Karen Keller, Ph.D.
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- Influence, Persuasion, Self Development, Business Breakthroughs
Dr. Karen Keller, Founder and CEO of Karen Keller International, Inc. is a recognized authority on influence – in all aspects of life. She became known as “The Influence Expert” after her uncanny insights into human behavior helped influence legislative and executive branches determining state policies. Dr. Keller has coached legal and judicial branches on decision-making in the courtroom and she has helped seal million dollar deals in the boardroom.
With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Keller’s well-rounded and diverse background also consists of developing and leading integrated change and strategies for large corporations such as, American Express, Pizza Hut, PepsiCo, BeautiControl, Guilford Mills and Indiana Purdue University.
Known for thoughtful consultation and asking tough questions, Dr. Keller is a modern-day teacher of influence as a way of inner thinking, being (then ultimately doing) for executives, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who desires to have more of what they really want.
Dr. Keller believes that every person has the innate capacity and potential to create a more influential presence in any environment they enters. She is passionate about empowering people to experience new heights in their careers, business and personal life.
Dr. Keller, who has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has attained the coaching industry’s highest level of coaching certification, “Master Certified Coach” from The International Coach Federation. She is publisher of the online newsletter Influence It! Real Power For Women, the Web’s #1 Resource for the Influential Woman’s Journey, where she shares insights and leading-edge information for the influential person on the go.
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Your Business Reputation: Something to Talk About
The phrase ‘His name is mud” came from the story about a man named Samuel Mudd who was thought to be a co-conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s assignation. His conviction was later overtu ed, but nonetheless, the phrase stuck with him and for more than a hundred years later.
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A Woman’s Definition of Success
Women are redefining the meaning of success – on their terms. They’re giving it a much needed makeover. Well-defined success factors or keys to success are important to a woman’s identity, to her sense of accomplishment and to her total acceptance of her success.
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Women’s Health: Springtime Is a Great Time For a ‘Soliday’!
It's Friday afte oon, you've faced another long week at work. You love your job and your family but the kids are driving you up the wall and it's hubby's night out with the guys. So you order pizza, throw a movie in the DVD player and numb out to Beauty and the Beast. Not the most relaxing way to de-stress.
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The Corporate Women’s Road Less Traveled
The saying, ‘Lonely At The Top’ is true for women now more than ever. Why? There simply aren’t enough women moving in forward motion. Now, some of you may totally disagree but let’s look at the facts.
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Business Growth and Predictability: Where Do You Fit In?
Being predictable can lead you to great success. For instance, if you discovered a formula that works why not use it every time? Now, being predictable isn’t about staying the same year after year. It’s about knowing which behaviors to exercise, once you’ve discovered their success, at each stage of business growth. So, yes, you do incorporate and flexibility but there is room for predictable behavior that leads to major rewards.
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Are You Getting Your Prospects Ready?
Serial entrepreneur Sarah Stedman sidles up to the organic snack bar to meet with an exciting potential client she's wanted to pitch to for a long time. She's feeling smart, sassy and super-energized after a hard morning workout. She has her best suit on, her new haircut has taken 10 years off her face, and she has, what she considers, a dynamite proposal sitting in her sleek, black, soft briefcase.
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3 Ways to Become a Highly Appreciated Working Mom
Working moms get a bad rap. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Do or don’t what? Everything! The working mother is busting you-know-what to be everything, everywhere to everyone. Face it – that’s impossible even for Wonder Woman. Every working mother I know at some time or other has felt run down, exhausted, overwhelmed, unnoticed, and unappreciated. I know I have. Well, there is something you can do about it. Sure, you can take time for yourself - away from the wanting, nagging and expectations. That may help, of course, it will!
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7 Personal Power Qualities of Influential Women
Personal power makes a woman influential. Her personal power is what is left when other powers (money, position, relational) are lost to her. Women are learning the value of their personal power. For years, they have invested in the belief of being powerless. Competing desires, thoughts, and feelings interfered with accessing their power. Many times these competing desires included the desire to please or do for others.
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Battling the Insidious Workplace Backstabber
Spreaders of malicious gossip, the workplace backstabbers spin wicked webs of emotional destruction, hunting down and trapping unwitting pawns in their incessantly evil games. Sometimes they can be overtly blunt, other times they're subtle and coy, gaining your trust and then turning the tables when you least expect it. They're a formidable force to be sure, but one that can be overcome if you stay calm and cool. Here are a few tips for keeping your backbone straight when the backstabber is on the prowl.
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The Power of Positive Thinking: 5 Steps to Changing Your Attitude For Success
Attitude is a choice. Women are confronted daily with situations, words, outcomes that force them to choose a response. That response is based decidedly on their attitude. Attitude is the difference between winning the battles, but losing the war. How many times have you realized that your attitude saved a business deal, a relationship, or your life?
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Top 5 Misconceptions About the Successful Working Woman
Successful working women have many things to overcome. 1. She doesn’t need love and attention. Not true! Successful working women thrive on love and attention. They value positive recognition, honest feedback, and respect. There’s a picture of a woman moving fast, climbing, and earning in a blur where she doesn’t stop to smell the roses. False!
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Business Lessons from Prince William and Kate Middleton
There probably aren't many people on the planet who don't know about the upcoming nuptials of one of the most famous bachelors in the world. Getting married is a pretty big step in life for anyone, and doing it before the eyes of millions is thankfully not what the rest of us have to take on! Still, William and Kate are going to be in "business" a long time, and we can already see they are determined to color a little outside the lines and run their own show despite all the trappings of tradition around them.
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