by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 15, 2012 | relationship building and women, self-esteem, Women in Business
I got married right after college. I had never lived on my own. I had no idea who I was. I knew that I wanted a career. I wanted a family. I wanted it all. Well, the family came quickly and I had two children, but then I began to feel very unfulfilled. I loved being...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 7, 2012 | leadership, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
When you look in the mirror, who is looking back at you? Im not talking about your appearance. Im talking about who you really are. Do you know? Many of us are distracted by external factors that we let define us; our job, our looks. We allow these things to become...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 1, 2012 | Entrepreneurs, fear of failure, goal setting, Self Promotion, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
Its common knowledge that many people have issues with boastful people. We have a bias against those who seem full of themselves and constantly let everyone know how wonderful they are. If the person happens to be a woman, there is even more of a negative reaction...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 25, 2012 | Women in Business
Identifying our strengths and value proposition can be challenging. We may start out thinking we know and then typically we begin to analyze, dissect, question ourselves and end up nowhere. Is that really my strength? Can I own this? We go round in circles. Well,...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 18, 2012 | Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Have you noticed that it is now common to use the term personal branding instead of self-promotion? Personal branding and self-promotion are, in fact, the same. I have come to believe that the term self-promotion is so off-putting for women that we will do almost...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 11, 2012 | Entrepreneurs, marketing, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Everyone loves a good story, but how many of us are good at telling good stories? For the most part, I think we create exciting and stimulating stories about our personal lives. We certainly have a tremendous amount of material to serve as our database. We love to...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 4, 2012 | self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
I often talk and write about the importance of having self-confidence for business success. I believe that when you connect with your value proposition, you can talk about your accomplishments and talk up your business with confidence and authenticity, and that most...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 26, 2012 | life lessons, Success, Women in Business
You know how some people at the gym do the exact same workout every day? Have you noticed that these people never seem to make any progress with their fitness level? Thats because they are using the same muscle groups in the same way and these muscles become...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 19, 2012 | goal setting, leadership, networking, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Its pretty common to hear people talk about climbing the corporate ladder when they are talking about career advancement. It implies that every step we take is one that will move us closer to the top; to the executive or senior management level. This ladder metaphor,...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 12, 2012 | Assertive Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneurs, fear and anxiety, marketing, networking, Sales techniques, Self Promotion, Women in Business
Are you being stingy?
by not letting others know what you have to offer?
by not speaking up and sharing your opinion or ideas? Sometimes we are so focused on our own stuff and our fears or discomfort talking about ourselves that we forget that what we have to...
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