women

October 28, 2009 By 5 Comments

I just finished reading a wonderful article on The Huffington Post by Morra Aarons-Mele, called "The Women We Know." It's a good read, so make sure to visit the site. Morra convenes an online group for the American Cancer Society, so she uses her experiences in, and mini stories from, that realm to illustrate her point: that there's a new women's movement about, one grounded in personal support and social change and that’s largely happening online in micro communities and large … [Read more...]

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Why I Love WIC

April 21, 2009 By 2 Comments

I tend to stay away from self-promoting on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. It's just not my thing -- probably because I really dislike hard sells. And as a board member of Women in Consulting (WIC), responsible for its marketing & PR no less, writing a piece on "why I love WIC" is considered self-promotion. However, in this instance, I just can't help myself; and WIC's latest monthly meeting is the reason. In this one meeting, I was reminded of the many reasons why WIC is so important to … [Read more...]

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Here comes 2009!

January 5, 2009 By 2 Comments

Welcome back to work, everyone...hoping that everyone took some good family time off over the holidays since it sure seemed like our clients did! The great thing about taking a little break is that it gives perspective--and I come back optimistic and eager about the new year...I saw trends over the holiday that are quite promising...I was asked to submit 3 different proposals, which doesn't normally happen...I have 3 projects booked for this month, which doesn't normally happen.  With those … [Read more...]

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