By Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly I talk often about the importance of mentoring younger women. After I spoke with Dr. Janet Rose about her Seven Secrets of Parenting Girls, I realized these ideas applied equally well to working with other women in the workplace and community. Use these guidelines, adapted from Dr. Rose’s advice, to […]
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WomenConnect4Good Team Leader, Maggie Castrey met with a group of 13 smart amazing women in Sydney Australia on August 24. Organized by Karyne Ang, the SuperChicks MeetUp group has been meeting for years to provide networking, friendship and inspiration for smart amazing women in Sydney.
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Was your father a coach or a mentor? According to a study by Matt M. Starcevich, Ph.D., CEO Center For Coaching & Mentoring, Inc., there is definitely a difference between the two roles.
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Is it ordinary to leave the comfort of home and family, to get out of one’s normal routine to travel into difficulty and privation? Is it normal to get up in the middle of the night and drive TOWARD a natural or man-made disaster?
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How many times have you stood in the grocery store line and looked over at the magazine counter and seen all the magazines? All of the women on the covers look sexy and provocative. If you’re like me, you feel odd and start to compare yourself to these fantasy images and you don’t even know
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If you missed it this year, mark your calendar to get involved next year. The Sunshine Run 5K benefited the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. Thousands of us came out in the early morning — it was still dark, even — and we were bundled against the cool. We warmed up quickly though, and
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WomenSpeak’s Women Connect4Good Foundation has teamed up with American Heart Association’s Go Red. This billboard went up on James River Freeway at the Chestnut Expressway exit. Click on image for close up of billboard.
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Smart Amazing Women Conversations Guest… Dr. Nancy is an inspirational force who is helping women embrace their lives in positive ways. Her show is a guiding light of wisdom and motivation for so many and as a host, she is entertaining and educational. Thanks for the encouragement and inspiration to be bigger and better than
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Do you think the world would have less violence if more women were in charge? A new book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined , by Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker, says it would. “Traditional war is a man’s game: tribal women never band together to raid neighboring villages,” he writes in
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Many women want to become a mentor and some want to find a mentor. Both tasks can be very challenging. In this article, Helene Lollis, Pathbuilders President, talks about the pros and cons of using a company-based mentoring program vs having an individual as a mentor. She does make a good point that your mentor
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