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Vivam as mulheres!

September 9, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Catia Mondlane

Atualmente, a ideia de ser empreendedora tem sido o tema principal. Desde pequenas campanhas comunitárias a grandes plataformas internacionais que não só venderam a ideia de que o empreendedorismo é o caminho para o sucesso e a independência financeira, mas também adotaram recentemente o método inclusivo onde os programas de empoderamento das mulheres têm sido o principal alvo do momento, não só encorajando-as, mas também financiando os seus brilhantes projetos.

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In Guest Blog Tags Catia Mondlane, PT
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Marcar encontros connosco mesmo

September 9, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Wilma Cavaleiro

Vivemos numa realidade em que ser saudável passa por ser magro, embora as pessoas sintam uma forte pressão para aceitar todos os padrões , sobretudo porque o importante é o bem-estar físico, mental e emocional de cada pessoa. Este conceito vai exercer melhor os diversos “papeis” para a família.

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In Guest Blog Tags Wilma Cavaleiro, PT
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Conhecimento como base para o desenvolvimento econômico empresarial

September 8, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Tatiana Casaca

Para Alejandro Pávez o conhecimento é «percepção e cognição da mensagem por parte do sujeito em torno do objecto», o conhecimento nasce do resultado da preparação consciente da informação. É um conceito mais amplo que a informação, para obter – lo, deve-se ponderar, avaliar e relacionar a informação, isto permite fazer previsões, combinação casuais, tomar decisão e partir para ação.

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In Guest Blog Tags Tatiana Casaca, PT
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O burnout é real, mas não precisa de ser a sua realidade!

September 8, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Filipa Carreira

O burnout foi identificado nos anos 70 como um problema do local de trabalho. Hoje em dia, sabemos que os fatores que resultam em burnout vão além do fator profissional, incluindo a parentalidade, o cuidado de familiares doentes e o ativismo social. De facto, este problema é gerado por tudo o que exige cuidados e investimento de tempo e energia.

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In Guest Blog Tags Filipa Carreira, PT
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Como saber o que o cliente quer, deve ser prioridade do negócio

September 6, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Josefa Massinga

A importância do retorno do cliente.

Mas afinal, o que significa feedback ou retorno e qual sua importância no nosso negócio? Ser empreendedor não é apenas vender e lucrar. Nos empreendedoras oferecemos produtos ou serviços que são vendidos com o objetivo de atender a uma demanda. Os consumidores possuem necessidades e compram o que lhes parece importante para eles, por estarmos nesta àrea de venda de produtos é aí muito importante ouvirmos ou sabermos o que eles querem.

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In Guest Blog Tags Josefa Massinga, PT
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A chave para o sucesso

September 6, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Elizandra dos Santos

Não sei qual é o seu sonho, mesmo não lhe conhecendo, sei que existem algumas coisas que temos em comum e que acabam sendo verdades não absolutas, mas arriscaria em dizer coletivas: todos queremos ser felizes e buscamos ter resultados em alguma área da nossa vida, alguns, no amor, na saúde, no profissional, espiritual, financeiro, na aparência física, no intelectual e assim segue uma infinita lista de coisas em comum. Alguns acreditam que sucesso é realizar aquilo que se deseja e outros defendem outras correntes, todos elas estão certas desde que faça sentido para o protagonista da sua própria história.

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In Guest Blog Tags Elizandra Dos Santos, Entrepreneurial Mindset, PT
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Como definir uma meta?

September 6, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Deyzes Pereira


Muitos empreendedores têm noção que uma das coisas mais importantes para iniciar um negócio é a definição de metas, mas o que acontece muitas vezes é que muitos deles não percebem muito bem a importância e nem como a definir correctamente.

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In Guest Blog Tags Deyzes Pereira, PT
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Cuidar de quem cuida!

September 5, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Georgina Angélica

E se fosse possível mudar o mundo através da capacitação pessoal e profissional dos educadores infantis e assim impactar positivamente a vida das crianças. Muito se fala do bem-estar das crianças, mas pouco se fala ou se cuida do bem-estar daqueles que passam horas, dias, semanas, anos a cuidar dessas mesmas crianças.

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In Guest Blog Tags Georgina Angélica, PT
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Mulheres e resiliência 

September 5, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Elsa Figueiredo Tchikanha

Graças à crise financeira que o país enfrenta em resultado da queda dos preços do petróleo e, mais recentemente, da pandemia de Covid-19, parte da estratégia das empresas para evitar a falência e permanecer competitivas é reduzir os custos, entre os quais se encontram os despedimentos. Esta situação tem lançado um número significativo de pessoas para o desemprego, pelo que muitas mulheres não têm outra escolha senão tornar-se empreendedoras e criar pequenas empresas, desde a restauração a compradoras pessoais e influenciadoras.

