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CMO Reacts – When Male Consultants Consider Their High Earning Wives Income “Pin Money”

Last month, I found an interesting article in the Harvard Business Review concerning male breadwinners. Given that I write so much about female breadwinners, I thought it only fair that I seek out articles with a different perspective. After all, that’s how we learn more about one another, am I right? Well this particular article

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I Won’t Dumb Down My Accomplishments Because I’m a Woman-And You Don’t Need To Either

Ever feel pressure to dumb down your accomplishments? If you’re a man, likely not. People ask you about your work, are impressed with your position or income, and look to you for leadership. If you get a degree, start a company, or get a promotion you’re the talk of the family dinner or barbecue with

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Taking The Long, Lonely, Hard Road (CMO Rants)

When you want what other people don’t have, you need to do what other people don’t do.

It can be a long and lonely road. Today I reflect on going down the road less traveled. The people who will bring you down, won’t understand you, will mock you, and want to be like you without all the work. And I’ll answer the questions – was it worth it? And would it have been worth it if I hadn’t succeeded?

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How To Go From $22k Per Year To Six Figures. A Real Guide (No Ivy League. Not Quick. Not Easy.)

There’s a lot of stories out there about people who make six figures, but not much on how exactly to do it.

Or you can find plenty of “get rich quick & easy” advice, encouraging you to take big risks for a big payoff. That’s great, but they neglect to mention all the people who did that and failed. They’re also short on specifics. “Come up with a million dollar business idea!” sounds great, but, um, how.

I’m going to change that. Today I have CMO’s complete guide to going from a low-paying job into a lucrative career. This is all either what I did to go from someone going to community college and earning $22,000 per year to an MBA earning six figures.

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Social Media Crisis 101 – For Life, Entrepreneurs, and Bloggers (Inspiration – #medtwitter and #personalfinancetwitter)

Managing a Social Media Crisis

If you use social media, send emails, own a business, or generally live in 2018, you might one day face a social media crisis. It might be the result of something you did (intentionally or not), or totally fabricated. Today, I’m going to go through some tips for ordinary people to manage a social media crisis.

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