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Package Your Professionalism with LinkedIn

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Not all social media is created equal. LinkedIn has been an amazing opportunity seeking vehicle. It’s one of the few places on the web where business minded people offer their authentic business credentials. (No “I’m getting money” posts on LinkedIn )

It’s the perfect place to package your professional accomplishments for companies and business partners. Don’t miss a chance to increase your credibility and your profits.

Register for the Female Entrepreneur free LinkedIn webinar to learn how to use the massive social site for profit.
http://igotowebinar.com/register/582247514/

See you at the webinar

MommyMakinMoves

Metra Morning Read: Blessed and Focused

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Whew! It’s been a long week. Daily work Fire drills ( that’s what we call last minute request) leave you exhausted and playing catch up.

On top of that, Commuting is a complete energy sucker but it has its perks. Not battling Chicago Traffic is a plus. Especially on days like today when President Obama will be in the Hyde Park area rallying support for Stricter Gun Control Legislation.

Yes my Metra commute is much needed . A sanctuary of peace to clear my head. A cozy seat and good book is my homie right now. Right now I’m reading “Can You Stand to be Blessed” by T. D Jakes.. It’s a throwback.

Peep the picture of Jakes with hair lol.

Have a blessed and productive day! I’ll check in with you soon.

Sincerely,
MommyMakinMoves

Chicago’s Own: Anita Alvarez on Marrying Rich, Discrimination & Achievement

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In Her Words: Anita Alvarez

In Her Words: Anita Alvarez

Cook County State’s Attorney shares her triumphs and tribulations.

It was fall 1983. I stayed up all night writing a law school paper at the kitchen table in the second-floor apartment I shared with my mother. Mom woke up early and shook her head when she saw I was still in the same spot I’d been in when she went to sleep. After rattling pots and pans around to make breakfast, she told me she was worried: “Anna, don’t you think it would be easier if you just married a lawyer?”
As I think back on that snapshot of my life, I realize my mother could never have dreamed her youngest daughter would go on to have a rewarding career as a lawyer and become Cook County’s first female and first Latina state’s attorney.
We came from humble beginnings in Pilsen. My father, who worked as a waiter, passed away when I was 12. After that my mom found work as a seamstress to support our family. Although she didn’t have a high school diploma, my mother knew education would help her children achieve their dreams. She never stopped working to help me get through high school, college and law school.
After she passed away, I realized my mom wasn’t completely serious when she suggested I marry a lawyer – it was just her protective instincts. She was worried, and to be truthful so was I. When I received my undergrad degree at Loyola University, I became the first in my family to graduate from college. When I decided on law school, I think she secretly worried I might be pushing the envelope.
Continue Reading at TCW.com

Happy Move Makin Monday: Fuel Your Aspirations with This Boss Story

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Karine Méhu is proof that sometimes you really can have it all. As the Director of Digital Marketing at ESPN, Ms. Méhu oversees the creation and implementation of ideas that must be as practical as they are creative. ESPN’s advertisers depend on her to execute campaigns that capture consumers’ attention and spending money.
This dedicated young professional gets up at 4 am everyday and is somehow finding the time to plan her wedding even as she racks up professional accolades and puts in long hours at a job she loves. Soak up some of her career wisdom and find out why she’s the boss!

Read more at http://madamenoire.com/70914/episode-5-karine-mehu/#Kz6hA0ZeCZPug3vV.99

Finding This Thing Called TIME

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Good Morning Ms. Greatness,

Thanks for sticking around for an October post. I’m writing you while on the bus headed to work on my hand me down Android Galaxy. (where there is a will there is a way).

Excuse all typo’s. On to business, much like rapper Future I’ve been looking for something. Time is running, hiding and I can’t seem to find it. Not even with a flashlight. (laugh, that was funny)

Have you ever got up in the morning with a list of things to do only to be side tracked by the unexpected. Family needs a ride somewhere, more projects added to your plate at work, kid gets sick, tire is on a flat. Yep, life happens.

Don’t be discouraged by times constant need to run from you when you need it most. As I write this post I’ve found a bit of time to do what I love. Inspire and connect!

The old saying goes. “We make time for things that are important to us.”

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