What does an etiquette expert say when you ask her to talk about inner power? Kara Ronin gives us the answer. We love how Karen ties together inner power with outer presence. - InPower Editors Did you know that confidence isn't something you're born with? Shocking revelation—I know. In today's...
When's the last time you tuned into the self talk running in the background of your thoughts? The one that's telling you that you're great - or not? It can feel like an impossible thing to try to reprogram that voice, but you can and unless you're constantly telling yourself you're awesome, you...
There’s a first for everything. Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy promoted the first female Admiral in it’s 284 year history. How many people in those 284 years said, “that’ll never happen?” Congratulations Admiral Michelle Howard. [Tweet ""Never say never.” – Charles Dickens in the...
Sometimes it's hard to take good advice for ourselves, but when we remember we're acting as role models for our daughters and other young women in our lives, it can get easier. We love Paula's excellent advice for young women (and older women too!) - InPower Editors [Tweet "Avoid happiness...
“Change is hard.” “Nobody likes change.” These truisms seem self-evident in our society today, but I don’t believe they’re true. I believe that people love change, when they see good things on the other side of it. The problem is that humans are often more eager to believe the bad, the...
We all know mentors can help us succeed, but did you know that in my hundreds of CEO interviews I’ve only run into ONE person who said she didn’t have any? Mentors don’t just help us, they (along with Sponsors) are often the crucial difference in our careers. Hang on. Where do mentors learn to be...
It’s easy to get paranoid thinking that the people who can be helping your career are watching you 24x7, and it’s easy to become exhausted trying to impress everyone all the time. But the fact is that you are always surrounded by people how can help you. How can you shine all the time without...
When you're leading a team, sometimes it tough to know when you're doing things right. We like Paula's simple descriptions of happy employees because it's easy to recognize success through her eyes. Are your employees happy? - InPower Editor When was the last time you jumped out of bed, excited...
Even the best of intentions sometimes go wrong. Leaders have an extra challenge in learning to manage compassionately without accidentally limiting options for their team. Leslie learns a lesson from Oprah's challenges last year and gives us some great advice about leading from the heart. -...
A few nights ago I wrote a brilliant piece. Just brilliant. I was so proud. I sent it off for comment, so sure I’d get back kudos. What came back an hour before I went to bed was a suggestion to completely reframe it. *Sigh* After a momentary whine, I did my “perspective trick” and looked at my...
