RESOURCES from 4word
Rules, Recipes & Refusing
With Graduation Right Around The Corner, Give Your Grad A Gift They'll Cherish For Years To Come High school and college graduates are about to take an often scary first step into a new chapter of life. Give them a gift (or two) that will help them… Read More
It’s NOT Just YOU!
If you’re a leader, it’s often difficult to not feel like the weight of the entire world is on your shoulders. We spoke with Julie Pierce to learn how we as professional Christian women can shift our reliance from our own strength to one coming from a different Source.… Read More
Want Flexibility? Just Ask.
One of my favorite Bible passages for navigating life is Ecclesiastes 3:1-8: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…” These verses… Read More
Falling, Freelancing & Friendship
Give the Easter Bunny a Hand This Year! Hop On Over to The 4word Store To Fill Up Those Easter Baskets! Helping out the Easter bunny this year? The 4word Store has Easter basket goodies for the whole family! Choose a one-of-a-kind treasure from our Purchase with… Read More
Living R.I.C.H.
As women, we often face various hurdles in the workplace, but the most common adversary professional women face is the gender gap. Dina Dwyer-Owens, former CEO of The Dwyer Group, was raised by her entrepreneurial father to work hard and achieve her dreams, regardless of her gender. Now… Read More
Strangers In Their Own Church
A hot topic among Christians lately has been single or childless women in the church and how they "fit in." Church small groups, classes, and weekly activities seem to cater either to men or stay-at-home moms. Everyone else in the congregation either gets clumped together into a generic… Read More
Equality, Efficiency & Easter
Hop On Over to The 4word Store To Fill Up This Year's Easter Baskets! Helping out the Easter bunny this year? The 4word Store has Easter basket goodies for the whole family! Choose a one-of-a-kind treasure from our Purchase with a Purpose partners like Akola Project, Nomi… Read More
Maximizing Millennials
Millennials. It’s a hot-topic term that seems to be everywhere lately. Who falls into the “millennial category?” How will their entry into the workforce affect companies? Should millennials be treated differently? Joan Kuhl, founder of Why Millennials Matter and contributor to the upcoming book Five Most Important Questions,… Read More
Take a Break, A REAL Break
We are working too hard, and it's bad for us and for the companies we serve. Every year, Americans accrue billions of dollars worth of vacation days that they are not taking. Most of us are skipping lunch breaks too, in favor of eating lunch at our desks… Read More
Mentors, Mentees & Sponsors, Oh My!
THIS IS IT! Today Is The LAST DAY To Sign Up For The Upcoming 4word: Mentor Program Session! If you or someone you know if interested in starting a mentorship, TODAY is the last day you can apply to be part of the next session of the 4word:… Read More
Mentorship: A TEAM Effort
Who do you tend to go to first when you need advice on something? A spouse, a parent, a sibling? Maybe a co-worker or close friend? While these people fall into the category of confidante, would you believe that they could also be categorized as mentors? Elizabeth Knox,… Read More
I Had NO Idea
They say that you don’t understand what it’s like to be a parent until you actually become a parent. I wholeheartedly agree. Before I had children, I had NO idea what it was like to be a mother, especially a working mother. When I had children and joined… Read More
Community, Cord Cutting & Chicken
You Have Just ONE WEEK LEFT To Sign Up For The Upcoming 4word: Mentor Program Session! We've been talking to you a lot recently about why having a mentor is important and how it can benefit you and your career. A mentor can get in your corner… Read More
Leaders ALWAYS Have Mentors
Being a leader, whether in your career or your personal life, is something that most people would say they aspire to. What is an indispensable part of every great leader’s development? Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute (formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation… Read More
5 Steps to Mentor Bliss
So, you know you need mentors, right? You don’t have to take my word for it. If you have any doubt, pick up almost any career guidance book or magazine, or check out this research from Catalyst showing that employees with mentors tend to earn more, advance further,… Read More
Embarrassed, Empathy & Eats
Get Someone In Your Corner. Sign Up NOW For Spring Session of the 4word: Mentor Program! In life, it's always nice to have someone in your corner, ready to coach you through any twists and turns you encounter. Ready to approach your boss about that overdue… Read More
Beyond the SHOCK
For women, breast cancer is something that we all hear about but might not completely understand. To help raise more awareness for the disease and to educate women on options and information available, we spoke with Kara Causey with the National Breast Cancer Foundation. ------ 4word: How was… Read More
Success = Support
"You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support." - Sabrina Bryan When anyone talks about succeeding, you will always hear mention of the importance of being passionate about what you do, keeping a clear vision for what you… Read More
Relationships, Regimes & Reactions
Sign Up NOW For Spring Session of the 4word: Mentor Program! Spring is a time for fresh starts and renewed goals, the perfect time to partner with a mentor who can help you set and achieve milestones for your career. The upcoming spring session of the 4word:… Read More
Do NOT Burn Out
Do you ever reach a point during the workweek where you feel like you literally cannot continue? Has a certain project drained so much of your energy that by the time you come home, all you can think about is collapsing in bed? This “burn out” affects many… Read More