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[2003-06-30] How Many Presentations Did You Make Today?
How Many Presentations Did You Make Today? If you are like most network marketers, your answer will be zero. This is not a good way to build your business.
[2003-06-30] Living With Integrity--Handling Broken Promises
Each and every day, we all make promises. We make these promises in many different ways, and in a variety of forms. A promise can be as simple as "I'll call you back", or as committing as "I promise to get that done!"
[2003-06-29] Refuse to Live Without Art, Poetry and Music
Q: Why should an Internet course in Emotional Intelligence include art, poetry and music? A: Because EQ involves understanding and being able to express your emotions, and art, poetry and music are the most suitable vehicles for this.
[2003-06-27] Learn To Negotiate And Get Paid More
Like to double your earnings without working harder? Learn to negotiate.
Everything is negotiable, and you should make it a rule to negotiate on every job. Often all you need to do to get a better deal is to ask. Unfortunately, few freelancers ask. In fact, many of them don't even realize that asking for more pay is possible.
[2003-06-27] Powerful Presentations Build Your Business
You've set up a meeting with a potential client. You've dressed appropriately, your shoes are shined. You've got your portfolio and your business cards, and you have an idea of what you want out of the meeting. In a word: you want business.
[2003-06-27] Ten ways to take control of your time
Taking charge of your time is easier than you think. If you put any of these ten easy but powerful time management tips into action, you'll see an improvement in your productivity. And in your peace of mind.
[2003-06-27] Start Your New Business TODAY
The right time to start your new business is right now. Today.
Whenever I suggest that to someone who's going to start their new business "soon", I get a variety of replies, mostly prefaced by "yes, but".
[2003-06-27] You CAN Create Your Own Job If ---
Sick of working for someone else and believe you've got what it takes to create your own job? You can create your own job if:
[2003-06-27] Sixty seconds to a more creative you: Ways to get creative fast
* Show up
* Trust yourself
* Shut up!
[2003-06-27] Creativity as a treasure hunt
It's not enough to be creative, you have to be creative at something.
[2003-06-27] Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity
If you knew you could be as creative as you wished, whenever you wished, what could you achieve?
Surprise --- you can be as creative as you want to be. Creativity is a state of consciousness. And here's the best part --- you can access this creative state anytime.
[2003-06-27] 7 Tips for Planning Your Day
In order to accomplish something significant during your day try these seven tips.
[2003-06-27] 10 Minutes a Day to Organize Your Office
No time to organize your office? Follow these daily steps to organize and then maintain your office.
[2003-06-27] Organizing Your E-Mail is Oh So Easy
The number of e-mails you receive on a daily basis can be overwhelming. However, did you know that you can sort it and keep it organized? Most programs, such as Outlook Express, allow you to do this easily by making new folders.
[2003-06-27] 7 Tips for an Organized Sales Person
1. Keep a list of your biggest prospects on a spreadsheet. Develop a system for following up with each one. Keep track of where you are in the follow-up system with each prospect.
[2003-06-27] 7 Tips to Save Time by Using Your Computer
1. Spreadsheets. Use a spreadsheet to make lists, keep track of projects and people. Use one to follow up on delegated items.
[2003-06-27] Organize Your Desk in 8 Steps
1. Remove everything from your desk. Place your phone on your left if you're right handed and on the right if you're left handed. Display personal items elsewhere.
[2003-06-27] 7 Quick Tips to Keep You Organized
1. Avoid late fees. As soon as you borrow books or rent videos, write down the due dates and quantity borrowed/rented on your calendar.
[2003-06-26] Demand the Why, Don't Settle for Just the How-To
I'm with the childhood development scientists who recently authored "The Scientist in the Crib."
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688177883/susandunnmome- 20 ). Their rationale - "while popular books about science speak to intelligent, perceptive adults who simply want to learn, books about babies typically just give advice, heavy on the how-to and light on the why."
[2003-06-24] Intuition: The Secret to Your Career Success
For far too long, we moderns have relied on our analytical/logical brain to make important life decisions. It is my belief that our imaginative/creative brain holds the key to better, smarter and more soulful decisions. This is because the right side of the brain, which loves creativity---taps into your intuitive nature.
