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  • Take the Work Out of Networking
    Networking. I find that women either love it or hate it. When they love it, they truly enjoy meeting others and are great at it. When they hate it, they’d rather go get a mammogram. At least in that situation, no one expects you to do more than stand there. Knowing how to network well can make or break your career.
  • Create Deliberate Relationships
    Bodacious Career builders know that in today’s business world value lies in relationships. Everything is introduced, evaluated, negotiated, bought, sold, resolved, ended, and enjoyed based on relationships. Even with all this high-tech stuff, it’s still all about people.
  • Don't Take it Personally
    "Don't take it personally" is my absolute number one favorite Bodacious Way because it comes in handy all the time. We can all remember a time when we took it personally, right?
  • What Most Employers Don’t Want You to Know When They Talk Salary
    When hiring managers describe a salary and benefits package to you, they have one main objective in mind: To get the best possible talent for the least possible expense. They’re not going to volunteer the fact that they can go higher in salary or negotiate concessions in your benefits package.
  • How to Quit Your Job Like a Pro
    Knowing when and how to leave a company is an art in today’s economy. With constant change in many companies and in our lives, there’s always a cycle of beginning and ending.
  • 5 Key Lessons I Learned From Working at AOL About Creating a Brand for Your Business
    Every company has a brand. The question is, “Is it working for you?” Creating a brand isn’t just for the big companies; it’s for companies of all sizes. We’re all fighting for attention from our target customers. If you don’t create a brand, then you risk not being remembered and not being emotionally attractive. Both are a prerequisite for sales.
  • 10 Easy Ways to Turn Up the Heat on Valentine's Day That Most Guys Miss!
    Hey guys, is your Valentine full of passion and vivaciousness? Is she daring and confident? How about curious and playful in all the ways you want her to be? Well, if you want a woman who is bolder, more passionate, and downright bodacious, then follow my ten easy and fun ways to turn up the heat on Valentine’s Day and beyond. Most guys miss this but, believe me, if you do them she's thank you many times over! Happy Valentine's Day!
  • Another Year Hating Your Job or Loving Life?
    So, how satisfied are you with your career on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being extremely satisfied? If your answer is 6 or below, what needs to change for your career to be a 10? Will you spend another year hating your job or will make a change so that you’re loving your life?
  • The Marketing Formula That Produces Profits
    Imagine having a faucet – a profit faucet. Whenever you turn it on, money comes pouring out from grateful customers, giving your company and you the profits you need to keep going, to help turn even more customers into raving fans. That’s the power of the Marketing Formula. Use it to grow your business.
  • 7 Steps Any Solopreneur Can Use to Build a Winning Brand
    Your brand is the experience your target customers have while interacting with you. If their experience evokes a strong, positive emotional response, then you’ve got a great brand. Why? Because customers buy from emotion and back it up with their head. If your customers have trouble remembering your name when you’re not actually in the room then you need to work on your brand.
  • The Difference Between “Deal” and “No Deal” Isn’t What You Think
    Branding is the key to unlocking your customer’s emotions because a brand is all about a person’s gut feeling about your company, product or service. Create a strong brand with a strong emotional experience that attracts your target customer and you’re on your way to “deal”, “deal”, “deal”, over and over again.
  • 4 and a Half Ways to Make New Years Goals Stick
    Not the same old same old way - try something new this New Year for your resolutions and goals. We all want and perhaps need them but we need a new way to look at them.
  • How To Tell Within 10 Seconds If A Woman Is Bodacious
    We've all met women who exude self confidence, ones with charisma, ones who are magnetic, etc. But have you ever met a woman and known instantly that she was more than all that - was that Bodacious-ness? Here's how to tell.
  • Empowerment Starts With “No”!
    Empowerment begins when we acknowledge that we alone can make the difference between getting what we want and accepting what we get. It's an easy concept but not a natural one for many of us.
  • Why Bodacious Women Would Be Insane Not To Vote
    Remembering the importance of the rights our fore-sisters fought so incredibly hard for. Are we honoring them?
  • It’s Time to Get Bodacious About Your Career
    When what you always thought was right isn't exactly so in your career, what do you do? Mary Foley has thoughts on that and yes, they're Bodacious ones!
  • 7 Secrets to Work-Life Sanity
    As a woman you play multiple roles. You’re a daughter, grand daughter, sister, niece, girlfriend, wife, business woman, gal pal, volunteer….and sometimes community leader, politician, or in the ministry. And you’re exhausted! You want to do it all and do it all well. You don’t want to let anyone down, and yet you’re losing it...

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