creativity

What Would You do with a Million Dollars?

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Welcome to Ms. Career Girl’s shortest blog post ever.  I had some really interesting conversations this weekend that really got me thinking. I’m sure you’ll hear more about these soon.  Here’s one fragment for you to chew on for today. What would you do if you were given $1,000,000 right now? (Tax free, no strings attached) How [...]

February 8, 2010 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Week in Review

Here are some random thoughts about what I was reminded of this week: 1. A bit of positive news builds a heck of a lot of momentum. This week I talked to ForbesWoman.com and mscareergirl was officially accepted into their blog network. For me this is a huge honor, and hopefully the start of lots more business-related [...]

December 4, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

“When I’m not ‘allowed’ to spend money, I’m a lot more creative!”

Submitted by “Don’t Go Over in October” participant Leah P. Here’s something I’ve learned this past week in regards to money: When I’m not allowed to spend it, I’m a lot more creative. For example, a really good friend was broken up with this week. Normally, I would have taken her out for drinks or [...]

October 8, 2009 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Finding Your Entrepreneurial Niche

If the statistics are true, more people than ever before want to star their own business someday. Of those people, I bet 90% of them have no clue what type of business they want to start. Today’s post provides a process that should help you start gaining clarity on what Your Company, Inc. looks like. [...]

February 24, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Applying “The ‘Next!’ Principle” to Rock Rejection

The fear of failure is the #1 reason most people never reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. Perhaps people feel that too much could be lost if they try something different or get out of their comfort zone. The truth is, nothing is lost considering you never had what you were looking [...]

January 20, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Thoughtful, Creative and Thrifty Gift Ideas

Goodbye Thanksgiving, Hello holiday shopping. I decided that instead of spending hundreds of dollars on ugly pajamas, sweaters or perfume that my friends and family don’t even like or want, I’m going to get creative and thrifty this year. Rather than focus on the dollar amount I spend per person, I’m going to tailor my [...]

November 30, 2008 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What’s Your Brand?

Americans are known to love wearing and buying big name brands. My guess is that we buy brands in order to feel or look a certain way. Try this. I will name two brands in the same category. Think about the first thing that comes to mind for each of them: • Bebe vs. Gap [...]

November 21, 2008 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Future of the Workplace according to Joey

Check out this cool clip from www.dailyjoey.com which shows Joey’s vision of what the future workplace will look like. I like it! I think the idea of working from home in an environment that is creatively stimulating would increase productivity. Also, having less rigid hours in order to become a “famil-ionaire” is a great concept [...]

November 20, 2008 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Check out this awesome site in honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week this week!  Get involved, think up some new ideas and connect with other young people today. Playing around on this site has shed some light on a new idea I have for Executive Vision!  (Yes, another one.)  I’m sure you’ll hear about this soon!

November 19, 2008 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Get Your Creative Juices Flowing. Today.

Are you starting your morning off dreading going to work? If so, challenge yourself to identify what it is that is causing the dread. If you don’t know what you dislike, how are you going to fix it? If your dread comes from the fact that you are too creative to be stuck behind a [...]

November 12, 2008 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →