Planting Seeds
Whether you are an individual looking for your next career move, a sole proprietor expanding your business, a business manager seeking new markets or a CEO reaching out for new opportunities, the key to development is planting seeds. The days of the “hard sell” are behind us. People are inundated with marketing messages. Planting seeds is a gentle way of marketing and making your services known to others. Here are some tips to creating a growing market. Some seeds will sprout, others may not – you won’t always know the impact that you might have… Continue reading
Development – External
External development is just as important as internal development for both the individual and a business – to ensure career growth and business growth. Here are some tips for individuals and for businesses.
Individual
Tip 1: Within – You can build your career inside your current organization. Play with the following:
- Make your career aspirations known to your supervisor and others who will listen.
- Take on projects that are out of your comfort zone and will allow you to work with others you may not interact with.
- Keep your relationships with fellow employees friendly and professional, you… Continue reading
What’s holding you back?
There’s something going on here that stops us from doing what we know. It’s hidden, it’s a mystery. We all have it, but rarely know what to do about it, and worse, rarely acknowledge it.
It’s fear.
Why don’t we eat healthier? Why don’t we have those difficult conversations with our employees? Why do you put up with bad behavior in the workplace? We’re afraid of change and doing things that are uncomfortable. We do everything we can to avoid this and make every excuse we can.
I found a great process to tackle… Continue reading
Goal Setting
It’s that time of year again – time to set goals. Some people call these resolutions, others call it changing their lives. Many times the goals are great but don’t happen. Here are some tips about setting goals and actually completing them. Some tips you may have already seen.
Tip 1: Whose goal is it? Many times goals are set for you by others. At work, goals can be imposed – at home, they could be generated by a spouse. Think about what you want to accomplish – or what someone else… Continue reading
Creating Your Action Button
The last blog covered making plans about wanting to get things done but not doing anything. It addressed the common problem of getting stuck before you’ve even begun to work toward goals, projects and ideas.
Sometimes we’re thinking about the end game (project, goal, idea) which seems big and complicated. Other times we revert to overwhelm where there are too many things to get done. You’ll know this is happening when you wake up in the morning, think about the day ahead and want to pull the covers over your head hitting the snooze button. Here… Continue reading
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