All posts tagged "Featured"
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Passion is more important than popularity
We all like to be liked — and most of us hate to be hated — but popularity is not the path to success. Passion is what will get you there. Passion is invigorating and...
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Why naps and exercise are your secret weapons
Women are renowned for pushing themselves to the limit in order to be everything and do everything in order to reach their goal. Right. To. The. Limit. That means we often drain our energy reserves,...
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10 top tips for how to get a promotion
How do you get your next promotion, especially if you’re a woman in a man’s business world? Julia is the VP of a global corporate giant. Astute, intelligent, focused, clear and there’s no doubt in...
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Elevator pitch: 5 tips to sell yourself brilliantly
1. Craft a flawless oral resume to propel your career. Coming up with the right words to sum up your entire professional portfolio in 30 seconds or less is a tall order. And keeping...
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Social media 101: Superficial attention vs valuable attention
There are basically two types of attention generated by online social media interaction. Superficial attention and valuable attention. The smart businesswoman will learn to differentiate between the two. The first is from posts created purely...
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Be your own boss, with no glass ceiling
In Australia, women on average earn 18.2% or $283 per week less than men. On Equal Payday, held recently it was revealed what a man earns in 12 months, takes a women 14 months to...
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Turn your hobby into a business: step 1 – business plan
Following on from our overview of how to monetize your hobby, let’s look in more depth at the first step in how to turn your hobby into a business: the Business Plan. So, you’ve decided...
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3 reasons you shouldn’t listen to advice
“What’s your last piece of advice for our readers?” This was a question posed to me by a reporter recently,as we concluded the interview. Don’t listen to all advice, I said. She thought it was...
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Barbies and ‘uglism’ — legal discrimination against women in business
It’s illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of gender, age, race and sexual preferences. But there is a covert discrimination that continues to operate against women. It’s what I call ‘uglism’ — both...
