tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51271189885273649622024-03-13T21:11:50.725-04:00The Lipstick Journal"Women's empowerment from a candid,yet friendly perspective."thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-78170756804788245292017-07-09T19:18:00.001-04:002017-07-10T08:49:58.327-04:00The 1-Day Interview Prep: Rocking an interview even with limited time to prepare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, I got a call from a family member/friend/professional
associate: <i>my sister</i>, who was
stressing out about a job interview that she had scheduled for tomorrow. <i>Oh Dear…</i>
Now usually, if I were officially coaching someone on preparing for a job
interview, I would suggest at least a one week window for preparation. With only a day to prepare, my tried and true
1-week program was just not going to work.
I quickly leaned on my Lean/Agile coaching techniques to offer her value
that would take her a long way before the interview tomorrow. Here I have laid out a 3 step strategy to
assist her and anyone else who finds themselves in a time crunch to prepare for
an interview and GET THE JOB! Let’s go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Step 1: Do a Full Self-Assessment<o:p></o:p></h1>
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In this step, it’s all about being honest with
yourself. Review the job announcement
for which you are interviewing, and honestly answer this question? Technically
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<a name='more'></a>yes <i>(God help
you, if your answer is No)</i>, make a list of any questions that you feel that
an interviewer can ask that would trip you up.
Think through these questions and put yourself in the shoes of the
interviewer. Now, focus this list of
questions on technical know-how and behavioral patterns that the interviewer may
want to know about YOU. Make the
questions hard. For example, an interviewer may not directly ask you if you
know how to do something, they may ask you to name two frameworks that you
would use to lead an organizational transformation. In my case, since I am an IT Management
Professional, the answer to this question may be that I would use the Kotter,
8-Step Process for Leading Change or the Lean IT Transformation Field
Guide. Remember, this is just an example
of a question. The point is for you to brainstorm questions that you should know the answer to, but without
practice, you may get tripped up in an interview. The previous example is a technical question
based on your particular role or career.
This next example question type gages how you would behave in
certain situations. Example: If you were
presented with two employees who were bickering over work share, i.e., one is
doing more than the other, what would you do to resolve the conflict? Remember, an answer to such a question is
based on what you think your role is. The
point is, know your role and how you should resolve conflict based on that
role. A manager’s last response should
be “notify senior management.” Get it. Good.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Step 2: Create a Lasting Bond with Your Interviewer<o:p></o:p></h1>
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Never underestimate the power of a positive connection. Nothing and I repeat nothing, earns you favor
better than allowing someone to talk about themselves. <i> How do you do that, you say?</i>
Social Media, of course… Before I tell
you the how, first understand, this is an interview and the point of it is to
get you to talk about yourself. So it
can be tricky to get your interviewer to talk about themselves. You will no
doubt get the infamous question, “Tell us about yourself.” Most people cannot
easily answer this question without some practice. I highly encourage you to practice your
answer, with a twist. Here is a sneaky
little trick that you MUST use in your open introduction. Before your interview and as soon as you know
the name or names of who you are being interviewed by, LOOK THEM UP ON SOCIAL
MEDIA! Facebook and LinkedIn will
probably do the trick. Why not, I’m sure
they have researched you. What you are
looking for are shared interests between you and them. Once you find that shared interest, make sure
to talk about your interest (there interest, too!) in your introduction. This creates a bond and allows them to chime
in and share as well. Examples of shared
interests that you want to look for are shared educations- institutions, similar
degrees or courses of study, shared interest in the same sport, shared skills
or even that you both may have kids… the list is endless. Your job is to expose at least one that gets
the interviewer to say, I do or did that as well. The catch here is that you NEVER let on that
you researched them, you have to introduce the shared interest as if you are
talking about yourself, and you MUST act surprised and flattered that you both
share this interest. The point of this
technique is to get the interviewer in your corner. The payoff is that even when the interview is
over, the interviewer or more than one in a group of interviewers, will
remember your name and stand up for you in the event that there are multiple
qualified candidates.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Step 3: Create Value<o:p></o:p></h1>
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During the interview, usually at the end, you as the
interviewee are expected to ask questions.
Before going into the interview, I hope that you have done some research
on the company for which you are interviewing.
It is a strict NO-NO to not do so.
You will come off as arrogant and not really interested in the job if
the perception is that you know nothing about the company for which you are
interviewing. In your research,
formulate at least 3 or 4 questions that you would like your interviewers to
answer about the organization. Listen
intently to the answers as most people will answer these questions from their
own experience, again, talking about themselves and things important to
them. Your job here is to pick up on
challenges that are being faced. You
should pounce on any challenge and offer to help solve the problem within your
first 30/60/90 days on the job!!! You just created value, and are now perceived
as valuable. People fight for what they
perceive is valuable…<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are several strategies that we could cover to help you
better prepare for an interview. These
are the top three that I recommend if you have a short time to prepare. <b>The
main thing to remember is be as prepared as possible and stay calm. </b> I’d love to get your feedback on these
steps. I would love it even more if you
try them and share how they worked for you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s get you hired!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Writer: Cherlyn McIntee<o:p></o:p></div>
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Program Manager, Professor, Consultant and Blogger<o:p></o:p></div>
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-82990399558943365142016-01-27T13:55:00.001-05:002017-06-22T11:20:39.253-04:00The Empty, Empty Nest…<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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around my office (my kitchen table/will explain later</span><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">). Youngest daughter needs
money for food before basketball game. Cell phone blowing up, email inbox
pinging me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lingering thoughts about the
conversation (argument) that I had with my older daughter last night. Trying my
best to get through this yoga workout before anyone realizes I’m not actually online
working yet… Workout finished, now trying to blend a smoothie and load a pod in
the Kuerig® to make a cup of coffee at the same damn time. Email pings again,
bang out quick response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Multi-tasking
at its best… wait cellphone chirps and vibrates simultaneously… special
notification set up to let me know my daughter needs me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stop everything I’m doing to read her
message, you know because everything she does is the most important thing that
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">The message reads: “I just enrolled in the R2I2 Charter School Program for next
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have the mechanical engineering
classes I need for college and I needed to register by January 30<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you don’t mind.” No thoughts [replace "thoughts" with expletive of choice...] given as
to how she is going to get to the R2I2 program which is outside of her school
district and she has no car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Now my first instinct was to fly off the handle and tell her
butt, no you are not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was about to let
her have it for trying to add more to my already hectic schedule of working a full time job, teaching at night to make sure she has everything she
needs, shuttle her around to basketball practice, games and other school events…
But then it really hit me how I was totally missing the bigger picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was totally floored for a minute, as I
realized, my baby just made a life altering decision on her own that may affect
her future drastically… My 16 year old is growing up so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She not only is making her own decisions, she
is making great decisions for herself. Which leads me to another awakening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been a single mother of two daughters
for a long time and have become so accustomed to ripping and literally running
myself ragged, that it just hit me in this very instant that in less than 2
years, I am going to be an empty nester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">So now, I find myself in front of my computer with tears in
my eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tears of joy, not sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tears of sadness, also not sure - just feeling
some kind of way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of those
moments that I am truly grateful that I work from home, because I absolutely
hate to see people cry at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that
I am heartless or cold, I just don’t know what to do for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually my queue to exit stage left as
quickly as possible…</span></div>
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with not knowing what to do about this “empty nester” thing. We work so hard for
our kids because we want the best for them and know that we have to work doubly
hard to play both roles, mother and father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You know, most of our lives are so centered on making sure our kids are
ok, that we rarely stop to think that one day the hustle won’t be so pressing. HELP!!
