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Joy Chudacoff Articles

Written by: Joy Chudacoff

Smart Women And The Fear of Commitment - Click To Read Article
In my work supporting women entrepreneurs, I find fear of commitment in business can make the difference between mediocre results and extraordinary results. Here are some tips to help you commit and get your ideal clients.

Smart Women Give Their Business a Marketing Makeover - Click To Read Article
If you’re ready to step out in your business in a bigger way, these tips and solutions will cause people around you to sit up and take notice that you are serious about success in business. Taking these steps will unleash more referrals, more clients and more income – 3 necessary ingredients for complete success.

Smart Women Have Rituals for Success - Click To Read Article
Do you have rituals for success in your life and business? Here are 7 rituals I use to help me stay on course and honor what I value most.

Smart Women And The 5 Fundamental Questions for Business Success - Click To Read Article
If you are serious about making 2012 the year that you soar in business and make big leaps in income, you must first ask yourself a few questions (and get honest with yourself about the answers).

Smart Women And The 4 Entrepreneurial Phases - Click To Read Article
This article is about the journey that entrepreneurs take when they first start a business and the phases they need to go through in order to reach their highest goals. There are different skill sets needed at certain phases to make the business a success.

Smart Women Have Their Own Hermageddon - Click To Read Article
This article is about the importance of taking a time out for yourself. If you are truly ready to make a change in your life and start living differently, there is no better way than to go on retreat and recharge and renew your mindset.

Smart Women, Niche Marketing and Yoga Johnny - Click To Read Article
This article is about the importance of finding your niche and identifying your ideal client. It simplifies your marketing and collapses your time frame for building your business.

Smart Women Make a Difference - Click To Read Article
If we as women want to truly make a difference in the world, we have to do it every single day in any single way we can. If you aren’t happy about the way things are, then I invite you to begin walking a path to make a difference.

Smart Women And The Tug of Transition - Click To Read Article
This article is about using some simple tips to start considering entrepreneurship or starting your own business.

Smart Women Create - Click To Read Article
Whether you have a book inside of you, a new program you want to create for your business or maybe you have an idea for a new business you want to start, here are 3 solutions that are guaranteed to work every time.

Smart Women Never Quit - Click To Read Article
This article is about why it’s important to never quit as we are on the road to accomplishing our Big Ideas, Dreams and Goals. Although fear and doubt can creep in when we are working toward success, it’s key to stay the course and keep going. There are several things you can do to help you when fear and failure strikes.

Smart Women in a Wild, Wacky World - Click To Read Article
If you've had some challenges lately in your business or personal life, and feel like you need some solutions to help you move into possibility thinking, here are a few tips that I personally use to move me out from under the covers and into being an energized solution seeker.

Smart Women Make a Great First Impression - Click To Read Article
This article is about creating a lasting, positive first impression with your ideal client. Making sure that you have a process in place for people who inquire about your product or service is critical to long-term success and business growth.

Smart Women and the 4 Basic Marketing Solutions - Click To Read Article
This article is about how you can relate the 4 basic food groups to your marketing as there are 4 basic marketing solutions in your business. The key is to choose the portions that work well for your business depending on which growth stage it’s in.

Smart Women Dream Big - Click To Read Article
This article is about the power of dreams and how they can become a reality if you take the steps necessary to write them down, create a plan and follow the plan through.

Smart Women Step Into Their Gift - Click To Read Article
This article is about the importance of exploring and discovering your gift. Being able to offer your gift to the world and live in your genius is the path to a truly meaningful and fulfilled life.

Smart Women Plan Ahead - Click To Read Article
This article is about being more aware of how we spend our time. It’s essential that you schedule time for the things you love most and want in your life. Otherwise, life happens and time is wasted on those things which do not hold a high value for you.

Smart Women and The Way Things Are - Click To Read Article
This article is about how having a positive perception on life can truly make the difference between success and survival. Your life unfolds according to how you feel about the future. It offers 3 easy to follow tips that you can use right away to change or enhance your views.

Smart Women Know Success Leaves Clues - Click To Read Article
This article is about 9 success “clues” that can take your business from “surviving “ to “thriving” The good news is they are low cost to no cost and easy to implement into your business dreams and goals.

Smart Women Get Off the Sidelines - Click To Read Article
This article is about being proactive when it comes to marketing your business. It’s important to take an active role in the game of entrepreneurship. Educating people about how you can help them with your business or service is critical to gaining new clients.

