In exploring data on women’s entrepreneurial success, and in my national research with executive and entrepreneurial women on the 12 hidden challenges working women face, I’ve observed 5 core behaviors that help differentiate successful entrepreneurial women from those who experience failure and hardship.  These key behaviors fall into five categories of professional achievement.  If entrepreneurial women (and men) ignore these behaviors, failure is far more likely.

The obesity crisis sweeping America is due to hormones being out of balance, not a lack of willpower.  The true driving force behind our obesity crisis is the rapid increase in diet-induced inflammation that turns on the genes to make us fat and keep us fat.  This inflammation comes from the combination of the over-consumption of refined carbohydrates that raise the hormone insulin coupled with increased dietary intakes of cheap vegetable oils rich in omega-6 fatty acids.

You have put so much time and effort into making sure everyone receives just the right gift or maybe you spent all your energies baking everyone’s favorite dessert or meal. Whatever activities you immersed yourself in to make these holidays special for the people you love, it is now time for you to kick back, relax and take pleasure in all your hard work and truly enjoy these holiday festivities.

With the holidays fast approaching, we should be focused on family and friends—not stressing over cleaning the house to impress out-of-town guests.  It’s easy to remember to vacuum and dust; however, many people forget about the little things that your mother-in-law is looking out for.