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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

Success

It has two main components as defined by Duckworth and Quinn in 2009: “consistency of interest” and “perseverance of effort.” And productivity mavens of the Industrial Revolution were likewise arduously devoted to the hypnotic trance of line-worker thinking: the easy-to-imagine trudge that underscores the appealing simplicity of grit.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners.

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Getting Past Ego to Reach Customers

Make or Break Moments

We provided a great service at a good price-the best in out industry. The book goes on to talk about how to view the valleys of life in a more realistic, sensible way and to appreciate the gifts we have even in our hard times. ’s new book Peaks and Valleys. Then our costs rose and the economy took a turn for the worse.

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The Land of Ungratefulness

Make or Break Moments

How often are we ungrateful of: Our customers when they have demands Our employees when they do something wrong Our boss when they ask too much Our industry when it doesn’t respond like we’d hoped The little things in life The economy is tough and we can find ourselves wallowing in the land of the ungrateful. Ungrateful.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

I started doing this in July of 2009 and it has created the most magical year of my life. I’m working on taking time off for visits, but in the meantime I’ll reconnect the old-fashioned way by writing, sending cards throughout the year; little gifts the family might enjoy, too. Listen to a motivational CD on the way to work.

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105 Ways to Put Customers First » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

A great gift for a new business owner or store manager, Put Customers First is just $9.95. A great value when you consider the financial benefit of repeat business. Consider this quote: “Companies spend 6 to 10 times more to acquire new customers than they do to retain existing customers.