MIND & BODY BADASSERY
Fitness, health, and mental health; we love first person accounts and humor with our education.
Rig Your Mindset To Work In Your Favor
Albert Einstein once said: Problems cannot be solved with the same mindset that created them. Our thoughts and beliefs tend to go on behind the scenes on autopilot so we don’t even notice them on a regular basis. They directly determine our results and are the root of...
Living within Your {Emotional} Means
Let’s imagine you’re on the way to your local bike shop to purchase the new road bike you’ve been eying for the past few months. You’ve studied the specs – you know this bike is a great next step for you in your cycling endeavors. It is just what you’re looking for....
Breaking the Cycle of “Next”
Entrepreneurs are tired. We are really, really tired Now, we don’t mind being tired. After all, we became entrepreneurs because we thrive on the slightly manic pace of being CEO/COO/CFO of our life. And there’s an excitement, sometimes, in being tired because we’re...
4 Tips to Healthfully Navigate Holiday Networking Events
I used to worry SO much about gaining weight over the holidays, and not being able to fit into my pants by New Year’s! I had so many “food rules” for myself that fun holiday celebrations sounded more like temptation nightmares: TONS of delicious contraband just...
Meal Planning for the Busy GirlBoss
“Entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week for themselves to avoid working 40 hours a week for someone else” Isn't this so true? With all of that time spent working, it’s hard to find time for self-care, especially in the form of eating...
The Art of ‘Letting Go’
I did all the “right” things in my professional journey. I went to college. Then grad school. Then worked my ass off to obtain licensure in my field. After years of gradually building my skills, experience, and resume, I found myself making a respectable living as a...
Put Down the Nugget and Level Up Your Game
Like every entrepreneur, I’ve said 1,000 times, “I don’t have time for ____”. Ironically, those things I say I don’t have time for are generally what I need to be doing most. As entrepreneurs, we are always trying to find time to do “just one more thing.” Return...
The Live Loud Collective
We’re Charlotte based and 100-percent focused on female entrepreneurs.
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Two)
Can our fashion choices at work make a difference in our performance (perceived)?
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Three)
It’s hard to select the right shoe for the right occasion at work. Do you have a favorite go-to pair that hits all the right notes? Do share!
Help! My Client Stiffed Me!
From Good Girl to Grown-Ass Woman Carrie Wren, Life + Small Biz Coach Submit your most pressing Life, Leadership, Relationship, or other quandaries, and I'll pick one each month to respond to in the column. In addition, the lucky chosen inquirer will receive a...
Throw the Scale Away
If you know me personally, or even if you just know me on Insta, you know that I’m really into health and fitness. I recently decided to throw away the scale. Many fitness experts recommend it, but following through with that is harder than you’d think. For someone...
The Key to Growth is Relationships
We’ve all heard that the key to success is sales. Well this just in: The key to business success is actually relationships. A successful business stems from winning and keeping customers. And the key to winning and keeping customers is, and has always been,...
Three Must-Do SEO Tactics for Your Local Business
SEO is not rocket science. If your customers live within a 5 mile radius of your small business, here are the three things you MUST do right now to get setup for a successful online presence.
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part One)
Learn how to Dress Like a Boss and improve your work-related communications.
Help! I’ve Lost My Mojo!
From Good Girl to Grown-Ass Woman Carrie Wren, Life + Small Biz Coach Submit your most pressing Life, Leadership, Relationship, or other quandaries, and I'll pick one each month to respond to in the column. In addition, the lucky chosen inquirer will receive a...
PEOPLE BUY FROM REAL PEOPLE
How many times have you not purchased something because you didn’t like the sales approach? When the kiosk sales guy stops me at the mall and tells me I should be a model, I’m not buying- unless he can immediately point me to an agent recruiting 36 year old, 5’ flat...
When Yes Means No
Y'all I am such a YES girl, it isn't even funny. By nature, if someone asks me to do something, I tend to vigorously nod my head and take on the task full steam. “You need a discount? I can do that.” “You need something else added on to your package but don't have the...