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5 Common Mistakes That Can Kill Your Promotion
You work hard for a promotion and give it your best shot. But what if your hard work isn’t enough? What if you’re not doing the right things? Worse yet, could you be making these mistakes without knowing it and killing your chances?
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How to Build Your Network in 5 Minutes a Day
Your network is one of your most important assets. But how can you fit networking activities into your already overstretched day? Use this simple strategy. It has generated the most “quick wins” for me and it will for you, too.
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9 Capabilities to Advance Your Career Faster and More Easily
At any given point in your career, people will be forming opinions on whether you’ve “got what it takes” to make it to the next level. Which of these capabilities would make the biggest difference for you if you worked on it now?
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Staying Connected in Challenging Times
While “social distancing” keeps you physically isolated and apart from others, it doesn’t mean you are alone in the world with no help or interaction with people. Whatever challenges you’re facing, the key is to stay connected to others.
Resume Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Why do some people keep hitting wall after wall in their job search while others are able to land their dream job? The key thing that separates the winners from the losers is having a powerful resume that gets you noticed.
How to Succeed in Your Biggest Goals
When it comes to achieving success in your career and life, there’s one thing you can do that will stack the deck in your favor toward winning rather than failing. It’s something most people don’t do and why so many goals don’t get achieved.
Why Being Busy is Overrated
It’s not always good to be busy. Left unchecked, being “so busy” will ultimately stand in the way of advancing in your career and having trusted relationships with the people who matter most in your life.
How to Sound Like a Leader
You don't have to be in a seat of authority to demonstrate leadership. Anyone at any level can behave like a leader and a key part of being seen as a leader is to sound like a leader.
How to Impress Your Stakeholders
People are always forming impressions of each other. When it comes to your career, these impressions can make a difference to the opportunities you get. So, how do you impress your stakeholders who have a say in your career?
The Trouble with Wanting to Be Right
Every leader has blind spots. Things you don’t see from your perspective, but everyone else does. And like driving a car, it’s the things in your blind spots that can cause big problems. This common blind spot can hold you back from achieving greater success.
The Key to Achieving Success in Every Goal
Why are some people more successful than others? No matter what goal you’re working toward, this characteristic of successful people can help you be more successful too. And it will help you stand out because most people don’t do it.
The 3-Word Daily Habit to Make This Your Best Year Yet
I learned a key to success from my father a few months ago. It’s helped him live a wonderful life and been a game-changer for me. It's a daily habit of just three words.
How to Overcome Fear and Live a Rich Life
Fear can hold you back from having the life you aspire to. What counts is what you do with that fear because that’s where you have an opportunity to improve your life and become your best self.
One Habit That Holds You Back from the Life and Career You Want
We’re taught from childhood to get permission from others to do what we want to do. Some of these permissions are important but many no longer serve you and will even hold you back from the life and career you want.
The Best Gift for the Holidays
We often think of gifts in terms of things. But the most valuable gift you can give isn’t a thing or even a special experience. Instead, it’s a gift that helps fulfill a basic human need.