Reader Career Question: I Want to be a Life Coach
Dear Nicole, I recently graduated with my Masters of Education degree in Psychology. What I’m being advised to do by many is to go on and pursue a Phd, but I don’t want to...
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Female Entrepreneurs – The Women Who Scratch Their Bugbites
Wanting to start your own business feels a lot like a bug bite. It itches and you scratch at it all day long. When it bites — some bite back. Others simply spread ointment...
New Year Resolutions Professionals SHOULD Make
What resolutions should you be making in the new year? When the calendar flipped to 2012, it ushered in a new year of potential and possibilities. As a job seeker looking to take the...
Am I Ready to Face Fears of Starting My Own Business?
Today’s guest post by Dave Thomas really resonates with me. As a self-employed gal myself, I can tell you that these fears don’t really go away even after you’ve decided to take the plunge...
Don’t Think About How Much You Hate Your Job… You Might Feel The Urge To Do Something About It
I meet people all the time who hate their job but rather than help them wallow in their misery, I try and help them see the possibilities. What do you want to do instead? What’s...
Take Time to Celebrate Your Successes
Answer me honestly – when is the last time you purposely celebrated a success in your life? Please say it wasn’t your High School graduation or your wedding! I’m talking doing something great but...
The Pressure of Being in Your Mid 20’s
I’m 24, living in New York City and refer to both my tiny apartment on the upper west side and my parent’s home in upstate New York as my “home.” Besides the fact that...
Is “CEO’s Disease” Really a Good Thing for Your Business or Career?!
I was watching a great Ted Talk given my Cameron Herhold (former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK) last night which mentioned that many successful CEO’s and Entrepreneurs have bi-polar disorder (manic depression). In fact, this phenomenon...
Let’s Dance Out Loud Chicago
My name is Kovie Biakolo and I am the Events Coordinator for Ms Career Girl Meda. It has taken me a while to post an entry because I wanted to gain some experience writing...
How to Monetize Your Blog
This is the fifth post in a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start,how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. There are so many...