Smart Women Get Out of the Office - Click To Read Article
This article is about the value of in-person networking at conferences and live events. This is a great way to market your business, products and services. This one marketing strategy allows people to interact with you and easily see how they can support your business and make referrals.

Smart Women Have a Clear Message - Click To Read Article
This article is about making sure that your marketing message is communicated effectively and clearly to your target market. Keeping the message clear and concise will help people understand how they benefit from working with you or your products.

Smart Women Rest, Recharge & Renew - Click To Read Article
This article is about women taking the time to Retreat alone. It’s essential that we take the time to rest, recharge and renew ourselves. There are easy tips and solutions that you can use to make your retreat very successful.

Smart Women Use Speaking to Grow Their Business - Click To Read Article
This article is about using speaking to grow your business in a short period of time. Public or motivational speaking is an excellent way to allow your ideal client get to know you on a more personal level and become better acquainted with your services. It’s also a great list-building tool as well. People can get to know your style and connect with you quickly when you give a presentation.

Smart Women, American Girl® and Building Your Brand - Click To Read Article
If you are a woman entrepreneur, your goal is to create brand awareness with your ideal client. American Girl® does this beautifully. Here are a few tips to help you boost your brand awareness for your business.

Smart Women Practice Quality Not Quantity - Click To Read Article
This article is about realizing that quality time is much better than the quantity of time we spend in all areas of our lives. Give yourself permission to schedule quality time and really “be” with your family and in your business rather than being there physically but not present. In this case, more is not always better. I find scheduling this “special” time with my family and in my business makes a big difference in the quality of my relationships.

Smart Women Make It Happen - Click To Read Article
This article is about taking steps to go from where you are right now in your business life to where you want to be in the future in terms of your business. There are some steps that you will need to take in order to create the life you want. This article gives you 6 tools to think about as you get on your journey from where you are to where you want to be.

Smart Women, LeBron James and the Need to Be You - Click To Read Article
This article is about being courageous and standing firm in what you want in your life, despite what others may think. It’s about getting creative and making a plan to achieve this dream. You need to give yourself permission to take action on your dreams and goals.

Smart Women Take Their Business Offline - Click To Read Article
This article is about creating an “offline” presence if you are a service provider. You are the product and people need to meet you, get to know you, get a feel for what you provide and how your service can benefit them.

Smart Women Have an “Online” Presence - Click To Read Article
This article shares some simple tips and solutions on how to give your business an online presence. When you are putting your recipe together for an effective marketing plan, you’ll want to have both an offline and online presence.

Smart Women Keep Showing Up - Click To Read Article
This article is about how important it is to “show up” in business using three simple tools to help you move your business to the next level of success. “Showing up” is 50% of your success. Doing it over and over again, with a great attitude, consistency and help from others.

Smart Women Understand “Life is an Occasion” - Click To Read Article
This article is about celebrating your life by making it into something that you are proud of and happy to live in. It offers tips and solutions on how to make your life more of an “occasion” with having more of what you want and less of what you don’t. This, of course, means that change may need to take place. Letting go or taking on what’s necessary to make your life an “occasion.”

Smart Women and the Six Feminine Energies(TM) - Click To Read Article
This article is about women embracing what’s really important to them right now in their lives. It’s key to hone in and take action on what drives you, what fuels you, what energizes you. This is a key to living on purpose and with passion.

Smart Women Have a Winning Offense - Click To Read Article
This article is about how important it is to create a trusting and happy relationship with your clients---especially when they are brand new. It’s key to foster good communication and be in touch with them on a regular basis.

Smart Women and the Game of Entrepreneurship - Click To Read Article
This game is about designing a business that will be successful. Entrepreneurship can be both exciting and challenging. There are questions that you can ask yourself and action steps that you can take that will make your game of entrepreneurship successful and you will feel like a winner!

Smart Women Know Who to Ask - Click To Read Article
This article is about making sure that you ask the right people when you have an idea for your business. It’s essential that you get your advice, mentoring and coaching from the right people. People who are successful, positive and inspirational. Get advice from people who’ve accomplished the kinds of goals that matter to you.

Smart Women Have a Good Eye - Click To Read Article
This article is about choosing collaborations that are “right” for you and your business. There will be many opportunities that come along as your business grows and knowing how to choose the right ones will position you for better business growth.

