We are all familiar with that little voice in our head that likes to sabotage our confidence - our inner critic. Henna gives some very practical advice for how to deal with her. - InPower Editors We all have an inner critic. She’s usually telling us: – “You’re not really going to ask for that...
Personal Mastery
11 Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Failure
While we "know" that failure is part of life, we too often don't want to accept it in those moments when it happens to us. That's when advice from a younger perspective comes in handy. Enjoy this refreshing view of how failure is key to your success from these young executives. —InPower Editors...
Plan 2015 by Letting Go of 2014
It's the end of the year! If you're like us you're tempted to run around in circles just trying to get it all done. Dana gives us a reminder—and tools—to bring a more intentional close to 2014. —InPower Editors Think it’s too early to plan 2015? Nope! Now’s the best time. Plan ahead. But don’t...
Decoding Leadership Presence: 3 Steps to Confidence
Does someone with leadership presence always make a good leader? Can someone without presence lead effectively? Many career gurus will say leadership presence is essential to becoming a good, and ladder-climbing, leader. In my experience, however, many good leaders get ahead with only a mild...
Using Creativity to Build and Improve Your Business
Of all the ways to improve your business, have you considered adding creativity to the mix? As Bill Moyer says, “Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.” As an artist turned entrepreneur, I know that creativity has helped me find the marvelous, the innovative and the...
The Devils in the Details – or is it the Decisions?
Details! Details! Sometimes rising in the ranks - to work with leaders and BE a leader - is a fine balance between understanding details and letting them go. Mary helps us walk this line by looking at world-class leaders, and at herself. - InPower Editors [Tweet "Details matter. It’s worth waiting...
Finding Purpose in Your Fab 40’s Video 2
No more midlife crisis! In Power Women's series, "Finding Purpose in Your Fabulous 40's" will get you unstuck and loving life. In this second video, Carin Rockind, founder of #ThisIs40, the movement for women to feel free and fabulous, unveils her 4 step process to live your unique purpose. It all...
5 Steps to Getting Back In Control
Sometimes we feel yanked around by our work—our life—or both. We can’t get on top of the pile. We can’t even stop to catch our breath. The list of stuff we’re not doing crushes the list of stuff we’ve accomplished. We can’t breathe and feel helpless and out of control. All this means is that we’ve...
How Do You Define Success?
We tell ourselves and each other all the time to define success on our own terms. But it's not always so easy, is it? Andria shows us what it can look like. - InPower Editors The other day I read the following quote by Anna Quindlen: “If success is not on your terms, if it looks good to the world...
Being Bold at Work
We often give advice to leaders, “Be bold!” Why? Here are the typical reasons for being bold that I hear: You’ll get noticed You’ll move faster forward (failing and succeeding both) You’ll get outside the box All good reasons! But here’s why I want you to be bold: you’ll develop the habit of...