Three Secrets to Sounding More Confident In Your Writing
Mediocre writing teems with timidity and hesitation. That’s why it’s so boring. Weasel words and loopholes abound, because the authors are so afraid of making a mistake and looking bad. As a result, the author comes across as lacking in confidence and unsure of their ideas.
There are three ways to sound confident in your …
4 Words You Never Say to Your Boss!
You don’t repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently – and I think that is what is going to make the difference.–Patricia Hewitt
I’m sharing an experience I had with a recent client to highlight the following career …
Don’t Let a Layoff Catch You Off Guard
The other day while at work, a friend of mine grabbed some papers from the fax machine and noticed a resume submission for her job. A few days later, she observed her boss interviewing the person for a job. Putting two and two together, she determined that her job was in trouble. In a preemptive …
Power Relationship Building With LinkedIn Contacts
Are you already using LinkedIn Contacts? Interestingly enough, the social network released the feature with relatively little fanfare this year. However, it is easily one of the most important updates LinkedIn has ever added to their list of already impressive free services. LinkedIn Contacts is LinkedIn’s answer to a CRM (customer relationship management) system. It …
Personal Branding for New Real Estate Agents (Guest Post)
Today’s guest post is by Sabrina Clark, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications with BrandYourself.
New Real Estate Agents: How Your Personal Brand Can Help You Get AheadWhether you’re a new hire at a firm or new to real estate in general, it can be difficult to get the ball rolling in growing a …
Things I’ve Learned about Business from Hiking
Summer is THE time to get your hike on in the Pacific Northwest. The rest of the year is pretty good for hiking too, but summer days are often clear and have the best views.
Like all great plans for fun they seem to take a back seat to other plans. As such… my son …
Find and Establish a Relationship With Your Social Influencers
A business cannot thrive without customers and customers cannot come to your business unless they know about it.
Without connections, you lack the social network to establish your net worth and social proof. [tweet this]
This is where marketing comes in, and word of mouth is one of the best ways to market a business …
How to Get Your Recruiter to Love You
Job seekers and recruiters may have a love/hate relationship but if it’s handled right, it can be fruitful for both sides.
Entry level job candidates may not find using a recruiter that successful, but for more senior level people it can mean the difference between landing a dream job and an OK one. That’s not …
Keeping Your Job Search Confidential
Staying in a job too long can retard your career, depress your income, and diminish your brand. Surveys conducted over the past five years have indicated that over half of all employed workers are not satisfied with their current jobs. Why don’t such people just go out and look for a better job? One major …
Building Your Personal Brand When Things Go Wrong
Corporate and personal brand building is easy on sunny days when everything is proceeding on schedule.
This is true, whether you’re an employee, a self-employed professional, or a huge corporation–like one of the largest airlines in the world.
The real test of a brand’s commitment to brand building customer service is when everything goes wrong…like …