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Just How Valuable Are You?

Just How Valuable Are You?

Building long term value is a topic that can not be quickly covered.  I have been reading about this topic for several years, and I still feel like I am a total amateur.  Even though I am an amateur in this field, I recently had a long conversation with someone that was, more or less, starting out in his career.  The more we spoke the more the thoughts and ideas started to flow. I can not take credit for any new insights in to this area.  These are…

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Political: Spin Doctors Rule These Days and Does Truth Even Exist?

Political: Spin Doctors Rule These Days and Does Truth Even Exist?

This is not a political blog and I do not wish to make it one. That being said, what interests me in all the recent back-in-forth amongst of the candidates is the spin and how easy people believe what they are told. When did humanity turn their brains off? The below quote is from one of my favorite authors, Terry Goodkind, and is very appropriate in today’s world. “People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything….

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Presentation and self-conduct – Part 1: Impressions directly affect results

Presentation and self-conduct – Part 1: Impressions directly affect results

The way you carry yourself and how you speak to others directly affect your results and career progression. For years, this has been talked, written and trained about in both sales and personal development settings. Unfortunately, many people still do not get it. The image that people have in their mind of you is the reality by which they will operate (and judge you), and once it is set, it becomes difficult to change. It is a hard road to climb up in people…

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