[2003-06-24] Ten Tips to Communicating Clearly
Focus Pardon me while I completely butcher Rudyard Kipling: "If you can keep your focus while all around are losing theirs, than you'll be a successful marketer my son…or daughter." Focus, focus, focus. It's the number one rule of communicating clearly. Without it all you've got is a formless group of ideas in search of a topic.
[2003-06-24] The Top Ten Rules of Effective Networking
Many of us are discouraged by the networking events that we go to. We feel swamped by people just looking to get money from us, and we rarely feel as though the event was worth our time.
Yet networking should be one of the best ways to bring in new business. The key is learning to network correctly.
[2003-06-23] 7 Ways to Work Smarter
The common suggestion that we "work smarter" instead of harder is a good one. Who wouldn't want to do that? Often, however, this advice falls short of actually providing information about what it really means or how to apply it. Here are seven surefire ways you can start working smarter today!
[2003-06-23] HOW TO ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE
Welcome to the age of limitless possibility where reality turns out excately what you make it. welcome to the age of massive information where you - you the individual, you the business, you the organisation, you the government can imagined, write out your story and walk into it. Welcome to the era of brain power where the amount of input you feed into your brain determines your output in life. In this time and age, resources availbale at the click of a mouse provides opportunities for individual, business, organisation and government to achieve peak performance in the pursuit of its vision.
[2003-06-23] Using Humor in Your Training Session
Experienced trainers have an array of tools in their training toolbox that they use when they need to. Some tools, however, are more difficult to use than others. One such tool is humor. Use it wisely and it will enhance your training session; use it improperly and you run a high risk of failure.
You can apply the following humor guidelines when delivering your training session.
[2003-06-23] How do I get out of my own way?
Life/business coaches work with people to help them determine what they want to accomplish (goals). One way of determining goals is to ask yourself, "What about my circumstances or myself do I want to change?" Your circumstances consist of your living situation, job, relationships with others, finances, friends - those areas of your life that are outside of yourself. Your "self" includes character, personality, habits, health, attitudes, behavior, thoughts and feelings, sense of meaning - those areas that originate from within. To make a significant and long-lasting change, you must look inside.
[2003-06-23] The Importance Of Getting Your Real Needs Met
We all have wants and needs. We are all human. The thing is, if we don't get what we ‘want' then it doesn't set up a self destructive circuit. Unfortunately, if we don't satisfy our needs, then things can and do go wrong.
However, if we learn to recognize our needs, meet them and understand how they affect us, then we can achieve great things.
[2003-06-23] How to Achieve your Goals
We all have a goal that we are trying to achieve. It doesn't matter if you are a runner or a musician; there is always something that you would like to have. Well, though I wish that fairy godmothers were real……they're not. It's our responsibility to go out and obtain our own wishes and desires. Of course, nothing will ever be accomplished without perseverance and self discipline.
[2003-06-22] What Does EQ Look Like in Today's Multicultural World?
One of the most important Emotional Intelligence competencies is Resilience, or change-proficiency and it's a good one to develop. The good news emotional intelligence can be learned!
[2003-06-20] Becoming Certified As A Virtual Assistant
Receiving a certification from a respected organization is always a high point in any professional's career. Some industries require a certification in order to legally practice in the profession. While other industries offer certification programs as a means of enhancing the credentials of an individual in the industry as well as help maintain excellence in the industry as a whole.
[2003-06-20] How To Start a Home-Based Word Processing Business
So, you want to start your own home-based word processing business? Where do you begin? What do you need to do to get a word processing business started? Well, I could go on and on! There are so many things that need to be covered to assist you in getting started. So, let's get to it!
[2003-06-20] Lend A Hand
Small business owners are inundated with things to do. From making sure their clients are happy to ensuring there is enough capital to sustain the business, there is always something on the go. Some projects that need to be done, whether it's a project for your client or a revenue generating task for your business, can be very satisfying, while others just seem to take up too much of your valuable time. All in all, there just never seems to be enough time left to do anything else in our lives.
