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Building a loyal customer base is difficult when there are too many businesses competing for the same market. This is especially true for small businesses. Whether you own a dry cleaning shop, a hair saloon, a boutique, sell pizza, clothing or electronics to name a few, you know that out ...
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You are 17 and already thinking about what to do in college and where. Clap! Clap! You belong to a statistical minority. Deciding what to do for the rest of your life can be a bit overwhelming, specially during a time when your main and most pressing concern is deciding ...
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Whether you are easily distracted or feel lost in your new job, making checklists will get you organized and prevent you from missing important deadlines.
Professionals from the most challenging fields use them. Doctors, pilots, engineers, all share a common problem. Their jobs involve lots of steps that if overlooked can ...
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Whether you are stepping for the first time into a management position or you are switching companies there is a common mistake you can not afford to make. Making changes during your first weeks at the helm. This can be learned the easy or the hard way. The latter comes ...
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Every teenager will become oppositional from time to time. It’s normal; and particularly when they feel upset or stressed. Oppositional behaviors can become a matter of concern if they start interfering with their social, academic or family life.
The article goal is to give some basic bearings to parents, coaches, educators ...
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We all occupy roles in our lives. We are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters. We grow up performing these roles. You are born a son, you build relationships with peers, maybe you’ll have children to then become a grandfather or grandmother. And so, these roles get hard-wired into our ...
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In September of 2007 I traveled to Peru’s popular Macchu Picchu.
Although fascinating, the high note of my trip was far away from there; in Panama to be precise.
No, the Canal wasn’t that transcendental place I found (went there too, though).
In a 365 island archipelago I spent a week living among ...
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I wanted to write a series of posts that you could apply to your job. Something you can relate to wether you are a salesman, doctor, telemarketer or a store manager. Do any of those professions have anything in common with each other? Yes, no. Doesn’t matter. My goal is ...
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I’ve been doing a lot of job interviews lately. Evidently, the market being flooded with applicants is one of the side effects of the crisis. My organization, instead of laying people off has been steadily hiring and this is due to the high turnover rate of the industry.
As any other ...
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