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Nigella Lawson Refuses to Airbrush

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When Nigella Lawson – famous British chef – refused to airbrush her stomach for a TV promotion… many probably thought “A – MEN!”

Whether you think Nigella has much to air brush or not, the point is this: Nigella is honest. And her choice to be honest matters, a lot. It represents confidence and comfort and acceptance in and of herself. She is a role model for girls and women in this way. And we need that. Why?

Eating disorder statistics provided by the National Eating Disorder Association indicate that 10 million American women suffer from eating disorders.

2013 Hot Mommas Nomination for Role Models/Mentors

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The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership project increasing confidence of women and girls through exposure to role models. Our founder teaches the nationally award winning Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership at the George Washington University School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

You don’t have to be a momma to be a “Hot Momma”:

All dynamic women over 18 may share their story.

….Chelsea is a college student battling lupus.

….Mercedes is an exchange student with a small rural town in her rear view, and a masters degree in her future.

…Brenda is a CEO who was told “you can’t.”

…Jennifer was told “You can,” but – right now – is wondering if she really can.

What is your story?

#15b LIVE YOUR VALUES: Your Work Life Solution: Values-Based Balance

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When Harvard Business School Professor Howard Stevenson almost died, he woke up to the real meaning of work life balance: It’s about priorities. That is: What is most important to you.

Balancing a bunch of things and expecting A+ results in all of them is a recipie for disaster. Yet, many of us try to do that on a daily basis.

#48 The Guide to Hitting it Big: Building a Million Dollar Business Part Time

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Grampy used to say, “You make your own luck.”
Here’s the equation for:

making your own luck, and
hitting it big
based on:

some observations I’ve made over the years both in and out of MBA,
working on a venture-funded business, M&A, other forms of self-torture, and
teaching and learning from thousands of entrepreneurs.

Lydia Fernandes & MotivMode Join the Sisterhood of Success – Tackle Holy Grail (Work-Life Balance)

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You’ve often heard us joke (and whine) about balance, but Lydia Fernandes of MotivMode went straight for joy. Her daughters inspire her to find it. Think “tutu.” “My daughter began crying in the mornings about not wanting to take the bus to school….Helping her daughter use that self-awareness to work through…the situation…was this child’s first taste of self-empowerment.” Read More…

#15a: DELEGATE – Your Work Life Solution

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Businesses often prepare for worst case scenarios. What if the CEO gets hit by a bus?…How SEVERE an analogy does it take for you to “let go” and pass off responsibility? Enter: The “If I Died” List. Take Xandra, for example. There Xandra sat …in her car.. in the parking lot…outside the hospital. “I’m in labor,” she texted from her Blackberry: Still wired, still connected. Xandra is still alive and well today, but…really people…

What is wrong with this picture?

Jen Sterling and Red Thinking Join Sisterhood of Success, Rock Mentors, Scale Business

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Let us count the ways we heart Jen Sterling, founder of Red Thinking. Boy does this woman know how to rock the mentors. “Jen hung up the phone in her office at Red Thinking, a branding and marketing company. Her company is experiencing “growing pains” yet again and it is time to make important decisions. Balancing scale, identity and time available.The clock was ticking.” Read More…

Do You Have FOMO? (Fear of Missing Out)

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Do you have FOMO? Fear of missing out.

As a result, do you sometimes feel you’re stretched in a million directions? Unable to focus on what’s most important.

One thing we see a lot of at the nationally award-winning women’s education venture The Hot Mommas Project is this: Women not spending enough time forming relationships with mentors.

Why does this happen?