Somebody out there help me understand these emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What have you done or are you doing to
prepare for the moment when you no longer have to rip and run for them, cook
for them, shop for them, yell at them…?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-87566699329960685202014-12-31T23:24:00.003-05:002014-12-31T23:27:24.866-05:002014 Year in Review and 2015 New Year Message From the CEO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I sit back and reflect on the many amazing things that happened over the last
year, I am truly amazed. One year seems so short until you really look at all
that you have accomplished in that amount of time. It has truly been a year of
ups and downs, but each down has truly been a blessing and has at times
stretched me beyond what I thought I could take. But I am still ticking, life
has certainly moved forward beautifully and one thing I know for sure, if you
don’t stretch outside of your comfort zone, it is impossible to grow. And boy
have I grown… personally, professionally, spiritually, academically, and all
the other –ally words you can think of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wow – The blessings <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Almost
10 years ago, I made a promise to myself that I would travel each year to a foreign
country. I have yet to break that promise and must give thanks to Gerald Smith,
my daughter’s father, for making me get that passport back in 2004. He opened
my eyes to living outside of the box and showed me a world much bigger than
Atlanta, GA! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">This year on the tenth anniversary of my promise, I decided to
introduce my 15 year old daughter. I took her on a 3 week trip to Europe where
we explored Germany, Switzerland and France! I hope her eyes and world are wide
open and she realizes that there are no limits in life, just hard work and a
strong desire to just do it! </span><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">In
planning that trip, I was also able to mend my broken relationship with my
sister after not speaking for two years. It is amazing how much time is lost
from plain old stubbornness and a dumb misunderstanding. It wasn’t until we
talked and spent time together that I realized how much laughter we missed out
on… How much of my nieces and nephews lives I missed out on. I am truly blessed
to be past it and look forward to spending this summer with my daughters,
nieces and possibly nephews. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">And
the blessings go on and on. This past fall I began a life-long passion of
teaching and sharing my passion for Project Management and Information
Technology to Master’s degree seeking student’s at Webster University. This
experience has been much more rewarding than I could have originally hoped. Not
only have I been able to influence the lives of some very smart up and coming
business women and men, but I have made a few lasting relationships that will
help me in future endeavors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I have
a lot of great things to be grateful for over the last year, but with the good,
I must also be grateful for the bad. This year I lost, gained and lost again a
couple of friendships and a love. Going through it was painful, but God makes
no mistakes. I wish them the best and hope maybe those relationships will one
day be mended. Even still I am grateful for the experience because in losing, I
have found my passion within and love of self. I read a wonderful saying the
other day on a friends Facebook page and it is fitting right now. “I know what
I bring to the table… so I’m not afraid to dine alone.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I also
lost a very important contract this past June… For a while, I wasn’t sure if I
would have a job, if I would have to relocate for the 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> time in
four years to a different state, or have to take a position in this economy making
significantly less money. But again, God makes no mistakes. Those things he has
for me are preordained. I am but the receptacle of His will. When one door
closes another surely will open. I now work from home, making more money; with more
time than I have ever had to spend with my daughter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">All in
all, 2014 has been good to me!! So good in fact, that I had to step out on that
ubiquitous limb of faith to take The Lipstick Journal from a blog to an international
Non-Profit agency. Its corps mission; to be a wealth of knowledge, tools and
resources that help women achieve success and fuel their passion, remains the
same. The idea to turn it into a non-profit agency was conceived in 2014 and
was born of the trials, hurts, disappointments and failures of my yester-years;
and the good times, lessons learned, help, mentorship, love, nurturing and
support that I have received from my sisters as strength to continue on. The
Lipstick Journal, my baby, my way of paying it - everything that the women in
my life have given me, forward! This has been a dream a long time in the
making. The year 2015 is going to be great and I want each and every one of you
to be a part of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Tonight,
after all my reflections, and as my daughter and I bring in the new year, I
will do it enjoying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a glass (or 3) from
a $150.00 bottle of Veuve Cliquot and will be trying caviar for the very first
time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Cheers
to a New Year, new perspectives, new hopes and many dreams to come true!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I, along with everyone I know, have jumped on the green smoothie train and have become really interested in finding a natural way to increase my libido, get beautiful radiant skin, purify my blood, maintain my blood pressure, feel more relaxed, yet have more energy. Through my research, I have found an amazing super food that is readily available year round in your local supermarket...BEETS!! I know. I know. Nobody likes beets, right? Well, let me tell you why you should start liking them.<a name='more'></a> <br />
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The first uses of beets has been traced back to Roman times and it was discovered that they originally were used as an aphrodisiac. Science has backed up this claim and it is known that beets are rich in boron. Boron is a mineral that has been directly linked to the production of the sex hormone in the human body! Still not interested in nature's Viagara? Okay. Beets are also high in potassium, magnesium, fiber, phosphorous, iron, vitamins A, B, and C; beta carotene, beta cyanine, folic acid and tryptophan. These wonderful vitamins and minerals support mental health, digestion, sleep, iron deficiency, healthy clear skin, cell regeneration, reproductive health and fetal growth. Did I mention that it helps increase your libido...? LOL. See the recipe below for a delicious smoothie that will help YOU incorporate the benefits of beets into your diet today!</div>
