Why Mobile Technology Is Hurting Your Creativity and Career
How a techation may provide you with the creative career boost you need.
The exponential growth of technology paired with new devices and applications permeating our everyday lives has increased professionals’ ability to be efficient. Phone GPS, banking apps and access to a buffet of online services should, in theory, amplify our effectiveness, contributing to …
9 Strategies for Creating a Website to Showcase Your Personal Brand
I want to have a website to showcase my personal brand. Should I set up a free site on Tumblr or About.me, focus on my own site and hosting, or something else — and why?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most …
Negotiating An Improved Outcome
When you are approaching a prospective client, you have a 1/3 chance for getting the sale. Why? Either of you have the opportunity to say, “No thank you.”
Entrepreneurs dream of becoming known and having requests pour in. Over the years, as people see you in action and determined to succeed, those very requests start …
3 Ways To Brand Yourself As A Freelancer
There are more than 42 million freelance workers in the United States today.
If you’re one of them, branding yourself is absolutely necessary for getting noticed and making sure people remember the kind of freelance work you do. But too many freelance sites don’t do a good enough job of showcasing a memorable brand.
A …
Hard Close Loses to Selling Ethically
Negotiating the fine line of exuberance for the service you are selling, versus becoming too aggressive in the sales process, is critical for establishing a sound sales foundation and future business. Knowing your boundaries and communicating them well is essential before getting started in all transactions.
For example, an executive was recently heard advising his …
Focus is Everything
There’s a myth in innovation that creativity means letting go and throwing out the box. Everyone needs to open their mind completely and let possibilities flow in from everywhere. There’s no structure – just openness. That’s how you get the good ideas.
It’s a myth because it’s not true – innovation sessions without structure rarely …
Reach Your Goal by Helping the Team
Salespeople tend to operate in their own personal zone. Much of this stems from the competitive nature of being in an office where everyone wants to achieve recognition by selling more than anyone else on the team.
But, just suppose as a salesperson or entrepreneur, your service has little recognition or acceptance, due to the …
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Astronauts?
“It’s not like astronauts are braver than other people; we’re just meticulously prepared.”
– Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut and commander of the International space station
Surprisingly, entrepreneurs may learn profound lessons from astronauts. Astronauts are trained to be expert pilots, but it is their tremendous courage, ability to perform while living on the edge, …
Become an Expert. Share Your Expertise
When it comes to building a brand, a great deal of emphasis is put on credibility. To be credible, you need to know what you’re talking about and doing, which means you should be an expert. But in a crowded global marketplace, many people tout themselves as experts, who may not in fact be experts, …
Increase Inner Strength to Achieve Outward Appeal
The problem most entrepreneurs have is they focus on their weaknesses instead of their strength. Through the years mental files have been collected focusing on shortcomings. It is this very file that holds one back.
The challenge is hereby on for you to turn Negative Comments into Gold!
Create a one-of-a-kind folder that documents all …