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paulag01 at 8:06am Wed, 18 Nov 2009 under
Business & Career,
Research, Academia & Education,
coach,
advice,
mentor,
career advice,
coaching,
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Start-up,
Work From Home,
Co-workers,
Boss,
Job Hunting,
Personal Development,
Networking,
Small Business,
Office,
Career,
Office,
Networking,
Small Business; 359 views
Let's face it. Advice is a dime a dozen. If you ask two people their opinion you'll get at least three or four different answers. Every corner you turn in your office, in your business stands someone who wants to tell you what they think you should do. So, how do you know who you should listen to?
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paulag01 at 6:51am Wed, 11 Nov 2009 under
Business & Career,
Sex & Relationships,
commitment,
confidence,
women leaders,
integrity,
character,
leaders,
Stress,
Personal Development,
Small Business,
leadership characteristics,
Career,
Office,
Small Business,
leadership. women's leadership; 397 views
This week several events transpired that had me musing upon the power of making and keeping a commitment. Not in a martyr sort of way, but in the way that speaks to your character and your potential. Your reputation and relationship with self and others is built on the foundation of you doing what you say you will do. How do you measure up to your own speech?
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paulag01 at 12:25pm Wed, 4 Nov 2009 under
Business & Career,
Life,
entrepreneurship,
failure,
success,
confidence,
woman entrepreneur,
solopreneur,
Start-up,
Personal Development,
Small Business,
Career,
Small Business,
failing forward; 594 views
So many people are afraid of failure that they fail to start. We look to paragons of success around us and never see the series of failures that happened along their path. For some reason we think we need to be immune from failure if we are to amount to anything in our careers, our businesses, our lives. Yet the very opposite is true. it is not failure but what we learn from failure that is the key to success.
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paulag01 at 3:56pm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 under
Business & Career,
stress,
health,
economy,
Layoffs,
laid off,
Stress,
Stress,
Career,
Office; 591 views
Your company just went through another round of layoffs. So many of your colleagues are gone, just like that. You breathe a sigh of relief. At least you still have a job. Yet, are you really better off? According to a recent MSNBC article, the opposite may be true.
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paulag01 at 12:36pm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 under
Blogging & Social Media,
Business & Career,
Technology & Web,
blogging,
blogs,
social media,
facebook,
Web 2.0,
Twitter,
MySpace,
flickr,
LinkedIn,
Start-up,
Work From Home,
Social Networking,
Small Business,
Internet,
Tech,
Small Business,
Blogging & Social Media,
Internet,
Tech,
gmail,
hotmail,
yahoo mail; 1588 views
You never go far without access to your Twitter stream. Facebook is like a second religion to you. Your blog is essentially your baby. Whether you're online for business building, furthering your career, or personal endeavors, social media is a core activity in your daily life. For many it's even more entwined with their days than showering or brushing their teeth. So... what happens to your online life when you die?
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