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As a working woman right now, you are making history. We supposedly have equal opportunities and equal pay, but so many ambitious working women are at the brink of losing their sanity, struggling to find a way to succeed in their careers, as well as having joy, love, and fulfillment in their personal life. Is having it all just a myth? Should you, as a woman, just give up and choose one form of success over the other? To succeed on your terms, you have to become masterful in two areas: assertion and boundaries.

This book will walk you through the highs and lows of creating a business: how to rise up from the midst of discouragement, what it’s like to hire and fire employees, collaborations with celebrities and philanthropic organizations, and the rollercoaster ride of making deals and partnerships.

Have you ever attended a real estate event and been the only woman in the room? In The Only Woman in the Room: Knowledge and Inspiration from 20 Women Real Estate Investors, you will hear from 20 incredible women who will share how they were able to achieve financial freedom in a world historically dominated by men. From residential to commercial, this book is packed full of knowledge and inspiration on all facets, regardless of where one is in their real estate investing journey.

How to make mistakes without dwelling on them - break free from the pressure of “perfectionism”. In Productivity Paralysis, you will discover the five best habits for clearing your mind and boosting your productivity; why spending just 30 minutes a day in this type of environment can dramatically improve your mood; the number one enemy to productivity - and what you can do to conquer it.

Helena Morrissey has run companies and campaigns and learned through both her own experiences and observing other successful women that confident and authentic style and presence is career-enhancing. Many women feel it's all a minefield, that they should just copy men or 'blend in', but Style and Substance explains why that's unlikely to be a recipe for success and shows how you can achieve that next career goal by developing your personal brand, building confidence and letting your personality shine through.

Get fast and easy results in your business by getting clarity on what's currently holding you back in business. This book will help you identify the business blocks you can most benefit from shifting. It includes 15 different categories of business blocks, and specific questions that that entrepreneurs can explore in order to discover their own specific business blocks.

With more than two decades of experience working with hundreds of thousands of women and clients including eBay, GM, Microsoft, and more, Be Leaderly CEO Jo Miller has the strategies, stories, and research to help women shift their focus from doing to leading. In Woman of Influence, she provides a practical, hands-on road map that walks you through nine specific steps to build your brand, establish your legacy, and thrive.

The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide serves as a practical guide to educate women, men, and organizations on the barriers that keep women from fully contributing in the workplace. These include differences in leadership style and emotional intelligence, gender bias and stereotypes, breadwinner and caregiver responsibilities, and differences in gender culture that show up every day at work and home.

It's pure myth that women need to be more aggressive to succeed. Since the time when Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In was first published in 2013, one thing has become strikingly clear: leaning in simply isn't enough to turn the tide. To the contrary, studies show that imitating male behavior doesn't translate to professional advancement for women. The distinctive missing link is influence. The Influence Effect focuses on building influence that will enable women to gain traction in their careers and to achieve the advancement they deserve.

Included in this book are 50 original recipes for spa treatments that can be sold for your customers to use at home or made for your private collection. Whether you are a small business owner or a hobbyist you will love these recipes. These recipes are used in our store and craft shows.

We all live busy lives, and managing our money effectively can help us avoid unnecessary stress. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, or if you are just trying to manage your money better, this book contains useful information on how to do so. Learning how to control your expenses is key to achieve financial success. That is just the first step; then we must invest for the future and build a solid savings plan.

From housewife to billionaire CEO, Martha Stewart is not just the businesswoman with the Midas touch, she is also a lightning rod for many of the most important and controversial social and economic issues of post-WWII American life. In the unauthorized Martha Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, business writer and columnist Christopher Byron traces Martha's journey from the troubled world of a working-class family in New Jersey to the pinnacle of fame and power.

Young women today face an uncertain job market, the pressure to ascend at all costs, and a fear of burning out. But the landscape is changing, and women are taking an assertive role in shaping our careers and lives, while investing more and more in our community of support. Drawing from timely research, and with personal stories, and spotlights on a diverse group of women from the Bossed Up community, this book will show you how to craft a happy, healthy, and sustainable career path you'll love.

Madam Walker was the first free-born child in her family, growing up in abject poverty in post-Civil War America. From humble beginnings, she overcame societal prejudice, family betrayals and epic business rivalries to pioneer cosmetics that revolutionised black hair care, build a beauty empire and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in America.

Women are at a disadvantage in the workplace, where they deal with unequal pay, sexual harassment, lack of credit for their contributions, and more. And while organizations are looking to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus exclusively on how women should respond, leaving men out of the equation. Such efforts reinforce the perception that these are "women's issues" and that men - often the most powerful stakeholders in an organization - don't need to be involved.

Rather than juggling the two worlds of career and life, what if you could create a third alternative, your own, new, evolved world: one that works for you rather than against you? Breaking the Gender Code not only unpacks why women feel the constant pressure to keep so many balls in the air, but also where this pressure comes from.

Working women have an equilibrium problem. We have more options for what to do with our lives than at any time in history, but too often that abundance of choices leads us on a mythical quest to “have it all.” As we try to excel in the many roles we take on, it feels like balance is an impossible dream—and our health and our relationships suffer as a result.

The Integrated Entrepreneur empowers you to break self-imposed barriers by rewriting limiting beliefs about worth and success, to then fuel both personal and business success by aligning every aspect of your life. This edition of the book is filled with beautifully colored graphics and combines poignant insights with practical exercises to inspire entrepreneurs to embrace purpose-driven business ownership through the depths of self-transcendence, and through themes such as integration, abundance mindset, and releasing limiting beliefs.

Leading Gracefully is one of the best "how to" career coaching books written on women's leadership featuring a new roadmap on how to build self-confidence, be authentic and become a more effective leader. Following the success of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg and Daring to Lead by Brene Brown, this book is a a step-by-step guide to help women get a seat at the table and keep it.

Think the most critical factor for becoming a great entrepreneur is grit, risk taking, or technical skills? Think again. Despite what every other business book might say, historical data show the real secret ingredients to getting ahead in business are being rich, white, and male. Until now. Leapfrog is the decades-overdue start-up bible for the rest of us. It's filled with uncompromising guidance for winning at business your way. Leapfrog is for entrepreneurs of all stripes who are fed up with status quo advice.