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7 Tips On How to Get a Promotion From “Show Your Worth” Author and Former IBM Executive Shelmina Babai Abji

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Since that factor is out of our hands, we should focus on something within our control, like our personal career trajectories and the best timing and method to seek a raise or a promotion. She also recently wrote a book titled, Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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In a world with countless ways to level up your professional development, books are one of the most underestimated tools. Professional development books give insight on how to grow in our careers, grow as people and better approach work-related challenges, shifting work environments and new opportunities.

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I Spent Years Trying to Get My First Book Published—This Is What I’ve Learned About Risking Rejection

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As I neared the end of writing my first book , Find Your Courage , I decided it was time to see whether I could find a publisher. Eventually, I decided to change tack and self-publish, selling my book via my speaking engagements and newsletter database. We think this is an outstanding book,” they said. Bah humbug, I thought.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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The solution to every problem you’ve ever had is written in a self-improvement book somewhere. Here’s an alternative list of self-improvement books that you may have missed. Self-Improvement Books About Overcoming the Odds. These books will show you how. Best Self-Improvement Books About Following Your Heart.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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I had just appeared on the Today show to promote my first nonfiction book, an account of how my life was transformed by sacrificing some little luxuries. Why I put off writing a book Writing a novel has always been my dream. Honestly, many book publishing people should write. My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less.

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SUCCESS Gives Back: Promoting Literacy in At-Risk Communities

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A few years ago, a volunteer delivering magazines and comic books for the nonprofit MagLiteracy delivered some reading material to a homeless shelter in Boston. With help from those magazines, the women are now learning culinary skills and some basics like math. A few weeks later, the volunteer saw the boy reading to his young sister.

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The Art of Subtle Self-Promotion

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However, to keep your career moving forward, you need to practice some self-promotion, too. There’s a big difference between bragging and subtle self-promotion. For instance, “I was just promoted to team lead and got a big raise because I’m the best admin ever!”. Self-promotion is stating a fact. Tips on Self-Promotion.