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- The Power of Positive Thinking: 5 Steps to Changing Your Attitude For Success - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Attitude is a choice. Women are confronted daily with situations, words, outcomes that force them to choose a response. That response is based decidedly on their attitude. Attitude is the difference between winning the battles, but losing the war. How many times have you realized that your ...
Views: 1346(1 vote) - The Power of Positive Thinking: 5 Steps to Changing Your Attitude For Success - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Attitude is a choice. Women are confronted daily with situations, words, outcomes that force them to choose a response. That response is based decidedly on their attitude. Attitude is the difference between winning the battles, but losing the war. How many times have you realized that your ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Top 5 Ways to Come Home - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Home. A place to live, feel secure, be free. Yes. But not the home you sleep in every night. This home is where you return when you’ve been hurt or damaged. The home where you celebrate your victories and evaluate your future plans. This is the place inside you where nobody else is privy. ...
Views: 816(1 vote) - When To Say NO to Get to YES - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Knowing when to say no is a major first step in getting to yes. How? Psychologically, when people hear no their immediate reaction is how they can turn that ‘no’ into a yes. For instance, when you tell the car salesperson not today, they begin to figure out ways to make the deal even ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - Are You Revealing TOO Much? 5 Steps To Telling the Truth - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When is enough enough? Is your ‘truth-telling’ getting you in trouble? What happens when you first meet someone? Do you get diarrhea of the mouth? Do you clam up not saying a word? There’s a fine balance between truthfully representing your personality and making a good first impression. You ...
Views: 2503(3 votes) - How Fit is Your Business? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Just like exercise is good for your body, so it is for your business. There are daily demands every business owner faces, and without a strong, solid foundation and good reserves on hand for those inevitable emergencies, you can find both you and your bottom line sidelined at the most ...
Views: 754(1 vote) - Improving People Skills: Get Ahead In Life With Interpersonal and Communication Skills That Work! - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Day in and day out, whether at work or running our own business, we have to interact with people. We may talk face-to-face, by phone or Skype, by email, or on popular virtual gathering places like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Never before have we had so many ways we can connect to people, ...
Views: 520(1 vote) - Your Boss is a Jerk? 5 Top Ways to Tame the Tyrant Boss - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When your boss is the office bully a very different picture emerges. It’s like dealing with a spoiled child who rants and raves knowing nobody will say anything for fear of risking the unemployment line. They act out because they can. They are insecure, compensating for little or no leadership, ...
Views: 1609(1 vote) - Business Lessons from Prince William and Kate Middleton - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.There probably aren't many people on the planet who don't know about the upcoming nuptials of one of the most famous bachelors in the world. Getting married is a pretty big step in life for anyone, and doing it before the eyes of millions is thankfully not what the rest of us have to take on! ...
Views: 811(2 votes) - The Corporate Women’s Road Less Traveled - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.The saying, ‘Lonely At The Top’ is true for women now more than ever. Why? There simply aren’t enough women moving in forward motion. Now, some of you may totally disagree but let’s look at the facts. Women outnumber men in the workplace but show up in less than 10 percent of senior level ...
Views: 799(2 votes) - Today's Working Woman‘s Wardrobe: Do You Still Say Yes To The Dress? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.It's no secret that what you wear says a lot about who you are, your self-esteem, and your professionalism. Additionally, your work clothes "brand" your image on the job. So if you want to be taken seriously and be successful in your career, you have to dress accordingly. But you don't have to ...
Views: 1040(2 votes) - Top 5 Motivators of Your Employees - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.What gets your employees, contractors, or freelancers charged and ready to go? If you don’t know you should find out because the very success of your business could depend on it. And besides, why wouldn’t you want to work with a group of people who are raring to go, bringing you tons of ...
Views: 1532(2 votes) - Top 5 Reasons Relationships Fail - by Submitted on May 11, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Every relationship’s cornerstone is based on trust. And trust comes from telling the truth. So what is the reason so many relationships fail? Here are five: 1. The Half Truth. Telling the other person only what you want them to know or what they only want to hear is a slippery slope. Jack ...
Views: 1534(2 votes) - Top 5 Symptoms of a Business Relationship Gone Bad - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Every woman has either experienced or witnessed when a business relationship has gone wrong. Most of the time it sneaks up on you without any warning. Like when your business partner says she is leaving because she found something better somewhere (and with someone) else. Or how about being ...
Views: 1855(2 votes) - Top Ten Things Your Customer Wants - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Customer retention, relationship management, and how a business owner provides customer service is extremely important to the bottom line. Everyone knows it cost more money to find a new customer than to retain an existing one. So why not give it your all to satisfy your customer’s ...
Views: 1006(2 votes) - Your Business Reputation: Something to Talk About - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.The phrase ‘His name is mud” came from the story about a man named Samuel Mudd who was thought to be a co-conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s assignation. His conviction was later overturned, but nonetheless, the phrase stuck with him and for more than a hundred years later. How do you want to ...
