Blog Posts by Diva Toolbox

Meredith Eisenberg

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks (or you are like my husband and confine your social media to very limited Facebook action), you know that Pinterest in the rising star of the 2012 social media scene. Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board where you can "pin" pictures (and conveniently) web links of things you want to remember - you can also pin, like or just comment on other people's pins.

At first, I admit, I didn't get it at all (especially since the average Pinterest user is light years ahead of my on the Etsy/Martha Stewart continuum. But, all the pretty pictures of delicious food and gorgeous European apartments sucked me in. And, now I am a card -carrying Pin-head.

Here are the things I really like about Pinterest:

1. You don't have to have an angle to participate. If you are using social media for business - it is helpful to have a theme - with Pinterest you can have unlimited themes (boards) covering a wide range of topics and because

Yvonne Phillips

What we read and have heard throughout our lives from the women who came before us seems to confirm that mid-life for the typical American female is time of extraordinary stress. Not only are the physiological challenges at times hard to manage and understand, never mind mediate, the confluence of responsibilities for children, aging parents and career are enormous stressors assumed at a most vulnerable time in a woman's life. How can women best create within their environments the clarity and flow that enables and amplifies optimal strength, health and adaptability to the many shifts within and without? Feng Shui (FS) has many answers to this question and will provide for spaces and lifestyles that can more easily accommodate fluctuation, provide stability and magnify support and well-being.

When managing a household with children, particularly teens and college-aged kids, the key is defining space in a way that allows for privacy and retreat for over-worked moms. Firstly,

Kathleen Hanagan

When you are aligned with your infinite soul, you have already arrived at your destiny, and you are sovereign in your own life. Independent of circumstance-the rich man can be the poorest person in the land, if he is not at peace in his heart, while the slave can be the wealthiest, if he nurtures the spirit of freedom and abundance in the place that cannot be imprisoned by another. What makes the difference?

One holds the vision inside and lives it in every thought and deed, while the other is striving for that which can never be attained through money or fame.

As a business owner, this distinction in ourselves is something we must face every day. There is so much to do, and the basic teaching by most business coaches is to take "massive action" to achieve your goals of success. There is certainly a great deal of action to be taken, and I want to address some distinctions which will support you in any action you take.

It is time to be liberated from the ordinary way

Jackie Woodside

I'm all about happiness. Look, here's the truth, I've been happy and I've been sad. Happy is definitely better. Wouldn't you agree!?

As a matter of fact, I am so passionate about the fact that "happy is better" that I make it a point when people ask me in passing how I am doing to respond, "I'm happy!" It is fascinating to see the replies I get from people! It really blows them away.

But let me ask you, WHY NOT affirm over and over that you are happy? How many times a day do you get the opportunity to declare your current mental or emotional state? Almost every time you pass an acquaintance or co-worker in the hallway someone will ask you that dismal standard line:

"Hey how are you doing?"

"Fine thanks. And you?"

"I'm good, thanks."

What a silly, meaningless exchange! Life is too short for meaningless exchanges. Start playing with it a bit! The next time someone asks you that bland, milk toast question, see what other responses you can muster up. How about

Johanna LymanWe've all been with partners who have irritated the living daylights out of us. Sometimes these irritations are enough to end the relationship. But then, lo and behold, the next person we're with starts irritating you too... what's a sane person to do?

The answer is: take a look in the mirror, psychologically speaking. When someone does something that irritates you intensely, it is a sign that you're reacting to a trait or behavior that you find undesirable. Makes sense, right? Here's the trick: that trait or behavior exists inside you. Stop for a moment and notice your reaction to that sentence. Was it strongly negative? Did you think, "There's no way I act like that"?

We all receive messages from the time we're very young, from parents and other caregivers, that tell us which behaviors are acceptable and which are undesirable. These messages teach children how to behave in society, but some of them vary widely between households. There are gender related messages:

Sheevaun MoranThere are times and places that you've felt more love than ever. On the other side of this are the times when you aren't feeling much love at all. Seems that we more often focus on the side of not feeling the love.

Love is such a wide and diverse topic and one that needs a lot of love just to delve into. There's basic love for a human, animal, friend, child, car, house etc. Each of these will feel different based on your expectations. The expectation of what love is supposed to be and feel like is one of those great traps. By trap I mean that you can think about how you want love to look and feel like but that is really illusion.

No one is taking away love buy you and once you're in tune with that concept you are in tune with higher love vibrations.

When you love yourself more you will feel more love all round. You must love who you are and how you are in order for others to fully love you. As you begin the process of loving yourself you will find that you are kinder to

Michele ScismOver the past week, I've posted a lot about consistency and creating an effective social media strategy. It is at this point that people seem to start getting overwhelmed and believe that social media is out of their reach. It really isn't It is about knowing how to network effectively and building relationships and top of mind awareness with your customers - not the number of minutes a day that you are on social networks nor the number of social networks you belong to.

A consistent five minutes a day liking, sharing and making comments on posts is much more likely to build relationships than all the scholarly white papers in the world. Still, many business owners miss out on many opportunities because they are sporadic social media users - or they get fed up and stop building relationships all together

Whether you have an on and off relationship with social media or you've given up all together - really we are talking about procrastination. And yes, even if you are too busy

Linda RoggliMenopause and Midlife ADD - The Surprising Connection Between ADD and AGE For Women

Now that you're over 40, those once-in-a-while memory lapses have taken on a life of their own. Remembering birthdays? Finding your car keys? Keeping up with the conversation? Some days, it's no problem but increasingly, it's as if your mind has taken a vacation to some foggy distant location (the name, of course, escapes you).

Are you losing your mind? Is it early onset Alzheimer's? Do you have ADD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD)? The answer to the first two questions is: probably not. The answer to the last one? It's possible.

Many of the symptoms experienced by women as they move through menopause mimic symptoms of ADD. And many symptoms of ADD are exaggerated by the physical changes that occur during menopause, leading to ADD diagnoses in women who are usually stunned. "The possibility of ADD never even entered my mind, but it sure explains a lot!" said one newly