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Speakers Who Inspire: Maria Shriver, Jennifer Lopez, and More

SavvySugar — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:00:42 -0700

What started out as a small government initiative for working women is now an event attended by thousands and draws only the most inspirational voices to speak. The 2008 Women's Conference was held in Long Beach, CA yesterday, hosted by Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The all-day conference drew a crowd of 14,000 international women from various professional walks of life and 60 speakers aiming to "empower and inspire women to become architects of change." The agenda covered all the bases with discussions about how to live an authentic life, how to step forward with confidence, starting your own business, managing your financial life, and many, many, more. Check out who was on stage - hit start slideshow to begin.

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Would You Rather Have Too Much or Too Little Guidance at Work?

SavvySugar — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:31:02 -0700

In her recent interview with Time, Maria Shriver talked about the lack of guidance a first lady gets when they take on the job. She joked that when she became the First Lady of California, she asked if there was some kind of job assignment or packet that tells you what to do, and they said no but she had an office with a tag that said "very special projects of the governor." She said, "I'm supposed to sit as a very special project of the governor?" They responded that she could pick out the Christmas ornaments to which she said, "You've got to be kidding me."

Starting a new job requires us to adapt to many things at once - the people, expectations, environment, and commute are all aspects that take some getting used to. We also have to go with the flow in terms of our new employer's management style. Some are micro-managers that don't let you make even the smallest decision on your own, some have a good mix of management while empowering employees to make the most of their job, and some are so hands off that a new employee feels so lost they don't even know where to begin. If you had to choose, would you prefer too much guidance or not enough?

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7 Steps For Structuring Your Life After Job Loss

SavvySugar — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:30:03 -0700

When Maria Shriver was asked how she felt leaving her job as a reporter due to conflict of interest, she said, "It was hard. A lot of things go when you lose your job, and it doesn’t matter who you are. It’s a loss of identity, it’s a loss of structure, it’s a loss of your passion depending on the role the job played in your life." Adapting to a wide-open schedule after job loss is challenging; follow my seven steps for creating structure when there suddenly is none. Source

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