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“Greypreneurs” Or “Seniorpreneurs” Leading the Way
This is a wonderful article, and I am not surprised by what it reveals: “A recent Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation study found that over the past decade, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity took place among those aged 55 to 64, this USA Today story reported. “ Thanks to Terry Brodie of GlobeandMail.com CLICK... »
Seeds of Doubt Lead To Seeds of Promise
Seeds of Doubt Lead To Seeds of Promise: How Stress Leads to Success In this blog-post, we are focusing on why it’s good for you and never too late to: 1) take up new physical activities, 2) engage in new social activities and 3) pursue new intellectual challenges that can make a positive difference... »
The Oscars: “ATTENTION MUST BE PAID”– Give Us More Like Meryl!
I particularly enjoyed the reviews and critiques of the Academy Awards this week after Sunday’s 84th Oscars ceremony, especially since I, a practically rabid observer and fan of the adult movies this year was fighting sleep during the entire show. This despite my high energy levels and consuming more caffeine than any healthy human... »
2 Inspirational Over-40 Women! Barbara Corcoran and Sara Blakely
I so enjoy sharing terrific women with you here on the DARE Force Blog. My admiration and kudos go out to Barbara Corcoran and Sara Blakely. These are two DARE-ing, over-40 women, who rose from various challenges, and through grit and determination made great successes of their businesses and their lives. These are two... »
PART 2: Why on Earth Can’t I Lose Weight and Keep it Off?
Do you think about food all the time? That dieting is a full-time job? And yet you feel you can never relax, or if you do, you gave five pounds by just looking at food? Join the club. In Part One of this article, I made a start sharing with you a couple of... »
Why on Earth Can’t I Lose Weight and Keep it Off? 4 Factors You May Not Know
4 Factors That May Be Involved in Your Weight Loss Troubles I have my own story with regard to weight, and I hear daily from clients, friends, and colleagues – other over-50 women – about their trials and tribulations with slowed metabolism, weight gain, difficulty with weight loss, etc. So, after some research, and... »
How Do Women-Owned Businesses Differ From Companies Owned by Men?
Just read a terrific article from SmallBizTrends.com, discussing women-owned businesses, and how they differ from those owned by men. IT is full of excellent advice about the power of other people to provide support, advice, information and introductions! Research in entrepreneurial finance proves out that regardless of your business model, it’s key that you... »
For Your Own Good, Give Yourself An Embrace of Personal Space!
There’s no better time than a new year to establish new habits for your own well-being. If you’re like most women, you make time to take care of almost everyone but yourself. If you’re neglecting your physical, emotional, and intellectual health, you need to embrace some space – for yourself! Without taking care of... »
Share Your DARES
Share Your DARES with us - and download a free chapter from my new book: Get DARE From Here – 12 Principles and Practices for Women Over 40 to Take Stock, Take Action and Take Charge of the Rest Of Their Lives! Fill in your email address in the box... »
8 Ways to Plan and Brand Your Small Business
In the current economic climate, thousands of people are starting their own businesses. Some stride confidently into setting up a business that they’ve been thinking about for a while. Others are taking on freelance assignments while they continue to network and interview for their next full-time position. For both of these paths, you need... »
DARE hope for the best, but plan for the worst
With another year coming to an end, and the New Year looming, hopes, dreams and resolutions start playing around in our mind, I invite you to start thinking now, a little ahead of the crazies of the holiday season, about what you want to achieve next year. You need a PLAN! In one of... »
Tips for Over-50 Career Switchers
Our media cauldron is still spitting out assertions that baby boomers are retiring in record numbers, and continue to moan that there are simply not enough 30-somethings to fill this void. In fact, recent reports indicate there are more unemployed over-50 than at any time in history. Let me set the record straight,... »
Turn that Empty Nest Into Your Personal BEST!
In making the rounds to promote my book, Get DARE From Here!, I am enjoying the positive feedback from media and readers alike. Many of the questions and comments I receive relate to the Empty Nest. Others refer to, in order of priority, topics more or less snarky or snide: 1) Why in the... »
DARE-ing Woman Profile: Emanuela Frattini Magnusson
Design Guru Emanuela Frattini Magnusson Our first profile is of DARE-ING Design Guru Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, who’s racked up accomplishments in her life as a wife, mother, architect, designer (efmdesign.com) and founder/CEO of her own high-style accessories line, Manu (www.manumanu.com), which designs and produces luxury leather goods in glorious colors and sensuous fabrics, such... »
Just a Few Reasons Why Women Over 40 Benefit Most From Self-Published Authors
As a businesswoman, marketer, university educator and author of a self-published book, Get DARE From Here – 12 Principles and Practices For Women Over 40 To Take Stock, Take Action and Take Charge of the Rest Of Their Lives, that I produced with Create Space, the Amazon affiliate, here a few short insights on... »
Nice review for my book, Get DARE From Here!
Nice review appeared on Amazon with a 5-star rating – I am so pleased: “A friend of mine recommended this book, and I was skeptical. Many self-help books for women over 40 feature authors droning on about “look how smart I am.” This book is different – I enjoyed it, learned from it, and... »
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