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  As we wrestle with life’s challenges, gain new awareness, and learn more about ourselves, words can take on new, deeper meanings.  Words like forgiveness, love, boundaries, and joy, become attached to personal experiences that make them rich and meaningful. Mary Cox Garner, author of The Hidden Souls of Words:  Keys to Transformation Through the [...]

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To Bake, or Not to Bake?

By Deborah Sweeney

Image courtesy of Shutterstock This is an odd question, but one I think needs to be addressed. Cookies, cupcakes, muffins, fudge – nearly everyone loves baked goods, so it is understandable that you, as the boss, would think about throwing on the apron and trying out your family’s secret Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. But as [...]

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Be Your Own Renaissance Woman

By Deborah Sweeney

It’s 2011 and women are still fighting for their voices to be heard in the workforce. I cannot believe I just wrote that sentence. The New Zealand Herald recently reported that Avivah Wittenbert-Cox, an international expert on gender balance and best-selling author is fighting the good and all too familiar fight for female equality in [...]

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Autumn is just around the corner and before the clock makes us fall back for Daylight Savings, savvy business ladies and moms need to be sure they don’t fall behind on their priorities. With the kids going back to school, interns heading in for another year of college, and the office hours (and attire) changing [...]

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock As an entrepreneur, you should be willing to embrace change. Effectively handling change can be sometime difficult, especially if you weren’t expecting it. How well do you handle change? The most successful entrepreneurs not only embrace change, they actively seek it out knowing that greater fulfillment, success and growth is obtained [...]

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Looking for inspiration, words of encouragement, career advice or just a great read? Here are 10 of She Takes on the World’s top 10 books to read!

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock As much as I love working from my home office (working in your pajamas has its perks), there are times when I simply can’t do it. I don’t know if it’s the fact that I can see our backyard pool from my office window, but there are just times when I [...]

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock A recent article in the Globe and Mail has me considering a moral quandary. In it, Wency Leung reports on a new study that suggests women who take their husband’s last name are regarded as less competent and less ambitious. The study, which was broken into four parts, shows that women [...]

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