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<li>1 apple, quartered (do not peel)</li>
<li>1 red beet, peeled, steamed and sliced</li>
<li>1 carrot, peeled, steamed and sliced</li>
<li>1 cup of baby kale, cleaned, chopped</li>
<li>2-3 slices of fresh peeled ginger</li>
<li>1/2 cup apple juice</li>
<li>1/2 cup non-fat Greek yogurt</li>
<li>Ice as needed</li>
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In a high-powered blender, place the apple, beet, carrot, kale, ginger, apple juice and 4-6 ice cubes; blend to liquefy. Add yogurt and additional ice cubes or water to reach desired consistency.<br />
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Nutritional Information</h3>
Per serving:<br /> Calories 143<br /> Calories from fat 5<br /> Fat 1g<br /> Cholesterol 0g<br /> Sodium 99mg<br /> Carbohydrate 28g<br /> Dietary Fiber 5g<br /> Sugars 19g<br /> Protein 9g<br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-84922700089361290442014-10-16T16:54:00.000-04:002014-10-16T16:57:20.507-04:00Satya Nadella’s Advice on Raises Stirs Wider Discussion Among Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="caption-text">Alexis Fritzsche, a member of Levo League, an online network </span></div>
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<span class="caption-text">for professional women, says Satya Nadella's comments have inspired </span></div>
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<span class="caption-text">women to ask for raises.</span> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span> Jason Henry for The New York Times </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The
conversation around salary, the conversation around the art of women asking and
how to ask are conversations that are happening organically already between my
friends and myself,” she said. “For us, it only fuels the fire that they should
be asking for raises.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt -4.5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For one female engineer in Chicago, Mr.
Nadella’s remarks were a reminder to ask not just for a raise but also for more
challenging opportunities at work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The comments just reminded me that you
have to keep up with it,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified
talking about compensation. “I keep becoming more aware of how it’s not just
</span></span><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">about me. If I don’t ask, I’m hurting others too.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile, Sandra Guillen, a translator and
interpreter in New York, said she would never tell her employees not to ask for
a raise, either. “I will not let his outrageous comments deter me from asking
for a raise if I know and I can prove that I have done a great job and exceed
all expectations,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After the uproar about his comments, Mr.
Nadella quickly backtracked, writing Microsoft employees, “If you think you
deserve a raise, you should just ask.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But the furor highlighted one of the country’s
biggest workplace paradoxes: Even as women are becoming more educated than men
and achieving higher career levels than ever before, they are still treated
differently at work, including receiving median pay of about 20 percent less
than their male counterparts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One reason is that women negotiate less than
men, including for higher pay. When they do, they are penalized, largely
because of preconceived notions about gender roles that have not caught up with
women’s role in the workplace. It is expected that men promote themselves and
speak up, but not women.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It basically violates the expectations about
how we think women are supposed to be,” said Linda Babcock, an economics
professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a leading researcher on women and
pay negotiations. “The literature talks about women being communal, kind,
interested in others, helpful, not aggressive. When people violate
expectations, there’s backlash against them.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Within the tech industry, Mr. Nadella’s
comments particularly hit home. The industry generally has been under fire for
its low numbers of women and in some cases poor treatment of them. Tech
companies have lately been issuing reports on the diversity of their work
forces; generally, about one-third of all employees and fewer than 20 percent
of technical employees are female.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“His comments are illustrative of a double
standard for women in tech,” said Monica Harrington, a former senior manager at
Microsoft who said the problem was far bigger than just one executive. “It’s
scary to see him say out loud what so many men think. Women have to advocate
for themselves, but bosses can’t penalize them for doing so.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mr. Nadella’s advice on asking for a raise was
not the only message on this topic given at the conference, the Grace Hopper
Celebration of Women in Computing. Before Mr. Nadella made his remarks, Blake
Irving, chief executive of GoDaddy, gave the opposite advice, telling women
they should “speak up, be confident.” Mr. Nadella’s remarks also reignited a
longstanding debate about whose responsibility it is to close the pay gap and
otherwise ensure that women are treated equally at work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the 1960s, feminists encouraged collective
action with the mantra, “The personal is political.” Today, Sheryl Sandberg,
the chief operating officer of Facebook, urges women to speak up for themselves,
while her critics say that she emphasizes personal responsibility too much and
that workplaces and public policy are what needs to change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We get
the message that we just need to go and negotiate ourselves, but the research
clearly finds that it’s a tricky proposition for women, to say the least,” said
Laura Kray, a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of
California, Berkeley, who studies negotiation and gender stereotypes. “But then
organizations aren’t doing what they need to do to rectify this problem.
