Professional Bachelors: Swimming with Sharks

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“The Bachelor” loved her for weeks, but he took only a few minutes to say goodbye. Have you ever had a new client make a quick decision to buy your product or service, only to panic and withdraw once you entered rough waters? Relationships that start too quickly often end just as fast. We swim in a gotta-have-it-now ocean.  Money.  Food. … [Read more...]

When Crisis Appears in Your Business

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Your business moves forward or backward but never remains still.  In those times when things seem to continually travel in reverse, it could signal the need to replace the old, dying beliefs that fueled your business in the past with new ones better suited for now and the future. … [Read more...]

Force or Finesse’

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There’s a lot you can think about when you’re laid out flat, face down on the table - moist heating penetrating through your neck and back as the heat primes you for your 90 seconds with the chiropractor.  After a pressured crack of my back I flipped over and the doc grabbed my head, gently held it in his hand, and gave it a flick to the right … [Read more...]

Breaking The Sound Barrier

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Communication usually breaks down at the point where one or more people begin to talk AT a person rather than with someone. If the other party responds in a like manner it's not long before a wall of sound separates the two. This video uses some funny examples and practical solutions to help you break the sound barrier. So remember to stop, listen … [Read more...]

Career Advancement: What is Important?

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Follow this principle and you will find success.  No matter the field, job or career.  It is so simple.  It is easy to miss. If you really want to find success in life, you will heed this “commandment.”  Make what is important to your employer, important to you. I can assure you it sounds too simple.   However, it will change your life.  … [Read more...]

Alliances Aren’t Just on Survivor

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If you have ever watched the reality TV show Survivor, where a group of people are dropped on an island or some secluded area and must survive, as they are voted out one by one by their fellow survivors, alliances make or break the contestants.  Richard Hatch, the infamous first Survivor Champion, was the pioneer of this strategy. I’ve only … [Read more...]

It’s Not Always About Your Strengths

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A number of years ago my co-workers and I read a book about finding your strengths.  At first I felt it really helped us to operate as a team in new and better ways.  If I could to see how my strengths helped those around me, then we could be more effective.  At the same time it helped me be more aware of what I bring to the table.  This aspect … [Read more...]

Nobody Told Me About Management!

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Looking back, it should have been obvious to me that I would end up working in radio. When I was a just in grade school I would sit in the back of the car, turned around with my head resting on the rear dash speakers (seatbelts were optional back then) and listen to the DJ more than the music. In High School my friends and I would sit at basketball … [Read more...]

New Ways of Marketing Yourself – Part III

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In my first two articles the “New Normal” that we all eventually experience in business, demands that we update our contact list and inventory our assets before we’re able to effectively market ourselves to others.  These are important because strategically positioning yourself demands that you know your audience and better understand what you … [Read more...]

Adversity: Addressing The Elephant In The Room

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If you believe that The Cat In The Hat and Green Eggs and Ham speak only to children, try reading them again from a different perspective. The fascinating world of Dr. Seuss communicates on several levels in ways more relevant than you might think.  Through the eyes of a child, the purest form of truth, you might consider his masterpiece Horton … [Read more...]