Marisa Santoro, Author at In Our Shoes

The #2 Mistake you are making in your Career (and don’t realize it)

Don’t kill the messenger when you learn the second most common mistake working against you in your career; it is actually how you speak. I say this with the love, so

by Marisa Santoro

The #1 Mistake you are making in your Career (and don’t realize it)

I'm sure sitting where you are now, you can think of a few areas which are holding you back from advancing to the next level in your career. But what about

by Marisa Santoro

Got shut down in a meeting?

Upcoming Teleseminar on Self-Promotion Thursday June 19! Are you in? Learn more... You're sitting in your manager's office debriefing him or her on where things stand so far in your

by Marisa Santoro

Free Gutsy Teleseminar on Self-Promotion (w/ Audio Lesson before)

Register here! (This is also a subscription to receiving upcoming notes on this Teleseminar) *Conference Dial-in instructions sent before call. **Prerequisite: Audio Lesson delivered upon registration! You will be given access to

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Attract Management. Make a Move.

[quote style="boxed"]"I want to move to the next level in my career, find a better opportunity, earning more money! I am good enough to compete and lead in my industry, leveraging my

by Marisa Santoro

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Ever have a big (or little) setback at work? You're not the first and certainly not the last to step into those "breakdown" shoes at some point in their career. I know

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Big Welcome to Gutsy Career Education

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Are you getting personal enough at work?

With after-work holiday parties behind you, did you feel the urge to let loose a little and share some personal stories with senior managers swigging their brews in your direction? It's

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Finding your Devil’s Advocate, who will it be?

(8 minutes) Behind closed doors in many executive manager circles today, the devil's advocate is a very real position hired for an essential role - to find managment's blind spots. They're the naysayer officially meant to second guess their

by Marisa Santoro

Are you still drinking the Kool-Aid at work?

When you arrive at work each day, are you convinced that you are STUCK there yet should feel grateful, given this rocky road economy? This isn't a call for action urging you to quit your day job; you should be grateful, there

by Marisa Santoro

Success is a Team Sport: Join us Sept. 12th 6-8pm FREE Mastermind event (NY Wall Street)

You may know what the next gutsy move should be in your career but guess what? It' not until you share that thought with others (ahem, preferably with women who will support

by Marisa Santoro

When will you make the BIG PUSH to put yourself out there?

Want to know the number one challenge professional women like yourself struggle with daily? It used to be my numero uno: fear of rejection. You know where you want to be in

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Do you know how to “Get to the Point”?

Let's face it, as women we have the gift for gab. It all comes down to our brain makeup, with several engines firing simultaneously, we pride ourselves in being great communicators not to

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Are you Passionate enough?

This isn't a hypothetical question. Having passion is a very real soft skill which successful leaders have and truly influences people. Even if you are not yet in the leadership role you

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Pitch it, until you Stick it (your ideas that is).

Pitching your ideas is not just done during projects where you have that light bulb moment. Pitching your ideas is asserting yourself whenever you believe a change in course is needed or you have a fresh take on how things should be handled in your firm.The problem is not in having a lack of relevant ideas. As smart intuitive women, we're full of them. (More below...)

by Marisa Santoro