For most of you out there who are either fairly new to freelancing jobs or who are seriously considering jumping in, a big question may still remain of whether you will be able to make it or not. The answer is that EVERYONE can succeed in freelancing, however, many do not.
Unfortunately for those who [...]

Multiple streams of income mean having an income from more than one source. In today’s world, to live a comfortable lifestyle and have the things you desire, you need a lot of money. But for most people, this remains a dream that is not fulfilled because the money they earn in their job does not [...]

Now that you have established your own home business and have become your own boss, the world seems to be at peace with you. But to truly make your home business a roaring success, you need to know how to set your goal - short, mid and long.
Learning how to set your goal - short, [...]

When you’re a candidate for a promotion that ends up going to a peer, are you left wondering “why them and not me?” Why were they promoted to manage or lead a broader realm of responsibilities, but not me? Why when I am the one who is more consistently and more recently invited to spend [...]

Do you have an upcoming meeting where you need to convince your boss, spouse, or co-workers to make a change? Lay the groundwork for a successful encounter before the meeting starts.
Pre-Meeting Interaction
Your ability to influence others is directly tied to what they think of you. The bottom line is this: if people like you, you [...]

Change and a promotion go together. When someone gets a promotion, they face new tasks, new peers, new relationships, and new opportunities. Often they become “in charge” of a team or work group. All of this can be heady stuff, and it can change people.
Over the years, I have seen people change for the [...]

When I rank the bosses I have had throughout my life, I have to say my infant son is the best boss I’ve ever had. I’ll admit to being just a bit biased in judging him. He’s not an MBA or a management professional (yet), but he has many of the characteristics that a great [...]

Those days are gone when an employee used to stick with a company until his or her retirement. On an average, the maximum time an executive spends with a company is 3 to 4 years. To a high extent most of the companies too have accepted this trend. But that does not mean that an [...]

You are thinking of quitting your job. But resigning from your current job should not be a decision make haphazardly though, because it may have big impact on your life. You should think carefully and take various factors into consideration before you finalize your decision and submit your resignation letter to your superior. Here are [...]

In all the years that I have been working as a career and job coach I am always amazed at how many managers tell me they have no time to update their resume and keep their network active. “I know I should,” they often say, “but I just don’t have the time.” For continual [...]

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