The Risks You Take Define You
Do you only make sure bets? Do you ever take any risks?
I’d guess the answer to these questions are no and yes. Life is a series of calculated risks. Everyone has to take risks every day. Whether they are as seemingly simple as whether to get out of bed or what to eat for …
Hiring Your Own Boss
If you’ve never been in the position to have a seat at the table when it comes to hiring your next boss, let me just tell you that it can be a strange experience. On one hand, it’s extremely valuable to have a say in who will lead your department and represent you in your …
Google Plus as an Effective Branding Tool
Over the last couple of years Google Plus has grown into a prominent social network, used by many personal brands and companies like Starbucks and Microsoft. And with the recent release of Google “Hummingbird,” influence on this network is more important than ever. This is a great time for personal brands to tap into a …
Small Business Owner: You are More Agile
As a small business owner or solopreneur, you are in constant war with your competition for the attention and loyalty of a (sometimes-small) consumer group. Larger companies may have the resources and capacity to roll out massive marketing campaigns, but it takes lots of creativity and hard work to make your brand’s voice heard.
To …
Preparing for In-Person Meetings: 4 Things Remote Workers Should Do
There are jobs in every industry that have remote options today. The U.S. Census reports that 13.4 million of the working population telecommutes at least one day per week. A smaller number work from home completely. Whether small business owners or full-time workers that utilize their own office space, it is becoming more common for …
Deathmatch: MBTI® versus DiSC®
In the Celebrity Deathmatch between Madonna and Michael Jackson, Michael turns into a hamster and Madonna is the easy winner. Likewise, in the world of assessments, there are clear winners and losers. What’s amazing to me is how few people ever write or speak about this subject. I believe that you can be more successful …
Teamwork Creates a Larger Clientele
Entrepreneurs may learn their best lessons from the errors of companies larger than their own. The larger companies pave the path by teaching what not to do as well as what to do.
Ensuring teamwork in every aspect of your company is one of the best lessons to take to heart and incorporate from the …
Why People Don’t Buy: No Money
If you have been around the sales and business owner block for a while, you understand the mental strength necessary to cope with rejection. Sometimes becoming numb to the rejection can be both a blessing and a curse. How many times have you submitted a proposal, giving free consults and went through presentations where the …
Beware of Career Marketing Firms
Last week I received a request from a family member of mine in transition. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He wanted my opinion because I’m a career coach–and because I myself had once been victimized by a similar firm.
His proposal cover letter opened …
4 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Elevator Pitch
Imagine yourself as a recruiter at a networking event.
It’s in a behemoth of a room and there are hundreds of eager job seekers clamoring for your attention.
You talk to person after person after person for hours at a time about a similar topic, getting handed resume after resume until they start to form …