March 2009

FREE Career Webinar!

College juniors, seniors and recent graduates, I highly recommend you sign up for this free career webinar on Tuesday April 2 put on by Anne Brown, author of the book Grad to Great. I met Anne at a Ladies Who Launch event in January and she is a very impressive person with tons of cool [...]

March 31, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How is Your Credit Score Determined?

35% Payment History (paying on time). Notice that paying on time is the single largest factor in computing your credit score. If you are likely to forget to pay your bills on time, set everything up on auto-debit! This is super important! 30% How much you owe vs. how much credit you have available. If [...]

March 30, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why Do You Want to Be Rich?

I started reading Ramit Sethi’s book “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” this weekend. Yes, I was the nerdy girl that excitedly ordered the book the day it came out. I love Ramit’s blog, his writing style and the fact that his advice is tailored to our generation. Anyways, in the first chapter Ramit [...]

March 29, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Toolkit.com is Fabulous!

I just discovered toolkit.com thanks to entrepreneur.com’s list of 65 Indispensable Sites for Biz Owners- and it is totally fabulous!   It is free to sign up and you get lots of perks of being a member.  For those of you who have asked me how to incorporate, get a tax-ID #, get articles of incorporation, a [...]

March 26, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Ways to Naturally Deal with your ADHD

1. Acknowledge your weakness. This may sound overly simple, but the truth is you must face your weaknesses in order to overcome them and deal with them in your every day life. Get over the fact that you are a little different and that you may not be cut out for sitting still or focusing [...]

March 26, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Starting a Business in Chicago? Check Out These Workshops!

If you’re considering starting your own business, there’s a good chance that you will need additional training in areas outside of your expertise.  Most people are great at providing a service, but terrible with accounting.  Or great Accountants, but have no clue where to start with Marketing and Sales.  If this sounds like you, check [...]

March 25, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Mood Swings and Your Career

Mood swings. They are awful. They make you feel a little out of control. They take you from being the sweetest, calmest and nicest person, to being the hugest bitch on the block. I’m sure many women would agree that mood swings are their biggest enemy both at work and at home. How do we [...]

March 23, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Become a Career Coach

By, Andrea Travillian Coaching is a rapidly growing profession, people are looking for a good process to help people and at the same time people are looking for added support in moving forward in their lives. This creates a win win for both the client and the coach. Do you think you would be a [...]

March 18, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Observations of a Teenage Sister

By, Ashley Crimaldi Written in 2008 My little sister is fourteen years old, and she is beautiful. She has perfect straight white teeth, a toned tan body, perfect complexion and mysterious green eyes. She also has a great personality, a free spirit and a fun sense of humor. Sometimes I wonder if people notice those [...]

March 17, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Entitled to Lead: The Rise of the Millennial Female Leader

By, Alexia Vernon In their book, Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America And Changing Our World Forever, Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber propose that millennials (or Generation We as they have affectionately re-branded us), the generation born between 1978-2000, is the first generation in American history to inherit a nation in social, [...]

March 16, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →