If you’ve been out in the stores lately, it’s pretty obvious that school is starting up again soon. Even if you don’t have kids, or they’re all grown up, there are plenty of opportunities for you to further your own education. Your local school board and community college probably offer a wide range of courses…
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Category Archives: Success Strategies
Do Your Management Skills Need Improvement?
One of the “special dates” marked on my blogging calendar for March is “Improve Management Skills Month.” I haven’t been able to find any information about the origins of this event, but it did inspire me to write a series of posts last year which, in my humble opinion, are well worth reading again. Essential…
Striving for Balance in 2011
Last week I shared some of my personal challenges with work-life balance, so it only seems right that I follow up with what I plan to do about it. For Christmas, my stepson gave me a calendar called Office Time-Killers: Sneaky Ways of Slacking Off. My initial reaction was that he doesn’t know me very…
Book Review: Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams into Reality
Earlier this year, Allison Maslan visited my blog to tell us about her Blast Off! Dream Career Questionnaire and her new book, Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams into Reality. At that time I said I’d be posting my review of the book, and today I’m going to make good on…
Kicking off Social Media Success Summit 2010 with Guy Kawasaki
The Social Media Success Summit opened last night with a keynote address from Guy Kawasaki. Although I don’t follow him on Twitter or elsewhere, he is well known in the industry, and I was looking forward to learning from him. This was my first time using Twitter while participating in an event, and it was…
How Do You Like to Learn?
Lifelong learning is essential for small business owners in order to stay on top of new developments in your industry, the latest marketing trends, and advances in technology. The number of options are seemingly endless, which means you can choose those that best suit your budget, your schedule, and your learning style. Teleclasses There are…
Tapping Into Your Passion
If you’re thinking about starting a new career or business in 2010, I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading today’s guest post from Allison Maslan, author of Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality. Tap Into Your Passion To Find Your Dream Career By Allison Maslan In my 20’s, I ran a…
Is Self-Employment Right for You?
This is a really special week in my books. Not only is it Home Based Business Week, but it began with Canadian Thanksgiving, which is pretty fitting, since I’m very thankful to be a living the life of a home based business owner. I won’t lie and say it’s stress-free, but I feel that because…
Have You Chosen Your Niche?
I’ve heard it said that “the proof is in the pudding.” I wasn’t quite sure what that meant, so I looked it up and learned that the complete quote is actually “the proof of the pudding is in the eating,” meaning that results are what counts. Another concept I didn’t quite grasp before is one…
