Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Are you Chick Worthy?

Do you have what it takes to be a Chick who Makes "Cents? Take the quiz below and find out.

1. Do you know what you are worth and make no apologies when asking for it?

2. Do you hide in your office and find yourself saying "If only I made more money, I would be happy?”

3. Do you have BIG ideas about you and your future?

4. Do you charge too little to be nice?

5. Do you walk with confidence into a networking event knowing you have something of value to offer?

6. Do you avoid billing your clients or customers because you don’t like numbers?

7. Do you embrace finances as a necessary tool for professional success?

8. Do you resent money and wish you did not have to deal with it?

9. Do invest in professional development so you can be the best in your field?

10. Do use your husband, boyfriend or partner as an excuse when you want to say no when it involves spending money?

11. Do you know what a Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement are?

12. Do you put off paying bills because it makes you stressed out?

13. Do you have a budget for your personal and professional expenditures?

14. Do you go to therapy regularly…at the mall?

15. Do you understand where your thoughts and feelings about money come from and how they influence your spending and saving decisions everyday?

16. Do you think saving for retirement is a good thing but just don’t find the time to talk to a financial advisor about setting up a retirement account?

17. Do you use money as a tool and not a measure of your self worth?

18. Do you fear you will end up a bag lady but do nothing about it?

19. Do you have a vision for your future that is clear, bold and unapologetic?

20. Do you live pay check to pay check and think there is no way out?

If you answered "yes" to all or most of the odd numbered questions, congrats you are well on your way to being 100% chick worthy! If you answered "yes" to all or most of the even numbers, there is work to be done girlfriend. Don’t fret. You are reading the right book. Follow the advice in the rest of the book and you too can embrace the Chick within and become a force to be reckoned with.

2 comments:

Jill said...

Hey Kathleen
Great questionnaire but what book should we be reading for the rest of it?
Thanks
Jill (New Zealand)

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury said...

Jill,

The book is being written as we speak! Its working title is Chicks Make Cents: How to ask for and get paid what you are worth. Thanks for the vote of confidence and let me know if you have a specific question and I will do my best to blog the answer.

Stay tune!

Kathleen (wishing she could visit New Zealand!)