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A Job is Not a Job

It only happened on Mondays. Sometimes I escaped the unpleasant ritual. But, more often than not, right before boarding I threw up in the ladies room of the train station. It wasn't the commute I hated. It was the job.The reasons don't mat...

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Keep Your Project Moving

I'll admit it upfront. I like starting new projects. Unfortunately, I'm hardly as fond of finishing them.One exception is my book, A Manager's Guide to Newsletters: Communicating for Results, which I did get finished. Even on that proj...

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Emotional Intelligence The Shot Felt 'Round the World

I just hung up the phone with Li-Yan, who wants me to come to Malaysia and present a workshop with her on emotional intelligence for businesses. She quit her corporate job there, because she found the work environment stifling, unethical and demorali...

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How I Became a Syndicated Columnist And You Can Too!

How I Became a Syndicated Columnist And You Can Too! by: Sarah SmileyReal Estate has "Location, location, location," and writing has "Clips, clips, clips."When people ask me how I became a syndicated columnist, I usually say, "it just snowballe...

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Book Yourself Solid Key Number 2: Choose Your Ideal Clients

Book Yourself Solid Key Number 2: Choose Your Ideal Clients by: Michael Port The Book Yourself Solid article series continues with Key Number 2: Choose Your Ideal Clients Your clients are an expression and an extension of you. When I first sta...

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12 Tips for Effective Global Business Networking

12 Tips for Effective Global Business Networking by: Kit Lum Networking forms an invaluable backbone to global business. Not only is it an essential part of growing your online business, it’s a fantastic way to cultivate business relationships...

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The Trouble with Stress is It Can Kill You

Stress is part and parcel of life. However, just as distress can cause disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. Stress is not always necessarily harmful. Getting a new job can be just stressful as losing it, or ...

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How to Create Your Reputation as an Artist

How to Create Your Reputation as an Artist by: Steven Popkin Creating Your Reputation! Make your name a household name! Easier said than done. But that's what will create the "sought after" effect. Now, there are a few steps that you can ge...

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Gift Hampers: Wonderful Baby Gifts For A Co-worker

Finding a useful gift that the whole office can chip in on for a co-worker who is expecting a baby can be difficult. After all, there's only so many flowers that one person can possibly receive. Instead of choosing a typical gift, why not consid...

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8 Successful Ways To Keep Motivated

The luxury to work from home with no boss telling you what to do is a dream come true for many people.It can, however be blessing and a curse. A problem which many new business people who work from home encounter is one of keeping motivated. To keep...

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