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As part of the expansion to help more people tap into their unique talents to communicate, connect and come alive, I've decided to include other voices on the website. I hope the ideas here will help you in your business and in your life. Enjoy!
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Victoria
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Anni M.
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It doesn’t matter who you are or what line of work you’re in, to succeed you must develop a track record of success. But this track record doesn’t necessarily match up one-to-one with every piece of work you’ve ever done. Instead it’s a carefully curated collection of your accomplishments—the best of what you have to offer. Here are some tips for building your most powerful and persuasive resume.
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Anni M.
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In these difficult economic times, fewer people are striking out on their own. It’s understandable—if you have job security, you may feel like you need to stay put. For many people it’s not a matter of debate. They may desperately need their health insurance or 401K. They may have children to support, college to pay for, and a mortgage that just won’t quit. I’m certainly not naïve about these situations. I don’t claim to have the answers for anyone. I know how desperate many of us are to stay afloat—to simply continue to get by day-to-day. At the same time though, I worry about our workforce. It seems to me, we’re in danger of becoming a nation of unhappy, unfulfilled people. It’s miserable to be stuck in a job that you hate, especially when you feel like there is no way out. I think, for many of us, this economic climate is breeding resentment, pain, boredom, despair, and illness.
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Anni M.
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The eight-hour work day is a relatively recent phenomenon. Before it was established, people worked until they dropped, driven by the profit incentives of their companies and bosses. It was a great success of the labor movement in the early 20th century. The culture is changing but in many companies employees are still expected to work very long hours. In business, labor laws are rarely enforced.
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Anni M.
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According to Peggy Klaus, a corporate consultant and author of the book, “Brag,” in the face of dire economic circumstances, executives tend to bury their heads in the sand. It’s no secret that the recession has hit businesses hard. Many of them have gone under, unable to weather the immense storm that continues to rage through our country’s coffers. And many of the survivors are in rough shape, having had to lay off a huge percentage of their employees. From the outside, the picture is bleak, but how must it look from the inside? How are these executives handling their losses? Is Klaus right, are they just burying their heads in the sand? If they are, I expect it’s just a matter of time before their companies buckle again, this time permanently.
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Anni M.
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Last week I wrote about the importance of avoiding ageism in the workplace. Quality older workers are more experienced, they see the big picture, and they are masters of their own performance. If you are lucky enough to have an integrated workplace with employees from different generations, you are likely reaping the benefits of that experiential diversity, but you may also face some challenges. While individuals are always infinitely variable in personality and temperament, there are some general trends that correspond to the decades in which a person spent their formative years.
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I was reading an article recently about age and entrepreneurship. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs have been in their 20s. There are many suggested reasons for this: they didn’t have families, they were naïve and unaware of the realistic risks (read: fearless), and they were nimble when it came to pivoting their business plan on a moment’s notice. All of this may be true, but age is just a number. There are plenty of older entrepreneurs who have found major success, like Robin Case, founder of Zipcar. It’s crazy to assume age means a loss of creativity or that older business people are slower on their feet (metaphorically speaking). This attitude travels well beyond the boundaries of entrepreneurship. In business, many of us are hesitant to hire an older employee. We think they are somehow less ambitious and less focused. This isn’t just incorrect, it’s ageist. It’s also illegal.
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