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paulag01 at 12:25pm Wed, 4 Nov 2009 under
Business & Career,
Life,
entrepreneurship,
failure,
success,
confidence,
woman entrepreneur,
solopreneur,
Start-up,
Personal Development,
Small Business,
Career,
Small Business,
failing forward
So many people are afraid of failure that they fail to start. We look to paragons of success around us and never see the series of failures that happened along their path. For some reason we think we need to be immune from failure if we are to amount to anything in our careers, our businesses, our lives. Yet the very opposite is true. it is not failure but what we learn from failure that is the key to success.

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paulag01 at 12:36pm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 under
Blogging & Social Media,
Business & Career,
Technology & Web,
blogging,
blogs,
social media,
facebook,
Web 2.0,
Twitter,
MySpace,
flickr,
LinkedIn,
Start-up,
Work From Home,
Social Networking,
Small Business,
Internet,
Tech,
Small Business,
Blogging & Social Media,
Internet,
Tech,
gmail,
hotmail,
yahoo mail
You never go far without access to your Twitter stream. Facebook is like a second religion to you. Your blog is essentially your baby. Whether you're online for business building, furthering your career, or personal endeavors, social media is a core activity in your daily life. For many it's even more entwined with their days than showering or brushing their teeth. So... what happens to your online life when you die?

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paulag01 at 2:10pm Wed, 14 Oct 2009 under
Business & Career,
freelancers,
Mortgages,
self-employed,
self-employment,
Home Ownership,
Money & Personal Finance,
freelancing,
freelancer,
Start-up,
Work From Home,
Real Estate,
Loans,
Small Business,
Career,
Small Business
When I chose the self-employment route, I had already owned my current home. Yet I am looking to the future toward a home that meets my desires for what I most want now (versus 11 years ago when I purchased this place). I'm not even in the analysis stage yet because the time is not right financially or otherwise for me to make the move. I had heard that it can be more challenging for the self-employed to qualify for a mortgage and that was before the debacle in the banking system. Now I wonder just how much more difficult it may be when the time comes.

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paulag01 at 12:37pm Wed, 7 Oct 2009 under
Business & Career,
Non-profits,
women-owned business,
Hiring,
Job Hunting,
Promotions,
Small Business,
Office,
Balance,
Career,
Non-profits,
Office,
Small Business,
female executives
We've heard the saying "if women were in charge of this it'd be so much better" and laughed it off as just our own gender bias speaking. Yet some recent studies show that there may be some fact to this statement. And, that is reason to give companies pause as they face an increased risk of these valuable women leaving their jobs.

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paulag01 at 2:04pm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 under
Business & Career,
fear,
economy,
U.S. economy,
career choices,
making decisions,
Money & Personal Finance,
business decisions,
Job Hunting,
Stress,
Personal Development,
Stress,
Balance,
Small Business,
Balance,
Career,
Small Business,
career decisions
This question, if applied every day will radically shift your life and your results. While at first glance it might seem a little "fluffy" for the business realm, if you've been buying into the recession, waiting for someone to save you, or letting the job climate hold you hostage, it's time to put this question into your decision matrix arsenal.

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Britt Bravo at 1:50pm Wed, 9 Sep 2009 under
Business & Career,
Non-profits,
entrepreneur,
small business,
Small Business,
Non-profits,
Small Business,
inner city,
oakland,
jose corona,
advisor
"One of the things that we make sure that everyone understands from the beginning is that we have a give back clause. The more successful you are, the more you have to give back." -- Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors

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paulag01 at 11:02am Wed, 9 Sep 2009 under
Business & Career,
Life,
meditation,
silence,
Intuition,
September 11,
9/11,
quiet,
career change,
Stress,
Personal Development,
Small Business,
Career,
Small Business,
Living,
making a life change,
monkey mind
Silence has the power to shake us at the core. It also has the power to allow us to tap into the deepest and most important pieces of ourselves so we create our life, our business, our careers, our relationships, and our every single precious day in a way that is meaningful. Eight years ago this Friday, 9/11 created a powerful hush that moved many to make lasting changes in their lives. For others their proclamation of change fell by the wayside as emotions were forgotten or buried on the way back to status-quo because fear or complacency took the driver's seat.

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Rita Arens at 3:00am Mon, 7 Sep 2009 under
Business & Career,
Health & Wellness,
Mommy & Family,
Non-profits,
World,
United States,
K-12,
parenting,
working moms,
flu,
working parents,
colds,
sickness,
CDC,
flu season,
Cough, Colds & flu,
Caregiving,
Homeschool,
Caregiving,
Balance,
Small Business,
Office,
Conditions & Ailments,
Conditions & Ailments,
Family Dynamics,
Parenting,
H1N1,
Back to School
It's almost here: flu season, swine or otherwise. As always, the media is seizing on the opportunity to scream PANDEMIC WE WILL ALL DIE, but the truth beneath the hype is this: 'Tis the season for a virus.

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paulag01 at 10:38am Wed, 2 Sep 2009 under
Blogging & Social Media,
Business & Career,
Technology & Web,
social media,
Social Networking,
facebook,
Twitter,
MySpace,
job seeking,
Linked In,
job hunting,
Co-workers,
Boss,
Hiring,
Job Hunting,
Social Networking,
Small Business,
Office,
Career,
Office,
Networking,
Small Business,
Blogging & Social Media,
Internet,
reputation management
Every time I read an article like the recent "How social media can hurt your career" on Careerbuilder, I am grateful that we didn't have social media back when I was in college. Young, testing the waters, and with a lot of opinions to share, I wonder if I would have unknowingly committed a faux pas in the weakness of a heated moment that would have hurt me professionally?

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paulag01 at 4:45am Wed, 26 Aug 2009 under
Business & Career,
leadership,
innovation,
Curiosity,
Start-up,
Boss,
Stress,
Personal Development,
Small Business,
Office,
Balance,
Career,
Office,
Small Business,
business coaching,
benefits of play,
beginners mind
How curious are you when it comes to your professional life (or life in general for that matter)? Did you know that curiosity can not only increase your chances for success but also bring a host more meaning to your days even if you work at the most mundane tasks?

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paulag01 at 12:09pm Wed, 19 Aug 2009 under
Business & Career,
empowerment,
Money & Personal Finance,
Stress,
Personal Development,
Balance,
Small Business,
Balance,
Career,
Office,
Small Business,
taking responsibility,
business coaching for women,
life coaching for women
I can still remember my first workshop with Debbie Ford when she looked out at the room and said "No one is coming to save you." While it doesn't seem that profound, it was indeed a revelation. I had been hating my job and career path for years and complaining about people and circumstances, wondering why I wasn't seeing the pot of gold and rainbow promised to me while in school.

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Maria Niles at 4:49pm Sat, 15 Aug 2009 under
Blogging & Social Media,
Business & Career,
Entertainment & Culture,
Life,
Technology & Web,
Writing,
Arts,
Money & Personal Finance,
Work From Home,
Small Business
At this year's BlogHer Conference and all around the blogosphere afterward, the age old question reared it's pretty little head: Are you an artist and do you blog just for the sake of good writing or are you just in it for the Benjamins, baby?
On the art side of the equation we have the pure, ego-less creator of quality writing who doesn't care about traffic and rank and statistics because that's only for the freebie-happy money grubbers. Right?