By Benita Lee, of LabDoor.com What is Zinc? Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is intricately involved in hundreds of activities inside our cells. At the moment, research estimates that 100 to 300 different enzymes require zinc to accomplish their tasks. In many cases, zinc acts as a catalytic component for those enzymes, aiding the […]
Month: June 2017
Buy the D**mded Cupcakes!
Too often our harshest critic is the one we meet every morning while brushing our teeth. Somewhere between wrapping the floss around our fingers and that final gargle, we manage to derail our days with thoughts of deadlines, unread emails, phone calls to make, dry cleaning to fetch, and cupcakes to bake for a school […]
Business Casual—Too Casual?
By Janna Beatty It’s sweltering outside. And there seems to be a direct correlation between rising mercury and the casual quotient. As the temperature goes up, clothing comes off. So how do you handle your summer wardrobe in the workplace? That depends—on the context of your profession. Context gives significance to everything in the workplace, […]
Burned Out to Blessed
Three Tips to Free Up Your Time and Energy Naturally It’s an amazing feeling to own a business rather than work for someone else. You are a visionary. The mission of the company is YOURS! You have the freedom to create the culture that best fits you. You have the “final say” on decisions. And […]
Building a Women’s Business That Feeds Your Soul – Find Your Tribe
By Kaya Singer Every one of us has a purpose and a mission. Building a business requires you to walk your soulful path and manifest your vision. With over 40 years of experience, Kaya Singer, business owner, entrepreneur, mentor and author of the book Wiser & Wilder, says that success comes to those who focus on […]
Bridging the Technology Gap
by Kara Ross, Founder of DIAMONDS UNLEASHED Women have a regal history in computer science. In the 1800s, Augusta Ada Lovelace was involved in the development of the very first computer, Charles Babbages’ Analytical Engine. Jean Jennings Bartik created programs for one of the first fully functional computers called the ENIAC in the 1940s and […]
Boxing Champ Who Lived In 13 Foster Homes Says Flawed System Needs Work
Lisa P. Cohen entered the world of professional boxing at the relatively late age of 29, eventually bobbing, weaving and pounding her way to an IFBA Junior Featherweight World Title. But Cohen engaged in even greater battles long before she donned boxing gloves. She grew up a ward of the court, living in 13 foster […]
Bouncing back after a mid-life divorce
By Patti Clark Women spend so much of life nurturing and giving to others that when they find themselves alone—because of an empty nest, the end of a marriage, or the death of a partner—they often struggle with feeling purposeless. The problems of recently-divorced mid-lifers in particular are many. Is there a way to overcome this […]
Being a Minority Entrepreneur
Marissa Nelson is the Master Relationship Therapist of IntimacyMoonsTM with specialized training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Sexual Health, her therapeutic approach is to provide support and understanding to help her clients effectively address personal life challenges. Here are her tips on being a minority entrepreneur: Quiet The Internal Critic As a […]
Battle to the top in scientific jobs
There are enough statistics out there about the percentage of women in scientific fields, and admittedly it isn’t as large a difference as in other fields. According to the National Science Foundation’s 2015 biennial report “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering,” the percentage of women scientists and engineers actually working in […]