by Anne Day You’d be surprised at how many women don’t. For the last three years I have been immersed in co-authoring a book on why women don’t feel good enough and what we can do about it. It all started after a retreat with a group of high-functioning business owners who, after scoping out […]
by Anne Day Default. Delete. Return. Why is that certain situations trigger the same response, regardless of whether the circumstances are totally different? It’s almost as if our brains are in default mode, and we are suspicious of other people’s motives or actions. Our automatic response kicks in before common sense has a chance to […]
by Anne Day What is frequently the first question we ask when faced with a challenge. – As in what is the problem and how can we solve it? Many of us are quite pragmatic and just want to get the challenge solved and move on. But at a recent workshop, I learned that perhaps […]
by Anne Day The economy has changed, bringing with it a cold wind that is gusting through your industry, creating havoc wherever it goes. Scary times. In interviewing women for the One Red Lipstick book, several had faced their share of challenges, and I observed that their strategies were similar. Here’s what they did: Do […]
by Anne Day Hard to believe isn’t it? But that’s what my friend was telling me, and while I know she’s right, it’s a hard pill to swallow. Yet, always the pleaser, like many women, I know that need to be liked has led me down a path that I didn’t necessarily want to travel. […]
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor OK. I admit this is a pet peeve, but I have a feeling I am not alone. What is it that bugs me? Selling from the stage. Now I admit this is a strategy that is frequently taught by sales coaches and the like. But you know what? For […]
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You don’t get anywhere until you change it.” How true. Taking this quote literally, I have had both a flat tire and burst tire on the Highway. Each time it was a scary experience, especially the burst tire, because it happened […]
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor Much is written these days about storytelling as a way to make yourself or your business stand out, and it is a strategy that I strongly recommend. Yet I have witnessed ways how, as a speaker, it can backfire on you and instead of winning over your audience, can […]
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor Do you have a business idea bubbling up inside of you, but are not sure where to start, or even if you should take this leap into the unknown? It is an exciting and scary time. One of the first questions to ask yourself is if you have what it […]
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor When you are developing your business plan, there’s this whole section on the competition – who they are, what they do and what makes your offer different and of course, unique and special. This market research is actually a good exercise to undertake and certainly as your business evolves, […]
