Career

Take Action – Your Love for What you do Will Take Care of Everything

November 8, 2015 ♦

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I attended a seminar in Markham, Ontario last Monday evening. It was hosted by Julie Flippin of Small Business Savvy. She’s a sales coach who helps small business people discover what is holding them back from achieving success and get on with building a successful business. It was fascinating to…

Power Networking with Linkedin

August 3, 2015 ♦

Business Strategies, Career, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Self-Improvement, Strategy, Value Proposition, Work

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Start Your Linkedin Strategy the Right Way Meeting the right people is critical to success in any endeavour and in our era, connecting is done online via Linkedin. Linkedin has a vast group of link minded professionals, who you may do business with at some point. The key to success in…

Infographic Resumes — Powerful Selling Tools You Should Use

May 20, 2015 ♦

Branding, Career

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Create a Purple Squirrel — You! Visuals connect strongly with the emotional part of our brain so why not use them? We know how people make decisions based on emotion. The visual resume may give your brand image a significant lift and complement your professional CV very well. It can…

5 Signs You’re about to Have a Career/Business Breakthrough and 5 Ways to Make it Happen

April 12, 2015 ♦

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Growth Hacking 101: Career and Personal Breakthroughs Usually Happen Together 2017 was another record business and sales year for many people. How did you do? Have you been working very hard with little show for it? Well, it could be you just haven’t done enough networking, or worked on your…

How to Create a Riveting Awe-Inspiring UVP

March 11, 2015 ♦

Business Strategies, Career, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Value Proposition

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Building Your UVP In my last post, we found out why a unique value proposition is so important. You want to be the best you can be, and communicate your value expertly. While your UVP also expresses your passion, remember that the bottom line is that it’s more about your customer (target…

Active Interviewing – Taking Control of Your Career

February 1, 2015 ♦

Career, Prospecting, Strategy

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Well, just when I said I don’t really want to read books anymore (I’ve read 2000+, that’s enough), I discovered another great one you need to read. It’s called Active Interviewing, written by Eric P Kramer. This could be a game changer for your career and happiness. No one book…

Make the Right Decision Every Time

January 3, 2015 ♦

Business Strategies, Career

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Too Much of a Good Thing You’re a lucky guy (or girl). So many options and possibilities in your personal and business life. You have: 5 different job opportunities 7 different people you could date or marry 4 different places you could live 8 different types of businesses you could…

Digital Salary Survey Fall 2014

November 26, 2014 ♦

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Digital Media is King The rise of digital media in the business and marketing realm is nothing new. It’s just now it seems that digital workers are getting some respect. But while some digital superstars are highly sought and well paid, salaries for others will not be all that great.…

The Growth of Social Media

August 20, 2014 ♦

Business Strategies, Career, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Prospecting, Social Media, Strategy

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And then you must use it really well. I’ve just been thinking about how much more time I spend on Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Youtube, and other social sites and I realized I don’t do as much searching with Google anymore. The reason for that is undoubtedly that content on social…

Twitter Tips – Taking it to the Next Level

August 12, 2014 ♦

Career, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Social Media, Work

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There’s Lots of Ways to Make Twitter more Effective Twitter has had its 8th birthday this year and it’s still going strong. It’s the top microblogging platform and millions of businesses use it. Whether they use it well is another matter. It can be a great way to connect with…

Motivating Others May be the Greatest Power You Possess

July 20, 2014 ♦

Career, Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Uncategorized, Value Proposition, Work

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What Motivates Key People in Your Life? If you haven’t the foggiest idea of what motivates people, it will be virtually impossible for you to get the best work, effort, and outcomes with them. People are motivated by different values – their value system. That set of values, which very…

The Power of Fascination

June 17, 2014 ♦

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Are you a fascinating person? Maybe you are and you don’t know it. But what is it about you that captivates others and makes them value you so highly that they are fixated on you? Understanding who fascinates you might be a key to understanding yourself. Why do they fascinate…