I had to go to a networking event. Good news…I was prepared with my elevator speech, printed one sheet that had two great complimentary gifts, and my business cards were ready to go.  Even better news…I found something to wear that made me feel great about myself, still fit well and didn’t have any stains from little hands on it. So I’m packed and ready to walk out the door….oops! Hubby calls and says the dreaded words “I’ll be getting home late from work.” Press pause.

How many times have we heard someone say “get your priorities in the right order”? It's usually a parent to a child.

Let’s be honest, not many children or adults take the time to think about their goals, put them down in writing and then plan their lives around them.  Most of us tend to wing this thing called life and rarely take the steps that we do at work to prepare for our own personal lives.

It is incredibly common to have become so comfortable in your life that sometimes you begin to conform to your life conditions, rather than you creating them yourself. With jobless rates at all-time highs, an economy that most people would describe as the worst they've seen in their lifetime, it's no wonder that sometimes we lose our own identity, and become the person we think we need to be to survive.

5 Tips to Help Reduce Summer Busyness & Stress

Entrepreneurs, career women, work-at-home moms (and who doesn't work at home?) - this is for you. Summer invites relaxing times with fun opportunities for escapes, spending more time outdoors, and longer days with thoughts of enjoying time for the things we really want to do.  In reality, it is often the busiest time of the year because people host parties, schedule weddings, family reunions, plan trips, guest visits – often while managing multiple demands from schedule changes (like children being out of school or more activities as a result of longer days with extended sunlight).

Susan T. Spencer is one of a kind; an entrepreneur and business professional who competes in the big leagues—male-dominated industries.

Susan learned about football from her father and business from her parents and grandparents. Before the age of 40, Susan was a mother, junior high school teacher, a tennis dress manufacturer, a lawyer and General Manager of football’s Philadelphia Eagles.