Views: 762(2 votes) - Fed Up With Your Job? 5 Signs That Say It's Time to Quit - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Job stability seems a rare promise these days. Downsizing and resizing companies continues to be a predominant sign of our economically-challenged times, and there is plenty of worry about the axe falling when you least expect it. However, on the other side of the coin, you may be hanging onto ...
Views: 9194(1 vote) - How to Guarantee You Are Listening - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When you speak, do others hear you? Do they ‘listen’ to you? Are you listening to them? Listening and hearing are different actions. Hearing is the physical act of the ear picking out sounds from another’s voice. It simply happens. Listening is what you consciously choose to do. Listening ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - A Woman’s Definition of Success - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Women are redefining the meaning of success – on their terms. They’re giving it a much needed makeover. Well-defined success factors or keys to success are important to a woman’s identity, to her sense of accomplishment and to her total acceptance of her success. Women have defined success, ...
Views: 986(1 vote) - Women and the Corporate Ladder: Documenting the Journey - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, women not only need to be on top of their game but they also need to watch their backs. As we all know, there are sour grapes in every bunch of people we work with. Some of these backstabbers try to either overtly or covertly sabotage you, ...
Views: 1077(1 vote) - 10 Quick Ways Women Can Empower Themselves - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When you feel empowered you can accomplish anything you desire. Empowerment for women doesn’t mean you have to burn your bra or spit at the end of the bar. It doesn’t mean you need to be aggressive or stare down the nearest competitor with vigor. But there are a few things you can do to set ...
Views: 1499 - 3 Things to Know About the Truth Behind Your Influence - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Being influential can mean the difference between success and failure. Yours. Influence is touted to women as an outer or external component as a means of getting what you want. This is logical IF you accept influence as how to exert power over someone or a situation. James Ford instructs ...
Views: 869 - 3 Ways to Become a Highly Appreciated Working Mom - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Working moms get a bad rap. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Do or don’t what? Everything! The working mother is busting you-know-what to be everything, everywhere to everyone. Face it – that’s impossible even for Wonder Woman. Every working mother I know at some time or ...
Views: 953 - 5 Resolutions To Help You Get Ahead At Work: Are You Ready To Commit? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Making well-defined resolutions is the cornerstone in getting ahead. The quality and success of your resolutions depend on your willingness to stay committed to them. How is a resolution related to getting ahead? A resolution is defined as a formal expression or intention to make a decision ...
Views: 909 - 7 Personal Power Qualities of Influential Women - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Personal power makes a woman influential. Her personal power is what is left when other powers (money, position, relational) are lost to her. Women are learning the value of their personal power. For years, they have invested in the belief of being powerless. Competing desires, thoughts, and ...
Views: 2459 - Are You Getting Your Prospects Ready? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Serial entrepreneur Sarah Stedman sidles up to the organic snack bar to meet with an exciting potential client she's wanted to pitch to for a long time. She's feeling smart, sassy and super-energized after a hard morning workout. She has her best suit on, her new haircut has taken 10 years off ...
Views: 924 - Are You Headed for the Corner Office? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Who gets the corner office? The woman who maneuvers and manipulates? The woman who is constantly pleasing? Whether you are a business woman, entrepreneur or corporate leader in training – your goal of the corner office is commendable. The woman who gets the corner office has these top 5 ...
Views: 881 - Battling the Insidious Workplace Backstabber - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Spreaders of malicious gossip, the workplace backstabbers spin wicked webs of emotional destruction, hunting down and trapping unwitting pawns in their incessantly evil games. Sometimes they can be overtly blunt, other times they're subtle and coy, gaining your trust and then turning the tables ...
Views: 1559 - Business Check-Up for Women: A Customer Lesson from Guy Kawasaki - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When it comes to running a business, there is so much to think about. Organizing and keeping on top of daily operations, marketing, bookkeeping, customer service, employees, vendors, etc. It all pretty much takes up a business owner's time. These are definitely important areas to focus on but ...
Views: 821 - Business Growth and Predictability: Where Do You Fit In? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Being predictable can lead you to great success. For instance, if you discovered a formula that works why not use it every time? Now, being predictable isn’t about staying the same year after year. It’s about knowing which behaviors to exercise, once you’ve discovered their success, at each ...
Views: 828 - Expressing Emotions Effectively: How Do Smart Women Vent? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.There are several ways a woman can vent her frustrations and anger. Many of which could make things worse resulting in more trouble than she bargained for. Nonetheless, venting is a good skill to learn. But, do it smart! Don’t let it get the best of you, give your enemy power or sink a damaged ...
Views: 1412 - How To Deal With Rejection - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.It stings but rejection happens whether it’s in love or in business. Rejection makes us afraid. Afraid to invite someone out. Afraid to ask for the promotion. Afraid to start a difficult conversation. Afraid to start our business. We assume that our interest, ideas or intentions will be ...
Views: 1272 - How To Do It Right the First Time? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.One of Murphy’s Law states, “There’s never enough time to do something right, but there’s always enough time to do it over.” Doing it right the first time would mean no mistakes, no regrets and no doubts. But if you didn’t make mistakes, have regrets or deal with doubts then what would you ...
