5 Tips for Being Assertive in the Workplace

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With the “Ban Bossy” campaign picking up steam, it’s helping to empower women everywhere – including the workplace. But according to a recent Huffington Post article, women lead only 4.2 percent of our largest public corporations, make up only 14 percent of top officers in corporate America and fill a measly 18 percent of board seats. These statistics show the gender bias in today’s workplace, which is why it’s so important for women to assert themselves in

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Easy Desk Workouts for the Office

Finding time to squeeze in a workout can be a bit of challenge especially if you have a demanding work schedule. There are few key things to remember, by making simple life changes you will be able to achieve a decent workout everyday. For example according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services by simply omitting the elevator from you daily routine and taking the stairs you are making strides to a healthier version of yourself. You can burn up to 45 calories daily by climbing three flight of stairs three times a day, do

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Are You Mentally Ready to Achieve Your Fitness Goals?

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Don’t have money for a trainer? Train your mind first and then you might not even need one! If have never written your goals down before now is a perfect time to start. With spring just around the corner there is no time like the present to get your mind and body in tip-top shape.

Here are few tips to get you started!

Figure out what you want to accomplish

Like most people there are probably a number of

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3 Things I Wish I Had Known In My 20s: Betsy Chasse

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This is really only a question I suppose a 40 something can answer and after perusing this site and reading some of the posts I whole-heartedly agree with their advice. It’s all very sound and practical and wise. None of which I usually am, and I especially wasn’t in my 20’s.

I had a great career, made good money, had a couple a great boyfriends. Then, I lost the good money and broke up with

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Don’t Make These 5 Personal Branding Mistakes

2642282_9780735205369_large_Brand_AidI am in a unique position. Depending on the source, I can either be classified as the youngest of GenX, or the oldest of the Millenials. This gives me the ability to have a better handle on both groups. I’ve also spent the last 10 years working inside of multi-generational organizations, and leading young workforces. The below points should be seen as opportunities. Your brand is something that you can control, but you have to have a proactive plan. If not, someone else may be managing your brand for you!

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5 Tips for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

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As practicing spiritual life coach, I am often approached by clients who seek to fulfill important goals. Through my unique Art of Manifestation program, I am able to help them attain these goals when they create their wonderful New Year. Most of my clients wish to make lasting New Year’s resolutions stick. But how do they do it?

Right now, it’s an exciting time to create New Year’s resolutions, right? Maybe yours include taking

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Get Over the Excuses, and Make Yourself Work Out.

About a week ago, I felt myself coming down with a cold. Of course my first thought was “Oh well, I guess I need to take a break from running!”…as though I had actually been running regularly.

Think again. I hadn’t been running because I strained my knee. When it was finally better, I was “conveniently” needed another week of rest This is the challenge, people. Getting over excuses and making yourself workout! And boy is it a challenge!

I decided to actually do some research to see if it was okay to run with a looming cold. I found

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Friends with Benefits: Good Idea or Terrible Idea?

Okay, so, I’m definitely not an “expert” on friends with benefits, but I’ve had a few situations in my life that have made me familiar with the subject.

Anyway, these kinds of relationships have an expiration date. According to some really prestigious websites (I forgot the name of it) that do experiments on these things, a friends with benefits situation is not supposed to last more than 3 months. Or else the dreaded happens, and someone will get feelings or whatever. Well as the rebel that I am, I refused to believe this, and proceeded to have an on and

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Why Do We All Still Want to Move to NYC?

When I was 17, I had my whole life planned out: I would go to college in New York, gallivant around the city during the week, and travel up to West Point on the weekends, where my high-school boy was spending the next five years of his life. In my perfect vision, I would show up in my fabulous Fall clothes, we would hang out, and then I would head back to my fabulous life in the city. It all seemed ideal, until it didn’t happen. I ended up going to college in Texas, and my boyfriend and I broke

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Just Graduated? Stop Limiting Yourself with Other People’s Boundaries.

You may recall that I was a mess, about 2 months ago. I was deep in the perils of finding a job right after college. Well let me tell you, I decided to become a certified yoga instructor, and it changed my life. After doing 200 hours of training, I would like to share some perspective I gained. For once I followed my heart, and did what I wanted to do, rather than what society told me I should do.

After my training began, I found myself occupied with something I loved. I actually enjoyed Saturday morning classes, even if

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