Smart Women Serve It Up The Right Way - Click To Read Article
This article is about examining your products and services and making sure that what you offer is what your client wants. It’s essential that you package and “serve” your clients the services they want or need in a way that appeals to them.

Smart Women Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot from the Olympics - Click To Read Article
This article is about using some common practices of Olympic athletes to take your business to the next level of success. It offers tips and solutions on how to set yourself up to achieve your own level of “gold” in your business. These are simple solutions that, when done regularly and effectively will produce results.

Smart Women Have a Marketing Mantra - Click To Read Article
This article is about continuing to get your marketing message out to the public on a regular basis, no matter how busy you get with clients. This is a key to success. It’s important to continually let your ideal client know about your services and that you are there to help them solve their problems with your product or service.

How Smart Women Pack for Their Journey - Click To Read Article
This article is about taking an inventory of our lives. Do you carry exactly what you need to live a life full of passion and purpose or do you have excess baggage of things in your life that no longer serve you on your new journey? It's important to take an inventory as we move into "the afternoon of life" to make sure that we need is all we have to live our preffered life.

How Smart Women Stay Busy - Click To Read Article
I have the good fortune to spend meaningful time with a lot of smart women who keep me on track about what’s going on in women’s lives. One topic that resonates with many of these women (and with me) is the idea of busyness. It is vital that we as women take the time to explore what provides us with meaning, energy, and passion. Whether we are married or unmarried, with children or without, we all have the same number of hours in the day. We can spend those hours doing things that energize us.

Smart Women Know How to Make Music - Click To Read Article
This article invites women to create the space in their lives to find out what’s next for them. Women need to take time out of their busy lives to hear their own music. Our society thrives on 24/7 productivity and women experience this more than anyone else with all of the many “hats” they wear (wife, mom, entrepreneur, volunteer, etc.). We all have a unique song or piece of music within us that longs to be shared with the world. We must take the time to learn more about what it is so that we can take inspired action to make our song known to the world.

Smart Women Keep Their Inner Door Open - Click To Read Article
The article is about making sure that women are in touch with their intuitive selves. It’s important to create the space and time to make sure that we are living our own preferred lives rather than the lives of other people around us. Life is so busy today that if we are not careful it will slip away if we do not set aside that time to get clear and focused on moving our lives forward.

Smart Women Get It Off The Ground - Click To Read Article
This article is about making the right plans from the very beginning to get your Big Idea off the ground. Many times we can take some early steps to start a business and we become frustrated when it does not grow quickly. The beginning is such an important part of a new venture. It’s essential to realize that proper planning and gaining the support system you need is key to be successful.

Smart Women Get Back On the Pogo Stick - Click To Read Article
When we set out to accomplish a Big Idea or goal, there will be times that we will encounter some challenges or obstacles. It’s just natural. They key is to get back up and get re-focused on your goal and keep moving. It’s like learning to ride a Pogo Stick. At first, you may fall off when trying to learn but eventually you will master riding the Pogo Stick and you won’t fall off anymore. What we focus on becomes our reality.

Yes, Smart Women are Unique! - Click To Read Article
We are all unique. We each have our own distinct gifts, talents and preferences. There is only one you. Ladies, that’s powerful! Take some time to explore your unique gifts, where your energies lie, and bring it to the world. Everything is possible. Everything is waiting for you.

Smart Women and the Race Against Time - Click To Read Article
This article is about how to take better control of your time. Creating better time management and how you organize your day is crucial to having a passionate and successful life.

Smart Women Entrepreneurs, Solids, and Fluids - Click To Read Article
This article is about getting a foundation in place that has both a solid and fluid plan. Entrepreneurs need to be both solid and fluid in their decision making. A solid foundation is really important while we need to be fluid or flexible in our thinking in order for the business to grow and flourish.

Smart Women Give Their Clients an Experience - Click To Read Article
This article is about how important it is to give your clients a positive experience when they visit you or call upon you about your products and services. Giving your prospects, and existing clients, a positive experience with you will help you to gain their business and also more referrals.

Smart Women Share Their Pearls…. - Click To Read Article
This article is about taking a look at each decade of your life and finding the “pearls of wisdom” that have guided you and helped you become more of who you are today.

What Smart Women Learn in the Recovery Room - Click To Read Article
This article is about discovering what’s holding you back in your life-your “obstacles” to having the life you desire and gives you tips on how to shed those obstacles. It is only when we shed these “obstacles” that we can live a life that is fully on purpose and with passion.

