Welcome to SUCCESS for Women!

I hope you enjoy the premiere issue and encourage you to participate in this blog by sharing your comments. In return for your time, my desire is that what you learn will energize you to achieve your personal definition of success!

SFW Tip 1: Make time for you.

If you’re anything like me, you’re busy! Between our families, careers, churches and civic groups, we’ve got a lot on our plates. But take another look at your to-do list. Where do you and your personal goals fit in? Read more

How Did You Get So Busy?

Keys to reclaiming your schedule and reconnecting with what matters most.

“How was lunch today?” I asked my coaching client Patricia during a late afternoon session. She hesitated for a few seconds. “I haven’t even eaten yet,” she admitted. “I’ve been going nonstop since I walked into the office this morning.” Read more

Paula Kerger’s Neighborhood

Guided by a savvy CEO, PBS is becoming a multimedia giant.

She wouldn’t admit it back then, but Paula Kerger watched Sesame Street with her little brother when it first aired, and even at 11 years old, she liked it. Now the president and CEO of PBS, Kerger says that’s the beauty of PBS: For four decades, family members have enjoyed the shows together. Read more

Take the Entrepreneurial Plunge!

Get the info you need to build a thriving business.

Starting and running a successful business takes time, energy and a lot of know-how. You may be able to make the time and ready to expend the energy, but if you are new to the world of business ownership, where do you get that knowledge? Read more

On Track to Millions

Becoming a millionaire may sound impossible. Millionaire may strike you as a term that’s meant for other people, not you. But that’s just not true.

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Get to the Point

Clear, concise communication is the key to closing the sale.

Let’s face it, women can be talkers. Generally speaking, we not only know how to communicate, we enjoy the process. Read more

5 Ways to Keep Your Words from Sabotaging Your Success

Success often comes to those who know what to say, when to say it and how to say it. And those with talent who don’t communicate effectively often never get the satisfaction of fulfilling their potential. Read more

Are You Paying Attention?

It’s a phone call every parent dreads. Your 9-year old’s behavior is disrupting his class. It’s reached the point where his teacher has issued an ultimatum: Put him on meds, or put him in another school. Read more

Too Busy for Relationships?

We’d just arrived with the moving trucks at our new home when the fi rst neighbors showed up at the door. They brought a bottle of wine to welcome us to the neighborhood. “How thoughtful,” I said to my husband, excited about our move to a tight-knit community within walking distance of historic downtown Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay. Read more

Still Balancing a Checkbook?

As you pursue your business objectives, it’s important to set and maintain personal financial goals—to make your money work for you as hard as you work for it! The reason most people don’t save enough or invest enough is that they have no idea what’s coming in—and how it’s flowing out. Cash slips through their fingers. Multiple credit card statements make it tough to track spending. And somehow the money is gone! Read more

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