Achieve Your Full Potential: Embrace Uncertainty and Act
Many of us go through life searching for answers to big questions like, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” and why do I exist? And “What is the reason for the pain I’m experiencing or for the challenge I’m going through?” “Why did this happen to me and not someone else?” Or conversely, …
6 Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out
Over the last few months, my daughter has been working hard on college applications to set herself apart from other applicants. It had me thinking that in some ways, applying to college is much like applying to jobs, except the traditional resume submission method doesn’t offer much in the way of standing out compared to …
Learn How Twitter Advanced Search Can Boost Your Personal Brand’s Marketing Strategy
Twitter is a great place to be for your personal brand to build a strong network and following on social media. If you want to have more insight into your target market with increased leads consider taking advantage of Twitter Advanced Search, which offers even more features that tap into trends and audiences.
How can …
How long should you sit on your Kingdom?
After all your hard work.
Isn’t it time to sit back and relax?
It’s so compelling to think about it. It’s so alluring, but don’t go there … It’s a Trap!
Today I was listening to Marc Benioff. Founder and CEO of Salesforce. The pioneer in the “No Software” movement. He was asked about some …
Four Tips for Acing Your Job Interviews
I spoke to a career group last weekend and my speech was titled Seven Critical Career Questions. The questions covered topics that ranged from choosing a profession to improving your interview results. I want to share what I told them about interviewing in this blog post.
As I mention in Chapter 14 of Fast Track …
What Millennials Seek, Desire in an Employer
I just read an interesting article online entitled, Stop Treating Millennial Employees Like Enigmas, written by Sara Roberts and Michael Papay and featured on Fastcompany.com.[1] As the title suggests, the article focuses on how businesses can best utilize the skills and talents of Millennials, generally defined as that 80-million-strong cohort born between 1977 and 2000, …
Networking Not Working? Perhaps You Are Undesirable.
There are people that others are sincerely delighted to see. And, there are people who are avoided. The undesirables.
You’ve seen it at a networking event. Everyone’s eyes suddenly become busy gazing at the dip, pictures on the wall or anything that will prevent them from making eye contact with that person. Or, if they …
Recover from Error with Sales Strategy
Sadly, awkward attempts to recover from errors made usually lead to embarrassment, and many times, loss of the sale.
It is how you respond to the errors that make the biggest difference for saving the day. And, it is your reaction to the incident that defines your personal brand in the moment. Prospective clients will …
7 Ways to Enhance Your Personal Brand’s Video Presence
Visual content has quickly become the center of attention in marketing, with micromedia often stealing the spotlight thanks to platforms such as Vine, Instagram and Pinterest. At this point, incorporating the same kind of media into your own content strategy is downright essential. This doesn’t just include images, however. Videos are just as important – …
Are You Stupid Talking?
Turns out you are what you talk about.
If you fat shame yourself, then your brain lays down a new set of neural pathways to ensure you feel fat – even if you aren’t. Then, as you repeat your so-called problem to your friends or yourself, you develop even greater dissatisfaction with your body. The …