[2003-06-20] Take A Break!
Calgon… Take me away!
Okay, sorry about that.. a bit of an inside joke. Or, was it? How many times a day do you find yourself muttering those words to yourself.
[2003-06-20] Panicked at the Podium? Practical Skills To Cope With Performance Anxiety
I know what you're going through. No matter how many times you may have done it, thinking about your next presentation fills you with dread. As you head up to the podium, waves of panic sweep over you from head to foot. You look out at the sea of expectant faces, all eyes on you, and what you want more than anything is to RUN AWAY!
[2003-06-20] I'm Not Looking for a Friend, I'm Looking for a Jedi Master
Coaching's been around for about 10 years but there are still lots of people who haven't tried it yet, and don't know what it's about.
[2003-06-20] Coping With Business Bullies
Dear Susan: My boss spends so much time on trying to find things I am doing wrong that I frankly do not know how he has time for anything else. He also goes around to other supervisors and fellow employees and tells them things about me so now others are keeping their distance for fear that they will be next. I think this is a very severe case of what they call "bullying."
[2003-06-20] How to Save Money with PayPal
PayPal offers two types of accounts. The first is the "Personal Account" and the second is the "Premier/Business Account". With both types of accounts you can do certain things for free. These free activities are open an account, send money, withdraw funds to U.S. Banks, and add funds.
[2003-06-19] Don’t Forget to Breathe
Yeah, right - forget to breathe? That seems like the only thing in our fast-paced lives that we don't have to worry about. Unless we're not breathing at all, but that's another thing altogether.
[2003-06-19] Walk it Off!!!
"Walk if off, pal!"
[2003-06-19] Get Nose-y!!!
Yep - get nose-y. But not the Mrs. Kravitz-spying on the neighbors type of nosy that you might think I'm talking about.
[2003-06-19] Turn off the news!!
Now wait a minute. Was that gasp really called for? You can't be that addicted to the news, can you?
[2003-06-19] Rock On Dude!
Did you know that listening to music has an amazing stress-reduction effect? And guess what? Even heavy metal music can produce the same beneficial, mind-soothing effects as other, shall we say, kindler, gentler music.
[2003-06-19] The Impact of Stress
In past issues I've focused on ways you can decrease your stress levels. Today I'd like to give you some insight into why it is so important to be aware of the impact stress has on our lives.
[2003-06-19] Chug It!
Familiar with the term, "chug it?" My guess is that most of you probably are. But the product I'm suggesting you chug, is not the one you ususally associate with this term.
[2003-06-19] Take A Visual Trip To Your Golden Place
Ah, traveling to the Golden Place. A veritable visual voyage. How lovely it is going to this beautiful, magical place where you can just relax and forget about your cares...
[2003-06-19] Back off!
Are you one of the millions of people who suffer with lower back pain and strain? Think you are doomed to a life of steroid injections and anti-inflammatory drugs?
[2003-06-19] Muscle Relaxation to the Max!
You've heard about the benefits of relaxing your muscles in order to reduce stress, right?
[2003-06-19] The Burnout Test
Interested in finding out just how stressed out you really are? I ran across this cool little online test and thought you guys might want to take it.
[2003-06-19] Mellow Yellow
For those of you youngsters out there, you might not remember the ultra groovy song of the sixties whose toe tapping refrain stated "they call me mellow yellow…"
[2003-06-19] Take a Nap!
Take a nap at work? Try that one and you might find yourself with plenty of time on your hands to take a nap at home!
[2003-06-19] Aromatherapy and Stress
You're probably all aware of what the aromatherapy concept is all about, but did you know that research has proven it to be effective in treating stress? But before we get to that, let's review a bit about what aromatherapy is and does.
[2003-06-19] Work/Life Balance: Pipe Dream or Possibility?
So which is it? A pipe dream or a possibility? For those of you who haven't recently experienced the joy of a balanced life, then I can guess your answer.
[2003-06-19] Extreme Goal Setting
So predictable...an article about goal setting right in time for those obligatory New Year's Resolutions. I agree - predictable. But for me, the possibility of setting personal goals always stirs up a sense of excitement.
