Live Well CPS Blog

Your Network is Equal to Your Networth

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:42:15 PST

If you missed our January luncheon I know you're already regretting it. We had a BALL! In my line of work I meet wonderful women every day that are doing exciting things, have amazing ideas or are just plain brilliant. We talk in bubbles about work, friends and families, but seldom do those conversations intertwine. Until now! Last year I came up with the idea to host Live Well Ladies Luncheons. These intimate networking events are designed to connect the inventor with the technician, the job...

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Talking to the Youth

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:37:49 PST

This Saturday I'm speaking at a leadership conference for students at Union Baptist Church in Buford, GA. I was asked to talk to students about what they can do now to prepare them for a more successful professional future. When asked I immediately went into professional mode. I start thinking about what the books taught me about student development theory and trait factor theory and all this academic research that is supposed to help us understand why we become who we are. I kept starting and...

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Nicki Minaj's 2012 Grammy Performance

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:43:30 PST

Sunday night I, like many others, battled the sandman in an effort to make it through the 3+ hour Grammy performance. Not because I love the Grammy's, but because I wanted to see the tribute to Whitney Houston. I just knew Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Khan would move me to tears and allow me to rest peacefully through the night. To my dismay there was no Chaka... Jennifer did her thing, but I was left wanting more. So I called it a night and went to my room. After playing Words with Friends with...

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Community Building

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:48:32 PST

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of being in the company of a wonderful group of women. We all united for the purpose of fellowship and motivation. I walked in all smiles knowing that I was in for a treat and left out walking on clouds. These women rock! We started off with an intimate round of speed networking. Even my shy, "I don't do networking," divas were working the business card exchange. The ladies were given a charge to connect with at least one person in the room that could...

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A Real Woman's Reality

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:41:32 PST

Every day I am reminded of just how strong and resourceful women can be. In times when "reality" TV has us looking like raging bitches that cut each other's throats and cat fight for a living, it is extremely important to me that I remind myself of a more balanced reality. The women that I meet every day aren't sleeping with basketball players or musicians and they aren't using their rent money to buy boobs. Every day I have the opportunity to talk to amazing women like Aimee Brittain owner of...

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Come...connect!

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:52:51 PST

In my line of work I meet wonderful women every day that are doing exciting things, have amazing ideas or are just plain brilliant. We talk in bubbles about work, friends and families, but seldom do those conversations intertwine. Until now! Last year I came up with the idea to host Live Well Ladies Luncheons. These intimate networking events are designed to connect the inventor with the technician, the job seeker with the interviewer, the new entrepreneur with the virtual assistant. Live Well...

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Invest! It's the Golden Rule

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:21:06 PST

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Do onto others as you would have them do unto you. You reap what you sow. Just a few of the hundreds of sayings that we use to demonstrate the law of reciprocity. We all have a basic understanding that if we expect something great we have to give something great, but so often we fail to live the lesson. While so many of us have shifted gears and starting writing out our list of New Year's resolutions, I've decided to spend some time examining the law of...

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Exercise Your Trust Muscle

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:01:44 PST

I was thinking the other day about how many times I've made a poor decision when deep down inside something was telling me not to. Hell...I've made some not so great decisions when everything in my being was begging me not to. Usually my poor decisions were a result of me not having a strong trust muscle. You see usually the story goes something like this: I decide that I want to do something one way, They say that I shouldn't/couldn't/can't so I stop and consider Their point of view. They...

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Nine Not-so-scary Networking Tips

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:26:25 PDT

Often times I am contacted by fed up job seekers requesting help with their resume. "Something's wrong with this resume," they say. "I've applied for 100 jobs and haven't gotten a single call back." It is terribly disturbing and downright irritating to go through the process of applying for a job online. Job application after job application asking the same questions over and over again...education, previous responsibilities, skills. Desperate job seekers eventually come to the natural...

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Success is not your right

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:16:27 PDT

Success is not your right, but your responsibility. You see your existence at this very moment is something of a privilege. I am a woman who miscarried a child. There is something about that process that demonstrates just how fragile life is. My baby was one of many that failed to be born. That child could have been you. You survived the miracle and tragedy of being birthed. There is triumph in your being here. Everyday a mother makes a choice that due to her circumstances, lack or resources or...

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