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By Vera Babayeva

  • What Makes You Think You Can't Have It All?

    During my second year of college, I got married. Eyebrows raised, questioning began.“What are you thinking? Are you sure you want to get married?"…
  • Dealing with Discouraging Husbands or Partners

    On March 10, 2008, I ate the most delicious carrot cake.  I was at my friend’s birthday party.  I asked where she bought it.  “I…
  • Do You Hear Something Negative?

    At 5:45 p.m., I was sitting on a bus going home after an eight-hour work day and 40-minute train ride.  Two women sitting behind me were talking. “I…
  • Who Is to Blame if You Don't Succeed?

    First conversation with my relative, when she was only married four months, with no children: “I really want to get my masters degree in nursing…
  • My Telecommuting Experience

    On a Monday morning last month, my live-in nanny pretended to be sick and I naively believed her, and left her alone to get better.  (I took my two…
  • Need a Push To Turn Your Idea into a Viable Business?

    Couple of months ago I had lunch with the co-founder of Debonair Magazine, Eddie Hertzman.  He gave me the push I needed to get my business idea…
  • My Constructive Quitting Experience

    After three successful years at Company M, I went to work for Company B. Company B offered more money, and that is all I saw and I ran. I didn't do…
  • How I Lost Weight and Saved Money at the Same Time

    Two months ago, I noticed that I have been gaining weight because I haven’t paid attention to my diet as I have become so caught up in my business…
  • Want some "me" time? Get your hubby a hobby

    OK, so in the evening after work and putting the kids to bed you finally think, “Ahh, some ‘me’ time.  The kids are sleeping...…
  • My first big networking event experience

    Within the first hour I felt completely out of place and overwhelmed.  Many attendees and speakers were Harvard Business School graduates, with lucrative…
  • "Without me you wouldn’t be able to do s**t!"

    "I see your website and read all your articles and I am telling you that you need a good partner to do it all," my husband said. "You accomplished…
  • Time and money management before and after having children.

    Do you ever stop and wonder how your money and time spending habits changed after having kids? I do, and here is what I realized.Before having kids, I…
  • Working hard vs. feeling entitled

    Lylah’s recent blog post at The 36-Hour Day was an inspiration for this article. While I am not a person of color, I come from a population that…
  • An interview with entrepreneur Tara Summers

    Couple of weeks ago, I met Tara Summers and she demonstrated a product she created: MEDBASICS. It is a what-to-do guide for infant emergencies. I was…
  • Want to start your own business? Get ready to make costly mistakes

    I immersed myself to full time entrepreneurship within the past month and I am amazed at all the costly mistakes I’ve made. Here is a list.1.)…
  • Busting the work-from-home myths

    Many of us know that “working from home” is a popular concept today. Also, there are many photos showing women working from home with their…
  • New Year's resolution: Get more time in your day!

    By Sarah Leah Gootnick, Shoshi Ross and Vera Babayeva We all lead busy lives. As a working mother, it certainly isn’t easy to manage your ambitious…

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