Your guide to work at home success
Andrea Lee has put together a list of 60 ways to collaborate with others for increasing your bottom line. Each idea is very straight-forward and can be implemented immediately. Interview someone. Have someone interview you. Write an article with someone. Have someone write your ezine while you’re on vacation. Offer to write someone else’s ezien [...]
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Sometimes I’m such an intolerant b*tch. I wanted to title this article “Dealing with Idiot Customers” but thought better of it. I got this email from a customer who ordered a bio template from my
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Had a fun in-person meeting today with Andrea J. Lee and Sarah Van Male. For three people who normally communicate virtually, it was a real treat to be in the same room at the same time. In fact, it was the first time Andrea and Sarah had met in person, even though they’ve been working [...]
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Our guest writer this week is Joan Stewart, also know as the Publicity Hound. If you need help with your public relations campaign and you can’t do it alone, hiring a publicist or other service provider is often a wise decision. Here are six handy tips to keep in mind when buying PR-related products or [...]
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In today’s fast-paced world, many people find they have trouble feeling grounded and on top of things. Work is often filled with a sense of urgency leading to stress, fatigue, and even burn-out. Get some help prioritizing, by taking the Urgency Index test. Used by Robert Gass in his Art of Leadership training at
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Ah…the folly! I should know by now that nothing is every really finished. It’s always evolving. Or at least, that’s how it works for me. One project inevitably leads to another. As Andrea Lee remarked this week “Remember the quote from the Godfather?” Oh yeah, that would be the one about making an offer you [...]
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Trying to decide what kind of business to start? A career assessment can provide some clues. Career coach Patricia Soldati has done some pretty exhaustive research about what career assessment tools are the best. Here are her conclusions: 1. None provide answers, only clues – you are your own best filter for their accuracy and [...]
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Here is an excerpt from Thomas Leonard’s article Top Ten Ways to Simplify Your Life. It may seem shocking to the “people pleasers” among us (and I count myself in that group), but boy is it refreshing! Wean away consuming people! Part of simplifying is to simplify your personal Rolodex. I’ve found that it works [...]
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I had a situation last month when a business sent me an unsolicited newsletter. I unsubscribed (mildly annoyed because I had not subscribed in the first place) and then an email exchange ensued. In part, this is what the business owner wrote: “I am new to the newsletter process, this is my first one and [...]
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My friend and colleague Kerul Kassel is excited, and for good reason: she just received the first shipment of her new book Stop Procrastinating Now. And by coincidence, this happens to be National Procrastination Week. Talk about timing…Kerul’s a pretty organized person but that’s uncanny! Kerul’s book teaches a system for ending procrastination, and some [...]
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