Smart Women Can Learn a Lot About Business from a 3rd Grader - Click To Read Article
This article is about getting clear and focused on all of key elements of your business. It reminds me of a book report I helped my son with in 3rd grade. There were key elements and you could relate all of these to business.

Smart Women Trim the Layers of Their Lives - Click To Read Article
This article is about taking a look at your life and trimming back the different areas to ensure that you have more of what you want and less of what you don’t want in life. There are 6 areas that women generally focus on. It’s important to shed something that’s no longer a fit.

Smart Women Love, Give……and Have Fears - Click To Read Article
This article is about fear and how it keeps us stuck and trapped in our current situation. It offers tips and solutions on how to “manage” fear and move past it so you can accomplish your dreams and goals.

Smart Women and a Bird in the Hand - Click To Read Article
Getting new, qualified clients is easier than you think. In a time where business owners are looking for ways to grow their business, there are simple ways to get the phone ringing with more qualified clients. This article offers some tips on how to secure new clients from their current clients. It offers 5 easy solutions on how to create a positive relationship with their clients so that their clients will want to send them referrals.

Smart Women, Halloween and Attracting Your Ideal Client - Click To Read Article
This article offers ideas, tips and solutions on how to create a welcoming or inviting first experience so that ideal clients will become more interested in what they do. The presentation of yourself and your business is very important when marketing to your ideal client. You need to create ways to attract them to want to become a regular client.

Smart Women Get Away - Click To Read Article
This article is about making plans to get away so you can develop a new perspective on your life. Changing your environment by taking a trip from 24 hours-1 month can create a whole new positive outlook on your life. It is essential that we take that time to honor ourselves and gain new insight.

Smart Women and the Movie - Click To Read Article
This article is about deciding what you want your next “adventure” in life to be and then taking some simple steps to make it happen. Time passes so quickly and it’s important to see and do all of the things that we daydream about.

Smart Women, Dorothy, and the Yellow Brick Road - Click To Read Article
This article is about realizing the road to success and achieving new dreams is never paved in a straight line. There are twists and turns of every kind imaginable. This article shares that you need to pack the right items in order to make a successful journey, even with its windy road.

Smart Women Find Their - Click To Read Article
This article is about finding what you are passionate about in life and making a plan to enjoy it. It offers a look into how we can find the “flow” in our lives. Finding what energizes us, what we love to do, and why it’s so important to do this.

Smart Women Live A Proactive Life - Click To Read Article
This article is about living a life that has a clear plan to take you where you want to go. Rather than “react” to our days, it’s more beneficial to be “proactive” about our days. It leads to a calmer life with goals being achieved. Being “Proactive” allows you to think ahead about your life and your goals week by week, day by day.

Smart Women Think Like 10 Year Olds! - Click To Read Article
This article is about reflecting on who you were as a 10 year old girl----before hormones and society began to manipulate your thinking. Are you still the authentic girl you were at 10? As women, we take on many roles between the ages of 16-35. Along the way, it can be a challenge to maintain our core, our authentic selves. It’s essential that we return to that place—our core so that we can live a full passionate and purposeful life.

Smart Women are Possibility Thinkers - Click To Read Article
This article is about how one can determine their outcome in many situations and in life depending on their attitude. When faced with any circumstance, do you live in possibilities or do you automatically go to the downward spiral? Attitude is the key to unlocking a life full of passion, purpose and meaning.

Smart Women Answer Their Call - Click To Read Article
Most of us have a unique gift or talent that we can offer the world. Recognizing your unique gift is realizing your true passion and purpose in life. This is the key to living your best life and to leaving a legacy that you can be proud of. It’s important to create the space and time to explore what your talents and gifts are. Then it’s essential to make sure that you are taking those gifts, talents, calling out into the world. Are you waking each day to your calling? When your internal telephone rings, are you going to answer it or put it on silent mode?

Smart Women Are Nutritious - Click To Read Article
I read recently that we are “the average of the 5 people we hang out with.” This got me thinking about the “nutritious” people in my life. This article offers readers the opportunity to evaluate the relationships in their lives. Are these people positive in their thought and action? Are they negative? Do they complain about everyone and everything? If you want to live your life with energy, passion and purpose, it’s essential that you surround yourself with people who are positive thinkers and support you in your challenges and celebrations in life.

