How you can become a Chief Development Officer
So how she got her executive position was at first through just volunteering, and she said, “You would not believe how many people become executives through volunteering first” and it’s definitely true in my experience as well.
“Money makes the world go around. If you can raise the money, you can do the good works.” -Lisa Avra
Do you want to learn how to ask for help?
I’ve got some good news for you! You can read these articles I’ve written. I’ve written a guest post last week for Sharp Skirts about how to ask for help, and how to find your magicians who help you here. I’ve written a guest post on how to manage volunteers for Vivanista.com! And thanks for […]
Which Places Are The Least Sexist?
There have been a lot of features lately on the most liveable cities. Vancouver BC, Vienna, Melbourne, Toronto, and Helsinki have been at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2010 list. Sure, we care about if we can get out and hike easily from the city center, and the cost of living, and opportunities […]
How you can attain influence
Recently my friend Vicki Flaugher recommended a book to me. It’s called Influence, by Robert Cialdini. I started to read it last night and I could barely put it down. It has case study after case study that show how to attain influence. Dr. Cialdini tells the story of a car salesman who sold, on […]
Have you ever been fired? Was that awesome, or what?
Here’s some advice from Dr. Bernadine Healy, former President of the American Red Cross, who raised over $3 BILLION dollars for them before being fired. She did all of this, mind you, with a brain tumor.
“Life isn’t a straight upward trajectory, but I think you will win more than you lose if you stand for something.”
Are You Tired Of Being Unemployed?
Are you looking for a job right now? How long have you been looking? Barbara Ehrenreich tried to find a corporate job for a year, and she wrote a book about it called “Bait and Switch” in 2005 which I feel is still relevant today. She writes, “As my crisis management instructor, Jim Lukaszcwski, made […]