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Desperate Workingwife: Unleash Your Inner Diva

Published on 2010-04-28 08:30:29

 By Diva Nikki  (c) April 28, 2010 Some of you may have wondered how I came by my moniker “Diva Nikki.”  It’s actually not that I’m a diva in personality. I’m not a snob. I’m not a fashionista with 100 pairs of shoes. (Sadly, I tend to

Desperate Workingwife: He Said, She Said – Part 2: The “She Said” Edition

Published on 2010-04-21 08:30:14

 By Brian Doebert  (c) April 21, 2010  Men like to fix things.  When a problem arises, we take charge and start working on the solution.  While in a career transition, the focus naturally turns to finding a new job and bringing another salary ba

Diary of a New Entreprenuer: Finding Your Inspiration After the Big Good-bye

Published on 2010-04-16 08:30:05

 By Jen the Catalyst  (c) April 23, 2010 In my last post, I discussed the HIGH immediately following the Goodbye.   The Colossal High, the juicy, unbelievable, “Yes-this-can-be-attained-without-skydiving” high, lasted for five solid weeks

Diary of a New Entrepreneur: Once She Made the Decision to Move On, Jen’s World Opened Up

Published on 2010-04-02 08:30:56

 By Jen the Catalyst  (c) April 2, 2010 In last week’s diary entry, I wrote about endings and departures.  Once I had identified my “Goodbyes,” my mind and heart synchronized and I was able to say out loud that “I wanted to leave m

Desperate Workingwife: “He Said, She Said” – Part I: The “He Said” Edition

Published on 2010-03-31 08:30:48

By Diva Nikki (interviewing her husband Brian)  (c) March 31, 2010 Isn’t it amazing how men and women view the world differently?  For any of you who read and remember Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, we often seem to be from another plan

What is Trying to Get Your Attention Today?

Published on 2010-03-29 08:48:43

 By Jenaissance  (c) March 29, 2010   A couple weeks ago, I started running.   It’s actually going relatively well so far. (And no one is nearly as surprised by this as me, it seems.) But this past Saturday morning, I jumped on the treadmill to

Diary of a New Entrepeneur: You Can’t Say Hello Until You First Say Good-Bye

Published on 2010-03-26 08:30:52

 By Jen the Catalyst  (c) March 26, 2010 I’ve come to the conclusion that “3″ is an important number when assigning order to the universe.  In fact, the number three led me to jump off the corporate ladder! How, you ask? I had been w

Desperate Workingwife: Lessons in Transition Learned from a Big Mouse

Published on 2010-03-24 08:30:28

 By Diva Nikki  (c) March 24, 2010  Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I was blessed with a vacation to Walt Disney World with my husband and parents. In short: it was great! Anyone who’s ever read a business book or journal is likely familiar

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (If Only We Knew How): Why We are Seeking Happiness in 90% of the Wrong Places

Published on 2010-03-23 13:05:05

 By Jenaissance  (c) March 23, 2010   When our nation’s forefathers boldly assured future generations “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” they had a very big vision indeed. Unfortunately, the Declaration of Independence didn’t co

“Do You Want To…?” Find the Joy, Even When You Don’t Know How the Sentence Will End

Published on 2010-03-22 08:30:20

 By Jenaissance  (c) March 22, 2010   One day last week, I had a small window of time between phone calls, so I thought I better walk over to our neighborhood library to return a few books whose due dates were quickly creeping up. It was a relativ