[2003-06-19] I Hate My Boss. How Can I Stay Motivated?
I'd like to tell you a story about a fellow "Wiz-dom" subscriber who wrote me with a story of workplace woe. "Sally" likes her job, but has a hard time staying productive and motivated to do a good job because she hates her boss.
[2003-06-19] Addicted to Email: A Survivor’s Story.
The following is a story of a fellow ezine subscriber, Joe, who had a terrible addiction to email. Not internet porn, or gambling, or even drugs - but email. Funny, huh? Not so funny to Joe. Read his story and then I'll describe what Joe did to overcome this problem.
[2003-06-19] Positive Reinforcement: A Cure for Workplace Woes.
The Workplace. It's really become a stress-fest lately, hasn't it? With reduced hiring, cutbacks and layoffs, everyone is doing more at work than ever before. Well, almost everyone. There are always those few entitled employees out there who feel that all they have to do is show up to earn their paycheck. But that's another story altogether - and one I'll cover in an upcoming issue!!
[2003-06-19] Three Skills for Effective Multi-Tasking
Whether you like it or not, multi-tasking is a way of life these days. The ability to deal with multiple tasks going on at the same time is a needed skill for getting through your workday and personal/family demands.
[2003-06-19] What Does a Positive Attitude Do For You?
Now, more than ever, you need to keep a positive attitude or mindset towards work, life and those around you. In fact, the Center for Public Resources did a national survey and found that 90% of the time people are fired for poor attitudes, inappropriate behavior and poor interpersonal skills rather than deficient job skills.
[2003-06-19] How to Create a Successful Workplace Environment
One needed element for a successful workplace environment, in today's world, is adaptability. The ability for the organization, as a whole, to adapt to changes in the economy and buying practices of the public, to overcome new competition or to meet the needs of the self-aware employee who is looking for advancement or growth within your structure.
[2003-06-19] Stop Making Excuses
As we are starting 2003, I have a few questions for you: Is there something specific that you hope to accomplish this year? Is there something that you have been thinking about doing for yourself, your career or your family? Do you have an inner-passion to accomplish more in your life?
[2003-06-19] Show Your Assistant You Care
Whether you are a corporate executive with a full administrative staff; the boss at a mid-size company with your own in-house executive assistant; or the owner of your own small business and utilize the services of a virtual assistant, you know how valuable your assistant is.
[2003-06-19] Dealing With Stress in Our Overworked Lives
As small business owners, we often take on more than we can handle. Wearing all the hats running our businesses, as well as the other commitments we have (i.e. volunteer work, family, etc.), can sometimes leave us feeling overworked, frustrated, and stressed out.
[2003-06-19] Rebuilding Confidence After Job-Loss
Dear Susan: I always considered myself to be someone who is supportive and sensitive to others' needs. I feel that I have a gift of 'being able to get on someone's wavelength' to understand where they are coming from. This was valuable when I worked in contract negotiations as well as in adapting my approach to different people as a Project Manager. People I have worked with have commented on and told me they appreciate this. Several have suggested that I would make a great manager.
[2003-06-19] How Do You Put a Value on Your Time?
As a small business owner, does the following paragraph sound familiar to you…?
[2003-06-19] Cheaper Isn't Always Better
Business owners spend a lot of time making decisions. Each decision will have a different outcome for their company.
[2003-06-19] What is Success?
"To be a happy, successful person whom others can admire and want to learn from".
[2003-06-19] Joining VA Organizations Has Many Benefits
Recently, while providing an up-and-coming Virtual Assistant (VA) with some startup information, she asked me a very interesting question, "Why do you and other VA's join organizations?"
[2003-06-19] Can Money Buy Happiness?
In studying resilience and the sweet uses of adversity, and listening to my coaching clients, I discover the same things over and over again. After a given point in time, the person acknowledges that a lot of good things have come from their adversities.
[2003-06-18] How To Excel In Your First Days At A New Job
Whether you're a high school student starting a part-time job, a recent college graduate fortunate to have a job, or newly employed in mid-career, starting a new job is full of great expectations and some tensions and anxiety.