Everyone’s kind of throwing up their hands and saying, ‘How are we going to
make progress on this?' </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Research gives women contradictory messages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A study of Carnegie Mellon University business
school graduates found that women are less likely than men to ask for raises
and that this contributes to the pay gap. In the study, men’s starting salaries
were an average 7.6 percent higher than those of women, in part because 57
percent of men negotiated their pay while just 7 percent of women did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Telling women not to do that is just going to
further exacerbate the pay gap because men are going to continue to negotiate
and negotiate assertively,” said Ms. Babcock, who did the study.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet at the same time, women pay a price for
negotiating, a fear Mr. Nadella confirmed when he said he has more trust in and
gives more responsibility to women who don’t ask for raises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another study, co-authored by Ms. Babcock,
found that people penalized female job applicants more severely than men for
negotiating. A study published in June and co-authored by Ms. Kray examined
gender biases in negotiating. Women are perceived to be less competent, the
study found, and as a result, people are four times as likely to mislead and
deceive a woman during a business negotiation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The annual conference where Mr. Nadella spoke
brings together women in tech for networking and includes panels like one
called “It doesn’t have to be pink! Designing for women.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year attendees also created a Bingo game
involving tone-deaf things men in tech said to women, like name-dropping Ms.
Sandberg, or saying, “That would never happen in my company.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-4668459009891439562014-08-21T16:26:00.000-04:002014-08-21T16:26:30.032-04:00No Such Thing As a Bad Hair Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Six years ago, I went through a series of life changing
events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though tough at the time, all of
these events made me a better person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
September 2008, my eleven year relationship with my daughter’s father came to an
end and that event led to my decision to take a position overseas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was separated from my children for the
first time in their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to
say, I was on the fast track to having a breakdown but the only thing that kept
me from crumbling was the gym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went
hard every day running, elliptical machine, free weights, yoga, you name
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t have time for tears! I sweated
my anger out and pain was my motivator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I left 37 pounds of the old me in that gym in Iraq.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fast forward three years later and I was
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The first year back was great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to maintain my weight loss but was
very aware that I was only maintaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It had been a year and I was staying at the same weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that’s good but there was so much
more that I wanted to accomplish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
realized that I was starting to eat poorly and was still working out but was
just going through the motions of working out unenthusiastically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was totally unmotivated </div>
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came to a standstill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since then, my
weight has been fluctuating up and down by 10lbs over the last two years and I had
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Last week I reached out to an old friend of mine from high
school that I had been following on Social Media to invite to an event that I am
planning for next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reached out to
her because of the strides she had made in her own weight loss journey and I
wanted her to know how much she inspired me in my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She accepted my invitation and also invited
me to join her workout group on Facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let me just tell you, I was thrilled and set a high goal for
myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will commit and I will
participate and I will lose 5lbs this first week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the first few days of joining, I
realized what I had been missing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>MOTIVATION.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had been missing Acknowledgement
of my effort, Praise… “She is fine”, “She is beautiful”… flattery, and challenge!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me explain further.</div>
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After losing 37lbs, during my 3 years working overseas, I
moved to a new city for my job, met a new guy and started a new relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know anyone in the new place and the
new people I met didn’t know that I had lost 37lbs prior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had no frame of reference to acknowledge
my efforts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same with my new
relationship with my boyfriend, when we met, I was already at my lowest weight
in a while and though he gave the customary flattery that any boyfriend would
give, after about 6 months into the relationship the praise and flattery dwindled
as we got comfortable with each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those, “damn your fine” and “baby you bad <in a="" good="" way="">”
comments kept me motivated to stay in the gym working on this derriere, abs and
thighs!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they slowed, I slowed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To add to that, my daughters initially
thought it was amazing and acknowledged that their mom was able to lose weight
and get fit, they WERE NOT thrilled that my weight loss journey would also be
their weight loss journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They in time
got tired of the “Carb-Less” meals and “Clean-Eating”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the root causes above led to my
motivation deflation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The once 2-3lb
weight losses per week slowly became .5 – 1lbs lost per week, and then started
fluctuating to 2-3lbs gained, 1lb lost here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And hence, my 10lb weight fluctuation up and
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So here I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started following other peoples journeys
with weight loss on Facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had one
friend in particular; the friend from high school above, whose journey was an
inspiration to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to call her
up and express to her just that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
wanted to personally acknowledge her effort and explain how her journey was motivating
me to pick the jump rope back up and how I was actually starting to refocus on
my workouts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She created an online
fitness group on Facebook and I joined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The hardest part was sharing my weight and measurements because this
knocked me out of my comfort zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
stopped hiding my struggles with weight loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The other members of the group have held me accountable all week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I post a success, such as I made or
exceeded my water intake goal, I stuck to my eating clean diet, I got my
workout in…, their “likes” to those posts are like they are cheering me on and
acknowledging my effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the group,
people even post their before and after pictures; where they started and where
they are now as motivation and I have a chance to acknowledge their effort and
give praise as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day, I am going
to be bold enough to post my before and after pictures <in an="" at="" bikini="" bitsy="" itsy="" that=""> so that I can get some of those likes and “Girl you are
fine!!! <snap>” comments too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A “like”
is good, but a “comment” is the cherry on top, ‘Owww’!!!</snap></in></div>
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This week I realized that the reason my weight loss plateaued
for almost 3 years is because I had lost my motivation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may call me shallow, but I have realized
that I DO need acknowledgment of my efforts, losing weight is not easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I DO need and want compliments to keep me
motivated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I DO need to be knocked off
of my square at times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a BOSS at
work an at home… so it is rare that I am challenged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sharing my weight and current body
measurements with ANYBODY <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">challenged</i>
me and motivated me to want to do something about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The result, I lost the 5lbs that I planned to
lose this week, and am looking forward to losing 4lbs next week!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To make a long story short, I found out what
motivates me: acknowledgement of my efforts, flattery, challenge and progress!!</div>
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Here are a four B’s for others who are starting on a new
weight loss journey or need tips to regain their motivation:</div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Find out what motivates you to lose weight
and/or get an stay healthy. BE PROACTIVE.</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Find a fitness group with similar fitness goals
as you and join, do the work, <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Be Active</span>.
</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Step out of your comfort zone and share your
starting point; weight & measurements, goals, successes and failures with
the group, <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Be Accountable</span>.</li>
</ul>
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Note: When you post on a FB group page, a
good group is usually private so no worries about your business being all over
the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, when you post, other
members can like your status and cheer you on! And if they actually comment and
cheer you on, its like a motivational cherry on top!! </div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Do not worry about what naysayers have to say.
