January 2011

Three Keys to Success in Your Career and Your Life

Today’s post is by Lydia Whitney. Yes, Virginia, you can have it all: a successful career doing something you love and a life outside of that career. The key is to find balance. And it’s not as hard as you may think – especially if you understand the three keys to life success: Academic Readiness, [...]

January 31, 2011 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

7 Ways to Earn More Respect and Influence as a Young Professional Woman

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Today’s post is by Holland Banks. During my first year out of college, I worked in a legal organization that assists men and women from all over the world.  Many of the clients are men from countries where women aren’t highly valued, let alone taken seriously or even allowed in professional atmospheres. This is especially [...]

January 27, 2011 25 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

5 Tips to Improve Your Relationship with Your Business Partner

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Today’s post is by Maureen Page. Relationships with your business partner can be difficult. Or perhaps I should have started with “relationships with your spouse can be difficult.” Either relationship can prove to be challenging and when you combine them into one relationship the challenge can increase dramatically. Yet in many ways, the relationship you [...]

January 26, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Keeping up with the Jennifers and Jolies

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Today’s post is by Gabriela Vega. In today’s society with the numerous magazines covering the world of women’s fashion, countless television shows featuring vain reality stars and limitless red carpet coverage scrutinizing the clothing of celebrities, it is easy for a woman to get overly-wrapped up in concerns about her clothing, jewelry and shoes.  Our [...]

January 25, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Outsourcing Can Give You More Control over Your Business

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Today’s post is by Shannon Suetos. Whether you have your own business or you are running a business for someone else, you are likely to be pulled in many different directions at once. As with every successful woman, you are likely to have learned that one of the best ways that you can pay attention [...]

January 25, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

New Year’s Resolutions: Making Yours Stick

Today’s post is by Justin Butcher. Christmas is the time of year when even the most disciplined of people let go: Eating lots, drinking and socialising all combine as one and lead to a period of excess.  On the other side of Christmas when the last of the turkey has been eaten and there are [...]

January 24, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Does Freelancing Qualify as a Small Business?

Today’s post is by Stephen Cline. There are many questions to ponder when one decides to brave the world as a freelancer; a position free of the entanglements of a nine-to-five job. One of the primary considerations is whether it will be worth the effort in the long run, and, if so, how Uncle Sam [...]

January 23, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Share Your Bad Interview Experience, Win a Netbook

Have you had an awful interview experience?  Want to win a FREE 10.1 Inch Netbook? Share your story in 250 words or less on LifeTuner for the chance to win! Oh yeah, and I’m the judge! LifeTuner’s Worst Interview contest ends on Wednesday, February 2 at 5:59pm EST so get your story in sooner rather [...]

January 20, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How To Build a Website (Even if You Aren’t a Web Designer)

Today’s post is by Eric Flores. Virtually all businesses need functional, eye-pleasing websites to get by in 2010. What they don’t need (in all cases) are world-class HTML skills or design credentials. While it never hurts to have design ability, the idea that only professional designers can create good websites is simply not true. Thanks [...]

January 19, 2011 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Importance of Being (Mentally) Present

Today’s post is by Nicole Martin. Alarm goes off.  You shower and get ready, then drive/bus/train into work.  You answer e-mails, voice mails, and phone calls.  There are meetings and coffee… lots of coffee.  Finally the day is over and you fight traffic back home.  If asked how your day was, the answer is usually [...]

January 14, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →