In April 2012, I wrote a Forbes blog on “Shattering the Work/Life Balance Myth” – that there is really no such thing as work and personal life in perfect balance at all times. But what about when you add faith into that mix? To find out how women can have a fulfilling career and family life while also cultivating their faith, I sat down for a discussion with Diane Paddison, founder of the national nonprofit 4word, an organization for women who work…love…pray.  Read the rest of this entry »

“Would you talk to us about how we can achieve work/life balance?” she asked while looking at me with eyes desperate to understand the secrets of life. I was sitting in a small conference room at the local university with a group of MBA student mentees and as I glanced around the room the other women were silently nodding their heads and leaning forward, anxious to hear my answer. Read the rest of this entry »

Feeling those mid-winter blahs? Then it’s time to consider getting more exercise! With a busy personal life and career, what’s a woman to do? Simple – figure out ways to work more exercise into your normal routine. Read the rest of this entry »

I was recently discussing with my 9 year old son how things were different for women in the “old days” when Mommy was growing up. He had just returned from a play rehearsal for the show, “Annie” and we were discussing exactly why Daddy Warbucks desired a son so he could pass on his business acumen. He was astonished to hear that yesterday’s mothers didn’t work late, miss school plays, or use the Drive-Thru to supply most meals. Read the rest of this entry »

Insomnia, or sleep deprivation, is one of the most common sleep disorders afflicting Americans. Studies conducted by the National Sleep Foundation revealed that nearly 20 percent of all the people in the United States only get about 6 hours sleep per night. The causes may be psychological problems, such as worry or anxiety or sorrow, but whatever the reason, insomnia adversely affects our daily lives. Victims are exhausted all day and cannot concentrate properly on their work, meaning their ability to solve problems or think logically decreases. Nor can they enjoy the world around them because they can only focus on the need to sleep. Read the rest of this entry »

What happens when the career you initially thought you wanted while growing up isn’t the career you turn out to have? Life can take interesting twists and turns and sometimes the choices we end up making lead us to an even better career than we’d expected. That’s what happened to Darcy Camden. Read the rest of this entry »

Stress is on the rise in America. Over the last thirty years the amount of time Americans have spent at work has steadily risen. According to the International Labor Organization (1997), workers in the United States now “put in the longest hours on the job in industrialized nations…the equivalent of almost two working weeks more than their [next closest] counterparts in Japan” (p. 1). Read the rest of this entry »

“Career oriented women feel more respected at home and say their spouses are more helpful” – so state the results of a national survey of more than 4,600 men and women. The study, What Moms Think: Career Versus Paycheck, was spearheaded by Working Mother Media with sponsors Ernst & Young, IBM, and Procter & Gamble. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wondered about what it would be like to work for a non-profit organization? Suzanne Swift did. In fact, her passion for non-profits developed long before her interest in marketing. After pursuing an MBA, she planned to go into non-profit management, but received an offer from Microsoft that was too good to pass up.

Knowing her heart was in non-profits, Swift eventually transitioned from the corporate world into non-profits and became a marketing consultant for various non-profits, including the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Social Workers. Read the rest of this entry »

There has been a lot of discussion over the years of the penalty women incur in their careers and earnings when they have children. While it was often thought that highly paid women suffered the highest monetary penalty when they had children because they had more earnings to lose, a new study shows that mothers with lower earnings suffer the largest percentage loss in hourly wages. Read the rest of this entry »