If you want to be fit and change your diet, schedule and habits, do what is
right for YOU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just know that everyone
is not going to be happy about it… I say screw them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BE YOU!!</li>
</ul>
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As always, Ms. Me will always keep it real with you!
SMAT-J!! Stay Motivated Around This Joka’!!</div>
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-44858259337074757022014-05-23T19:18:00.002-04:002014-08-21T14:06:30.407-04:00Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In anticipation for my upcoming trip to Europe this summer, I have cleaned up my diet and increased my exercise to drop a few pounds before the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the last month, I seriously removed all processed foods, sugar, alcohol, coffee, bread, gluten and artificial sweeteners from my diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have successfully lost 14lbs in a relatively short amount of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the most part I have been fine! No cravings at all because I have been pretty satisfied eating various vegetable dishes, salads and choice meats. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, however, I had the biggest craving for Peanut Butter Cookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?... I don’t even care that much for peanut butter cookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The craving was one of those that no amount of deep breathing nor hope would make go away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Refusing to give up on my healthy eating efforts, I decided to take a stab at altering a peanut butter recipe that I had into a low carb, low glycemic recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The result was PHENOMINAL!! With a little ingenuity and taste testing along the way, I made a cookie with less than 10g of Carbs and over 7g of Protein, without skimping on taste or texture! Check it out below or go to my SparkRecipe page to view my </span><a href="http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2744546"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Low Glycemic, Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and a full list of the nutritional information.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="spxinspectedextr"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/4 Tsp Baking Soda</span></span><br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-62117632714594961802012-07-26T15:32:00.001-04:002014-08-21T14:34:16.105-04:00What's Your Fitness Style?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nope!, I am not getting up at 5 am to go for a run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d much rather hit the snooze button on the alarm and get my last winks of sleep before starting the day off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aab-soo</i>-lutely hate working out with others because they tend to slow me down or break my concentration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Oh how it pisses me off when someone tries to give me fitness tips when they have never worked out with me… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How do you know that I don’t already do that? </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I do love is going high intensity on the elliptical machine, zoned out, music blasting in my ear with an up-tempo beat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite time to go to the gym is after everyone else has gone home so that I can concentrate on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What does this all mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know my personal fitness style!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am highly competitive with myself and am self motivated to beat my personal best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am <b>The Competitor</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There is an amazing connection between fitness and psychology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You must know your own fitness style in order to maximize your healthy benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As stated above, my style is The Competitor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s your fitness style?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;">You may thrive on competition, even if you're just competing against yourself. You work hard to push yourself to your limits, and it probably shows! Favorites for you may include training for a 5K (or maybe even a triathlon!), swimming, running, or biking.</span></div>
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frankly I am tired of eating out and I am tired of eating grilled chicken and
fish in support of this yucky diet!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With my oldest daughter off in the Navy and my youngest away visiting
her dad for the summer, it’s just me and Chris at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Been pretty wonderful but I’ll have to let
you in on a little secret… THIS MAN’S EATING HABITS ARE PLUCKING EVERY LAST ONE
OF MY NERVES!!! He is not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Muslim</i>, nor
is he of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Islamic faith</i>… so why the
heck does he not eat beef or pork? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Well I grew up on steak and potatoes, collard greens, ham-hocks, neck
bones… alright, alright getting back on message.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that this isn’t the healthiest way to
eat, but can we get some variety in this house <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">puh-lease. </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I have grown
older, I began to eat healthier and I am more conscious of what goes into my
body and I yes I know that red meat and pork should be eaten in moderation…
Yeah, moderation… but since I have been with Chris, it’s been zero, nada,
non!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#StrongExhaleOfBreathEyesRolling… <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Compromise.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s what it is all about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love my babes and respect his eating habits +
I am on the road to healthy living = I don’t know why I am complaining because
this benefits our relationship and our journey towards longer life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I have wanted to try this traditional English dish called “Shepherd’s
Pie”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never had it before, but I have
heard from so many people that it’s delicious and I wanted to try it out… Dilemma…The
main ingredient is ground beef!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had
to get creative with this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Figure
out some substitutes that would allow me and my babes to eat good tonight,
without putting him into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anaphylactic+shock"><span style="color: #fc318a;">anaphylactic<span style="font-style: normal;"> </span>shock </span></a></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from his imaginary allergie<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">s</i> to beef!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Y’all wish me luck, because if you know me,
Cherlyn McIntee, you know that I don’t play around in the kitchen and, ummm, if
I can make it through cooking this dish without setting off the fire alarm and
killing Chris in the process, I have done a great job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to try my modified Shepherd’s Pie
recipe, I have posted it below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
adopted little sister and neighbor, Candice will be over in a little while to
be the guinea pig for this one!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
meal pairs wonderfully with a Guinness Extra Stout Beer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 1/2 lbs ground turkey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 onion chopped<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 cups vegetables - chopped carrots, corn,
peas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">4
large Russet potatoes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">¾
cup shredded 6 Cheese Italian blend cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1
tbl. spoon minced garlic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">¼
cup chicken broth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">¼
cup Guinness Extra Stout beer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 tbl. spoon Worcestershire sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">½
tsp. thyme<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1
tbl spoon corn starch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1 Peel and quarter potatoes, boil in salted water until tender (about
20 minutes).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">2 While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 a
stick) in large frying pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3 Sauté onions in butter until tender over medium heat (10 mins). If
you are adding vegetables, add them according to cooking time. Put any carrots
in with the onions. Add corn or peas either at the end of the cooking of the
onions, or after the meat has initially cooked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">4 Add ground turkey and sauté until no longer pink. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add salt, pepper, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>½ tsp. thyme and tablespoon of Worcestershire
sauce. Add ¼ a cup of chicken broth and ¼ a cup of Guinness Beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10
minutes, adding more chicken broth (or Guinness) as necessary to keep moist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add corn starch to thicken broth.</span><br />
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taste.</span><br />
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top. Rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely. You
can use the fork to make some designs in the potatoes as well.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">7 Cook in 400 degree oven until bubbling and brown (about 30 minutes).
