10 Smart Moves for Women Who Want to Succeed In Love & Life by: Dianna Booher

1. MASTER YOUR MOODS

• Women who are victims of their moods will find it difficult to suceed on the job or in personal relationships.
• Smart women give themselves permission to be less than perfect.
• Smart women have learned to connect their body with their emotions. (get rid of clutter, simplify your routines, be realistic about what you can do in any given day, realize that everything takes longer than you think, read good books, listen to relaxing music, spend time on a hobby-something you really enjoy, exercise: walk, swim,dance, garden, shop, keep your sense of humor, pamper yourself with warm baths and massage, rest (forget work) one day a week, take periodic vacations & retreats with others or alone, pay for conveniences (the things you don't enjoy doing), do for yourself the things you enjoy(even if paying for such services "makes more sense."), live within your means (making sure you can afford what you buy), give up your expectations about what others should do,be and say,create comfortable surroundings, get regulat physical check ups, appreciate & enjoy nature, spend time with little kids full of wonder, Network with other women with whom you can bounce off ideas regarding your career, interest & personal situations, reconnect with your friends, stay away from negative people, continously leran new things, believe in the future. A friend onece summed up this way: " I have the tendency to act - and then backstroke. Many of these actions come from my emotions." SMART WOMEN MASTER THEIR MOODS

2. SEEK A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH

• Smart women make sure their success rests on pillars rather than platforms.
• Regain self-respect through your own accomplishments
• Regain your self-respect by earning money
• Regain your self-respect through your "packaging"
• Packaging also includes personality.
• Credibility is a by-product of both men's and women's appearance & grooming
• Regain your self-respect through your sense of service & satisfaction
• Regain your self-respect through triumph over tragedy or failure
• Smart women admit what they don't know and set about learning
• Smart women take responsibility for themselves.
• In short, Smart women create their own name badge.
• Learning never ends - if you are SMART

Early on, smart women master the life skills important to every woman in today's world. By those essential life skills, Ms. Booher means:

• interpersonal skills (listening, expressing your ideas, persuading & resolving conflict)
• oral & written communication ( organizing your ideas & information in writing & in front of a group clearly, concisely & persuasively)
• time management (organization, planning, concentration, discipline & dealing with procrastination)
• project management (planning, scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, executing, coaching & evaluating)
• financial savvy

I hope you enjoyed reading the 2 smart moves. I will try to post tommorrow another 2 smart moves.

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