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Learning From Failure

by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 18, 2013 | fear of failure, leadership, life lessons, Success, Women in Business

We all do it. We make mistakes every day; some big mistakes and some minor ones. It’s part of life. Do you know that if you Google “learning from failure”, you will get about 129 million results? So you are not alone. We can’t avoid our missteps but we can...

To Golf Or Not To Golf

by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 14, 2013 | Communication, life lessons, networking, relationship building and women, Women in Business

This past week I led a discussion for senior women at an 85 Broads event in Boston about politics in the workplace. As we exchanged ideas about the best way to build relationships and alliances with men in the workplace, the subject of golf came up. Many of the...

What We Can Learn From Introverts About Building Influence

by Bonnie Marcus | May 26, 2013 | Communication, life lessons, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Women in Business

Many women I coach have said to me I can’t self-promote because I’m an introvert. I don’t know how to build relationships within the workplace and therefore it’s challenging for me to get the visibility I need to advance. My radio interview with Jennifer...

An Important Lesson From My Mother About Positive Attitide

by Bonnie Marcus | May 12, 2013 | life lessons, Success, Women in Business

My mom is in her nineties and she is constantly telling her friends to focus on what they can do; not to dwell on what they used to be able to do when they were younger. “That will get you depressed. Having a positive attitude is everything.” It’s not easy...

Be Bold: What Does It Mean To You?

by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 24, 2013 | Assertive Communication, fear and anxiety, fear of failure, life lessons, Self Promotion, Women in Business

Last Friday at the Bay Path Women’s Conference, I listened intently to Queen Latifah talk about her career and her bold move at 17 as a hip hop star to call herself “Queen Latifah”. She said Latifah was always her nickname, but putting “Queen” in front of it was...

Superwoman Hits A Wall: Having It All Comes With A Price

by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 10, 2013 | Entrepreneurs, life balance, life lessons, Success, Women in Business

I finally hit a wall. I thought I was superwoman. I foolishly believed I had some kind of super power that would shield me from this flu bug that knocked everyone off their feet. But after weeks of traveling, speaking, a heightened workload, and moving, that nasty bug...

Learning From Failure

To Golf Or Not To Golf

What We Can Learn From Introverts About Building Influence

An Important Lesson From My Mother About Positive Attitide

Be Bold: What Does It Mean To You?

Superwoman Hits A Wall: Having It All Comes With A Price

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