Fuel Your Inner Drive
Mary Jacobs has worked with hundreds of small businesses through her consulting practice, as a SCORE counselor and as a workshop facilitator. Mary holds a degree in Public Administration as well as a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership; she brings her experience with business start-ups, entrepreneurship and small business to SheTaxi. Mary advises start-ups and small businesses through her consulting business Seaton Strategies.
For nearly twenty years, I was very ambitious with goals of climbing the corporate ladder looking for the next promotion. I moved across the country five times for my company. I was a company woman – I drank the kool-aid. Even when I knew the internal politics or policies didn’t seem right, I could still [...]
Note: This blog originally published in August 2011. Several years ago, my old boss told me something profound about changing jobs or careers that has stayed with me. His wise words were that when you make a change, whether it’s changing jobs or starting over in a new career, that first job is usually meant [...]
Note: This blog originally published in November 2011. I recently read a blog on the Harvard Business Review website titled Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. It was an interesting read, ranking second to a blog about Steve Jobs. Last time I checked, well over 300 people had commented on the blog.Here are the [...]
Note: This blog originally published in July 2011. I go to Catholic mass every Sunday. I sit in the same pew most of the time, surrounded by the community of people that I have come to know in the last five years. When I miss mass-they notice. Going to mass is one of my favorite [...]
Note: This blog originally published in June 2011. I read an incredible book a few weeks ago called My Year with Eleanor by Noelle Hancock. The author was laid off from her job as an entertainment blogger and was in a funk about what she should do with her career. She came across this quote [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve paid attention to Jane Pauley. After leaving The Today Show several years ago, she’s had a variety of interesting careers – some successful and others not so much. I read about her a couple of months ago in the Costco magazine and was quickly reminded how much I like [...]
Note: This blog was originally published in June 2011. I know a lot of people looking for jobs right now and have had some interesting conversations recently about credentials and whether or not women tend to down play their credentials while men are more confident about their own. I admire the fact that many men [...]
I know of a lot of people looking for jobs right now and have had some interesting conversations recently about their credentials. Many women tend to down play their experience and education while men are more confident about their own education and tend to overstate their abilities. I admire the fact that many men are [...]
