From Motivated Sista
May 18, 2011 at 10:36 am
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity ’til he has tasted adversity. ~Sa’di (Musharrif-uddin)
How often do you think about prosperity?
For us goal-setters, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 12, 2011 at 8:00 am
My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
more)
From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
May 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, ... (
more)
From Motivated Sista
April 25, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Today I overheard something interesting.
One of my coworkers came to my area to buy a honey bun from the little store that my employee association runs. The store was out of honeybuns ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
April 15, 2011 at 10:29 am
I don’t know if I would describe myself as a control freak, but I am definitely not comfortable with uncertainty. I typically like to know exactly what’s going to happen, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
April 15, 2011 at 10:29 am
I don’t know if I would describe myself as a control freak, but I am definitely not comfortable with uncertainty. I typically like to know exactly what’s going to happen, ... (
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From Money Under 30
April 12, 2011 at 8:26 am
Have you invested recently…in yourself?
If so, leave a comment describing how you invested in yourself, how much it cost, and what you think you’ll get out of it. (Share how ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
April 7, 2011 at 8:00 am
I enjoyed Tony Schwartz’s blog post on Harvard Business Review, Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything. The post is based on the advice Tony extols in his new book, The ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
April 4, 2011 at 8:00 am
There have been times in my life that I’ve been unhappy at my job, and I recall that Sunday evenings were always the worst. The precious weekend was over, and now I’d ... (
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From Motivated Sista
March 25, 2011 at 1:34 pm
The other night, as I was talking myself through a self-imposed hurdle, I was inspired to write this post.
I’m familiar with what it takes to start a business and each ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 23, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Earlier this year, I joined the Career Advisory Board, a panel of academic, corporate, and career experts sponsored by DeVry University. Our goal as a group is to provide ... (
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From Motivated Sista
March 12, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Today I realized that I’ve been playing kinda small, and for that I apologize to you guys.
For as long as I remember, I’ve been passionate about entrepreneurship. ... (
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From Last Born Child
March 8, 2011 at 4:11 pm
My friend is a fitness fiend. She runs, she works out, she boxes, she kick boxes, she does yoga, Pilates and Silat. I am not. I'm in relatively good shape (shout out to good genes) ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 7, 2011 at 9:00 am
I recently enjoyed reading Marcus Buckingham’s book, Find Your Strongest Life. The book explores some of the innate differences men and women experience working in the ... (
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From ThrillingHeroics.com
March 4, 2011 at 8:06 am
Alright, so it’s official!
I’ve purchased tickets halfway around the globe and I will be traveling the U.S. for about five weeks, between March 14th and about April ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
March 3, 2011 at 9:00 am
Regardless of your role in your organization, establishing a solid expert platform achieves two purposes. It promotes your visibility in the new field, and it also forces ... (
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From Motivated Sista
February 24, 2011 at 1:12 am
For most of my life, I’ve been told that I don’t fit in.
Really, this is ok. I struggled against being told that I’m different, I tried and tried to be like ... (
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From Reckitt Benckiser
February 18, 2011 at 7:54 am
If you’ve ever purchased a household cleaning product, you’ve most likely seen performance claims such as: No. 1 on Stains. Kills 99.9% of Germs. 5X Better ... (
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From Motivated Sista
February 17, 2011 at 11:46 pm
I don’t quite remember what life was life for me before I discovered blogs. I’ve learned so much from reading blogs – I’ve become a better blogger (thanks, ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
February 16, 2011 at 9:40 am
Whether you are thinking about starting a new business or overwhelmed and overworked by an existing business, there is a lot to consider. Business strategist and deal maker ... (
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From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
February 14, 2011 at 9:00 am
Usually I tell young professionals to respect their elders, because I don’t see enough of that behavior these days. The danger of this advice, however, is that young ... (
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