by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 5, 2012 | Communication, Self Promotion, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
An amazing shift takes place when you connect with your unique value. Its an incredible ah-ha moment! When you truly understand your value, you present yourself with confidence; your body language changes; your communication changes; your relationships change and the...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 29, 2012 | Assertive Communication, Communication, leadership, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
For the past two weeks, the focus of this blog has been how you would handle a situation at work when someone takes credit for your idea. Unfortunately, this happens quite frequently according to many of my readers, and their responses demonstrated a wide range of...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 22, 2012 | Assertive Communication, Communication, leadership, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
My blog last week posed a theoretical situation to all of you about a woman who was very excited about an idea she had to move a stale project forward for her department. She shared her idea with a colleague at lunch and the colleague ended up presenting the proposal...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 15, 2012 | Assertive Communication, Communication, Self Promotion, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
Sometimes ideas come to me at the strangest times, like when Im taking a shower, at 2 am when I cant sleep, or when I’m driving my car. But when a great idea comes along you know it right away, right? This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. As I was driving...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 8, 2012 | goal setting, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
Do you ever look in the mirror and ask yourself where the real you went? After having a baby or losing a job, all of a sudden you realize that you are no longer in touch with the old you, and youre not quite sure who the new you is? Where did that person go or...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 1, 2012 | life lessons, Success, Women in Business
Its a new year and another opportunity to celebrate! As the holiday season and 2011 come to a close, we welcome 2012 with much fanfare. Parties, fireworks, horn blowing and champagne mark the beginning of another year. Its also a great time for reflection. What was...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 18, 2011 | Assertive Communication, Communication, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
The ability to communicate effectively and confidently has a dramatic effect on our ability to advance our careers. Yet many of us fall into the trap of using weak language that sabotages our efforts to present ourselves with authority and confidence. I would just...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 11, 2011 | life balance, life lessons, Success, Women in Business
Im a list maker. Are you? I get tremendous satisfaction creating my to-do list and crossing off items as they are accomplished. In fact, I start every day with a new list that has everything I want to do for my business as well as some personal tasks. (Go to the...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 4, 2011 | Entrepreneurs, networking, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Tis the season to be jolly! Its also the season for socializing. We are invited to many holiday events; some for business and some just to have fun and share some holiday cheer. The point is that we are meeting and greeting more people this time of year than any...
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 27, 2011 | Entrepreneurs, Sales techniques, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
I have a power point slide in many of my keynote presentations that states Confidence = Competence. When this slide appears, its always an ah-hah moment for many people in the audience. Isnt it true though? When you present yourself with confidence, people assume...
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