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Looking for a Great Idea? You Have One Already
Posted on February 10, 2011
Learn how to recognize and harness great ideas, from Poppy King, author of Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life.
Twyla Tharp’s Creative Autobiography
Posted on February 8, 2011
In her book The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life, renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp shares what makes her tick — from how she begins each day to who she admires most.
Stand Up for Your Rights — and Take Back Your Time
Posted on January 25, 2011
Be assertive in setting limits and saying no in order to gain back your focus. From Lucy Jo Palladino, author of Find Your Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload
Looking for a Great Idea? You Have One Already
Posted on January 11, 2011Learn how to recognize and harness great ideas, from Poppy King, author of Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life.
Stop Procrastinating! 8 Simple Strategies for Beating the Desire to Drag Your Feet
Posted on August 17, 2010
What kind of procrastinator are you? Knowing the answer to that question and following these eight tips can help you stay on track when you really don’t want to work. From Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin Rooney Doland
Inspiring Trust
Posted on July 6, 2010
How trust can bring out the best in others, helping them rise to the challenge and make enormous contributions that benefit us all. From The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey
How to Win Respect — Even From Your Opposition
Posted on June 18, 2010How you can persuade people using the tactics that Benjamin Franklin employed to transform one of his foes into a lifelong friend. From Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
9 Questions for Determining if Running Your Own Business Is the Perfect Job for You
Posted on June 15, 2010
So you say you want to start a business. Ask yourself these nine questions before you get started. From Robin Ryan, author of What to Do With the Rest of Your Life: America’s Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You’ll LOVE.
How to Be Successfully Unemployed
Posted on June 3, 2010Follow these 12 belt-tightening and budgeting tips as you’re looking for work, from Work It!: How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy, by Allison Hemming.
How Not to Ask for a Raise: 6 Common Pitfalls
Posted on May 27, 2010
Avoid these pitfalls — and find out where the biggest raises come from. From Robin Ryan, author of What to Do With the Rest of Your Life: America’s Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You’ll LOVE
9 Secrets to Successful Salary Negotiations
Posted on May 6, 2010
How to get paid well for what you do, from Robin Ryan, author of What to Do With the Rest of Your Life: America’s Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You’ll LOVE.
Being Downsized 101
Posted on April 20, 2010
Fourteen things to do immediately after losing your job, from Work It!: How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy, by Allison Hemming.
How to Increase Your Capabilities and Run With Your Strengths
Posted on March 25, 2010Capable people are credible. They inspire trust. It’s that simple. You can have integrity and good intent, but at the end of the day, if you don’t have current capabilities, if you are not relevant, you will not have credibility. From The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey
