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Get Out Of Your Own Way
Think for a moment about your professional journey until now. Has it been a satisfying climb toward well-established goals and aspirations? Or have you found yourself stalled at a career stage that you should have gotten through years ago? We spoke with Bethany Williams to hear her advice… Read More
It’s Time to Change the Office Culture
Does this sound familiar to you? The meeting is about to start when the committee chairman catches your eye, and you realize that you’re the only woman in the room, and you know what’s coming next: “Diane, would you mind taking notes for the meeting today?” What do… Read More
Texting, Testimony & Teary
Find a 4word: Local Group near you and get connected with your 4word community! 4word: Local Groups are an excellent way to see and take part in 4word's mission of connecting professional Christian women everywhere. Local Groups typically meet monthly at times and locations convenient for their working… Read More
Strength Through Smiles and Tears
Professionals today have often followed a tried and true course to get to where they are. They attended the right schools, earned the right degrees, applied to the right jobs, and climb the right ladders. How different would your life be if schools, degrees, and jobs weren’t even… Read More
Elf OR Tumbledown Shack?
Wife: What are you wearing to your boss’s party this weekend? Hubby: My black suit. Wife: Has it been cleaned since the last time you wore it? Hubby: Silence. Wife: What did you get him for his retirement? Hubby: Just a stare in return tells me I’ll be… Read More
Cold-Blooded, Classics & Coffee
Find a 4word: Local Group near you and get connected with your 4word community! 4word: Local Groups are an excellent way to see and take part in 4word's mission of connecting professional Christian women everywhere. Local Groups typically meet monthly at times and locations convenient for their… Read More
When Family Finds You: Meet 4word’s NEW Chair of the Board
Career spanning two decades with global leadership and c-suite roles? Check. Managing Partner in a dream firm? Check. Board Chair for 4word? Check. Husband? Sigh. With 4word’s announcement of new Board Chair Kelly McDermott, we decided to find out more about her. Who is this 4word woman? What… Read More
What Does Your Confidence Look Like?
How much do you depend on how you look to give you confidence? I’m not necessarily talking about physical attractiveness, I mean the whole image: clothes, shoes, makeup jewelry, how you fix your hair, how “put together” you look and feel. Many women slip into those things like… Read More
Millionaires, Mentorship, & Marriage
Do you feel called to be a mentor? Are you looking for a mentor? The 4word Mentor Program is currently accepting applications for the upcoming fall session. Visit the Mentor Program website today and submit your online application by September 2, 2016! Get someone in your corner this year! What You… Read More
Become a Safe Haven
While life can (and should) be something you enjoy and look forward to every day, there will be times in your life when everything seems to be going against you. Whether in your personal life, at your workplace, or even spiritually, there may come a day when you… Read More
No Supermoms Required
It’s back to school time again. That time of year packed with parent orientations, meet the teacher nights, supply shopping, clothing shopping, shoe shopping, and my favorite this year…..magnetic locker decorations. WHAT? And form, after form, after form to be filled out. And then we realize halfway through… Read More
Habits, Hardwired & Happiness
1 WEEK LEFT to apply for the upcoming session of the 4word: Mentor Program Taking your career from where it is now to where you've always dreamed it would be is never an easy task, and certainly one that could be simplified with the help of someone who's… Read More
Warning! U-Turn Ahead
In the ongoing battle to balance your life and time between work and home, there are often potholes and speed bumps along the way that will give you pause and cause you to wonder if you’re really heading in the right direction. In these times, it is vital… Read More
Promotion, Please!
Is it time to ask for a raise or promotion? Is it past time? If you’re dreading (or avoiding) those conversations, you’re certainly not alone. But the conversation itself might not be as important as you think it is. Most people focus on the actual negotiation. They are… Read More
Stress, Strength & Staycations
Have you applied for the 4word: Mentor Program yet? Taking your career from where it is now to where you've always dreamed it would be is never an easy task, and certainly one that could be simplified with the help of someone who's been where you are. The 4word: Mentor… Read More
Confidence Now – Flexibility Later
Your hard work now could pay off with flexibility in the future. Life rarely follows a straight line. There will be times when we need to realign our priorities and make massive life adjustments. Tamara Scoville has spent her professional career pursuing balance between work and family. She… Read More
Stacks & Stacks of Stuff
What if Jesus returns and sees my house like this? I admit it. I’m a stacker. I’m a stuffer. There are towers of Rubbermaid plastic bins in my garage, my attic, and even a few in other spots. My desk has stacks of papers. And my drawers? Let’s… Read More
Advice, Avoidance & Appetizers
Apply by August 14, 2015, for the next session of the 4word: Mentor Program! Taking your career from where it is now to where you've always dreamed it would be is never an easy task, and certainly one that could be simplified with the help of someone who's… Read More
When Wanting Turns to Waiting
Becoming a parent is something that many couples dream about and plan for. Most women can recall wanting to be a mommy ever since they held their first baby doll. Once a couple begins trying to start their family, however, they just might discover that God’s plan for… Read More
Why Did God Make Us So Competitive?
I’m a competitor. I’m a Christian. I used to think those things were mutually exclusive. I thought to be highly competitive wasn't being a good, sweet, thoughtful Christian woman. I actually went through a phase where I purposefully dialed backed my competitive streak.....and I was miserable. Then I… Read More