DRIVEN Blog
Conquering Workplace Fear: How To Surf The Wave To Freedom
60+ participants joined us to witness DRIVEN Specialist and Leadership Coach Cara Power’s presentation Fear & The Workplace on May 7th at Dorsey & Whitney, and rode out on a wave. That…
What if You 'Rode the Wave' of Fear Instead of Letting it Drown You?
At a recent DRIVEN Professionals event (formerly known as Women’s Advancement Compact), Cara Power of Cara Power Coaching and The Paradox of Leadership addressed Fear in…
An Exciting Transformation: We Are Now DRIVEN Professionals!
.And if you’re reading this, chances are that you’re one too! The presentation room at Dorsey & Whitney was filled with them last Thursday evening, on the 2nd anniversary of our launch…
Visit The Coolest Bead Shop In The Universe on Cold Spring Community Day
Among the most delightfully bohemian jewelry shops in the Hudson Valley region is Cold Spring’s Momminia. Founded by Marlene and Steve Goodrich 17 years ago and still family…
Got The Time? Visit Old Souls During Cold Spring Community Day
The new momentum in Cold Spring’s historical business district can be traced directly to the opening of Old Souls in 2012. Founded by fly-fishing enthusiast James Caroll, and operated by his wife…
Two Years Out: A Brief Reflection Upon Life As An Entrepreneur
This past March, I began to put the wheels into motion for WAC’s Spring Community Event. I assumed it would be a fully joyful process, likened to practicing a hobby rather than painfully…
The Currency Of Compassion: Leveraging Your Network With Perspective
Network management is like wine: The more you expose yourself to it, the more you appreciate its nuance. Once you’ve achieved a certain level of expertise (and hopefully enjoyed a few glasses…
No Sense Arguing With Myself: How I Deal With My Own Imperfections
Have you ever made a goof professionally that left you sick to your stomach? Made you want to crawl into a hole and hide? Beat yourself up over and over? I made an error like this recently…
A Great Business Development Takeaway: You Should Be Your Own Best Client!
Following the main presentation at our recent Advancement Strategy Symposium, one intuitive attendee left us with a nicely loaded “baby step” takeaway that was hidden in plain sight…
Working Women’s Woes: Gain Career Perspective to Tame Your Busy Week
We’re women professionals, which by definition immerses us into a particularly challenging workplace setting. After answering to our bosses, managing the people who report to us, navigating…
A Call To Action: Start Improving Your Self-Worth Today!
If you experienced the recent WAC webinar video presented by transformational coach and WAC specialist Jenny Craig, you witnessed the miracle of neuroscience explored in relation…
The Irony Of It All: When Enthusiasm Is A Sign Of Desperation
An interesting thing happened when I met with a prospective client last month. Based on a variety of factors, I had assumed that this company was a long shot. In my mind, the possibility of yielding…
Hot Tomatoes! Don’t Miss The 3T Hot List
If you’ve ever randomly peeked at WAC’s website, chances are you came across at least a mention of our favorite woman-centric e-newsletter The Three Tomatoes. Founded by former NYC…
Response, Not Reaction: Overseeing The Conversion of Fear to Trust
The Old Outlook: You can prepare, and prepare, and prepare, and then hopefully mitigate problems as they occur. The New Outlook: You can prepare, but you have the wisdom and the life experience…
The Big Announcement: Women’s Advancement Compact Needs A New Name!
When I set out to launch Women’s Advancement Compact, I gave it a name that would unmistakably attach it to its mission: to guide women through the all phases of their careers, and help them…
Bottom Line, or Bottom Out? Finding New Momentum For Leadership Gender Parity
Those of us who are tuned-in to the business bottom line sabotage connected to gender inequality in the workplace have certainly read the related articles and even memorized the statistics. We know…
Are You A “Morning Person”, or Just An Early Riser?
There’s one thing that each of us knows for sure: whether or not we are a morning person. It’s also probably safe to say that it’s tricky to become a morning person if we’re not one already. If this…
Finding Focus: An Entrepreneur’s Tips on Smoothing Out a Rough Start
At the conclusion of WAC’s community events, participants are asked to volunteer their feedback about what they’ve learned from the presentation. This takes the form of “Baby Steps” that they plan…
Advancement Strategies: An Informative Glimpse Into Our Interactive Symposium
Interested and interesting people. Once again, we filled a room with them….70 of them, as we provided yet another remarkable and informative evening full of discussion, business insight, and…
Stay True to Your New Year’s Resolutions: Check Out MARY’s Secret Ingredients
What was your New Year’s resolution this year? Was it to stretch the boundaries of your cooking? To branch out and discover new recipes? Maybe you resolved to cook healthier with better…