Smart Women Know When to Let Go - Click To Read Article
This article is about realizing that in order for things to change in our life, we ourselves need to change. A wise mentor told me once, that “change does not always mean success but success always means change.” We need to let go of the things that no longer serve us and create the space for something new. New growth and learning, new relationships, new career. Whatever you want to manifest in your life, you will need to make changes along the way.

Smart Women Make Amazing Things Happen - Click To Read Article
This article is about making sure that you create the right environment in your home or office in order to bring out your most creative self. In order to realize our dreams and goals, we need to place ourselves in an environment where we can visualize our preferred future. We can make amazing things happen both personally and professionally when we create the right space. Think about where you create your best thinking. Where are you when you have those amazing ideas to move your life forward?

Smart Women Can Be Action Figures Too! - Click To Read Article
I find it fascinating when children place stickers of their favorite action hero on their bodies. They instantly become their idea of what that action figure represents to them. They truly believe that they are that person. This article is about developing a mindset that you, too, can become or accomplish any dream or goal that you envision. It’s about allowing your imagination to soar with ideas about what you want to accomplish in your life and how you want to show up authentically in the world.

Smart Women Prefer the “Limited” Lifetime Warranty - Click To Read Article
This article is about our struggles in decision making. We all have such a difficult time making decisions . From the simple (where to eat dinner) to the complex (ending a long-term relationship). We want our decisions to be the “right” decisions forever. Why? Because we fear change and we fear making the ‘wrong” decisions. We want to have the opportunity to make everything last forever. This is not possible in life. We need to embrace the idea of a “limited lifetime” warranty when we make decisions so that as we change and grow, we can make new decisions that work for us moving forward.

Smart Women Rarely Hallucinate - Click To Read Article
Since the beginning of the New Year I’ve been writing about taking risks, realizing your dreams and goals, and taking inspired action on your big idea. I’ve been expressing the idea that you need to create the space in your life to explore and discover what’s next in your life’s journey.

Smart Women Take Risks in 2008 - Click To Read Article
Remember Risk? I wrote about taking risks recently and it really hit a nerve with many women. If you set a goal that’s achievable, it will create positive change in your life over the next 90 days, and you will be more fulfilled on your journey in 2008.

Smart Women Have Dreams Too! - Click To Read Article
What fuels you? What’s your dream moving forward into 2008? When you land on where your energy and passions are, you feel this incredible sense of being alive with possibilities. Everything seems possible.

Smart Women Are Like Harry Potter - Click To Read Article
This article is about women in small to mid-size businesses and how they should reflect on their products and services periodically. When we begin our journey as entrepreneurs, we may start our business with just a few products or services. In the beginning, you create your core product or service---your brand. As the business grows, it’s essential that you begin to dewant tosign or create other products and services that compliment your brand and that your valued customers would benefit from. J.K. Rowling has done an amazing job at creating a series with her core brand (Harry Potter) and then adding more characters and storylines that readers every where want to follow. The same applies to any successful business.

Smart Women Are Great Gardeners - Click To Read Article
This article communicates the similarities between growing a garden and growing a new Big Idea dream or goal. They each take planning, patience and time to cultivate and grow. It’s important early on to give your Big Idea, dream or goal a lot of thought. Decide on all of the steps, make a plan to really make it happen—grow your Big Idea. Often times, we “Plant the seed” for our dreams and goals and then we become frustrated when they do not grow as we had hoped. We need to reflect on how we cared for our “new garden.” Did we nurture it? New ideas and plans take lots of care.

Smart Women Create the Right Environment - Click To Read Article
This article is a reminder about how important it is to create the “right environment” both internally and externally is we are to live a meaningful life filled with passion and purpose. A cluttered environment creates a cluttered mind. We typically are not as creative as we might be if we have an open, reflective environment. This is also true of our internal environment---our self talk. Is your self-talk positive and full of possibility? Do you have relationships with nutritious people? The “right” Environment is key to living our dreams and reaching our goals.

Smart Women Create the Right Internal Environment - Click To Read Article
Creating the “right internal” environment is essential if we are to truly live a life on purpose. Your internal environment is your self-talk, the internal conversations you have with yourself. Stop and think for a moment about the conversations you have with yourself: Do you send positive messages or negative messages? Is your internal voice filled with possibility or doom and gloom? It’s really important to take some time to evaluate yourself in this area and change your thinking.

