Honoring Be Nasty Day: Times You Should Be Difficult
Source: Corbis/VCG / Getty There are a couple great holidays today, including the lesser-known Be Nasty Day. “Nasty woman” has actually become a phrase with its own Wikipedia page now. For those...
View ArticleYvonne Oxley’s Komfort Zone Natural Soaps Are A Sweet-Smelling Work Of Art In...
One whiff of the cocoa emanating from Yvonne Oxley’s “Noir” chocolate bar or a glance at the pink and cream of her “Grace” bar, and you’d think her creations are good enough to eat. But she wouldn’t...
View ArticleWhy Not Having A Passion Can Ruin Your Life
Gettyimages.com/painting woman doing art In my first couple of years out of college, all I could think about was finding a job and paying my bills. I was fixated on making a stable income, and making...
View ArticleWhy Men Take Career Setbacks So Much Harder
Gettyimages.com/Mixed race man with a headache Have you ever noticed that men take career setbacks much harder than women do? I know a lot of ambitious, hard-working, impressive and successful women...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Bash The 9-To-5 Corporate Life
Gettyimages.com/career woman When I was in college, I’ll admit that my friends and I would bash the 9 to 5 lifestyle. We’d see people in their suits rushing off the metro near our campus and call them...
View ArticleDoes Self-Promotion Give You Anxiety? Consider This
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View ArticleTimes Women Feel Obligated To Be Polite (But Shouldn’t)
Gettyimages.com/Young entrepreneur pitching her business ideas at a meeting in a co-working space. I’ve turned a corner recently in my social and professional life that’s been very liberating: I’m done...
View ArticleUnique Ways To Make Money As A Couple
Source: svetikd / Getty If you’re in a relationship, and you need to make some extra income, the very fact that you’re coupled up could be a financial benefit. There are a lot of jobs that require two...
View ArticleRight And Wrong Ways To Ask For An Opportunity
Source: LaylaBird / Getty Whether you are asking for a job, for an interview, for an investment, for a personal loan, for free advertisement, or for a shout-out from somebody, how you ask is so...
View ArticleWhat To Know Before Working With A Friend
Source: PeopleImages / Getty It’s not inconceivable that two friends would find a reason to work together, or would even come up with a business idea together. You may have become friends because you...
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