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Somewhere between Ambitious Girl and Lazy Girl: Women Are Re-Defining the Best of Both Worlds
Picture this…It’s Monday morning, 7am, you’ve already dropped off the kids at the bus stop and sent them off to school, fitting in a quick 10 minute walk with the dog in the process, and thrown a load of laundry in the washer…By 8am, you’ve made your plan for the day,...
TCS Podcast Episode 50: Negotiate Like a Woman!
In this podcast, I discuss the impact of gender on the process of negotiation, and also on the outcomes! If you've struggled with negotiation as a working woman and mom, or just have been curious about it, this episode is for you! Some of the research cited in this...
Negotiate like a woman! On Gender and Negotiation Working as a Working Woman
I remember perusing article over article on negotiation tips while preparing for interviews as a young career woman. I had to do my research, come in with a certain number in mind, be assertive and not give in. Yet, somehow, more times than not, I ended up not even...
Back to (better) Work: How to Restructure the Way we Work as Working women and Moms
Get up, take care of the home, go to work, come back home, take care of the home and family, and do it all over again the next day… For many working women and moms, this is the song of dance we’ve been accustomed to for generations. Despite the advances towards gender...
YOU ARE NOT YOUR JOB: How not to let your career define you
Have you ever introduced yourself by saying something along the lines of “I’m a doctor”, or “I’m a professor”, or whatever your profession may be? Is your job title one of the first things you utter when introducing yourself? Do you have a hard time talking about...
Leaving Corporate America and Creating Your Own Path: Deciding When and How to Do it
For many of us, the dream career is a business to call your very own. Making the rules and doing it your way has a certain appeal to a large chunk of the population. Yet, when it comes to leaving Corporate America and creating our own path, deciding when the time is...
10 Ways to Overcome Self-doubt as a Working Woman
You know those moments when you feel like you can’t do it, whatever “it” may be. Those times when you can’t see the forest from the trees and don’t see a way. Or those instances when you feel like you’re not enough, you can’t measure up, or you simply don’t have what...
How to find peace over the holidays
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year. They can also be the most stressful, aggravating, and a direct path to financial ruin, in addition to awakening all your past family feuds and your need to hit the gym, but I digress. For many, it can also be a...
How to build your family mission statement as a working mom
The story was repeating itself…It was only the third day back to school after the New Year, and the kids had missed the morning school bus…Again…The morning tension was at its usual peak, what with breakfasts barely eaten, work schedules now thrown off, and moods in...
Out with the resolutions, in with the mission: 3 steps to build your own mission statement
Every year, the resolution frenzy takes over, as people all around the world make a list, however much realistic (or not), of goals they plan to accomplish during the new year. And yes, I was “people” for the longest time (and I still am)... Making a list of changes,...
30 Best Amazon Black Friday Sales for Working Women and Moms
*Please note this post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn commissions for purchases made through links in these posts. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The holiday season is certainly a busy season for working women and...
TCS Podcast Episode 51: Making peace with ambition as a working woman and mom
In this podcast episode, I discuss making peace with ambition as working women and moms. For the longest time, ambition has been a double-edged sword for working women and moms. However, in this post-COVID pandemic area, women are redefining ambition for themselves......