Given the many tasks that we as businesswomen frequently juggle, maintaining our workspace can be easily neglected. However, managing your workplace proactively might ultimately save you time, money, and frustration.

Those creative juices just don’t flow at all times. There comes a time when your creativity hits a roadblock and no good ideas are coming to mind. It helps to find a place that can shake up your mind and give you a different perspective.

Women in business still have a long way to go. So, we are doing our bit to make this journey smoother and more encouraging, here are ten leadership tips for women entrepreneurs to succeed in their businesses.

No one can predict what will happen in the coming days, weeks, or years. It doesn’t help to stress over this immutable fact and there’s no need to worry over things we have no control of. However, carrying on with our lives in the “Hakuna Matata-style” without plans to get ready for the future is a serious mistake. In any case, the most important thing is to prepare for uncertainties, now, if you haven’t started yet.

Work-life balance is a term often tossed around in the workplace as it makes the company look more desirable to employees. But, let’s face it, not all companies advocate for work-life balance. Work-life balance means that there is an equilibrium between the demands of a career and the demands of our personal lives. Despite it being often incorporated into our company goals, a work-life balance is difficult to achieve.

Your future medical career path decision requires a lot of the right information and plenty of pros and cons weighing. This decision determines what your future will look like, but it also affects many other people (your future patients), so choose wisely. To help you with your choice, here are a few simple steps you can rely on.

Men and women are equal in settings that match gender roles. But when an organization’s leader happens to be a woman, some people raise an eyebrow or inwardly start questioning whether she has what it takes to take an organization to the next level – or at least ensure that it doesn’t go under.

You may be working at home and wondering, “How do I separate my work life from my home life?” You are not alone.

Career breaks are normal occurrences in the corporate world. Sometimes you plan your break, some other times you are forced by circumstances to take a break. Either way, you will need to prepare yourself thoroughly for a comeback to your stagnated career; otherwise, you will struggle to get your rhythm back.

In today’s world, there are few issues more pressing than climate change. The future of our planet depends on everyone — from governments and corporations to individuals.

Creativity is an essential component of nearly every industry, as it guides innovation and new ways of approaching solutions. So how do we go about exercising our creativity muscles and breaking through those lulls where we just can’t seem to find new inspiration?

Entrepreneurism is a challenging journey for most; and for women, there are additional obstacles in the way such as access to funding and overcoming the gender gap. Despite these challenges, there is no shortage of successful women to look up to.

Women in business still face prejudices and stereotypes that their male counterparts don’t have to deal with. Changing attitudes and new opportunities are giving female entrepreneurs and business leaders a chance to shine.

It’s been almost a year since I sustained a traumatic brain injury after falling off of a horse. I landed directly onto my head, which resulted in a disproportionately bad injury and permanent brain damage. With this kind of injury comes a variety of symptoms and complications that must be dealt with on a daily basis as one’s brain heals.

Giving back is an important part of being a well-rounded individual and leader. Giving back to the world around me is part of who I am and very important to me. It is a part of my identity.

“Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day that says I will try again tomorrow” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

These wonderful people have so much to share and are so willing to help other entrepreneurs. I couldn’t let all this wonderful advice be limited to those in my Facebook group, so I decided to share their entrepreneurial tips in my blog and newsletter.

Zerah Capili works as a Creative Coordinator for Hope for the Heart and Soul Foundation, a NGO-based company that introduces underprivileged children to arts and crafts. She also handles her own business called “Sapinsapin Tanzan”, which sells mostly handmade products and features different quirky knick-knacks.

As an entrepreneur, you take a risk, you put yourself out there for the world to see and hope things work out. It’s not always easy. So how do you overcome your fears?

Have you tried manifesting but found it unproductive? Are you unsure how to go about manifesting? Does the concept sound mystifying?

He said the words. The ones designed to hit at the heart of my self-worth. “You aren’t worth what I’m paying you.” I felt like a cartoon character that had all of the oxygen sucked out of the room.

Like many others, I had to learn how to gain control of my thoughts. Giving up sarcasm was huge. I had to come up with a new approach to humor. How could I be funny without being negative?

Negative thoughts are just non-productive. They carry emotional upset and waste precious time. Nothing beneficial comes from thinking negatively; it accomplishes nothing and negative thinking is destructive to our life, especially when we base our actions on those thoughts our mind creates.

Change your thoughts, change your life. I heard this from Louise Hay in 2010 and decided to turn it into a Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life challenge.

Is there one household chore you absolutely hate doing? For me, doing the dishes has been torture for years. That’s the part that was missing. I hated doing dishes so much that I didn’t realize that that translated into not wanting to do the grunt work.

No one becomes a leader by accident. It takes a lot of hard work. However, it can be done if you have the right strategy and align yourself with the right people. So don’t get discouraged if you aren’t the kind of leader you want to be yet. Instead, consider how an MLM can help you on your journey to the top.

Why is it that we allow the voices in our heads to treat us in a way that nobody else in our lives is allowed to? It would be called abuse if anyone else said the same things, so why do we do it to ourselves?

