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Summer (Business) Reading Recommendations

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T00:29:10+00:00June 9, 2009|authors, best books award, entreprising women, PINK Magazine, vacation|Comments Off on Summer (Business) Reading Recommendations

Summertime is here! And that means choosing a few great books (or magazines) to take along on vacations…to help your business. Here are a few recommendations: Marketing to Women: How to Understand, Reach and Increase Your Share of the World’s Largest Market Segment by Marti Barletta How to Run Your Business Like a Girl: Successful Strategies from Entrepreneurial Women Who Made it Happen by Cogswell Baskin Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler. One woman entrepreneur swears the book saved her partnership. The Naked Truth: A Working Women’s Manifesto on Business and What Really Matters by Margaret A. Hefernan If reading magazines is more your style, try: PINK Magazine Inc. Ad Age Fast Company Enterprising Women And of course my summer favorite, Gift from the Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It always gives [...]

Make time for yourself, because your future starts now.

Wow! This may be a tough one for those of you with kids. And even if you don’t have a family, it’s a challenge in today’s world to get away for a while. But taking a break is necessary for your well being. So, if you can, head to the hills, the ocean—or even a hotel for a night or a weekend. This guilt-free time alone is essential, and what better time to plan your getaway than during the dog days of summer. Do it now—before school starts and before the holiday rush kicks in. This will give you some time to think, plan and dream. Chances are good that you’ll return recharged and ready to take on the world. Women everywhere, and in all stages of life, are planning time for themselves. For some, it’s as simple as the solitude they experience while driving [...]