As 2011 winds down, thoughts begin turning to 2012. Go with it! Now is a perfect time to express your vision for next year. This way you’ll be ready to step into it by New Year’s Day! Here are 5 simple steps, especially for Brilliance-Based Businesswomen.
1. Review your Unique Definition of Success
Take some time with your journal to review and reflect on your Unique Definition of Success (UDS). Recall that your UDS...
Hello! My name is Vienne Cheung, and I am the founder of VienneMilano, a luxury hosiery brand. VienneMilano is my baby, and as a proud mother, I am not shy to say that I launched a luxury fashion brand within 9-10 months.
So what exactly does that mean? To summarize my accomplishments, with zero budget for marketing, I:
I’m convinced when you work for yourself, you’re always working. No really, always. Like, “my Mac sleeps in bed with me so I can kiss it at night and when I wake up” working. The pro of this is, of course, you’re doing it for yourself. Unlike corporate America where extra hours don’t necessarily reap a personal reward, those who are self-employed quickly figure out the correlation between input and output....
I’m often asked how I stay so positive through such uncertainty of starting and growing a business. I usually fumble through the answer because the truth is, I just do! There is really no big secret. Being positive and happy is a choice and we all have the ability to immerse ourselves in both.
On the very first day of the Jewish New Year, my divorce became final. I consider that symbolic. And a major accomplishment, considering it’s been 3 years since I’d started the legal process toward this new beginning.
On the Saturday night two days later, my dear friend and I celebrated all this with a lovely dinner out. We dressed up and called it a date. Her partner took photos of us before...
Source: http://print.dailymirror.lk posted on Gender Talk by Nayomini Weerasooriya on 7/29/11
Entrepreneurship has always appealed to women because of the flexibility in starting one’s own business offers. Not to mention the qualities that often put women in charge of successful businesses ; the ability to multi-task and empathize which we all know by now but...
An entrepreneur looking to transition back to traditional employment asked me this question:
I took this last year to work on a business idea. I’ve had some success but am unsure of the long-term viability of the business so I’d like to start looking for a corporate job. How do I explain my past year without coming across as a business failure?
Many of the people who will interview you, for both informational and job...
I’ve been watching my clients - and myself - this past year around the experience of charging fees, asking for payment, suggesting folks re-enroll in their programs, etc., and here’s what I’ve found…
Very few people like asking for money, and no one finds it easy – we universally hate it.
Why?
Because asking for money brings up thousands of insecurities and doubts. We’re scared to look money in the face, and to...
Several years ago I conducted a yearlong research study with over 100 working women across the country about professional crises in women and how we can reclaim our lives to overcome them. I was astounded by the findings, and felt they were so universal and important for women, I wrote a book called Breakdown Breakthrough about these 12 crises, offering a three-step holistic model to break through these challenges once and...
85 Broads Member Alisa Ng was able to combine her entrepreneurial spirit and her deep- seeded passion for travel into the chic and intriguing site L-atitude (www.shoplatitude.com). Through L-atitude, Alisa combines her world travels with her keen eye for chic fashions and brings truly unique, beautifully crafted items to women stuck behind their desks. TOPSPIN had a few questions for Alisa, who took a...
