Step Up To Success

Step Up is a national, non-profit membership organization dedicated to connecting and advancing women and girls. Step Up bridges communities of professional women and underserved teen girls through mentorship, networking and advancement.

Below you will find articles from Liz’s monthly column for Step Up’s national newsletter, where she offers members insight each month into key steps to success.

Where’s Your Money, Honey?

Where’s Your Money, Honey?

(aka: Set Yourself Up for Financial Success in 2013) Show me a woman who rarely pays attention to her money – perhaps she shops all the time, is often late paying bills or quickly racking up debt, and shivers at the word “budget” – and I’ll show you someone who is constantly getting what I [...]
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59 Ways to Help a Woman

59 Ways to Help a Woman

1.  Keep your word and follow through. 2. Tell her she’s beautiful. 3. Tell her she’s strong. 4. Honor her brain. 5. Be a good role model. 6. Become a mentor. 7. Listen to her (no really, stop talking and listen.) 8. Encourage her to dream and pursue her passions. 9. Know your rights and [...]
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How to Be a Virtual Success

How to Be a Virtual Success

There are close to a billion people on Facebook. More than 500,000 people open an account on Twitter daily, and YouTube is the second largest search engine, behind Google. There are more than 200 million blogs and people are sharing images on Pinterest and Instagram at an unprecedented rate. It’s safe to say that people [...]
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How To Be Awesome

How To Be Awesome

What the world needs is more awesome people. People who take responsibility for their actions, help others and care about something bigger than themselves. In other words: people who give a sh*t. This month’s column was inspired by a post from Julien Smith titled, “The Short and Sweet Guide to being F*@king Awesome,” on his [...]
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Five Steps to Having it All

Five Steps to Having it All

Your to-do list is a mile long. You bring home the bacon and serve it up for brunch. Your Nike trainers get as much use as your Manolo’s, and your social calendar is booked almost every evening for the next two months. You work 14 hour days, and that doesn’t count the nine conferences you [...]
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