Broil for last few minutes if necessary to brown.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Enjoy!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you try this recipe,
make sure to come back and post a comment letting us know how it turned out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Love always,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-40824953568159772892012-07-16T13:01:00.005-04:002018-08-28T17:10:35.029-04:00Hmmm...Exercise Triggers Orgasm???<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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According to an article by Bonnie Rochman in a Times Magazine Healthland report, up to 15% of women apparently experience orgasm as a fringe benefit of physical exertion. Crunches, anyone? Count me in and start counting them out!!<br>
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Read more: <a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/21/what-a-workout-women-report-exercise-triggers-coregasm/#ixzz20o1z4qIf" style="color: #003399;">http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/21/what-a-workout-women-report-exercise-triggers-coregasm/#ixzz20o1z4qIf</a></div>
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On the floor doing pilates, yoga, crunches and lunges trying to get to the O!<br>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">It was a sobering experience to see the latest Census Bureau data showing that the economic crisis has been especially crippling for women and their families. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poverty and extreme poverty among women, men and children in the United States increased significantly in 2010, with the overall poverty rate among women rising to 14.5 percent – the highest rate in 17 years with incomes less than half of the federal poverty level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Seeing these statistics makes me angry because <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>media outlets aren’t telling these stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the age of reality TV and celebrity gossip columns, it appears that reality is being swept under the rug! Even in my own blog, <a href="http://thelipstickjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Lipstick Journal</a>, we cover fashion and beauty; talk about latest fashion and trends, however, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The reason that TLJ was conceived was to provide a platform that shares empowering tips and provides mentorship. Our mission is to help women of all races, colors and socio-economic backgrounds realize their potential and power to get what we want out of life, while staying true to who we are, sexy, sassy, financially savvy, happy at work and at home. Our intent here is to epitomize the true <a href="http://thelipstickjournal.blogspot.com/2011/10/go-get-it-if-you-want-it.html" target="_blank">Go-Getter Girl</a> spirit! But if the conversation is only going to be about the latest Red-Bottoms, Gucci and Prada, then we are not doing our jobs well getting our message out and in essence barring a whopping 17 Million disenfranchised women from receiving that message.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">So... A key component of being a Go-Getter Girl is to be fabulous when being fabulous counts. We asked the question, "How do you do that, when you are a part of the statistic mentioned above?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Lesson for today: Looking good is a key component to feeling good and being confident in you. It doesn't have to cost a fortune to do it. This Sunday, to prove that point, my BF and I went to our local Good Will to see how we could benefit a woman in need. Through a partnership with the GoodWill we want to find a woman who is in need of clothing to get back to work. TLJ is reaching out to the community to teach, mentor and give back. More on our efforts and how you can help to follow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">During our quest, we also decided to do a little shopping on our own and show the world how anyone can be a Go Getter!! ...And if you’ve been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>following <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLipstickJournal" target="_blank">TLJ’s Facebook<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>page</a> or the <a href="https://twitter.com/MsMeLipstick" target="_blank">@MsMeLipstick</a> handle on Twitter, you guys have already told the world, that you can be a Baaaad <span style="color: #fc318a;">B!@#$</span> even when doing Good Will!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See our experience below and then post comments on what you think of this article and cool ways that you can give back to your community!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-no-proof: yes;">Saturday night, I along with my boyfriend and good friends, Candice and Gina, went to the Jill Scott Summer Block Party concert at </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.livenation.com/Chastain-Park-Amphitheatre-tickets-Atlanta/venue/114766?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chastain Park Amphitheatre</span></a> in Atlanta, GA!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though the evening was a lot less than perfect (…a tale worthy of its own blog post), Ms. Jill did not disappoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Review:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kem opened up the concert and was a little less than exciting in my opinion (not really a fan), however, his true fans thoroughly enjoyed the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DJ Jazzy Jeff got it in though!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He kept the party hype in anticipation of the headliners appearance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowd went wild throughout his entire collage of classic old-skool hip hop spins: Summertime (Will Smith), Rock the Bells (LL Cool J), Real Love (Mary J. Blige).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then there was Jill… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She shocked the crowd when she stepped out on stage with her new hair cut; yep, boy short and still she was fierce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill’s voice stirred my soul and according to my friend/neighbor, Candice, her sexy lyrics mixed with the 104 degree Hotlanta heat had her wanting to come out of her panties, and church fan herself!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we had popped another bottle of wine, we would have been outside at Chastain panty-less and church fanning together!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I score this concert 8 out of 10 so if you weren’t there, you missed out and if you haven’t picked up Jill’s latest CD, The Light of the Sun which dropped last summer, you are slow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go get it and take the lessons in love and loss, redemption and reaffirmation that Ms. Scott sings in soft lullaby and soaring big notes wrapped up into some of the best music out today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">P.S. my favorite is A Long Walk from her debut album, Who is Jill Scott!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Publication Date: June 18, 2002 <br />
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"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present." In this book, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships—one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person. Drawing on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, How to Be an Adult in Relationships explores five hallmarks of mindful loving and how they play a key role in our relationships throughout life: 1. Attention to the present moment; observing, listening, and noticing all the feelings at play in our relationships. 2. Acceptance of ourselves and others just as we are. 3. Appreciation of all our gifts, our limits, our longings, and our poignant human predicament. 4. Affection shown through holding and touching in respectful ways. 5. Allowing life and love to be just as they are, with all their ecstasy and ache, without trying to take control. When deeply understood and applied, these five simple concepts—what Richo calls the five A's—form the basis of mature love. They help us to move away from judgment, fear, and blame to a position of openness, compassion, and realism about life and relationships. By giving and receiving these five A's, relationships become deeper and more meaningful, and they become a ground for personal transformation.<br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-2653833768122693582012-06-14T16:01:00.003-04:002014-08-21T11:26:31.571-04:00Who Moved My Cheese?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Publication Date: September 8, 1998 <br />
