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“Our sense of value and self-worth is often tied to how much money we make,” says Michael Zwell, human capital expert and author of “Six-Figure Salary Negotiation.” “There is an illusion that we live with and believe that a bigger paycheck makes us happier and more valuable.”
In fact, research shows otherwise. Studies have shown most people feel happier in a five-figure job where they are earning more than the majority of other people in the company than they do in …
Image by Summer Pierre
I’ve known Summer Pierre for a few years. She was kind enough to be profiled on Another Girl at Play and dish with me on several occasions in both Palo Alto CA & New York. With each visit she’s inspired me and her blog is a never ending visual treat. She’s an amazing, highly creative artist… with a day job.
I once wrote about the highly acclaimed artist Dai Giang who had art showings around the world and …
“In a survey of more than 150,000 entrepreneurs in 40 regions around the world, women in low- and middle-income nations were found to be more than twice as likely to be involved in early-stage business start-ups as those in high-income nations, researchers at Babson College and the London Business School said.” From Inc. via Sheep Dog PR.
My take on this is because if you have nothing you don’t have fear of losing anything. All you know is you want …
Women today make up nearly half of the total workforce in [the U.S.]. Over the past thirty years, women’s income has soared a dramatic 63 percent. Forty-nine percent of all professional – and managerial – level workers are women. Women bring in half or more of the income in the majority of U.S. households – a growing trend that made the cover of Newsweek and was front-page news in many of the nation’s newspapers. Women-owned businesses comprise 40 percent of …
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Every few months I seem to develop a theme that encompasses a lesson I need to learn. It usually takes awhile for me to discover that I�m in the midst of a theme and what it is, but once aware, I notice examples of the theme all over.
My current theme is learning how to be ok …
I’ve spent most of the day finishing up some projects and sending the last of my revisions off to editors. After tonight, work will be set aside until January so that I can indulge myself in the sweet simplicity and quiet of the holidays.
This year I’ve taken a lot of time off; there was 6 weeks out of the summer I closed my work doors, a two week fall break and now comes the winter one. I find it essential …
Often, I hear people complain how they too, wish they could be an artist but fear they couldn’t make a living at it. These same people then fail to buy from artists (sometimes citing “it’s not worth it”) and instead, plunk down lots of money on useless trinkets from Wal-Mart.
I’m a firm believer that you must support others who do what you wish to do. For me, that means that supporting small artists, writers and magazines instead of large chains. …
A woman on a mailing list I run was excited about creating a book and wanted to collaborate with someone else. Yet she held back because of fear of sharing. She thought if she shared her idea, someone could steal it and do it first. She asked for advice on how to keep a project rather secret.
I know I used to be afraid of talking about projects for this very reason until I had ideas and projects used despite trying …
The Chronicles of Girl at Play began in April 2001 as a way for me to chronicle my leaving a successful corporate position to become a self-employed writer.
