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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. My insecurities were grounded in my deep knowledge of book publishing, where I worked for 16 years promoting authors. In 2005 I was confident. But I need encouragement again.

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Getting buy in from the boss

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It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Over the course of the year I collated a ‘show and tell’ file of all of the internal / external training I had attended and any work related achievement. The Assist Conference 2017. Nelson Mandela.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

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And they’re like, Hey, we’ve got this role that came up at the Boston Consulting Group, we found your resume that fell behind a filing cabinet as filing cabinets back then. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons. And I was like, I said, No, I’m not interested. I love where I’m at. It’s higher pay.