Purposeful Woman

Glad.is is a website dedicated to helping women be more mindful of the life they want to create. In a picture recently posted they stated that “I am are two of the most powerful words; for what you put after them shapes your reality.” So let’s just stop for a moment as you read this [...]

Yesterday I had the opportunity to present a program on Live at Lakeside on How to Ask for a Raise. Following are the highlights of the presentation:     Be realistic: Understand the market in which you work and what you are worth – rough idea – ask around since wages vary by cities. Know your company’s [...]

On Friday, March 1 “sequesters” went into effect implementing government “cuts that total $85 billion of funding for government programs will have a disproportionately harsh impact on women, not only in the United States but around the world.” In an article that I found on the Feminist’s Daily News website what these cuts mean to women [...]

Why do we make things so complicated? Juggling home, family, career and our own goals is not only overwhelming it can be suffocating. How do we eat the elephant? One bite at a time and yet here we are trying to stuff the entire animal all at once. And we wonderful why we are stressed [...]

Recently PBS aired a three-hour special focusing on the stories of women over time, now and in the future who have made a difference in the United States (and around the globe). Makers: Women Who Make America. Women artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, scientists, each with a unique story. If you missed the special, I invite you to [...]

Although much focus and attention has been placed on women in leadership over the past decade, there is still a long way to go. In a recent white paper entitled The Global Gender Agenda written by Joanna Barsh, Sandrine Devillard and Jin Wang, the discussion continues about the need to unlock the female potential in leadership roles [...]

Social media is a powerful tool for creating awareness about your expertise. LinkedIn is the number one business venue in which you can connect with potential customers, centers of influence and peers. Twitter allows you to connect real time while Facebook and YouTube also have them roles in creating your brand. However, you need to [...]

Are you familiar with the phrase “you get what you expect?” I heard a different spin on it this morning that brought me up short: “You don’t get what you expect…you get what you tolerate.” Wow. Think about that for a moment. Have you set the bar so low that the results you receive at [...]

Are you aware that women around the globe are rising to break the chain of domestic violence. One in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. Let ‘s stop for a moment and absorb that incredible fact. One in three women will be beaten or raped in their lifetime. We need to stop [...]

Let me start by saying that I admire and respect the accomplishments of Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. However, I don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye with her points of views in this realm. Take the article in by Emma Rowley entitled Future Moms are Wrecking Their Own Career.that appeared in Business Insider. Sheryl somehow believes that “women’s [...]