9 Bodacious (and Simple) Ways To Uplevel Your Self-care By: Christine Kane | - Just as there was a time when google was not a verb, there was also a time when bodacious was not a word. Bodacious is a blend of bold and audacious created in British English dialect late in the nineteenth century.
I love this word! Some days we need to be bodacious! And, as purposeful business owners and creators, we need to remember to apply it to our own self-care.
Bodacious Career Builder Tip: Create Deliberate Relationships By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:career builder, careers, business, employement, relationships
10 Bodacious Career Builders By: Mary Foley | - Bodacious! These three little syllables became my own personal rallying cry during my ten years at America Online where I started as an $8 an hour customer service rep and rose to the head of corporate training for 12,000. Being a part of bringing online services to the world was exciting, fulfilling, and, at times, frustrating. But I learned an invaluable lesson as a young woman who wanted to grow in her career -- being a good girl wasnt good enough.
How To Choose Tribal Jewelry If You Are A Bodacious Beautiful Woman By: Andy Sahaj | - Tribal jewelry has been worn for centuries capturing the attention of women all around the world. Trying to pick that perfect piece of jewelry is not a fun thing to do if you are a plus size woman. Here are a few tips that will help with what kind of tribal jewelry to wear during the day or evening hours.
Becoming Bodacious By: tishbite | - First of all I heard this term for the first time in the eightys when I was in the military. We were taught in our tactics classes that as battlefield leaders that this was a quality that we needed to develop. This term is a combination of two different words, bold and audacious. Many of the successful battlefield leaders who won critical battles won because of bold decisions that they made at critical times. Now let me add here that being bodacious and being reckless are two totally differen ... Tags:self improvement
Imagine Imagining By: jesse wade | - All apods (us two legged creatures) have bodacious and beautiful bodies (from our viewpoint), and encased in a skull at the very top (our viewpoint again), lurks a pulsating brain (we hope)and the one billion brain cells (neurons) are evermore stirring around, and sending chemical and electrical messages back and forth between each other in an attempt to create some type of mischief --- now you know where all of those funny, and sometimes, weird, thoughts come from. When one of those th ... Tags:
Plus Size Corset Tops Naturally Adorn Your Figure By: fashion expert | - When the time calls for special lingerie, find the most fitting frock and slip on in for your sexiest strut. No matter what you size or shape may be, there are delicate and charming corsets to enhance your figure. For the full figured women, try plus size corset tops. Uplift your most bodacious areas and bring your curves to all the right places. The stunning bustier and garters will add to the dreamy effect that you'll be donning that night.
Being Inspired By Chocolate By: Mary Foley | - Inspiration is everywhere if we're open to it. Not long ago after several long ten to twelve hour days, I was dragging. I was working hard and had gotten a lot done, but I had more to do. The problem was my mojo was running low. So, I did what so many of us do when we need that temporary jolt of energy. I headed for the chocolate!
This time it was a special box of chocolates that I'd been given a month ago as a gift. I reached into the cupboard for that familiar gold crested ... Tags:Inspiration, chocolate, bodacious, motivation, inspiration
We Can Do It Again! By: Mary Foley | - "We Can Do It!" is the banner across one of the most well-known posters during World War II encouraging women to join the workforce for the war effort. You probably remember it - the image of a woman with a red bandana on her head, rolling up her blue shirt sleeve as she makes a fist. It always communicates to me a woman's strength and determination. Recently I picked up a book titled "Rosie the Riveter" about this amazing workforce shift in American history and came to appreciate just how mu ... Tags:self esteem, self confidence, confidence building, women, support for women, women in business, business women, bodacious, mary foley, motivation, ins
We All Gotta Little Bodaciousness By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious, is that even a word?" I've been asked. Absolutely! The dictionary definition of bodacious includes descriptors like bold, outstanding, and courageous. I define it as "the courage to be in charge of your life." I love the word bodacious because it captures a positive spirit of freedom, choice and being all you can be.