[2003-06-18] Is There Employment After 50?
I'm the "Ask the Expert" for some websites, and lately I've been getting questions about employment after 50. Since many of my clients are in midlife career transitions, I can tell you firsthand - yes, there is life after 50.
[2003-06-18] How to Handle Public Speaking Surprises
Need some tips on how to handle some curve balls you may get when you're presenting?
[2003-06-18] How to Make a Consumer Complaint
1. Be businesslike, don't rant.
Ranting and raving accomplishes nothing, but makes you sound like a lunatic. Put your rants on www. zinos.com and write something brief and to-the-point to the company.
[2003-06-18] How to Handle Some Public Speaking Surprises That Can Happen
Need some tips on how to handle some curve balls you may get when you're presenting from someone who's been in the trenches?
[2003-06-17] Why Meet?
I was recently consulting in a company that seemed to work on wishes. They wished they knew what people were thinking. They wished they could do something about lack of trust. They wished folks would come forward with their issues rather than chatting in halls. They wished they were "all on the same page". Why wish? Meet!
[2003-06-17] Win Your Next Job With Three Essential Interview Skills
With competition for good jobs at an all-time high, candidates who conduct their job search as a sales campaign consistently win out over those who don't. When job seekers practice the skills of sales experts they learn to apply the strategies of a sales presentation to their job interviews.
[2003-06-16] 5 Top Certification Mistakes To Avoid
In the IT Industry, certification has become a globally recognized tool for professional development. Globally there is a huge need for qualified IT specialists. This has resulted in a mad or is it gold rush into certification. Certification is now a buzzword in IT. Unfortunately, many who go through the certification process get their fingers burnt.
[2003-06-16] Friend + Career Advice = Danger
Q. My friend really hates her job. She's a terrific writer who writes our community newsletter. How can I encourage her to embark on a writing career, using her talents to make money? Signed: Concerned
[2003-06-16] How's Your Alignment?
I love going to see my chiropractor for spinal adjustments. After each visit, I notice that I walk more easily. With my spine properly aligned, it takes far less energy for me to move with ease and comfort. Sometimes I don't even realize how out of alignment I am until after the adjustment.
[2003-06-16] The 6 Key Roles of the Modern Manager
So much is changing in our economic and business environment these years, is it any wonder that the nature of leadership is changing too? We're not talking a new fad, here, folks. Fads come and they go. Leadership-as it is progressively practiced today-is here to stay! If you manage, supervise, direct or formally influence other people, you lead them! So, just for the record, what does this new style of leadership comprise?
[2003-06-16] CRM and Small Business
CRM (Customer Relationships Management) appears to mean different things to different people. I haven't seen two definitions that really agree. The giant companies have many goals when they speak of CRM. One that annoys me, that continues to crop up, is the notion of immediate software response to customer requests.
[2003-06-15] Identity Theft Scams Exposed Part II
"Erase Bad Debt !" "Remove Negative Items From Your Report"
[2003-06-13] The Career Changer Who Loved Too Many
Dear Cathy: I want to find a career that will use my many talents and enthusiasms. I've taught in adult education programs, directed fund-raising for a nonprofit group, served as a radio talk show host, supervised health care aides, trained as a social worker and directed a children's summer camp. I love to motivate people who want to learn but I get frustrated by structure and the need to give grades. I am both organized and creative.
[2003-06-12] How to Get Organized
I belong to a yahoogroup of coaches and right now the topic is how to get organized. One coach writes that he's using Outlook Express for his email and email address list, Time & Order for his address book, calendar, datebook and to-do list (synchronizing, he says, between PS and daytimer), and MindMappit for brainstorming/lists." Someone replies that they're an infj and to remember to focus on people and relationships. A third one replies they wouldn't want to be a 'type' and there's probably a name for that type, and she uses .etc."
[2003-06-12] Give Your Questions A Week's Vacation!
