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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