Hints to Make 2010 Your Most Successful Year

In this series, I will address issues that tend to lead individuals to a less than successful result in their personal growth and professional growth. I will cover

(1) The greatest substitute for Resolutions, Guarantees moving forward and success.

(2) Personal Boundaries, The necessity to look over the fence.

(3) The Success Cycle, How to achieve success in everything you do.

REINVENTING YOURSELF

As I was having breakfast this morning in Huntington, WV, a woman in charge of breakfast at the hotel told me that after six years of living and working at this facility, she was being released in December. She lives on the property which means she will be losing her job and her home. In addition, she is a very youthful 70 years old.

I spoke with her about my course on Reinventing Yourself and invited her to sit in on my Women's Conference today. Due to this unstable economy and multiple job losses, many women (as well as men) are having to reinvent themselves in order to become marketable. The kind lady relayed to me a very common thread: "Who is going to hire a 70 year old woman?,

I have had to reinvent myself several times in my life due to relocation, divorce or illness in order to "start over" or "do what I really would like to do". The process entails dressing the part of the career that one wants, study and educate oneself, join and network within the industry one desires to enter and personal branding.

After I have coached someone in reinventing themselves, the change is remarkable! New passion, optimism and empowerment!

Multitasking series

I've been traveling around the nation training men and women in various business tools but am in the middle of presenting at professional women's conferences. Over the past week, I've presented in Dover, De, Cherry Hill and Princton NJ, and Hartford CT.

Men and Women are suffering from over-stress, multiple anxieties and disorganization. I am running a series on Multitasking Without Losing your mind on .

www.fountaininstitute.blogspot.com.

Follow this series to learn about the desvastating damage of over Multitasking and tips of how to do it effectively without damaging your brain... I look forward to your comments.

Unstoppable Women

Throughout this past week, I've had the priviledge to speak to and train women in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I would hear comments at the beginning of the day indicating that many women were not passionate about their work or their lives. There was an amazing change that occurred throughout the day as these women received tips and techniques on how to discover their purpose in life and how to rediscover a passion about their work. I taught them how to recreate themselves, or to reinvent their job or career and how to present themselves professionally, as women on the move and women on the go. They became unstoppable women.

I shared with them some of the Unstoppable Women who have impacted my vision and my life because of their assertive and unstoppable attitude. I named four including: Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Mother Teresa and Sojourner Truth. There are many others that you might name.

I challenge each of you to identify unstoppable women who hold values that represent encouragement and empowerment for you. Now, go to http://fountaininstitute.blogspot.com to view professional tidbits that will help you to become an empowered business profeessional.

May Schedule

I will be on the road and training/speaking at professional conferences for women:

May 4, 2009 Cleveland, Ohio
May 5, 2009 Akron, Ohio
May 6, 2009 New Castle, Pa
May 7, 2009 Pittsburg, Pa
May 11,2009 Lima, Ohio
May 12,2009 Cincinatti, Ohio
May 14,2009 Parkersburg, West Virginia

Where have I been????????

The past few months have been challenging, hectic and yet, very rewarding. Since my last post, I have suffered a Level III concussion, completed my Ph.D. in Business Management, was guest speaker at the International Conference for Professional Woman Network and auditioned and was selected as a national trainer for a Corporate Training company!!

But, it's time to get back on track. Please visit my professional blog site, www.fountaininstitute.blogspot.com. I will begin a series on Building Effective Teams in Real time and other series that will follow.

I look forward to your comments and reactions!!

On this site, I will be addressing issues related to Women in the Workplace!! So check back every few days and share with me your reactions!!

Cultural Sensitivity Global Marketing

For almost twenty years of corporate globalization efforts, there is a struggle to find managers who are effective and confident in the rapidly growing global economy. The lack of Cultural Sensitivity or Cultural awareness, the lack of experience among managers in dealing with diverse overseas employees and business partners and the lack of cultural experience is increasing.

The preparation and development of effective managers is pivotal to the global marketing of any company or organization. Every country has different nuances, specific needs and challenges, and cultural differences.
There are steps that companies and managers can take to build a stronger, global marketing team.

The main focuses are: (1) to develop a clearer understanding of the challenges or managing people across borders. (2)to instill in the new global managers an awareness of and appreciation of the vast differences among the cultures that they do business with and (3) to give global managers the tools and support they need to succeed.

As many of you know, I have had amazing opportunities to work in China, the Soviet Union, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and throughout Europe. Each and every business culture is different. Then, my citizen diplomacy skills were sharpened during my time with the foreign embassies in Washington D.C. during the implementation of my project, “TRANSITION INTO AMERICAN CULTURE”. The need for global management training is not just needed in large corporations but in medium and small businesses, also.

I will continue on my next blog to discuss “The Yawning Cultural Chasm”/