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With Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. Most people are fearful of change because they don't believe they have any control over how or when it happens to them. Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Spencer Johnson shows us that what matters most is the attitude we have about change. When the Y2K panic gripped the corporate realm before the new millenium, most work environments finally recognized the urgent need to get their computers and other business systems up to speed and able to deal with unprecedented change. And businesses realized that this was not enough: they needed to help people get ready, too. Spencer Johnson has created his new book to do just that. The coauthor of the multimillion bestseller The One Minute Manager has written a deceptively simple story with a dramatically important message that can radically alter the way we cope with change. Who Moved My Cheese? allows for common themes to become topics for discussion and individual interpretation. Who Moved My Cheese? takes the fear and anxiety out of managing the future and shows people a simple way to successfully deal with the changing times, providing them with a method for moving ahead with their work and lives safely and effectively.<br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-65488679919255444592012-06-14T15:56:00.003-04:002014-08-21T11:26:40.322-04:00Why Women Mean Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Publication Date: November 3, 2009 <br />
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Never before has there been such a confluence of international attention to the economic importance of women and the need for policies to enable them to fulfil their potential. The position of women - as employees, consumers and leaders - is seen as a measure of health, maturity and economic viability. Why Women Mean Business takes the economic arguments for change to the heart of the corporate world. This powerful new book analyses the opportunities available to companies that really understand what motivates women in the workplace and the marketplace. Find out how companies that learn to adapt to women will be better able to respond to the challenge of an ageing workforce and the demands of the next generation of knowledge workers. The authors compare policies and approaches in countries around the world, that offer surprising and envious results. The optimisation of women’s talents will boost the bottom line. Taking action to achieve this will require sustained courage and conviction from today’s corporate leaders. Reading Why Women Mean Business will be an important first step. <br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-9723537743458333872012-06-12T14:17:00.001-04:002014-08-21T11:26:54.559-04:00Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For twenty-five centuries, men have used Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War as a guide to conflict. In recent years, it's been a guide to climbing the corporate ladder. But this book shows that there are more paths to winning than frontal assault. You can learn from the ancient Chinese strategist how to apply the feminine principle to the business world--and win every time. Whether it's relying on networking skills to win allies or maneuvering to gain a decisive advantage, the author shows through dozens of case studies from prominent women in business how to overcome the odds, defeat opponents, and forge successful careers. The tenets of Sun Tzu lend themselves to women's natural strengths in diplomacy and relationship-building. With this interpretation, you'll learn to leverage these valuable assets to trump your male colleagues every time. <br />
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Publication Date: September 1, 2009<br />
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Every office has one – a Go-Getter Girl – someone who seems to just know certain stuff about how to get the plum jobs/lifestyle she wants and damn, always looks great while she's at it. Magic? No, it’s about strategizing--and The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide shows you how. Born out of interviews with hundreds of successful, stylish young women--including award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, Spanx founder Sara Blakely, and bestselling novelist Emily Giffin--The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide provides a no-excuses, big-picture way of thinking about your life and career, as well as day-to-day strategies for how to:<br />
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Combining the practical career wisdom of What Color Is Your Parachute? with the savvy fashion guidance of The Little Black Book of Style, this dynamite guide is sure to bring out the Go-Getter in generations of women to come.<br />
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thelipstickjournalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895419895472937316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127118988527364962.post-44238746964673745662011-12-05T15:25:00.002-05:002012-07-02T11:04:57.475-04:00Whether You Think You Can or Think You Can't, Either Way, You're Right<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT3qloHdVPCA2p67HOnogSYyc1ZogHiZ7mb7Hcl1vfxH-_M9oRlgmq3RCcEVlQMs0FVxV3MiF9ryUlvKveCl_05EUuiUFahWGCXjrgvnbU0eWrARVS39W9Tk6vLMuYmIOK_NnxPawWBSg/s1600/building-blocks-to-self-confidence-full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyT3qloHdVPCA2p67HOnogSYyc1ZogHiZ7mb7Hcl1vfxH-_M9oRlgmq3RCcEVlQMs0FVxV3MiF9ryUlvKveCl_05EUuiUFahWGCXjrgvnbU0eWrARVS39W9Tk6vLMuYmIOK_NnxPawWBSg/s320/building-blocks-to-self-confidence-full.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FizDAlINJlSTyrzDKWXIILglnJJZvw5rWeFF0UOtSMgwpBopqgzdkZvxvp8qAG8dzQaVu1RTY0jrhVDO_pgh7083ZmUJPoJS349zmrZ5iZwphEsMVx_CTTuWtOSn2eIV3D60uIVTX6YA/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FizDAlINJlSTyrzDKWXIILglnJJZvw5rWeFF0UOtSMgwpBopqgzdkZvxvp8qAG8dzQaVu1RTY0jrhVDO_pgh7083ZmUJPoJS349zmrZ5iZwphEsMVx_CTTuWtOSn2eIV3D60uIVTX6YA/s320/untitled.bmp" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In relationships today, be they personal, professional or romantic, confidence can do 50% of your work for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Self confidence is the key to success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has often been said that 70% of what you communicate is non-verbal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what are you saying about yourself before you even utter a word? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Picture yourself walking into your boss’s office… Oh, you are the boss? Okay <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">well</i>, picture yourself walking up to a complete stranger that you are attracted to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do you look? What message do you communicate the moment you walk into the room? What are your eyes, hands and shoulders saying?</span></span><br />
What information can people gather about you before you ever say a word? Never thought about it? You should!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div style="border: currentColor;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many people are born with self confidence, but it most certainly can be learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of my friends today would out right laugh in my face if I told them that I was once a very shy, timid, mouse of a girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My self-confidence was so low that even when I knew I did a great job on something, I second guessed myself into being a total wreck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was too shy to speak </span></span><br />
