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Increasing Busy Women's Sanity, Confidence and Fun!

By Mary Foley

Now more than ever busy women need more than a work-life balance pep talk or cliche "work smarter not harder" career advice to boost their performance and hit big goals. My blog will inspire women live with practical, fresh advice to reenergize their personal and professional success!

I'm a former engineer who is now the author of three books, a popular national speaker, and radio talk show host. Instead of solving engineering problems, I now inspire women with practical advice to create sanity for their lives and confidence for their careers - all while having a bit of fun!

With Spunky Ethel as your grandma, you pay attention.  What I noticed is something that means even more now as an adult than when I first heard it as a child. ... Read more...
By Mary Foley Sisters send the best cards!  Like this one I just received from my sister Leslie (read it now if you haven’t yet).  Which got me to thinking about Valentine’s Day.  V-day stirs up all kind of experiences from deep loving feelings ... Read more...
You’ve done it because we’ve all done it.  You begin your work day with full intention of focusing on several important activities and before you know it, it’s time to leave the office and your list is half-done at best. Oh, the list is long ... Read more...
Are you struggling to get the respect and credit you deserve at work?  It might be your good girl  kicking in.  You don’t have to be like Meryl S ... Read more...
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  So is being powerful (or powerless).  When it comes to building your ... Read more...
So many people hate networking.  Hate it!  Because they don’t want to feel awkward, look stupid, or know what to say.  But, they do it anyway and they try, they really try.  Still, they stumble all over themselves, can’t wait for it to be over, a ... Read more...
Bodacious!  These three little syllables became my own personal rallying cry during my ten years at America Online where I started as an $8 an hour customer service rep and rose to the head of corporate training for 12,000.  Being a part of bringing online ... Read more...
February, the month of love! The time when we’re told to dream of diamond jewelry, red roses, decadent chocolates and Read more...
By Mary Foley Following the rules was so ingrained in me that when I was a little girl, I was convinced there were entire families who would sit at the kitchen table with their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk, quietly waiting until the str ... Read more...
By Mary Foley While it’s true that for the first time in U.S. history the number of women in the workforce Read more...