September 22, 2014 by Rebekah in Career Confidential Full name?: Stacia Pierce
Position / Job title?: Business and Success Coach, author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and owner of LifeCoach2Women.com
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was a child. I used to tear pages of beautiful clothing from magazines and catalogs and put them on my vision board. I’ve always had a real passion for fashion and style.
Fast-forward
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September 17, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things 
Just over a year ago, Kelly Will decided to quit her career as a New York City gossip columnist, sell all of her belongings, and travel to all 50 states in 365 days to view what life is really like in the United States. After 164 host homes, 615 connections, and 36,000 miles driven, Will discovered how connected we are, and she is determined to share her movement of “One Person, One Community, One
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September 16, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC. photo via flickr user Brandy
Sometimes there is a typo in my blog or I forget to do something or I make a mistake, but I have learned to let these things go. I try not to worry about being a perfectionist.
Of course this doesn’t mean I don’t proofread and do my best to avoid mistakes, but sometimes they just happen. In the beginning of my freelance career I was more
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September 12, 2014 by Rebekah in Career Confidential

Full name?: Jessica Ekstrom
Position / Job title?: Founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to be a journalist. I loved writing and telling stories, so I thought journalism was perfect for me. I got really caught up in the idea of writing for a shiny NYC magazine. I was definitely more
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September 11, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC. photo via flickr user Doug Wheller
As you have probably gathered by this point, I am usually on my soapbox about maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Even if you own your own business it is so, so important to not let work be your whole life. I truly believe you have to have other things that you enjoy to be successful at work.
While it is easy to
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September 10, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things To celebrate her 20th year in business, Amy Friedman is telling us the 3 things she wishes she knew in her 20s!!
In 1994, she and two other female business partners launched Human Resources International. They knew they were off to a good start because they made a profit in Year One and have continued to do so. With Wall Street representing 75% of their first client base, Friedman pioneered a new business model
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September 8, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC. Just like Cinderella in days of yore, young women today have little chance of being invited to the “main event” without figuring out a clever way to get themselves through the royal velvet ropes on their own steam. With staggering unemployment rate among teens and recent college grads, it’s no wonder that teens are changing their thinking about the traditional routes to success, and inventing their own disrupted models for achieving their happily ever after.
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September 3, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things 
Before founding My Perfect Pet Food, Karen Scoggins had a very successful 25 year professional corporate career in science, engineering, and R&D. Then, in 2007, when her beloved yellow lab died, she decided that she wanted to pursue her passion. Right around that time, the largest pet food re-call in history took place.
It was the wake-up call she needed to act on her instincts and stress the importance of pet
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August 28, 2014 by Rebekah in 3 Things Sometimes, I wake up and lack inspiration for just abut everything. That happened to me today. I looked at my to-do list, and was just not in the mood for any of it. Then, I started reading this “3 Things” post, and I got inspired again by the great advice! This is definitely the best thing about my blog…I learn so much from all the wonderful ladies that contribute.
This week, we have Redickaa Subramanian! She
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August 26, 2014 by Rebekah in ETC. photo via flickr user marc falardeau
The word “no” has become my best friend, but I haven’t always been that comfortable with saying it. I used to feel the need to say “yes” to all my clients and friends to keep them happy. In the end, though, I was the one who would end up unhappy.
When I would agree to start something I didn’t want to I’d end up feeling resentful and
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