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- ***How Clearly Defined Goals Lead To Success - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Beate CheletteOne of the best arguments I know for setting goals could be an ad for a Global Positioning System (or GPS). Unless you know where you want to go, you can’t figure out a way to get there. It’s true for all aspects of our lives, personal, family and career. Even so, just having goals without ...
Views: 1185 - ***Top Strategies Successful Women Follow To Get Promoted - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Beate Chelette[Part Two] In my last article, I talked about the reasons why women don’t get promoted more often. My experience as a career coach and long-time entrepreneur has enabled me to witness, first hand, why men tend to get promoted at a higher rate than women. Now I’d like to talk about the ...
Views: 1308 - ***THE TOP THREE REASONS WHY WOMEN DON’T GET PROMOTED - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Beate CheletteAnd the top strategies to change that and get ahead. [Part One] As a career coach and longtime entrepreneur I have been able to watch how men and women work and advance (or not) in their careers. Here are some of the top reasons why women don’t get promoted at a higher rate and Part Two ...
Views: 1201 - ***Two Secrets To Success You Don’t Want To Overlook - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2012 from Beate CheletteDiscover what you need, besides talent, to further your career. What if someone told you, as they did me a couple of months ago, that what you say and do will either further or boycott your success? A bit scary, right? Surely, there are other things at work, too. Like talent, IQ, ...
Views: 1059 - ***How To Get It All Done - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Beate CheletteLately, I have gotten so busy that I find myself in dire need of scheduling absolutely everything. Between coaching, interviews, consulting and being the mom of an aspiring and talented young woman, I once again feel everything pulling on me at once. I know I’m not the only one who wonders ...
Views: 1086 - ***How To Find The Business Style That Works For You - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Beate CheletteIt has happened to all of us. Some ideas—even really good ones—just don’t work out sometimes. We come up with a great idea and are close to signing a new client or securing a partnership and then, just like that, the opportunity is gone. Have you ever considered that maybe your style of doing ...
Views: 2305 - ***Turn Your Great Business Ideas Into Reality - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Beate CheletteIsn’t it the truth that we have these great ideas but somehow they get lost in the shuffle? As time goes by, these great ideas wane from our consciousness and soon they are forgotten. But let’s look a little deeper into how you can actualize those ideas. The Nike slogan “Just Do It” sums it ...
Views: 1670(2 votes) - ***How To Create An Effective Marketing Plan - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Beate CheletteAs a career coach, the most commonly asked questions I get are: what is the effectiveness of marketing, should I do more and how do I measure the success of my campaigns? Marketing is an important aspect for any business. Dan Kennedy, one of the most recognized and established marketing gurus ...
Views: 1148 - Instead Of Fearing Change, Focus On Its Positive Aspects - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Beate CheletteIt has been a tough year for almost everyone, but doesn’t if feel as if things are moving forward again? The financial markets are recovering, housing prices are stabilizing and now we would like nothing better than getting back to conducting business as usual. The only problem is: That is ...
Views: 2871(1 vote) - Why Setting Goals Is So Important - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Beate CheletteWe usually think of the New Year as the time to set goals and figure out what we want to achieve. But right now is a good time to check in on those goals and determine if they’re realistic and attainable. Of course there are the obvious ones: you want to be happy, have fun, improve personal ...
Views: 3291 - Working Out Problems At Work With Effective Communication - by Submitted on May 23, 2012 from Beate CheletteRecently, I had a spirited discussion with a woman who works for me who had made some mistakes I just had to address. Our exchange was tense at times, and we eventually worked things out, but the most interesting thing to come out of it was what we learned from the experience. Her name is ...
Views: 2954 - How Good Habits Will Improve Your Success - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Beate CheletteHave you ever caught yourself doing something that doesn’t really work, but then you still do it over and over again? I know I have. In our personal and business lives we sometimes find ourselves stuck with ineffective habits—even when we know better. Other times we just do things because we ...
Views: 2592(1 vote) - How To Tweak Your Thinking - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Beate CheletteThoughts are powerful. They create feelings and take form in our lives in ways we like and don’t like. One of the aspects of my business is that I pay very close attention to my way of thinking. Since I first read the book “The Power of Positive Thinking” in my 20s, I have made an ongoing and ...
Views: 2421 - Find The Magic Again in What You Do - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Beate CheletteThe road traveled can be a tough one. We all go through some pretty heaving things during our lives that can derail us. It’s happened to me several times, and no matter what is going wrong, if I can remember, even for a second, that life is made up of rhythms or phases that come and go, then I ...
Views: 2112 - CASH is the Essential Four-Letter Word - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Beate CheletteIt’s easy to find people who will critique your business and tell you how to run it. But no one actually explains the hard part: how to make money. I know many women entrepreneurs who, like me, tend to focus on the creative side of business, with a thousand new ideas racing in our brains, but ...
Views: 2160(1 vote) - Bringing Balance Back Into Our Hectic Lives - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Beate CheletteIf you are like many women, you sometimes feel like exploding because everything in your life seems to pull on you at the same time. We're all on a seesaw trying to balance our emotions, our attitudes, our expectations. I hear from women all the time who say they feel overwhelmed, inadequate ...
Views: 2112 - ***The Rhythm of Your Days and Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beate CheletteFollow your bliss, and doors will open where there were no doors before. ~ Joseph Campbell Timing is everything. It just helps to know where you are at what time – and many of us don’t. That’s where the problem lies. When I began to conceptualize the idea of what I now call ego-RHYTHM™ ...
Views: 1468(2 votes) - ***Rising Like a Phoenix - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beate CheletteSometimes, life smiles on you. It’s the kind of thing that nourishes hope. And then, life turns. And, well – you deal with it. Upon my return from Germany and settling the affairs of my late father, I retained a lawyer—with more money I did not have—to fight the eviction notice I’d received ...
Views: 2865(1 vote) - ***My Father, My Future - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beate CheletteThe illness or loss of a parent is one of the true tests of our dignity, our sense of self. On every European trip, my first stop was to see my father. We had always been very close. This time, we spent two days together before I left for Munich to continue with my trip before heading to Milan ...
Views: 3471(1 vote) - We’re Tired of Choosing! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Beate CheletteWe’re Tired of Choosing! Today’s woman doesn’t want to choose anymore. Between work and home and personal life and career. She’s had it with the balancing act. Heresy, right? But why is it that men don’t really have to choose and that we women, after a half-century of social progress, ...
Views: 2354(3 votes) - The End of the Pity Party - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Beate CheletteAfter my divorce, and with business bad, I was flat-out broke and had no idea what I was going to do. By myself, with neither family nor anyone else to help me, I was devastated. My daughter Gina noticed at a young age that other kids at the playground were playing with their dads. She’d ...
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