Smart Women Are In Control of Their Ride - Click To Read Article
This article is about realizing that you are completely in control of your “ride”---your journey through life. Many times, we (without even realizing it) allow other people to make decisions that may not be a best fit for us. Sometimes we are unsure of our own decision making and can become “stuck.” It’s essential to take some time to decide what’s most important for you moving forward. Look at what makes you really happy and incorporate that into your life. Look at what’s holding you back and take the steps necessary to remove that challenge from you life. Then you, too, can enjoy a life filled with energy, passion and purpose.

Smart Women Develop a Mindset Ready Fire Aim - Click To Read Article
This article is about women developing the right mindset in order to launch or get their Big Ideas off the ground. Many times we want everything to be “perfect” before we launch a new idea or business into the world. The truth is, there will never be a “perfect” time for anything. Women need to develop the mindset, Ready, Fire, Aim! Of course, planning is essential. Once the plan is made, you need to set a deadline and make it happen. This mindset comes from having the desire to make it happen—make your dreams come true.

Smart Women Dare To Dream - Click To Read Article
This article is about how women need to focus on the dream that they really want in life. Not someone else’s dream but their very own passionate, purposeful dream. Many times, we think that a dream is just that: something that is not attainable. If you really want your dreams to come true, you must become intentional and focused on the dream. Visualize and see it happening. Take steps to put a plan into to action to achieve it.

Smart Women are 40, 50, 60 and Beyond! - Click To Read Article
This article is about women realizing that it’s sometimes in our 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and Beyond when we realize some of our biggest life passions. Not so long ago, women felt that they had reached their prime after 50. Not so any longer! We’ve come a long way baby! Women today have Big Ideas, passion and energy. They are taking these ideas and turning them into big profits. Women beyond 40 begin to cultivate the wise wisdom they have learned in their 20’s and 30’s and use this to move their lives forward.

Smart Women Get Uncomfortable - Click To Read Article
This article is about getting uncomfortable and trying new things in life. When we have the opportunity to try new things, we have two choices: Say yes to something new, or say No and stay right where we are in our comfort zone. Sometimes in order to realize our passion and find our purpose in life, we have to get uncomfortable. We have to be willing to take a risk to live a life full of passion, purpose and meaning.

Smart Women Give Themselves Permission - Click To Read Article
This article is about supporting women to accomplish their dreams and Big Ideas. Women need to give themselves permission that it’s ok to go for it in life. To really dream big and then make a plan to make it happen. Women need to first decide what they want and then give themselves permission to ask for support wherever they need it in order to accomplish the goals.

Smart Women Understand the BLT Factor - Click To Read Article
This article is about understanding that people will be more drawn to you both personally and professionally if they Believe you, Like you and Trust you. These attributes are just as important as the knowledge and expertise that you have about something. In order to have a successful life, you must be willing to create good, trusting and run relationships with the people around you and in your community. We all know it instantly when we meet someone that has the BLT Factor. When we leave this person, we feel great.

Smart Women Have No Boundaries - Click To Read Article
This article is about the “imaginary boundaries” that we create around our lives that keep us from realizing our Big Ideas, Dreams and Goals. We grow up with lessons and values passed on to us by our family and early teachers. Sometimes these lessons contain messages that can keep us “stuck” mentally in a place where we cannot access what we need from ourselves to accomplish our goals. We are capable of so much but yet we can have limited thinking.

Smart Women Take the Leap - Click To Read Article
This article is about how women need to make a decision in their lives to “take the leap” or take action on an important Big Idea, dream or Goal. Sometimes we daydream about what might be possible in our lives and there comes a time when we have to make a decision to turn those dreams into reality and that means by “taking the leap.” “Taking the Leap” to realize a dream means making some changes in our lives in order to accomplish our goals. It means gathering support from people who can champion us and help us.

Smart Women Are Like Rocket Ships - Click To Read Article
This article is about thinking about your life both personally and professionally in terms of launching a rocket ship. Taking the time to prepare for this journey into the future with a solid plan of action. It’s about getting clear on what you want to accomplish, what you will need in order to accomplish the goal and who will you need to have in your life to support the goal.

Smart Women Face Their Fear - Click To Read Article
This article is about how fear can keep us “stuck” in a situation that no longer serves us. Fear of failure can prevent us from trying something new in our life. We have many Big Ideas, Dreams, and Goals and learning how to face and tame the fear is key to stepping into your preferred future full of energy, passion, and purpose. The article has several solutions to help you tame the fear factor and realize new dreams in your life.

