3 Tips To Conquer Procrastination
Putting off starting that big project? You aren’t alone.
When you work for yourself and set your own schedule, it’s easy to procrastinate.
Career Development
What Are You Doing To Build Your Own Career Ladder?
For decades, we were taught that the only way to succeed was to climb the corporate ladder.
That meant starting as an associate inside an organization and then getting promoted as you paid your dues and slowly climbed the ladder. Eventually, you would get to a point where you and the people around you felt you were successful. Everyone followed that path because that’s what we thought it meant to have a good career.
Fortune 500 CEO Says #1 Secret To Her Success Is Taking Jobs That Make Her Uncomfortable
Kathy Mazzarella is the Chairman, President, and CEO at Graybar, a wholesale distribution company that’s been around for 151 years. The company has around 8,700 employees and $7.5 billion in revenue. She has been with the company for 41 years and has been president for 9 of those years.
Lessons from a CEO: How to Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Your Own Success
Shellye Archambeau is no stranger to roadblocks and barriers. All throughout her career she has encountered them.
But one thing she learned early on was that life is not fair, you’re not always going to have an easy time. The good news is, you can do something about it. Shellye realized she had to be intentional about everything that she did and every decision she made in order to improve her odds of being successful and reaching her goals.
3 Keys for Building a Personal Brand
What’s the single best thing you can do for your career?
Build your personal brand.
It doesn’t matter if you work for someone else or for yourself. Your personal brand is what you stand for, how people perceive you, and what you’re known for. It can make the difference between getting career opportunities and staying stagnant.
Why All Leaders Must Be Coaches And Mentors
What can you do to make sure that you will add value to any organization you are a part of, regardless of what the future might bring?
Help make other people more successful!
Well…sort of.
The 3 Best Tips For Changing Jobs
Over the past few months there has been a lot of turbulence in the workforce with people leaving their organizations both voluntarily and involuntarily.
Now could be an opportune time to consider reinventing yourself and exploring other opportunities. In fact, I’ve received countless emails and comments about this which is why my wife and I started our Be Your Own Boss Podcast!
Let’s say you decided it’s time for a change and are ready to switch jobs. What should you do now?
Switching jobs isn’t something that should be taken lightly, but if for example you find yourself in a toxic work environment where you can’t advance, it may be time to move on.
Why You Should Fake It ‘Til You Make It
I never had a good job working for anyone else. Regardless of it was me or the company, I realized pretty early in life that I was unemployable.
So now what?
There’s More To Life Than Work
One of the things that I have personally struggled with for a long time is seeing beyond my work.
This is especially challenging when you work for yourself. For many years I always felt a but guilty for not spending my free time working.
Even those of you who have more traditional full-time jobs I’m sure can relate. For many of us it’s quite hard to separate work and life, especially now during COVID-19.
The Best Decision Making Hack
Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted? I have…many times.
But after implementing this decision-making hack, the number of those bad decisions decreased dramatically.