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In Guest Blog Tags Elsa Figueiredo Tchikanha, PT
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3 Ways To Enhance Your Customer Experience Using Augmented Reality

September 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by FutureSoft Team

We can all agree that tech has become an integral part of our lives, especially with the COVID-19 reality. Many brands have been forced to rethink their strategy and infuse tech in almost every step of the way. When we hear about new tech developments, it’s easy to get excited about what’s coming next; often, though, these inventions have little impact on our lives. Most turn out to be fun party tricks, while only a few are real game-changers.

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In Guest Blog Tags Nkemdilim Begho, Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing
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4 Ways to Say No Without Saying No

September 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Lori Milner

Saying no is challenging; most of us dread it because it questions our identity as being a good person. We fear saying no because we are afraid people won't like us or will let them down and disappoint them. We attach so much guilt and dread to this little word that we end up giving away our yes too quickly.

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In Guest Blog Tags Lori Milner, Entrepreneurial Mindset
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The key to success

September 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Elizandra dos Santos

I don't know what your dream is. But even though I don't know you, I know that there are some things we have in common that end up being non-absolute truths. I would venture to say collectively: we all want to be happy, and we seek to have results in some area of our life. For some, it’s in the areas of love, health, professional, spiritual, financial, physical appearance, intellectual, and so follows an infinite list of things in common.

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In Guest Blog Tags Elizandra Dos Santos, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Success
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Breathe

September 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Safiyyah Boolay-Jappie

Deep, slow, rhythmic breathing is a powerful tool when it comes to stress, anxiety and overwhelm. And I get it. Your life is complex, and you have demands being batted at you from all corners of the universe, figuratively, and now thanks to the internet, literally as well. [Thank you Internet]

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In Guest Blog Tags Safiyyah Boolay-Jappie, Mindful Entrepreneur
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Transforme as suas ideias em oportunidades!

September 1, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Josefa Massinga

Estamos a viver tempos dificies e novos, onde da noite para o dia as nossas vidas e actividades mudaram. É tempo de cada um de nos pensar em desenvolver alguma actividade e comquistar boas oportunidades de negócio. Encontre a seguir algumas dicas de como desenvolver um MINDSET EMPREENDEDORA e conquistar boas oportunidades com o seu negócio?

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In Guest Blog Tags Josefa Massinga, PT
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Auto-confiança

September 1, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Altina de Jesus Lisboa

É bem sabido que nem sempre temos dias bons, há aqueles dias ruins. Dias que parecem que nada vai dar certo, uma pilha de trabalhos por fazer, aquela ligação por atender e um monte de problemas por resolver. Sim há aqueles dias, dias em que nos sentimos um completo fracasso, dias que surgem com pensamento de querer retroceder, dias que parecem que os negócios não vão a frente. Para esses dias: Relaxe e acredite.

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In Guest Blog Tags Altina de Jesus Lisboa, PT
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Desafio...

September 1, 2022 Melanie Hawken

por Mircea Neto

É uma palavra que todo mundo conhece que tem cerca de 39 sinónimos e que carrega um significado imenso, porque sem apercebermo-nos todo novo dia há um desafio a ser enfrentado.

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In Guest Blog Tags Mircea Neto, PT
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Don’t do more, do better

August 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Tapiwa Matsinde

Busyness and working hard are often aligned with an assumption of making progress. That, however, isn’t always the case. In fact, they could be doing just the opposite by lulling you into a false sense of productivity and distracting you from nurturing the specific tasks that are moving your business forward.

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In Guest Blog Tags Tapiwa Matsinde, Productivity Time & Energy
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Manage expectations to manage stress

August 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Kathy Mann

In my book Harnessing Stress, I wrote about how expectations can be a source of stress. What we expect of others can lead to disappointment, what others expect from us can lead to stress and what we expect of ourselves can lead to a great deal of unhappiness if we don’t manage it.

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In Guest Blog Tags Kathy Mann, Stress Management
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Your personal vision ignites greatness

August 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Carla Wasserfall

The power of a personal vision is it helps you direct your energy to what you want, it gives you focus, and clarity and it helps you make wiser decisions when you reach a conflict of priorities. You go in the direction of your vision instead of being misaligned to who you really want to be. What do you see and how far do you see? Both questions relate to your personal vision. Every great founder, leader and entrepreneur who has made a difference started with a personal vision.

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In Guest Blog Tags Carla Wasserfall, Vision & Mission
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The last-minute.com procrastination syndrome

August 26, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Marjon Meyer

Procrastination can become a lifestyle. A very unsatisfactory one, in fact. It makes us feel guilty and unaccomplished. Are you a last-minute.com expert? To be honest, I have been delaying – thus procrastinating – writing this article. My life has a renewed sense of busyness after living slow during the pandemic. There are several tasks on my to-do list that evade getting done … they even haunt me at times.

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In Guest Blog Tags Marjón Meyer, Productivity Time & Energy
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