<a name='more'></a>out about anything that I believed in and usually just went with the status quo to not make any waves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was content to take the back seat and be overshadowed by more outgoing, confident children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, Either way, you’re right.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I got older, I felt an inner need to be heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized that I was smart, and funny, and had something to say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I longed to find my voice and I DID!!! Most of my learning came from watching others that I thought exuded confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were always certain things that all of these people did in common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is what self-confidence is all about, the belief that you can do what needs to be done, so that you can succeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are 10 tips to adjust your body language so that you can be more confident.</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Avoid your pockets</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first tip on the list is to keep your hands out of your pockets. We put our hands in our pockets when we’re uncomfortable or unsure of ourselves. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s how other people will view you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Instinctually we tend to hide our hands when we’re nervous; keeping your hands out in the open indicates confidence and shows people you have nothing to hide.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">9. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Stop fidgeting</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fidgeting is a clear sign of nervousness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A woman, who can’t keep still, is a woman who is worried. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your hands can be your worst enemies -- keep them steady. You can definitely talk with your hands, but keep your gesticulations calm and under control.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">8.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <b>Keep your eyes forward</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keeping your eyes level is tough. When you’re walking anywhere by yourself, it often feels natural to lower your head slightly and watch your step, but this posture communicates to others that you don’t want to engage in conversation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep your chin up and your eyes forward, even when you’re walking down the street by yourself.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Stand up straight / Shoulders back</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Standing up straight exudes confidence. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can be a challenge especially if you’ve been a sloucher all your life, but get over it. This is perhaps the most important means of communicating confidence.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>6.</strong> </span><b>Take wide steps</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A confident woman will never be described as “scurrying,” “creeping” or “sneaking”!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pay attention to the way you walk. If you want to show confidence, take large steps. Wide steps make you seem purposeful and suggest a personal tranquility- a common trait of confident people.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Firm handshakes</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are few things worse than reaching out your hand during an introduction and getting a limp wet handshake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The finger shake is the worst and is borderline disrespectful and stand-offish in my opinion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t be that girl. Instead, grip the other person’s hand firmly and confidently.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Proper grooming</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grooming is an essential component of communicating confidence. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want your hair, face and even your smell to work for you, not against you. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Smile</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Confident people smile because they have nothing to worry about. Try this as an experiment: smile at someone as you pass them on the street or walking around the office. Chances are good that they’ll smile back. Now wouldn’t you like to have that effect on people all the time?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Don’t cross your arms when socializing</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Crossing your arms is a protective posture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do it when we’re cold, nervous or on guard. Your job is to look likeable, open and confident. So relax a little and keep your arms uncrossed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Use contact to show appreciation</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t be afraid to pat a buddy or a colleague on the back when he or she delivers a job well done. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most people will likely be appreciative of your sign of affection and respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Showing appreciation for someone else’s good fortune or great work is the ultimate sign of self confidenc</span><span style="color: black;">e.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0DqxkbH8tFivtOCeoH7ELxvI82Terwy7IoAN0Yljsjf6dRqP1JYVZ0_7Bh-dsygJLZxPeCHV9txOXCtGbfDD3tBc0ju1UKO_DFARAl4lnvb1JtXqsbS1CD_REBw625xAyqENDveltIA0/s1600/mediaManager.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0DqxkbH8tFivtOCeoH7ELxvI82Terwy7IoAN0Yljsjf6dRqP1JYVZ0_7Bh-dsygJLZxPeCHV9txOXCtGbfDD3tBc0ju1UKO_DFARAl4lnvb1JtXqsbS1CD_REBw625xAyqENDveltIA0/s400/mediaManager.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>By Lisa Daniel<br />
American Forces Press Service<br />
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 – First Lady Michelle Obama today announced a private sector commitment to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014, bringing to at least 125,000 the total commitment in response to President Barack Obama’s recent hiring challenge.<br />
The International Franchise Association, which represents 1,100 franchises, has committed to hiring 80,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014 – with 5,000 jobs reserved for wounded warriors, Mrs. Obama said during a keynote address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Steps Up: Hiring our Heroes event here. Also, the first lady said the Military Spouse Employment Partnership has committed to employing 20,000 military spouses by 2014. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, helped launch the partnership at the Chamber of Commerce last summer. The partnership includes nearly 100<br />
employers, including Microsoft, Home Depot and Citi, <br />
<a name='more'></a>as well as franchises like UPS, Guidant Financial and Data Doctors.<br />
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Today’s announcement follows Mrs. Obama’s Oct. 19 announcement on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., that the American Logistics Association and its 270 affiliate employers have committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by 2013. The commitments are in response to the president’s challenge last summer for the private sector to hire 100,000 veterans by 2013 as part of the Joining Forces campaign the first lady and Dr. Biden created to focus support on military families.<br />
Also today, the first lady announced the launch of the Veterans Job Bank, an open online resource supported by nearly a dozen technology and job search companies, including Simply Hired, Monster and others, to help veterans and military spouses search job openings from committed employers based on their location and skills. The Job Bank is designed with an easy-to-use approach that enticed companies like Guidant Financial and Data Doctors to quickly tag their postings, now part of more than 550,000 jobs available to veterans and military spouses, according to a White House news release.<br />
“When we think about what we’re announcing today -- 100,000 new jobs committed and 550,000 searchable jobs online -- those aren’t just numbers,” Mrs. Obama said. “There are millions of Americans all across this country who are working hard every day to find new ways to honor military families’ service.<br />
“All of this is adding up, and thanks to the IFA and MSEP, they’re part of the wave of support forming that stretches across this country,” she added.<br />
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Obama said the hiring initiatives would not stop even as employers pledge above the president’s challenge.<br />
“To the veterans and spouses who might not feel these efforts in your own lives just yet, those of you who might be wondering if this wave will ever reach you, I want you to know today that I won’t stop, and all of the people joining me here today won’t stop,” she said. “We will keep working until this wave of support reaches every single veteran and every single military family in this nation.<br />
Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said the Hiring Our Heroes initiative is working closely with Joining Forces to ensure that veterans and military spouses have employment opportunities.<br />
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