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Follow Valerie Jarrett's Lead this Halloween

You’re meeting with your boss. Your kid’s Halloween parade starts in an hour. If you’re going to make it, it’s time to go -- now. What do you do? Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett tells how she found the courage to say “I have to leave” -- to her then-boss Chicago Mayor Daley. (He lauded her for doing so). And today Jarrett wields more influence than most 24/7-men who’d never utter those words (the guys who set the tone at most workplaces.) I just heard Jarrett tell this important tale at the Wome… Continue

Added by Sharon Meers on October 30, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Give a Hoot, Dave - Don't Pollute

What’s important about last week’s David Letterman story isn’t sex -- it’s pollution. Like many fans, I thank Letterman for making me laugh and feel his personal life is up to him. But how he - as a powerful man - behaves at work is not a private matter. Taking up with underlings is like dumping small amounts of sludge. Many people want to look the other way, like it doesn’t matter; but when the downstream impact seeps in to your own life, you have a different view. Workplace Romeos can someti… Continue

Added by Sharon Meers on October 13, 2009 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Balancing Motherhood & the C Suite on the Next Views From the Top Radio Show

There is an ongoing "debate" as to whether or not women can successfully manage a career AND a family. Both are equally demanding aspects of women's lives that they want to manage successfully. Some say women shouldn't sacrifice their family, specifically their children, to be successful in business. Others say women should go for their dreams and be successful in business to give a good example to their children, specifically their daughters. It isn't a black and white issue. Today's upwardly m… Continue

Added by Adrienne Graham on September 27, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

A Mom's Perspective...Working Part-Time

Susan is the mother of 5 who runs a successful swimming school business with her husband. Following is her perspective on being a part-time working mother, in other words, conceptually having the best of both worlds. Do you find it easy or difficult to balance between career and home? The ability to balance both career and home for me completely depends on the schedule I have for work. If I can smoothly arrange to be at work and the kids safely taken care of either at school or care prov… Continue

Added by STACEY on August 27, 2009 at 8:45am — 1 Comment

Work the Core - WIN the iJoy Ride

A few months ago, I reviewed the iJoy Balance Board. Now it’s time for the iJoy Ride to take center stage. Made by Human Touch®, the iJoy® series focuses on what they call “effortless exerci

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Added by Coach Jenn on August 17, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Does My Stress Affect My Child?

posted originally at www.littlesoulproductions.wordpress.com No matter how intent we are onhiding our stress from our children it inevitably wears on them. I’m not talking about Acute Stress, like waking up late or hitting all red lights on the way to drop off. That will stress your child out too, but with less long term affects. I’m talking about Chronic Stress, the kind of stress that comes from illness in the family, career changes, moves or a bad economy. You may think you are a master the… Continue

Added by Teri Johnson on August 3, 2009 at 9:10pm — No Comments

No such thing as a work-life balace for women says Jack Welch former CEO of General electric

"... Welch told the Society for Human Resource Management's annual conference in New Orleans on June 28 that women have to make tough choices and that they lose out if "you're not there in the clutch." reports The Times Alpha Mummy blog. How about we change the perspective and the language (whilst I acknowledge that this "can a woman have a baby and make it to the top" debate is far from solved)? The real issue now is that of family-work balance not a female work balance. There is a certain mi… Continue

Added by NotesRedShoes on July 14, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Running Late

Living a life out of balance can become a habit. A life that lacks focus and direction will soon become unbalanced. When this repeatedly happens this unbalance actually becomes the norm. It can begin to feel comfortable. One major area that tends to quickly become unbalanced is your da… Continue

Added by Robin Wright on July 2, 2009 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Taking Care of Business Requires Taking Care of You

Becoming a mother is a life changing experience, which is both absolutely beautiful and at the same time overwhelming. Add to that the responsibilities of owning a business, and we find ourselves working round the clock to take care of everyone except us. The ability to sustain this level of activity requires moms to find ways to build stamina. This is easier said than done, but it is not impossible. A short 20 minute power walk every day around your neighborhood can do wonders for your physical… Continue

Added by Dr. Sherry Nouraini on July 1, 2009 at 11:38pm — No Comments

Summer Break: A Time to Teach Your Kids Valuable Life Lessons

Summer time is here, the kids are home and our ability to be productive as mom business owners becomes more difficult than it already is. Sending the kids to all-day camps is one option, but not everyone can afford hefty camp fees, or feel that summer camps are suitable for their children. So what is a mompreneur to do in the summer? I would like to share some of the strategies that I have developed to be able to maintain at least some of the daily routines I had set for myself during the schoo… Continue

