Dr. Shannon Reece’s biggest obstacle to playing great in all areas of her life was fear of failure, which infiltrated all her experiences as a competitive athlete. But through a love of sport and psychology, mixed with a fascination and longing to understand peak experiences led her to pursue a Masters and Ph.D. at the best-applied ... Read More
Women
The Benefits and Challenges of Being a Mompreneur
By Holly Reisem Hanna In collaboration with cabi and in honor of International Women's Day, a celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide -- I wanted to share some of the benefits and challenges I've faced as a mompreneur. I had never considered becoming an entrepreneur until the ... Read More
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
How Old is Your Professional Headshot? Schedule a Photo Session ASAP!
Picture this — leading businesswomen appearing on websites and with newspaper articles in black-and-white dated headshots or blurry iPhone “selfies.” “Astounding,” we say! Well, unfortunately, it’s a reality more often than not. Do you as a professional working woman have a color headshot that has been taken professionally in ... Read More
Salary Negotiations – 9 Tips to Help Women Ask for the Money
Many women feel uncomfortable when asking for a raise at work. It seems that reason and basic common sense are often two of the greatest factors holding ladies back from getting what they really deserve. Here is a look at how women can overcome their better nature to get themselves on level pegging with their male ... Read More
How Anne Klar Makes a Full-Time Living as an Artist
Anne Klar works from home as a full-time artist, expressing her creativity and sense of innovation through her unique three-dimensional sculptural paintings. Read on to see how Anne makes a living as an artist. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your entrepreneurial journey. I received a greeting card several years ago that ... Read More
How One Woman’s Struggle Became a Hair Care Consulting Business
Personal Hair Therapy is a company that specializes in custom supplemental hair solutions, designed to help women going through the stages and struggles of thinning hair with compassion, understanding, and free education. Amber Charette, the owner of the company, is a licensed cosmetologist and expert in the field, helping women ... Read More
Professional Women Are Leaving Corporate America
An event whether happy, like the birth of a child or tragically sad is often the catalyst for professional women to leave Corporate America. It was years ago that my daughter Serena died in a drowning accident yet the memories of that day are as vivid as if it happened yesterday. Serena for years had been my silent secret child ... Read More
5 Ways Women Get Into Trouble in Business—and How They Can Stop
I admire the women who know themselves—and truly like who they are—and who have healthy personal and business boundaries and are effective leaders. For many of us, however, moving past the social programming of gender roles and behaviors is a work in progress. Working environments are interesting little microcosms of life with ... Read More
Dress For You – Be Mentally Prepared to Take on the Day
One of the greatest benefits of working from home is that you don’t have to invest in and wear an expensive work wardrobe. In fact, as many work-at-home women will tell you, it’s possible to work in bed, in your jammies without anyone being the wiser. But dressing up for work isn’t just about pleasing your co-workers, clients or ... Read More
Shedding the Corporate Mindset: Quantity vs. Quality
A local bookstore was going out of business and I stopped in and picked up Secrets of Six-Figure Women by Barbara Stanny. The book originally cost $23.95 and I got it for a whopping $2.49 plus tax. I’ve learned in the past from reading books with these kinds of titles not to expect any huge revelations, but I was optimistic about ... Read More
The 50 Best Blogs by Women – 2010
Last year, I compiled a list of the 50 best blogs by women, however over the past year I have met a ton of cool people on Twitter, and I have stumbled across some amazing blogs. So I thought it would be fun to make this an annual affair. Just like last year, I have decided not to feature any of the power bloggers like Heather ... Read More
Interview with Melinda Knight Founder of Womentorz
Melinda has always thought of innovative ideas and creative concepts. Her formal background is in business, graphic design, and marketing, so she’s always looking at the world and how to make it better. While working out in the gym, she was thinking about how nice it would be to be able to exercise and work on her laptop at the same ... Read More
Starting a Business: Answers to Commonly Asked Business Questions
Last week, certified coach, Erin Baebler generously offered her services free to readers of The Work at Home Woman! Erin Baebler works with moms who want to pursue their ambitions, through one-on-one and email coaching, Erin helps moms clear the clutter of their life so they have the time and space to go after the life they want and ... Read More
Win a HP iPAQ Glisten Smart Phone – (Closed)
Thank you to everyone who entered the HP iPAQ Glisten Smart Phone Giveaway! The winner was selected using random.org. Congratulations to Natalia (#74). Being a busy woman on-the-go you need to be able to access your business and personal life wherever you’re at, and to help you out we have the perfect giveaway for the mobile ... Read More