Dear Cathy: I am really ready for a new career, new residence and a new life. But I can't decide what to do! Some days I think I'd like to take a year off and do nothing. Other days I want to go back to school for a degree in forestry. Sometimes I want to start my own business as a management consultant or a dog trainer. My mind keeps going in circles. How do I decide what to do next? Signed: Exhausted
[2003-06-12] Jekyll vs. Hyde, 2 Faces of Immortality!
Meet the most important person you will ever meet in your life. You better! For sometime during your life you will meet him. He could appear very suddenly with such shock that his recognition will change your life forever.
[2003-06-11] The Most Famous Line I Never Wrote
There is one line that can dramatically impact your life and I want to share this quote with you but first let me explain...
[2003-06-11] Waiting For the Official Job Offer
At the end of the third job interview, Helene was told by the hiring manager, "Congratulations, I am going to recommend you for the position. Expect a call from HR." Helene breathed a sigh of relief because her job search of six months was finally over.
[2003-06-11] Getting Past the Screener and Into the Interview
I had an interesting conversation a while back with a hiring manager who made a comment about the surprising number of resumes she gets from people seemingly overqualified or from unrelated industries. Most of the resumes she tosses aside with disinterest.
[2003-06-10] The Alphabet For A Successful Work Environment
There are some things you cannot ignore if you want your workplace to meet the requirements of a global workforce that becomes increasingly aware of the necessity of "feeling at home while at work." Meaning is something that increasingly matters. Financial rewards will follow if people are happy where they work. Remember: people are the only assets in any organization that multiply their output if given a little understanding, recognition, and care.
[2003-06-10] Basic Steps for Getting Organized
Many people think that a good organizing plan needs to be a complex one. This could not be further from the truth. On the contrary, good organizing is a simple system that works for you - the less complex the better. It is about choosing the best way to organize the "stuff" in our lives, so we will be able to retrieve it quickly and easily.
[2003-06-10] Your Emotions & Their Effect on Your Health
In a symposium called "Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit in Medical Practice, researchers at Duke Medical Center investigated the role of anger, hostility, isolation and touch in our wellness. Here are some things you might like to know from Dennis Meredith's article, "It's All in Your Head: Healing Humanely," which reported on the conference.
[2003-06-10] What You Need to Know About Office Politics
Emotional intelligence means knowing how to get along and it can move your career ahead. How do you handle office politics? For some it's the reason to be there, while others consider it an interference with their work. If you're going to be savvy about politics, here's the scoop. Studies show that playing too hard at work is just as bad as refusing to play at all. Office politics is here to stay and how you play can influence your success, satisfaction, and performance at work. So read on.
[2003-06-10] What's Going on with Mobbing, Bullying and Work Harassment Internationally
Le mobbing est un poison lent - Mobbing ist ein leises Gift Zuletzt geändert The Germans and the French call it "the slow poison."
[2003-06-10] Identity Theft Scams Exposed, Part I
FACT: It takes 14 months, on average, before an Identity theft victim realizes their identity has been stolen.
[2003-06-09] Got Kids? IRS Wants You to Celebrate Christmas in July
You may find this hard to believe, but if you have children under age 17, you may receive a check from the IRS this summer. No kidding!
[2003-06-09] EQ--For the Agony and the Ecstasy
"The Agony and the Ecstasy" is the title of a novel about Michelangelo, by Irving Stone. When I encountered the title in middle school, I decided to read the book to find out what "agony" and "ecstasy" might be like, states of existence apparently available to uber-humans like Michelangelo. I was sure I had not experienced them.
[2003-06-08] Are You Using All Your Soul's Resources?
"Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed." -- William James
[2003-06-07] Why Am I Panicing and She's Just Sitting There?
"Life is a train of moods like a string of beads and, as we pass through them, they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world their own hue.... Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and writer, in 1844, which may have made him the first person to propose that emotionality is hard wired.
[2003-06-07] Can Emotional Intelligence Help Your Company with Risk Management?
According to jury behavior studies, yes. Jurors (who are usually also employees) expect emotionally intelligent behavior from companies.
[2003-06-06] Risk It!
"Often the difference between the successful man or woman and a failure is not one's abilities or ideas, but the courage one has to take a risk and to act on those abilities and ideas." Those wise words from Maxwell Maltz remind us that success in life is likely to involve some intelligent risk.
