What Did You Learn This Week?
As I wrote in an email to a friend this morning, “this week’s episode of ‘Nicole’s Life’ has been an interesting one. ” How about yours? Without getting too juicy (I really wish I could)...
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A Remedy for “The Pleasing Disease”
Many women are in the business of pleasing others. Sometimes this is a wonderful thing. Other times, our “pleasing disease” is the reason we get ourselves into trouble. For example, have you ever mistakenly...
Are You in The Right Dip?
I just finished Seth Godin’s book, “The Dip” and for those of you who read this blog often, you’ll be hearing a lot about it. This book has single handedly changed my perspective of...
Dear Ms. Career Girl Critics, I Heart “Me”
Things are absolutely nuts in my world and I couldn’t be happier about it. What started out as “Job Search Boot Camp” has quickly evolved into something even more fabulous. I cannot wait to...
What Would You do with a Million Dollars?
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...
What are you doing with your time?
In economics, the principle of scarcity says we have a limited amount of time and resources. What are you doing with yours? Consider Person 1 and Person 2. Both work at the same day job...
Giving to Those Who Give to You
What do the words equity, savings account and gas tank have in common? Each requires you to put something in before you take out. If you don’t put anything in, they have nothing to...
What Did You Learn in 2009?
Today my Twitter friend @MattFagioli posed the question/tweet: What did you learn in 2009? Something you didn’t realize in 2008. I couldn’t answer the question in a tweet because my answer would far exceed...
Routine: Think Less, Accomplish More
Routine: boring or amazing? I always thought it was boring. Lately I think it’s amazing. This is the perfect time of year to take an honest look at your routine. You probably have some goals for...
Create Your Own Luck by “Expanding Your Circle”
Post 2 of The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide series is about expanding your circle. First, let’s start by reviewing a few career myths (which you need to start accepting as myths!): Successful people just got...