My Mother Taught Me Everything You & I Need to Know About Business

With Mother’s Day this weekend, this is a great time to take a moment to honor all of the hard working women in our lives — our friends, sisters, aunts, stepmothers, ourselves, and of course, our moms. In fact, I think of Mother’s Day as a way to recognize the many women who shape us…

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5 Ways You Can Powerfully Lead as a Servant Leader

It’s my intention to approach everything in my life as a servant. Whether I’m serving my clients, my team, community organizations, or friends and family, I put great stock in serving because I believe our ability and duty to serve others is one of the reasons we are here on earth. So when it comes…

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How to Promote Yourself and Your Organization at the Same Time

These days, you can’t browse a career-oriented website without coming across the buzzwords, “personal branding.” This phrase raises a lot of questions… What is personal branding? How is it different from corporate branding? How do you develop a personal brand? And how do you promote a personal brand — without stepping on the toes of…

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How to Keep Your Cool in Difficult Conversations

Celeste's birthday celebration

My birthday was last week and I had a wonderful celebration. My husband, Mike, and I were in Cincinnati for the week for his business, and he cooked a delicious surf and turf dinner for the two of us with lobster and filet mignon. It was a romantic evening, despite the rainy weather there all…

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5 Ways to Know How the People You Work With Really Feel About You

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Do you ever wonder how colleagues, contractors, coworkers, or clients really feel about working with you? Lots of experts would tell you that it doesn’t matter whether people like you or not. The important thing is having the respect of the people you work with and for because your career is not a popularity contest.…

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