[2003-06-05] A Sense of Humor in the Workplace... Is it me? Or, was that not funny?
When I was first initiated into Corporate America, I had a sense of humor that went unmatched by any mortal soul. I was quick-witted, smart, sharp, and knew every gag and joke available to humanity. Most of it, I learned in college. But, college never really did teach the fact that having a sense of humor in the workplace is different than 'jocularity.' After a few brushes with career-chaos, I realized that the definition of 'corporate humor' deals with how one handles oneself and not how one can elicit laughter.
--- Where did this come from? ---
[2003-06-05] Change Your Perspective
Dr. John Gray (Mars/Venus), tells a story about how his father was robbed by a hitchhiker and left in the trunk of his car. In the heat of the day, his father was unable to get out of the trunk, and ultimately died of heat stroke.
[2003-06-05] Use Friendly Discussions To Advance Your Career
Think about all the different people that you chat with on a regular basis. This group most likely includes family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers. Then, think about the people that you have pleasant, often personal, discussions with from time to time. This group might include your hair stylist, parents at the local baseball field, merchants in your community, or people in your religious community. Next, review any lists or rosters you have for professional organizations, social clubs, or athletic clubs. These lists will help you remember folks you meet occasionally.
[2003-06-05] Multiculturalism: You Need to Know the Language
"How did you know what she meant?" a client asked me the other day, as we processed a joint conversation we'd had with someone from Venezuela. "What did he mean when he said..."
[2003-06-05] The Power of Thoughts
Perhaps the most powerful of all distinctions between human beings and other living organisms is the ability to think. Not just in jumping from one conclusion to another or in relating one event to the next, but even more the extent to which thoughts sometimes acrobatically balance on the edge of pure fantasy.
[2003-06-04] Job Hunting After Convalescence: Advice That Works
Hi Susan:
I have been out of the workforce for the last two years recovering from an accident, and my question for you is how will this be viewed by employers.
[2003-06-03] Have You Got Time For Planning?
You know that planning is essential both for success and effective use of your time. But what if you don't think you have the time to plan in the first place? It's a catch 22. You need to have the time to plan because such preparation would free up more of your time.
[2003-06-03] America's Highly Skilled Workers Take Big Hit in Jobless Recovery
America's highly skilled workers continue to take a big hit in the jobless recovery. These workers are suffering scant wage growth and unusually high unemployment. With the overall U.S. unemployment rate at 6% in April, most are ready, willing and able to get back to work.
[2003-06-03] Copy Cat or Born Leader
There has always been pressure on corporate leaders to perform well. Some have stretched and improved their competencies by learning more about themselves. Most have chosen to adopt best practices of those whom they respect to improve their own leadership style. So, which is the better method to develop leadership skills --- improve your innate signature talents or copy what others have developed and used successfully?
[2003-06-03] 21st Century Career Success
When it comes to modern career development, one thing we can all count on is change. With the advent of technology, telecommuting, and E-commerce, how work is performed is in a state of reinvention.
[2003-06-02] What Have Your Learned Lately?
Al Siebert, Ph.D., who studied resilient seniors, discovered that they had "a childlike" curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning. People who die in their 5th and 6th decade had this life trajectory: school, then work, then leisure. Resilient seniors had combined all three throughout their lifetime.
[2003-06-02] 7 Ways to Supplement Your Income During Career Transition
It is important to your peace of mind to have a supplemental income while you're working on starting up your own business. Before you make any decisions, create an inventory of your skills and knowledge. This will be important when you start looking for ways to earn extra cash.
[2003-06-02] Bankruptcy Basics
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute "household debt is at a record high relative to disposable income." The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reported that the number of filings for the year ended March 31, 2003 "exceeded 1.6 million for the first time in any 12 month period," a 15.1 percent increase from the previous year.
[2003-06-02] Make The Right Hire
How many times have you had an employee quit and then immediately feel desperate to fill the slot that was just vacated? Unfortunately, it's an all too common occurrence in today's workplace.
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