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Brand You
Why You Should Be Considering Brand You. I am a huge fan of the concept of 'you are your brand'. That it is essential for anyone in business to be really clear on the message and the 'brand' they present; whether they run their own business, are employed or looking...
Resilience Needed
I was asked to contribute a small piece on resilience for a professional paper and was drawn to the observation of how essential resilience now is to anyone setting off on a new career path. Although always in the back of my mind I am concerned that resilience can...
Coming Home In 2013
Odd isn’t it, that we think that the change of a date will somehow mark a new beginning in the way any other day cannot do. We might look at the 31st of December and think tomorrow will be the start of something new. More good stuff or perhaps some good stuff at last....
We Tell Others How To Treat Us
I was reminded this week in painful circumstance how it is human nature to judge ourselves by our motives and others by their actions. If we can try, with great difficulty sometimes, to wonder why we have received the reaction we have and to consider how our behaviour...
It’s The Truth, Honestly
We all like to feel we are honest in our dealings with others and are often outraged when others behave in anything less than worthy manner. But I wonder how honest we actually are? I sat and watched 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' with my daughter the other day, a film which...
Failure Is Not An Option – Or Is It?
I was watching a documentary on Apollo 13 last night, I like the film based on the event and imagined the documentary would provide extra information. Actually, it all turned out to be horribly cheesy; with an overly dramatic voice-over, and tedious music. What I did...
What’s My Niche?
On our conference call today the broad subject was starting a business. As one of the topics was about deciding what that business might be, I thought it might be a good subject for this week’s post? There might be many reasons you would consider starting a...
The Joy Of Networking
Networking is such a negative word in many circles. Often considered to be the world of the slimy and creepy sort, working a room and seeing what they can get. Of course, that is an easy stereotype that allows us all to say ‘Oh I would not want to be seen like that so...
High Anxiety – Time For A New Job?
Whether you are feeling the pressure to move to a new job. Things really becoming too uncomfortable to stay and you can feel your life ticking away. Or because your current position is coming to an end. Panic or denial often sets in. Denial in facing the reality; that...