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5 Excuses Keeping Women Stuck in Jobs they Don’t Enjoy

We women are often our own worse enemies. Many of us talk ourselves out of pursuing the careers or businesses that we really want, coming up with untold reasons why we can’t instead of focusing on how can we. A lot of this boils down to our insecurities and self limiting beliefs. We tell ourselves …

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Why Your Fear of Change Could Be Damaging Your Career Success

Sleepless nights, dry flaky scalp, breakouts of blotchy skin… These were the symptoms of the stress my client was going through as a result of changes being made in the organisation that she worked for. The organisation was going through a restructure and she had to reapply for her job. There were 5 people competing …

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How to Network When You’re Nervous, Shy and Lacking Confidence

There is a lot of truth in the old saying ‘it’s not what you know it’s who you know’ and when you’re looking to progress in your career or business, networking can be a very powerful way of doing so. It can open doors that you could never imagine and can introduce you to people …

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10 Tips to Help Women Get Promoted to Senior Management

The challenges that women face making it to the c-suite are frequently reported but less is reported about differences between women and men at middle and senior management. In order to make it to the c-suite, women need to be making it to senior management first. But with a reported 60% of junior managers being women …

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3 Mistakes That Prevent Women Having Successful and Fulfilling Careers

Do you feel that you are achieving the success you want in your career? Do you find the work you do fulfilling? How are you even defining success? Is it your personal definition, is it someone else’s definition for you, or is it what society deems it to be? If you are achieving the success …

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Can women have it all – why even bother to ask the question?

The debate as to whether women can have it all continues to be fuelled. In an interview at the recent Forbes Women Summit in New York, Mary Callan Erdoes, CEO of the Asset Management Division for JP Morgan Chase said that women can have it all but they can’t have it all at the same time. …

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16 Ways to Get Clients When You’re Starting Out in Business

For the new service based, solo business owner, the biggest challenge they are most likely to face in their business is getting clients.  Without clients, you do not have a business. Getting clear about your ideal client  will make it much easier for you to identify where you can find them. It will also make …

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How to deal with disappointment and discouragement in your career and business

When you’re not getting the results you want in your career or business, it can leave you feeling disappointed. When you continue to get the same disappointing results, this can lead to discouragement. Discouragement if not managed is a powerful, negatively impacting emotion. If left to fester it can lead to despondency, leaving you feeling hopeless …

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