Tag Archives: overcoming obstacles

Improvisation: Harnessing Your Inner “MacGyver”

If you have ever doubted a woman’s ability to improvise, you’ve obviously never witnessed a mom in action during a crisis.  A mom is essentially a female version of  “MacGyver” — watch her take a shoestring, a shopping bag, the contents from the bottom of her purse and in under five minutes flat a six-year-old […]

Grace Under Pressure: Part 2

Businesswomen face pressure on a daily basis, at work and at home.  Some things can be dealt with easily, while others have the potential to bend you into a pretzel pose that even a master yogi would be hard pressed to achieve.  But one of the greatest assets women have is the ability to maintain […]

Grace Under Pressure: Part 1

Imagine this scenario… It’s half past four on a Friday.  You’ve been working your tail off for the past two weeks in preparation for the vacation you had every intention of squeezing in last year, but just never found the time to take.  A month ago your husband gave you the ultimatum that he was […]