Think Strategically, Act Bodaciously By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:Bodacious, Mary Foley, career, business, self improvement, career skills, business women, promotion strategy, job search, corporate ladder
Embrace Office Politics By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:bodacious, mary foley, office politics, business, business relationships, women in business, business women, women execs, business strategy
Know Your Worth By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:Bodacious, Women in Business, Professionalism, Job Promotion, Career Women, Career, Work Life, Job Change, Salary Increase, Asking for a raise, women
Thrive On Shift & Change By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:job change, careers, bodacious, personal development, promotion, career advancement, women in business
Take A Stand By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:women in business, career building, empowerment, bodacious, mary foley, motivation, job satisfaction
Know How You Want To Be Treated By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:empowerment, women's issues, self esteem, confidence, boundaries, personal development, bodacious, mary foley, business promotion, entrepreneur, women
Actively Market Your Value By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:Bodacious, career, marketing, self promotion, business women, women in business, female careers, careers for women, self esteem, career building, gett
Take The Work Out Of Networking By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:Networking, Business, Women in Business, Business Women, Bodacious, Entrepreneur, marketing, career
Bodybuilding is an ego driven sport so people are not going to want to admit that they can't look like arnold or the buff gym rat if the weight 135 lbs soaking wet if they just try a little bit harder. It is the art and the science of developing your body. If you are going to become serious about bodybuilding you are goi ... Tags:bodybuilding guide, body building guide
Create Deliberate Relationships By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:career, entrepreneur, women in business, business women, business leaders, management, personal development, relationship building, bodacious, mary fo
Don't Take It Personally By: Mary Foley | - "Bodacious" means to be bold, outstanding, and remarkable. Take those attributes to work and you're on your way to building a fulfilling, bodacious career. Does having a bodacious career sound exciting to you? It is! After starting as an $8 an hour customer service rep, I rose through the ranks of AOL, accepting four promotions and surviving over six layoffs to become the head of corporate training for 12,000 employees. Along the way I learned I needed to be bodacious to achieve the career ... Tags:Bodacious, self improvement, selh-help, self esteem, motivation, women in business, business coping, office politics, gossip, rumors, business women,
10 Things You Want Your Reputation To Say About You By: Mary Foley | - When it comes to building your business or your career in a company, how people perceive you is often to the difference between more sales, promotions, and certainly your satisfaction. Here are ten things you want your reputation to say about you. Use it for yourself and share it with a friend to help her build her business or career (these tips work for personal relationships, too!).
Feeling Secure In An Insecure World By: Mary Foley | - If there's nothing else carved on my tombstone, I hope it says: "Here lies a Bodacious Woman who knew how to thrive on shift and change!"
I believe we've just begun to taste the rate of change the world will experience this century. Hold onto your hats, the ride has just begun! We might as well enjoy it (because if nothing else, the alternative really stinks).
Every Women Entrepreneur Should Watch American Idol! By: Mary Foley | - I almost can't believe I'm recommending this! Now let me tell you why. Because the "America Idol" TV show is great learning about what it takes to stand out in the marketplace. That's what all these singers are trying to do. I've never intended to watch the show but when I was channel surfing during a commercial break of another show I was enjoying, I was pulled in. There they were; this beautiful group of young guys and gals performing. They were performing their hearts out and then they ... Tags:Branding, Marketing, Entrepreneur, Women, Bodacious, Business Women, Marketing to Women, Women Business Leaders, Business Strategy
Stop Taking It Personally And Start Living Bodaciously By: Mary Foley | - We can all remember a time when we took it personally, right? We spent all this time, energy, and emotion on processing how we felt when someone slighted us, what we wished we'd said, and what, if anything, we were going to do about it. And most of the time when it was over and we were slumped in out chair feeling exhausted, needing to face a long list of things still to get done, we wish we'd spent our time on something else, something we cared more about, something more productive.
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Good-bye Good Girl, Hello Bodacious Woman! By: Mary Foley | - If you want to live your life as an exclamation rather than an explanation, it's likely you're going to have to part ways with one of your dear childhood friends. This person may have served you in a number of ways as a young child, but no longer supports you much as an adult. Think I've looked up your history in the where-are-they-now high-school yearbook web sites? Naah. My experience tells me this childhood friend is someone you know very well. She's been with you through thick and thin. She' ... Tags:self improvement, self esteem, confidence, assertiveness, empowerment, conviction, women entrepreneurs, women in business, reinvent yourself
The Best Piece Of Advice I Learned From Katharine Hepburn By: Mary Foley | - The late, great Katharine Hepburn was one Bodacious Woman! Of all the ground breaking things she accomplished, there's one piece of advice she gave that has helped me over and over again. It's this:
Don't over explain; don't over complain.
Hepburn knew it would be tough to be a successful female actress in the male-dominated acting world of the 1930s. She didn't let that dissuade her. She worked hard and smart.
