Appreciation for your current work situation

by Leslie Cardinal on July 28, 2011

in Career Success

When you think about your career plan there are two main elements to consider.  The first is how to maximize where you are now.  The second is exploring and planning for your next career steps.   Both elements are important for a successful career.  For today, I want to focus just on the first part, making the [...]

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Take a Class or Workshop

by Leslie Cardinal on June 12, 2010

in Business Success

A great way to grow your business is to take a class or workshop  to increase your skills.   Learning can spark your energy, broaden your perspective, and help you move forward to new levels of business success.  You have many options for learning…you can attend a class in a regular classroom setting, or you can learn [...]

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Technology

Plan Time for Tech Learning–Part Two

June 10, 2010

In the last post, I shared the first three tips for including time for technical learning in your week as a strategy for growing your business. I promised more in this post. Here are some strategies that have helped me find greater enjoyment and less resistance to the process of learning tech-y things. See if [...]

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Technology

Plan Time For Tech Learning

June 10, 2010

It may seem like a contradiction, but a great way to grow your business is to include time for learning tech-y things. You might think that you would be wiser to spend your time doing your core work or your regular marketing activities. It might seem like time for tech learning would be a distraction, [...]

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General

Ask for Support to Reach Your Goals

June 9, 2010

As you are growing your business set goals to give you something to aim for. It will help you focus your time and energy. It will help you see progress. And it will give you something to celebrate as you make progress in reaching your goals. Of course you will want to take daily action [...]

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General

Outsource Some Small Tasks

June 7, 2010

Every couple of months it is smart to take a look for another task or two that you could outsource. Even small tasks can make a difference, because it frees up your time and energy for your core business tasks. There is another, sometimes unexpected, benefit to outsourcing some tasks, and that is the mental [...]

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