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Finding Your Voice: Advocating and Negotiating for Yourself as a Woman in the Workplace

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Therefore, we learn not to speak up unless we are certain we are right and/or safe. Effective Negotiation. While all this might sound doable in theory, there is no doubt that in practice learning to find and consistently use your voice can be a challenge. The art of negotiation is a powerful skill to master in your career.

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9 Tough (and Necessary) Lessons Entrepreneurs Must Learn

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I learned that you have to trust yourself , rely on your instincts, and believe in yourself, regardless of others’ resistance, doubts or negativity. Nancy Ganz, author, mediator and negotiator. The toughest lesson I’ve learned has been to handle this constant rejection and continue to have conviction in the things I believe in.

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Want Better Opportunities? Learn to Connect with People in a Meaningful Way

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Learning how to connect with people in your community and organization is the key to so much of what you want. Exercise these muscles and you’ll fast-track your ability to sell, dialogue, negotiate and master a number of other essential business skills. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Your March Action Plan: 10 Easy Ways to Build Your Confidence

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Your action plan is a monthly to-do list of tips straight from SUCCESS magazine—10 things you can do right now to improve yourself and your life. Read: What I Learned From 30 Days of Positive Thinking 3. Revel in your newfound bravery and commit to negotiating once a week. Read: How I Learned to (at Least Try to) Get My Way 5.

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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

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She leads workshops at conferences, is sought after by Fortune 500 companies and has facilitated high-level negotiations. She learned to read people and read them well. The universal language of expression Once Särnblad learned about coding facial expressions, she was hooked. Look for the nostril shadows.

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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To dig up stories, you relied on a few things: Walking six blocks to check the daily police blotter, talking up strangers to learn about safety issues on campus, or researching national stories and analyzing how they might impact the local community. Then again when I joined the student-run magazine, Vox. To me, it’s inclusion.

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Ep 215: Kathleen Burns Kingsbury on Changing Your Money Mindset and Negotiating for What You Deserve

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In this episode, Kathleen talks about working with virtual assistants, changing your mindset toward money, how to negotiate for higher pay, and tips on public speaking. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, PBS NewsHour, Money Magazine, TODAY Money, Forbes, and CNBC.