The Creative Process
I am fascinated by the creative process. Do you find that sometimes you are really in sync and great ideas come to you very easily and other times you struggle to even focus for a few seconds on a concept? Have you ever thought about what is happening when you are trying so hard to be creative? Recent research shows that when you are distracted from a creative challenge for a… Continue readingOur Girlfriends Keep Us Healthy
This article was emailed to me by a friend this week and apparently it has circulated around the internet. I was unable to find the source, but I am passing it along regardless because I think the message is important. I would love to know your thoughts on the subject. In a class given at Stanford, the last lecture was on the mind-body connection--the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker… Continue readingDo You Need to Fake it to Make it?
Do you know that low self-esteem can sabotage your career success? In a recent article in Forbes Woman, author Laura Sinberg states that people with low self-esteem often unconsciously sabotage their careers. Sinberg quotes Lois Frankel, PhD, author of Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office. People with low self-esteem often try to remain under the radar screen because they don't want to be noticed, but especially in this… Continue reading | 1 CommentIce Cream Melts and Three Other Marketing Tips for Summer
This week’s guest post is by Jamie Eslinger, a friend, colleague and fantastic marketing coach. Jamie “Sling” Eslinger loves to make consumer brands shine. As the founder of MarketingTiara she also coaches entrepreneurs and marketing mavens to be brilliant. We all have experience chasing ice cream around the top of the cone before it falls off slowly dripping into a puddle on brand new summer sandals, right? But that’s the… Continue readingThe Language of Power
August 1, 2010 · Posted in Communication, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business, assertive communication · Comment
In her book, No Ceilings, No Walls, author Susan Colantuono says:
As essential as it is to understand the business of business, it is necessary but insufficient. You not only have to have business strategic and financial acumen, you must also be able to demonstrate it by using the language of power.
Susan talks about the language of power being the language of outcomes and the importance of stating… Continue reading
