Your mobile devices can be invaluable when you’re raising kids, not only can they help you remember all the things you have to do, it can also store information, give you alerts and keep you sane. These apps will help busy moms with kids of all ages manage their days, dress them right and be ready for anything that comes their way.
The Four Stages of a Career Setback
Over the course of your career, you’re bound to have a few startling setbacks. In my new book, A Leadership Kick in the Ass, I explain why setbacks and failures often provide valuable lessons that can actually enhance your career. Career butt-kicks share a four common stages, each of which is described below.
1. Comfortable oblivion: Prior to the setback, you are blind to your own behavior. Life is going swimmingly and you are blithely unaware of the impending insult. Oftentimes you are full of confidence. You can quickly marshal the facts that support the value you’re adding to the organization you serve. You view yourself as competent, aware, and deserving. [Read more…]
The Importance of Teaching Children How to Manage Money
Many young adults get their first real lesson in budgeting when they head off to college or rent their first apartment. This is when they realize that a dollar doesn’t go as far as they thought. After paying the rent, utilities, a car payment and food, they find out quickly that coming up and sticking to a budget is the only way to survive.
What To Do When Your Small Gig Takes Off
You’ve worked incredibly hard, stealing every moment you could find to build your business. There were days when you seriously considered giving up and moments when you were positive that the business would ultimately amount to little more than a hobby. But no! You were wrong and now you and what you have to offer are in serious demand. Congratulations! And don’t worry, it’s totally normal to react to your business’s popularity exploding the same way you reacted when your kids learned to crawl and walk: excitement immediately followed by horror and feeling overwhelmed with all of the decisions you suddenly have to make.