Six Steps For Taking A Stand By: Mary Foley | - We've all been there. Whether in our career, business, or personal life, we've all encountered situations where someone is being, well, let's say, unpleasant. They are trying to push you to do something you don't want to do or they are questioning your work or they are dismissing your opinion or some other wonderful behavior.
Top 7 Tips To Take Your Ezine Newsletter From Blah To Bodacious By: Jen Blackert | - Small business owners are continuing to fail to create e-mail newsletters (or ezine) that effectively attract clients. For example, too many small business owners don't take the time to build an online relationship with potential customers. This error causes brand-less, flat, same ol; ezine. Are you a victim? Do you have meaningless information, a blah brand and aren't creating a relationship with your ezine subscribers? Do you realize how many clients you may be missing out on, by not creating ... Tags:Online branding, internet marketing, web relationship marketing, brand on the web, online success
Breast Enlargement And Your Future By: R K Arora | -
No matter her age, a woman wants to be beautiful. Beauty, in turn, is defined by current cultural trends. One of the most enduring hallmarks of female beauty is large, firm breasts. Hence, the age old tradition of seeking methods of breast enlargement. A woman less endowed may feel shy, or unable to compete with her more bodacious “sisters”. When a woman has a poor self image, her normally good judgment can be short ... Tags:breast enlargement. breast enhancement, breast enlargement pills
5 Key Lessons I Learned From Working At Aol About Creating A Brand For Your Business By: Mary Foley | - After 10 years of forging my career at AOL during their rise to global dominance, I consider myself corrupted. The lessons I learned there are seared onto my brain. And, thankfully so, because I've used everything single one in building my own business.
One huge lesson I learned was about BRANDING. By 1997, AOL was the number one online service, but the lead wasn't so huge that Microsoft's new MSN service couldn't take it away. If AOL was going to continue to bust open and tak ... Tags:branding, marketing, business women, women in business, womens workshops, marketing to women
10 Easy Ways To Turn Up The Heat On Valentine's Day That Most Guys Miss! By: Mary Foley | - Hey guys, is your Valentine full of passion and vivaciousness? Is she daring and confident? How about curious and playful in all the ways you want her to be? Well, if you want a woman who is bolder, more passionate, and downright bodacious, then follow my ten easy and fun ways to turn up the heat on Valentine's Day and beyond. Most guys miss this but, believe me, if you do them she's thank you many times over! Happy Valentine's Day!
Not like it okay. Not do it because you know how. Not do it because you've invested so much time and energy into it. I mean LOVE it! The kind of love that makes you want to get up in the morning and get going. Because your work has meaning, significance, and fulfillment. If these aren't words that describe what you do day-in and day-out, then perhaps this year is the time ... Tags:women in business, career, women's careers, entrepreneur, motivation, job search, new careers, career change
How To Tell Within 10 Seconds If A Woman Is Bodacious By: Mary Foley | - Bodacious. Whenever I say that word it always cracks a smile on another person's face. What comes to mind when you think of the word bodacious? I've heard everything-wild, colorful, spontaneous, energetic, strong, fearless, courageous, assertive, open, free, gutsy, tenacious, confident, and positive. And the one many people think but don't usually say-ta-ta's.
Being bodacious became a personal rallying cry during my ten years at AOL where I came up with my own definition of bodac ... Tags:self help
Live Like Your Nail Color By: Mary Foley | - Wild berry. That's the name of my favorite nail color. To me it says fun, bold, sexy, and just simply makes my fingers and hands look so good. It's a funny name for a nail polish, but then so many women's cosmetics have funny names. There's Mango Spice lipstick, Roaring Red blush, and Whispering Mist eye shadow.
Just saying these words makes me think of walking along the beach on a tropical island wearing a flowered sarong, matching top, and the perfect make-up to highlight my ... Tags:Women's Interest
Why Bodacious Women Would Be Insane Not To Vote By: Mary Foley | - Every November all Bodacious Women in the United States get to vote - for our next President, members of Congress, and other elected positions. Personally, I'm less interested in WHOM you vote for, as much as that you vote AT ALL. This is especially true after reading the following by Jane Saks, Director of Advancement at the College of Architecture and the Arts in Chicago. I honestly had no idea how much our foremothers went through so that women in the U.S. had the right to vote. Tags:women's right
It's Time To Get Bodacious About Your Career By: Mary Foley | - Let me ask you this question: Do you believe that if you work hard at the office and you get along well with your co-workers and your boss, you'll be rewarded with more pay and promotions?
