Victory Tips

Celebrating Victorious Women

In honor of Women’s History Month, The Press Club PA focused its meeting on women, past and present, who had demonstrated victories I was honored to have The Victorious Woman Project acknowledged by President Barbara Zippi. During the […]

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Creating Influence: Tell your story & tell it well

Women are usually pretty good at telling stories, just not usually about themselves – at least not in ways that put them in the best light. STOP IT! In one of my favorite books, BRAG! The Art of […]

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Creating Influence: Strengthen Your Leadership Skills

Why do women embrace the “diva” label but shy away from leadership? Personally, I don’t get it. In The Urban Dictionary (www.urbandictionary.com), there are many definitions for the word “diva” and most of them echo this definition: “a […]

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Kay Presto needs your vote!

She’s the Queen of Empowered Seniors and a Victorious Woman Honoree Kay Presto (March 2009 – https://bit.ly/xrhQUe). Kay was the first woman reporter for NASCAR, back in the day when the fabulous Janet Guthrie was racing – and […]

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Creating Influence: Next, Speak Up!

When I was the Education Manager for a corporate university, the company VP used to say “When people know you and like you, they find a way to do business with you.” There’s truth to that, but it […]

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Women in Presidential History

March is Women’s History Month During this month we typically acknowledge and honor women who have positively distinguished themselves and made a difference in people’s lives. Few women can do that as powerfully as those who are presidents […]

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Creating Influence: What's in the Way?

If you are starting over, chances are you are missing some of the family, friends, colleagues or neighbors who might have been part of your center of influence in the past. So you have to build them up […]

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Women of Influence…What About the U.S.?

Women’s History Month During this month we typically acknowledge and honor women who have positively distinguished themselves and made a difference in people’s lives. Few women can do that as powerfully as those who are presidents and prime […]

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Happy 100th Birthday, Girl Scouts!

I really wanted to be Girl Scout when I was a kid, but for some reason my parents wouldn’t let me. To this day I don’t know why. At least one of my sibs was a scout and […]

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Creating Influence: Then, Develop Confidence

How are you going to influence anyone to take a chance on you if you can’t convince yourself? Confidence in yourself and your abilities gives people a sense of assurance that, in fact, you DO know what you […]

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Happy 101st International Women's Day!

Did you know…this day used to be called International Working Women’s Day? I guess somewhere along the line someone realized that, whether it’s in or out of the home, women are working (and working hard) everyday. And as […]

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Creating Influence

How can you influence others if you can’t convince yourself? You must believe in yourself so others can believe in you. The problem is that most women consistently talk themselves down. Chances are you are in that camp […]