Views: 1076 - It’s All in the Relationship - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.What's important about a relationship? Everything! True success comes within the confines of authentic relationships. Anything less is superficial. You buy and sell based on relationships. You hire and fire based on relationships. You agree or disagree based on relationships. Relationships ...
Views: 1014 - Live to Win: How To Feel More Alive! - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.What makes you feel alive? Do you know what the feeling is? Dr. Wayne Dyer, said it this way, ‘I try to teach my children that being successful isn’t necessarily about performing a specific task, being in a certain occupation or living in a particular location. It’s about sharing yourself in a ...
Views: 730 - Loving Your Life: Top 5 Reasons to Count Your Blessings - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Everyone has blessings in their life, however, there is a good number of people who couldn’t tell you what they are if their life depended on it. These are the people who complain to a great extent, expect way too much from others, and rely heavily on success to come from nowhere. Being ...
Views: 1141 - Never Underestimate the Persuasive Power of a Woman! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.The influential woman consists of an array of qualities that are not mistaken for anything other than influential. She is strong. She is confident. People take notice when she walks into the room. She commands the respect that she has earned. Every woman can be an influential woman. But it ...
Views: 1081 - Pay It Forward or Payback? Influence And The Principle of Reciprocity - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.The principle of reciprocity is a powerful way to influence. It’s one of the six psychological principles of persuasion. It’s a means of give and take. Sort of a ”you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” thinking. But there’s another expression you’re probably familiar with … “You get what ...
Views: 669 - Pessimistic. Negative. Or Just a Critical Thinker? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.A group of anthropologists at Cambridge were conducting research on the concepts of pessimism and optimism. Their subjects were two young boys: one a pessimist and the other an optimist. The pessimistic boy was put in a room full of wonderful toys. The optimistic boy was put in a room with ...
Views: 3097 - Powerful Women: Using Language to Explode Your Power - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.What’s in a word? Is it worth a thousand pictures? Lots and could be. Words are approximately 7% of our communication so what makes them so important? Because without them we would struggle to get our point across or hear that all-important feeling or thought someone is trying to share. ...
Views: 978 - Putting the “I” Back In Integrity - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Women in business are astute when it comes to watching out for integrity. You want to know that everyone you deal with, hire, or promote is working from a space of integrity. The word integrity conjures up images of politicians, business people and individuals in authority. It’s a blue ribbon ...
Views: 983 - The Office Romance: Dating in the Workplace - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Oh, the thrill of it all, flirting with a co-worker or your boss. It can be sexy, fun, and electric. And as the mutual attraction grows and is taken to the dating stage, it can be even more so. However one should always proceed with caution when dating at work as there’s much at stake on both a ...
Views: 1051 - The Power of Self-Discipline: Do You Have It? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Self-discipline is the skill to get yourself to take action in spite of your emotional condition. It’s about willpower, persistence and hard work. The pivotal point of self-discipline is when you make a conscious decision, it is virtually guaranteed that you will follow through with it. The ...
Views: 765 - The Top 5 Understandings Women Need For Successful Negotiation - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Women are learning the value of successful negotiation. However, men initiate negotiation four times more than women. Because of poor or nonexistent negotiation skills, women leave approximately $2000 on the table when buying a car. Women are more pessimistic about the rewards of negotiation ...
Views: 2042 - Top 5 Misconceptions About the Successful Working Woman - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Successful working women have many things to overcome. 1. She doesn’t need love and attention. Not true! Successful working women thrive on love and attention. They value positive recognition, honest feedback, and respect. There’s a picture of a woman moving fast, climbing, and earning in a ...
Views: 883 - Top Sales Techniques And Psychology – How This Can Work for You! - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Marketers have been using logic and emotion for years in selling their products and services. So how does this work? It’s all about the decision making process and the triggers that make a difference between yes or no. Sometimes these triggers can be impulses, or they are coupled with logic or ...
Views: 808 - Transition: A Woman’s Middle Name - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.All stages of a woman's life are transitory, whether we're growing into womanhood, getting married, having children, retiring or dealing with an empty nest. Similarly, we also go through different stages in our careers. At one point, we may be at the bottom of the corporate ladder; at others, ...
Views: 831 - Women and Business: How To ‘Seal The Deal’ for Success Using 5 Top Business Negotiation Strategies - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.You’re walking into the boardroom. All eyes are on you. You take a seat. Take a deep breath and WHAM – now you’re on. What’s next? Every day leaders are made, deals get sealed, and negotiations fall through.. So what separates the ‘made’ deals from the ‘broken’ deals? Following these ...
Views: 948 - Women Entrepreneurs: Do You Have the O Factor? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Think I'm talking about the Oprah factor? No, not this time. This particular O factor, which can be a challenge for practically every woman in business, is critically important to your success. What is it? It's Organization - with a capital O! Now I know it stands to reason that organization ...
Views: 837 - Women in Business: Do You Have Stick-tuitive-ness? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.When it comes to being in business, the road to success can be long and hard, marked by many highs and lows and everything in between. Like life, our business can make us ride an emotional roller coaster - if we let it. We may jump for joy when we land a new client or enter into a profitable ...
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