Smart Women Believe - Click To Read Article
This article is about creating belief as the first step to realizing all of your goals and dreams. Many times we take that leap toward a big goal with a lot of action steps and it does not work out the way we had hoped. You must first believe in yourself, believe it can and will happen. A lot of times we “hope” something will happen. It’s essential that you believe in yourself and then take bold, courageous steps to make it happen with belief as a solid foundation.

Smart Women Get a “Personal” Check-Up - Click To Read Article
This article is about women getting their very own personal checkup in order to realize their Big Idea, Dreams and Goals. It’s kind of like going to the doctor. Asking a lot of questions to focus on and get clear about what’s going on, what’s working, what’s not working. Finding the right support system so that you can work on and reach your goals and finally having a plan of action that clearly maps out your strategy.

Smart Women Get an “Entrepreneurial” Checkup - Click To Read Article
This article is about giving your business a checkup to make sure that everything is healthy and working properly. It’s important to stop and focus on how everything is working to make sure that you are moving your business goals in the right direction. Taking a look at how we manage our time and spend our day is essential in taking our businesses to the next level.

Smart Women Ignite Their Fire - Click To Read Article
This article is about how we as women, can sometimes go through many years in our lives without allowing ourselves to realize our Big Idea, Dreams and Goals. We are so busy taking care of others that we hold our passion and desire inside of us. We fan the flames of other’s desires and dreams and put ourselves last. It’s important to create the time and space in our lives so that we can feel fulfilled and full of passion and purpose—bring our special gift to the world.

Smart Women and The Academy Awards - Click To Read Article
This article is about how real or possible a dream or goal really can be. If you have passion, commitment, hope and are willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen, your dreams can become a reality. It’s essential to stay committed to the process moving forward with positive action steps every day toward your goal.

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This article is about being positive in life. We must look for the gratitude and abundance that we have rather than focusing on the negative part of life. If you have your health and great friends and family, then this is something to be thankful for even if these times are unstable.

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This article is about the value of life-long learning. Women must continue to grow themselves personally, professionally and spiritually. Our confidence and outlook on life is much brighter when we are learning and mastering new skills. The positive energy flow in adult learning environments is wonderful.

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This article is about how Marketing your business is a lot like the game of baseball. There is a process of movement that takes place with your ideal client in getting them comfortable and interested in what you have to offer. You need to create belief and trust with the ideal client and make sure that you create a message about your product or service that they will understand.

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This article is about taking quiet time for reflection about what we want our life to look like moving forward. A woman’s life is a bit like a puzzle with many pieces that weave together to create a meaningful life. The key is to create a puzzle that fits your life—that offers the most meaning and fulfillment both personally and professionally.

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This article is about women making changes in their lives. Letting go of what’s not working and making room for new direction. It’ essential that we take an inventory of our lives and embrace what’s working and get out of your comfort zone for what’s not working using the Barbie doll and Madonna as real examples of women who embrace change.

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This article is about the power of giving samples of your product away as a Free Sample in order to grow your business. This marketing tool is a simple, easy to use Strategy and perfect for women entrepreneurs to use. First determine who your ideal client is and then design ways to share your product or service with those people.

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This article is about how important it is to market your product or service in many ways to increase or grow your business. There are so many forms of media today because of the internet that we need to explore and discover ways to attract our ideal client that best meet our needs. The key is to find them and use them over and over again. This article gives 3 effective marketing tips and how you can use them to grow your business.

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Smart Women Take the Right Action - Click To Read Article
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This article is about taking those first steps toward making your Big ideas, dreams or goals a reality. We can wait for the perfect time or sometimes we want everything to be in order before we can move ahead. Sadly, that time rarely arrives. This article offers some tips on how to move ahead with confidence.

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This article is about asking for help from people or “experts” that have the knowledge and information that could help women in their lives both personally and professionally. It’s natural to get “lost” at different times in our life. The key is to ask the right people for help and direction to get you back on track and moving in the right direction of your goals.

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This article is about having a support system or “lighthouse” in your life, both personally and professionally, to help you navigate your life in a positive direction. It offers women some tips and ideas about how to develop this in their lives. We all need a thinking partner.

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Staying connected to those people in our lives is essential---both personally and professionally. Ask yourself this question: Are you truly connected to these people? Do you feel securely linked to those people in your life that make the most meaningful difference? I’m talking about the people who champion you, who think you have great ideas---people who make you laugh! It’s equally important to connect with yourself---yes YOU! Are you creating the space to connect and nurture your mind, body, relationships and your creativity?

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