Throughout my 20s, I thought about doing a PhD. A three or four trusted mentors encouraged me to go after a PhD, because I love research, discovery, writing, publishing and teaching. I thought about it really seriously, but, in the end, I changed my mind. Why? I realized I could achieve all those goals […]
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Consulting skills can help lift your career — and business — to new heights. By taking the time to review and improve your consulting skills, you can gain more control over the direction you’re headed in. When I started in consulting, I had great technical skills. I could lay out marketing strategies, create marketing tools, manage
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It’s April 11th and that means it’s Consultant Journal’s fourth anniversary! Woot woot!
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Distance Education Graduate Programs in Public Relations – I wanted to let you know about a new distance ed masters degree in PR.
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Become a life coach and start your journey into self-employment today. Life coaches help their clients identify and then achieve goals. Life coaching can be one of the most rewarding types of consulting because life coaches help their clients in all areas of their lives. While life coaches aren’t counselors or therapists, life coaches do
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Become a graphic design consultant and take advantage of the move to new media. Today, the demand for websites and visual marketing is higher than ever. Now is the perfect time to become a graphic design consultant. Consider becoming a graphic design consultant if you are creative and have skills in Photoshop or similar graphic
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"I want to be a consultant…" Ah yes, those six powerful words. They’ve been known to change lives; they sure changed mine. Just like attaining any other goal in life, it’s the desire to do something that starts a ball rolling. Once you’ve identified what it is that you want, your dreams suddenly become more
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It’s March 1st. We’re starting the third month of 2010. How’s your business year going? Sure, you may not have a business year-end that reflects the usual calendar, but it’s helpful to do a check in. What are you doing well at? What are you struggling with? For me, I’m doing much better at tackling self
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What is a consultant? The idea of consulting can be confusing. Sure, you’ve met a few "consultants," but, in actuality, what is a consultant? What does it mean to be a consultant? And, better yet, how can you become a consultant? What is a consultant? Consultants are independent contractors who are paid hourly, per day,
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Sample consulting estimates are hard to come by. New consultants often have little experience with setting consulting fee rates or they aren’t sure what to include in a project estimate. Setting your rate and accurately estimating what is involved in a project are crucial to consultant success. As a result, I’ve decided to include this
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