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How failure can create success
We’ve all experienced failures in our life. What do you do when faced with failure? I recently went through some rather involved and VERY painful dental surgery. It involved tooth extraction and multiple bone grafts. Unfortunately the bone grafts didn’t work, so it was all for naught. The procedure was a failure, but the experience […]
How to give great presentations – 4 Tips
April 19, 2011
I had a blast at the Boston BarCamp 6, held on April 9 and 10 at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge. BarCamp Boston is one of those unconferences, meaning it’s organized on the fly by the attendees and for the attendees. BarCamp is one of the geekier unconferences, with a lot of the presentations […]
What’s the hype about Skype?
March 1, 2011
You take a computer, add voice and video and what do you get? Skype! For those of you unfamiliar with Skype, it’s a software application that allows you to make calls over the internet. You can call any other Skype user via the Internet for free. Besides being free, you can enable the video portion, […]
New Year’s Resolutions – 2011
January 11, 2011
It’s a new year and time for new resolutions. In an attempt to be held accountable this year, I’m going public with my resolutions. My 2011 resolutions: Blogging 1. Reach out to more bloggers. 2. Update my blog theme. 3. Investigate moving my blog to WordPress.org. 4. Write posts in advance. Career 1. Attend at […]
High stress level = high creativity level?
December 22, 2010
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To say my life is stressful right now is an understatement. Here’s what I’m currently dealing with: * expensive and involved dental surgery * doubling of health insurance premiums * increasing health issues with my mother and mother-in-law * continued poor economy in Massachusetts. Surprsingly, my creativity is also high. I’ve written ten blog […]
Career success tips from experts
December 14, 2010
Gloria Larson, President of Bentley University, gave the closing keynote address at the The Successful You 2010 Women’s Leadership Forum. She was then joined by Judith Giordan, Managing Director at Intangible Asset Finance and Professor of Practice at University of Southern Mississippi. Their parting words of wisdom for us: * Define your strengths and pair […]
Career lessons learned from successful women
November 30, 2010
I had the pleasure of attending the first annual The Successful You 2010 Women’s Leadership Forum at the Microsoft NERD Center. This conference brought together leading women from many industries, who shared their stories. One of the sessions was “Lessons Learned: Women’s Career Decisions in Review.” We can always learn from others’ experiences. The panelists: […]
Five Successful Personal Branding Techniques
November 16, 2010
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Last weekend, I was spoke about entrepreneurship and personal branding at my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College. This was part of the annual student-run conference about careers. Mount Holyoke alumnae and friends were invited back to speak about their experiences. There were several panels covering many industries: entrepreneurs, marketing, creative arts, investment banking and non-profits. […]
Nancy Loderick's Blog 
May 11, 2011
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