We have all been there. Doing numerous other things before that one thing we actually need to do. A lot of us will get up early tomorrow to study or go on a diet on Monday. However, there is no need to panic as there are effective ways of fighting the procrastination disease.

Do you sometimes have doubts and fears about yourself or your business? How do you overcome your fears?

You may be drained mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, or financially; or it could be all of the above. I’d like to offer some fearless words of wisdom for individuals who feel the light at the end of tunnel will never brighten.

Winter takes a toll on everyone’s mood and motivation, which can be especially difficult while running a business. You’d be surprised to discover that winter can be one of the most productive times of the year if you know where and how to focus your energy.

I applied to university for economics and later changed to environmental resource conservation. Today I am proud I chose my life, my interest, my passion, and my destiny.

There are times in life when you make a wish, not knowing whether it’ll ever come to fruition, and forget about it completely. You go about your life doing what is needed or required and sort of forget you ever made that wish. I remember where I made my wish vividly.

Everyone knows problems in the workplace abound for women in business: day-to-day discrimination, the fight to secure funding for endeavors they’re passionate about, and queen bees buzzing about waiting for other girls to succumb to burnout. What no one will tell you is that when women entrepreneurs leave the office, the struggles don’t stop. They just follow us home. And no one ever tells you what happens there.

William Shakespeare is considered as the best British writer and one of the most well-known playwrights in the whole world. Some of his quotes have become famous and are very relevant, even today. Today we want to share a few of them.

Whether you’re going to be brainstorming as a team or doing it solo, here are my eleven steps to organizing a successful brainstorming session.

While equality is still a distant dream for feminists, there are some women who have managed to rise to positions of leadership. Here are 7 women leaders who you can’t help but be awed by.

It has been said that the easy road becomes hard, and the hard one becomes easier over time. You can succeed in life, but the path to success is not the easy one. It’s the one that requires some struggle.

Every business man or woman works to serve the greater community. You know that doing business is not all about making money and earning a living. Learn how the power and success of your business can make a difference in your community in a very positive way.

Life is a precious thing and it shouldn’t be wasted by living a normal routine, same thing every day. Life must be cherished by doing different activities that add to your life – with great achievements.

Though it’s actually been a little while, it feels like it was just yesterday that I first started posting on Facebook and other social media sites and blogs. I remember it all too well. I had this great, if not naive, idea that I’d write fantastic content from my little MBA brain, and people would adore it, and share it, and it would instantly go viral. It didn’t quite go as planned.

The best entrepreneurs are imaginative, resourceful, creative individuals. The question is, where does this creativity stem from? Recent studies have demonstrated that boredom can be a powerful precursor to creativity.

Do I want a job that brings me happiness or a big paycheck? It’s a question we all must ask ourselves at some point, but it’s not one that often brings about good answers or results. The choice is ultimately up to you, just make sure that it’s one with which you will be satisfied when you are looking back on your life.

It’s part of being human to want to be liked or even loved by everyone. The reality is that not everyone is going to love you, your business, your message – even your hair color.  There will be people who think you’re too pretty, too ugly, too tall, to short, too fat, too thin, too loud, too boisterous, and the list goes on. It doesn’t matter who you are, someone will find a reason to not like you.

One great tool for learning more about running a business is business books written by experts in their field. I wanted to find out what other entrepreneurs were reading and recommending so I could share their favorite business books with you.

To say that 2016 was a rough year in my life would be an understatement. Aside from all the challenges, this year also brought me a tremendous number of lessons.

My challenge to you as 2016 comes to an end is to find one way that you can make the world a better place.

Mindset isn’t just the latest buzz in the entrepreneurial world; it’s a real thing. Mindset is a beautiful and important thing when you’re growing your business. But mindset is only part of the equation.

November is inevitably that month every year when people start gratitude journals and make charitable contributions. It’s also that time of year when I look over the previous year and start to count my many blessings.

Excuses. We all have them. Excuses are easy.

I have an intense passion for horses and horseback riding. To me, horses are so much more than just animals. For those who get to experience it, riding on a horse can be an almost surreal experience. It can give you a sense of empowerment as you control an animal ten times your size. For me, horseback riding means improved mental health and judgement-free companionship.

Once we accept the role that food plays in our life – nutrition, energy, and stimulation – then we can begin to make choices that are better for us. Our hectic work schedules don’t make the ‘healthy option’ always seem the easiest. Here are the top five tips for ensuring an energizing and nutritious lunch for your workday.

Everywhere you look, there are self-help books, blogs, articles, and tips on how to best treat yourself. Indulge me for a moment, and let me show you 3 simple ways to love and pamper yourself.

TalibahAset is a Soul Therapist, Speaker, and Author of The Joy of Heartbreak: Liberating Lessons From Lost Love. She has overcome physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. She now uses her wealth of life experience to help other women release their pain and create uncommonly extraordinary lives.

On December 6th, 2015, I sustained a traumatic brain injury due to a fall off of a horse. The horse spooked and ran one direction, sending me in the other. Initially, I was fine. It was not until 2 days later that I began to notice a headache.

I’ve heard many times that you get what you measure, and that is truly the case. If you measure the things you have, you will get those things, both positive and negative.