5 Business Strategies that Can Strengthen Your Marriage (#5)
May 3rd, 2012 // 10:21 am @ Janine and Alane
PRINCIPLE #5: Win the client. You’re an ad exec vying for a billion-dollar client’s new campaign. Do you show up and wing it? Of course not. You stay up late for weeks doing research, watching videos, and taking notes. Why? Because you want that client to love you. Julie Spira, a former tech exec turned […]
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5 Business Strategies that Can Strengthen Your Marriage (#4)
May 2nd, 2012 // 10:18 am @ Janine and Alane
PRINCIPLE #4:Conduct a 360-degree review of your relationship. A 360-degree review uses evaluations from a variety of sources — such as coworkers and clients, not just a supervisor — to assess an employee’s performance. “Bosses learn things they wouldn’t otherwise,” says Lynda Zugec, managing director of the Workforce Consultants, an international HR consulting firm. Getting […]
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5 Business Strategies that Can Strengthen Your Marriage (#3)
May 1st, 2012 // 10:14 am @ Janine and Alane
PRINCIPLE #3: Don’t send your duck to eagle school. Nobody would say that a duck is better than an eagle, or vice versa; they are simply different creatures. Each has his own talents, but neither could do the other’s job well, explains Frank McNair in his book The Golden Rules for Managers. Similarly, effective managers […]
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Position Tuesdays- Soft Rock
May 1st, 2012 // 10:13 am @ Janine and Alane
Try this tantalizing twist on the typical missionary position (him on top, you on bottom). Instead of having your man rest on his elbows, ask him to slide two to four inches forward. Have him place his arms on either side of your shoulders, letting his body fall flat against yours. Make sure you both […]
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5 Business Strategies that Can Strengthen Your Marriage (#2)
April 30th, 2012 // 10:00 am @ Janine and Alane
PRINCIPLE #2: Think four-to-one. If you want someone to change their behavior, focus on the positives, says Scott Blanchard, executive vice president at the Ken Blanchard Companies, a top leadership development firm. (His dad, Ken, cowrote the classic biz book The One Minute Manager.) “Harping on bad behavior might cause someone to comply out of […]
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5 Business Strategies that Can Strengthen Your Marriage (#1)
April 28th, 2012 // 10:09 am @ Janine and Alane
5 Business Strategies That Can Strengthen Your Marriage Read more: Marriage As Business – Business Strategies for Marriage – Redbook My husband, Joe, loves business books. They line our bookshelves and sit in stacks on his nightstand, some with violent-sounding names (e.g., Guerilla Marketing, Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, and Rules for […]
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Ask the Sexpert
April 27th, 2012 // 10:12 pm @ Janine and Alane
Q. I’m single and I haven’t even dated in a year. I don’t even know where to go to meet a man. Do you have any suggestions? A. Stop looking! When you look, you’ll never find what you’re looking for. Sometimes love finds us in the strangest places. Get out of the house, dress the […]
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Ask the Sexpert
April 27th, 2012 // 10:10 pm @ Janine and Alane
Q. I caught my fiancé in the bed with another woman. I still love her, but I don’t know if I’ll ever trust her again. A. You probably won’t ever trust her again. That doesn’t mean the relationship is over. It will definitely be a long road uphill from here. Find out why she cheated. […]
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Erotica Thursdays- Kind of Woman
April 26th, 2012 // 10:56 am @ Janine and Alane
Trey had a few radio interviews lined up after the Essence interview and photo shoot, so he planned to be in New York for a few days. Desiree had intrigued him. His ego was playing with his mind… “I can’t remember the last time someone got this far with me and didn’t let me smash.” […]
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April 24th, 2012 // 10:31 am @ Janine and Alane
Erotic Instructions: Your best boy kneels, sitting back on his heels. With your back to him, you lower yourself onto his penis in a plié or squat, with your feet planted on either side of his legs. Placing your hands on your thighs for balance (he can place his hands on your rear for serious […]
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