Added by Dr. Sherry Nouraini on July 1, 2009 at 11:32pm — No Comments

iJoy Human Touch Balance Board - Review and Giveaway

Ever want to try a board sport like surfing, snow boarding, or windsurfing? Now y… Continue

Added by Coach Jenn on June 30, 2009 at 7:35am — 2 Comments

Vacation Madness

So the kids are out of school and it's time to hit the road. The summer marks the official start of the vacation season and it's time for fun. One of my favorite vacation destinations is Disney World. I absolutely love everything about the House of Mouse. My daughte… Continue

Added by Robin Wright on June 21, 2009 at 7:36pm — No Comments

When Will IT End?

When will it end? Have you ever found yourself asking this question?? Perhaps you ask it about a particular day. About a particular meeting. About a situation. About a moment in time. The real question is….What is IT? When we are going through a divorce, we seem to ask ourselves this question over and over again….thinking that the “IT” is the divorce. However, once the divorce is over, this little question does not stop nudging us. Have you ever felt this way? My own experience had me ask… Continue

Added by Laura Campbell on June 10, 2009 at 10:09am — 2 Comments

Summer for Self-Renewal?

I attended a beautiful intimate dinner on Friday evening hosted by a dear friend/mentor/sister. The theme of the gathering: nourishment. She invited a few close friends who deeply nurtured and nourished her to her gorgeous Mexico-inspired, art-filled home in downtown Austin.… Continue

Added by Renee Trudeau on June 8, 2009 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Mike Tyson and how to balance childhood safety

I have been posting away about the wisdom of the Free-Range Movement and how healthy it is to be less overbearing about safety. I have been working on being less of a helicopter parent and more of a relaxed parent, allowing my kids more freedom to explore the world. And then I read about Mike Tyson's tragedy with his 4-year-old baby...and I am right back where I started. How do parents strike the balance? See what you think and let me know---http://tinyurl.com/TysonSafety. Continue

Added by Gina L. Carroll on May 29, 2009 at 3:18pm — No Comments

The Very Special "Bitch Balance Butter, For Those Female Moments" Story............

The "Bitch Balance Butter" Story............. The day my pre-teen & teenage daughters had their 1st cat fight was the day that birthed "Bitch Balance Butter". I was in tears, they were swinging, screaming, making no sense what-so-ever and the language was profound… Continue

Added by Kelly Lynch Ring on May 17, 2009 at 7:35pm — No Comments

Economy Options for Mom

My lucky number is “8”. The Chinese consider eight to be a lucky number because it sounds like the word meaning “prosperity”. And luck, combined with a massive fiscal stimulus, may just yet help the Chinese government to achieve its growth target of 8% in 2009. Earlier this year, most economists thought such growth was impossible at a time of deep global recession, but some are now nudging up their forecasts*. "One of President Obama's top advisers is offering some cautious words of optimism ab… Continue

Added by bradi nathan on May 11, 2009 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Lead With An Open Heart

Another day of yoga practice that inspired me to every day practice in life and work. For those of you following my blog, you know that Debbie George of Yoga for Life Dilworth is my yoga teacher and everyday yoga inspiration. A few weeks ago I decided to deepen my weekly practice with Deb… Continue

Added by Life Coach Karen, ACC on April 19, 2009 at 8:56pm — No Comments

What does it feel like to have a mommy that works?

"Sometimes it makes me feel um…like, happy that my mom is going back to work and I try to be happy because I know that mommy is happy and whenever my mom is happy, I’m happy. But, sometimes, it feels um, … like I feel really upset that I don’t see my mom anymore and don’t like to be with babysitters. When she comes home late and I don’t see her all day I try to hide my tears. Well, um…when I get off of the bus I hope my mom is home. When there’s a babysitter I wish that it can be my mommy. Som… Continue

Added by bradi nathan on April 19, 2009 at 5:56pm — No Comments

Winning over tragedies

Life is no bed of roses, The long haul called life goes through bright sunny days and dark stromy nightseverybody has to go through it like it or not. Loss of loved ones,property,organs or limbs as in accident,public embarrassment,failure in love,business etc have the ability to pull us down and leave us emotionally and mentally weak. Sometimes they rob us of all dreams and hopes which are the basic building blocks of life.Once robbed of our basic abilities it takes years even lifetime to reach… Continue

Added by Najma Mubarah on March 23, 2009 at 8:47pm — No Comments

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