“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” Tim Ferris I love this quote by Tim Ferris, which I have also heard put this way: work smarter, not harder. We may spend a great deal of time working, but that does not mean that a lot is getting done. Productivity is the word we use to […]

From The Moment We Wake Up Till The Time We Go To Bed, We Are Continually Making Choices. Sometimes we choose wisely, other times we choose randomly. It is very important to know what our goals are if we want to be able to choose the right path forward. I love the story of Alice […]

As Human Beings We Can Have A Tendency To Dwell On The Past. We think about how we could have done things better or changed our actions to bring about a different result. I have been sitting around so many times picturing a conversation that has already happened and coming up with other, more brilliant […]

Try, Try Again! Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis became the First Lady at age 31, but her greatest accomplishment, according to her, was becoming a mother. “If you bungle at raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much,” she said. While Jackie identified herself as a wife and mother first, she […]

There is one thing that defines a woman who is successful in her business and personal life… … and separates her from women who are not successful. Empowerment is the term we use to describe a woman who has been given the tools to succeed and has used them to attain her goals.  The empowered woman […]

Ambitious And Successful People Read All The Time. What books are you reading to improve your knowledge? Of course, I hope that one of them is Ambitious Woman, my newest book! David Bailey says, “The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.” Reading is the doorway to so […]

When You Live An Accountable Life, You Not Only Take Responsibility For Your Own Actions But Also For Those Of Others. This may seem like a tall order, but it is important in your overall success that you understand the real meaning of “The Buck Stops Here.” Jeffrey Benjamin said, “Delegating responsibility does not diminish […]

John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence. People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” But what does that mean exactly? That means taking your business seriously. So, let’s talk about how seriously you take your business – do you make sure to use your influence to improve other people’s lives? Do you […]

We Have All Failed At Something Before. Whether it has been a small or big failure, it is never a pleasant feeling to realize that you have not succeeded at something. However, failure is not final. Just because you do not accomplish a task the first time does not mean that you will never find […]

“Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.”—Unknown One simple fact of life is that we can achieve more together with others than we can alone. Some of us like to work alone and even avoid being part of a team because we have had poor experiences in the past working with others. However, the […]