Yeah, you probably do. Many years ago, I know I believed that..
Fresh out of college with my engineering degree, I took a job at America Online as a $8 an hour customer service rep (after deciding I didn't want to be an engineer.) Little did I know, that I was about to embark on ... Tags:career
I've come the conclusion that to be successful - really successful I've got to love what I do. Not like it okay, not do it because I know how, not do it because I've invested so much time and energy so far. I mean LOVE it! I mean the kind of love that makes you want to get up in the morning and get going. Because your work has meaning, significance, fulfillment. If these aren't words that describe what you do day-in and day-out, then perhaps this y ... Tags:career, success, bodacious, inspiration, self help, motivation, life changes, jobs
What does being bodacious have to do with personal happiness? Well, consider what bodacious really means. The dictionary definition includes the descriptors bold, outstanding, remarkable, and audacious. Being bodacious became a personal rallying cry during my demanding 10 year career with AOL while I also dealt with a difficult marriage. Out of this experience I came up with my own definition of bodacious: The Courage to be in Charge of Your Life!< ... Tags:Bodacious, Motivation, Inspiration, Career, personal development, business advice, self-help
In June we celebrate Fathers Day, a day when its ok for all men to be a guy. Scratch, sniff, or click, its all acceptable.
When it comes to men, Ive been around plenty. Starting with being surrounded by guys in engineering school, then my 10 years at AOL and now as an entrepreneur, I've had lots of opportunity to interact with and observe men. Ive come to appreciate some of the ways men operate that serve them well in busi ... Tags:entrepreneur, women in business, motivational speaker
As I write this I'm sitting in Dulles International Airport waiting for a flight that departs so early it should be illegal. At least it's a cheap ticket. And even though I've only had three hours of sleep I was amused when the security guard surprisingly said "No beep?!" after I walked through the metal detector. Kinda sounded like an airport security pick-up line. This time I got off lucky with no additional wand scan or bag check. That's not alway ... Tags:women, self love, self confidence, women's humor, bodacious, inspiration, motivation
When I asked several hundred women recently Whats your single biggest challenge to fully living as a Bodacious Woman? one resounding response I heard was More confidence! Now Im sure men feel this way, too. Its just that as women we seem to more openly admit it and, frankly, sometimes, were our own worst enemy.
When it comes to making a decision, sometimes we get so wrapped around the axel were paralyzed and cant move forward. You become captive to your fears. Being in this place is no party! At one point in my AOL career, I was debating whether or not to ask my manager for what I wanted: To go part-time. I had recently been accepted to grad school and I quickly determined that continuing to do 60-hour weeks at AOL along with grad school while finalizing ... Tags:women, motivation, inspiration, self help, fear, doubt, Overcoming, self confidence
Recently I read something in the book Uppity Women of Ancient Times that made me pause:
Slowly, very slowly, women became individuals, people whose consent mattered.
So, the wise women of old are telling me that before others will take me seriously, Ive got to be my own person, someone who takes herself seriously. When I value myself as a Bodacious Woman, others notice and value me back. (The slowly, very s ... Tags:mother's day, bodacious women, women's interest
Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that this little Irish girl - whose grandmother nicknamed herself Spunky Ethel - wrote a book entitled "Bodacious!" Spunky Ethel is my bodacious mother of origin and her legacy continues to this day through all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, especially the female ones.
"Rescue your dreams." "Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do." These two pages from "Life's Little Instruction Calendar Volume III (and More)" came into my life in the fall of 1997 when I was ready to really hear their truths and take them for my own. Now posted on my refrigerator they still remind and challenge me to live believing in my dreams, believing in myself.
Ah, how exciting it is to start your own business and be free of the corporate life! Many womento the tune of 10.6 million according to the Center for Womens Business Researchhave cut the strings to an employers schedule and agenda to set their own direction. By starting their own business they are their own boss and proud of it! You may know a woman who owns her own business or you may be one yourself. One in eleven adult women is an entrep ... Tags:entrepreneur, women, home business, business consulting, small business, business startup, bodacious
You're not going to believe what color I painted my master bath. Well, maybe you are: Granny Smith apple green. Why, you might ask? Because it accents one of the colors on my bathroom wallpaper. Ok, so that's only one reason. Because I like green; I like its connection to life and growth. I mean, have you ever noticed that almost every living plant is green? This time of year green reminds me of my eighth grade English teacher who said she loved t ... Tags:Bodacious, inspiration, motivation, coaching, entrepreneur, women
