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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!

I try not to dwell on this too much.  But had I known this sooner, this little bit of intelligence may have prevented a lot of angst and propelled my AOL career to even higher levels:  Office politics can be a good thing. Wasn’t it enough that I was ... 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...
Are you completely satisfied with your career?  Or, is there something gnawing at you inside saying that you could do better?   Here are five questions to determine if you’re on track for building a Bodacious Career and what adjustments you ... Read more...
Do you ever feel like Wonder Woman?  I have.  As a woman juggling a ton of things I’ve wondered “what the heck happened to my life?”  In fact, there have been times when I wondered if I had much of a “life” at all. You know wha ... Read more...
As we wrestle with life’s challenges, gain new awareness, and learn more about ourselves, words can take on new, deeper meanings.  Words like forgiveness, love, boundaries, and joy, become attached to personal experiences that make them rich and meaningful. ... Read more...
Can you remember a time when you took what someone said personally?  Odds are you spent a whole bunch of time, energy, and emotion on how you felt slight, what you wish you had said, and what you were going to do about it.  After it wa ... Read more...
Suddenly you’re in a jam. You get a call at work that your child is unexpectedly ill at school.  An aggravating co-worker presents your idea as his own at a project meeting.  Your friend begs you to give her a hand on a volunteer comm ... Read more...
When it comes to feeling valued and respected at work, it’s important to only avoid powerless behaviors.  It’ ... Read more...
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