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Earn More Money – Get a Coach (not the handbag)

K needed to get a coach, but she waited too long. Here’s what happened when she negotiated a fee agreement without coaching; how the agreement changed and put more money in her pocket after one coaching session; and how K could have made even more money if she had worked with a coach before negotiations started.

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Work-Life Balance or Blur?

Have you ever been to the refrigerator and forgotten what you were looking for? Dorothy Dalton examines the downsides of multi-tasking and being constantly available to all and sundry. Is work/life integration really any different to work/life balance?

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Lunching on courage and connection

After attending a networking lunch of 3Plus International, Women Worth Knowing, organized by Lise Moen, Veronica Lim, a solo-preneur, reflects on the importance of networking and “effortless connections.” It’s what happened at this lunch event and the effects lasted long thereafter. She encourages others to give themselves this gift of connection – a gift that keeps on giving.

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