Confession
I’ve got a confession to make. It’s one I haven’t shared with very many people. In fact, I’m not even sure my closest friends know.
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Dealing with stress as an independent consultant
The following guest post is by Ryan Rivera.
Jane has been an independent consultant for 2 and half years now, working for various business firms who seek her expertise on identifying and determining management flaws and problems. She analyses data and prepare reports, citing the difficulties and improvements the company should and must implement. Her job description also involves creating a detailed and quality long- and short-term management tactics to help increase efficacy of management control as well as increase productivity and profitability of the whole enterprise.
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9 tips for self care in business
Self care – it’s key to business success, even if you think it’s a wishy-washy term. While ignoring your personal needs might help your business get ahead in the short term, it’s the path to burnout in the long term. Sometimes, taking care of business means taking care of yourself.
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Steve Jobs, Apple and being an expert
I tripped across this photo of Steve Jobs’ notes for the iPhone launch. Even the head of Apple Computers needed notes to navigate the iPhone. The expert needed help.
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Hope and creativity – Caine’s Arcade
Last night, I watched Caine’s Arcade, a short film about the arcade a 9 year old boy from South LA has built by hand. Using cardboard boxes from his dad’s car parts store and a whole lot of imagination, Caine has created an arcade that rivals any you’d find downtown or at Chuck E. Cheese’s.
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On comments and tedium
The previous post here covered finding time to work on your business. And, of course, I’ve been talking about business plans a lot lately. In spite of all this, I’m doing an awful lot of work *in* my business right now. And some of it is just…tedious!
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Write Your Business Plan Now launches
I’m pleased to announce the launch of Write Your Business Plan Now, a kit I put together to help real people write business plans. I mentioned I’d be releasing the guide a few weeks ago, but I went back and added in extra resources to make it a complete, all-in-one kit. Inside the kit, you’ll
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How to use LinkedIn to build expert status
How to use LinkedIn to build expert status – Are you wondering whether LinkedIn can help you build your expert status? Curious whether LinkedIn is anything more than just a fly-by-night social media portal?
LinkedIn is a unique social media site that can be a powerful tool when used appropriately. And one of the most effective ways to use LinkedIn is as a tool to help you build expert status.
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8 reasons the economy means opportunity
Even when the economy is in the dumpster, opportunities abound for consultants paying attention.
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