The world needs your gift – go out and give it!
That’s been my mantra for “my people” for quite a while now.
What does it really mean?
Your “gift” is what you do to create the change you wish to see in the world.
Which begs the question…
Do you know the change you wish to see in the [...]
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How do you stand out from the crowd and create more job security?
Seth Godin has a pretty great starting point to consider:
Unskilled Labor
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Grauer Razvan
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Motivational speaker Jim Rohn asserts that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.
Over the course of a 40-year career, you will spend approximately 100,000 hours working. An argument could be made that the people you work with are the very folks who are building your character.
Do you [...]
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Seth Godin writes:
“Art is not in the eye of the beholder, it’s in the heart of the artist.”
If an artist creates and never shows it to anyone does that mean it’s not art?
If those who behold what you create and don’t call it art, are they right?
Create, create, create!
The world needs your art – even [...]
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Are you job-seeking?
If so, are you following the conventional job search advice that you find online?
Might want to re-think this approach.
If you’re doing what everyone else is doing, then you’re not standing out in the crowd.
How will you ever be seen for the incredible asset that you are?
Consider the merits of observing everyone else’s approach [...]
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Lots of folks aspire to “Work-Life Balance.”
But do we really know what it is?
Don’t miss hearing the wise perspectives of Nigel Marsh, the author of the fabulously titled books:
“Fat, Forty and Fired” and “Overworked and Underlaid.”
“How to Make Work-Life Balance Work”
The big bonus is that he’s funny, too.
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Every day, my friend Kurt requires himself to come up with a good idea for a new product or service.
He’s not self-employed, and his good idea doesn’t even have to relate to his current job.
He’s actually just training himself to have good ideas all the time.
It’s kinda like going to the gym to build up [...]
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Do you realize that you are sitting on a goldmine?
You are talented. You are passionate.
You have a way with people.
No one else sees the world the same way you do.
You are a unique blend of experiences, training and influences.
You have great, original ideas.
You have a gift to give the world…
And the world needs it…
Will [...]
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Your work. How much does it reflect who you are?
Do you see your inimitable signature stamped on everything you complete?
Do you share your personal style and flare with the world?
It might not be as hard as it seems.
Maybe you hand over that receipt with a smile and a wink.
Maybe you put an extra flourish [...]
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Just for the heck of it, I started making a list of the little things that I find fun about my current life and lifestyle.
I was fascinated to see that once I got on a roll, it got easier and easier to think of things until I ended up with well over a hundred…
Watching my [...]
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