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Got Dense Breasts? Why You Should Care and How It Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk

by Solange Lopes | November 2, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

The letter came in the mail a couple of days before I even got a chance to open it. It was a routine mammogram I thought nothing of, like most of the other mammograms I had done before. Except this one was a tad different… The word “abnormal” jumped at me from the...

From Career Sacrifice to Career Focus: Managing your Career in a Sustainable Way as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | October 14, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how you can advance your career while being a woman, wife and/or mother, and not having to work 40+ hours every week? Have you ever considered cloning yourself so you could do all the things, everywhere at the same time? You’re certainly not the...

TCS Podcast Episode 56: The Summer Recap Edition

by Solange Lopes | September 6, 2024 | Career, PODCAST | 0 Comments

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it's possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun...

7 Ways to Enrich Your Career In The Summer (Without Hijacking Your Summer Fun)

by Solange Lopes | August 30, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

It’s the middle of summer, and I am trying out a new African restaurant with a colleague and a new professional acquaintance while nerding out on artificial intelligence during a work conference. Here I was, actually enjoying myself and advancing my career, while...

The Rest Bias for Women: Uncovering the Struggle and Power of Doing Nothing as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | August 6, 2024 | Self-care, Working Mom & Woman Tips | 0 Comments

For the first time in my adult life, I took a month off. An entire month off, traveling, seeing new places, swimming in the ocean and mostly “being” as opposed to “doing”. And it shocked the entire heck out of my system, my overachieving, productivity-minded, A-type...

My Mornings Are Sacred: How to Create Your Sacred Space As a Busy Working Mom

by Solange Lopes | Aug 27, 2019

Time is a precious commodity, especially as a working mom. You can make more money, meet more people, buy more shoes…Yet, one thing you cannot buy more of, is time. One of the biggest complaints and regrets I hear from fellow working moms is around lack of time. There...

Think and grow successful: How to manifest the career of your dreams

by Solange Lopes | Aug 22, 2019

As a disclaimer, this is not your typical (read: practical) career advice. There will be no fool-proof tips and tricks to climb the corporate ladder or reach the million dollar mark in your business. If you’re looking for a get-rich-or-successful-quick scheme, this is...

Reclaiming my time: How to refresh your schedule as a working woman

by Solange Lopes | Aug 1, 2019

Have you ever looked at your schedule and felt an "Auntie Maxine" "Reclaiming my time" moment? Whether it was because your goals seemed too far-fetched or that you could not possibly see how you could accomplish them all, at one point or another, you might have felt...

40 is the new 40: 40 lessons about turning 40 as a working woman

by Solange Lopes | Jul 30, 2019

40 is not the new 30, 40 is the new 40. For some women like Kourtney Kardashian, feeling anxious about turning the big 4-0 is par for the course ( see video excerpt below). For others, it’s a good thing, at least according to Tracee Ellis Ross, who unapologetically...

Woman of Impact: Cleonie Mainvielle, Founder and CEO of Inspired Outcome

by Solange Lopes | Jul 9, 2019

In the Woman of Impact series, I interview women who are making a difference in others' lives through their mission and purpose. Cleonie Mainvielle is just one of these women. When I first heard Cleonie speak about her journey and business at a women's event, I felt...

The Power of No: How to deal with people who don’t value you

by Solange Lopes | Jun 28, 2019

Whether at work or in life, you’re bound to meet at least one person who doesn’t value you. This may be a co-worker who steps all over your toes in meeting, or a boss who discredits you in public with zero mercy. It may also be the so-called “friend” who puts their...

Summer Refresh: Use the warm season to reboot your life and work

by Solange Lopes | Jun 26, 2019

Every year, I look forward to summer to refresh and reboot my entire life and work. One, I’m a summer baby, so entering into a new birthday cycle is always a source of joy and gratitude (plus the occasional “grey hair” panic). Second, like for many, it’s a time to...

Let it be Friday!

by Solange Lopes | Jun 21, 2019

Welcome to the Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). Hi there (and Happy Friday!)! Happy Summer Solstice Day! This week has literally flown by,...

Are you sensitive? Here’s why it’s a superpower and how to work it

by Solange Lopes | Jun 19, 2019

If you read the title of this post while vigorously nodding your head, then you may already have dealt with what it means to be a sensitive person in the world, and more specifically at work. You may have been labeled as “too nice”, “introverted”, or even as a...

5 Ways to See the World Without Going Broke

by Molly Barnes | Jun 13, 2019

This guest post is written by the amazing Molly Barnes who runs the website DigitalNomadLife.org. Molly recently quit her day job and started traveling across the country with her boyfriend. On her blog, she shares previous tips about budgeting, working remotely...