“You Don’t Get If You Don’t Ask, So Keep Asking!
“If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.”—Benjamin Franklin
Many of us wish we could be more effective in getting what we want in life. We fear that we may be rejected and are afraid to ask for help even when we know someone who could help us. We lack any …
Will Your Business Survive Over Time?
In January 2015, my business will turn 17 years old. That’s not a record. Many businesses have been around for over 100 years. But my business is web-based, and in Internet years, 17 is a long time. In fact, my website is older than Google.
Over those 17 years, I’ve had a lot of ups …
End-of-Year Reviews: Get Ready For the New Year
The end of the year is fast approaching. This is a time when many companies conduct performance reviews and make plans for leadership positions. This creates a great opportunity for you to position yourself for advancement in the New Year. Here are tips for acing year-end reviews and setting yourself up for success in 2015.…
Use These 3 C’s to Engage More Effectively
Who doesn’t want to be more effective?
Who doesn’t want to use their time and utilize their skills to the best of their ability?
As you think about working more effectively – whether it’s for yourself, your peers, your customers or partners — you can use these 3 C’s to think a bit more strategically …
Success at Networking: Gifts that Rob Your Personal Brand
Jimmy Fallon’s monologue bit this week encapsulates this so well. He announced that Starbucks has a new Silver Card hailing it as the gift that cries here’s $200 that says I don’t know you.
He’s right.
This season you could quickly rob yourself of points in credibility and engagement if you give that gift that …
Enhance Your Resume with More Accomplishments
I sat down this week with a 39 year old client to review his resume. As we went through his resume, I suggested changes and the reasons for them. Perhaps some of the items we discussed would be helpful to you. Here goes….
Creating attention from the start of your resumeMy client’s resume started …
6 Warning Signs Your Job is at Risk
With widespread, frequent layoffs finally abating, many people are now breathing a sigh of relief and assuming that the threat of layoff is no longer a significant one for them. Such an assumption, though, could easily prove to be a false—and disastrous!—one if they fail to correctly read the political/economic landscape at their current employer.…
Is Fear a Part of Your Professional Life?
During my work with job seekers or those contemplating a job/career change, I evaluate the amount of fear that drives—or paralyzes—my clients. To some extent, all of them exhibit fear originated by some threat—or so they perceive. For a person out of a job, that feeling is not only a perception but also, unfortunately, a …
Trial and Error Leads to Improved Path
We are now closing in on year-end and fast approaching the New Year. Take time to seriously ponder and discover the best lessons learned over the past year.
Questions for consideration:
Which lessons have you learned this year that have made a significant change in your business?
Which strategies proved most successful that you might …
4 Unusual Ways to Land a Job
Despite the popularity of social media, many job seekers don’t realize how powerful it can be during the job search process.
Although in-person networking is very effective, social media can open the doors to connections you can’t make on a daily basis. Especially if you’re looking for a job in a different city or state, …