Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 9, 2010

You will increase your self-confidence when you share what you know to others. You need to ensure that you are, because working to your strengths will cause you to thrive. Find ways to express yourself through your strengths.

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Self Esteem Ergonomics Health Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Co-workers will gain confidence in you if they see you react calmly during difficult times. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time.

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Gossip Ergonomics Health 2010 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

Come up with an argument that is reasonable. Gain self-confidence through practice. Make sure you have a clear purpose in mind so that the audience will respond in the way you want them to. Search for other sources of information. There might be more materials available for you to make your speech more colorful.

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Ergonomics Health Salary Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Here are two areas where you can increase your value to your boss : (1) Be a problem-solver Problems crop up all the time in business. If you can relate the problem to another situation entirely, it can help you come up with answers not available before. A confident display from you assures your boss you’re in control.

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Medical 100

Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

Taking the time to be organized will give you more confidence, which in turn will allow you to focus energy into your presentation. 2) Visualize Imagine delivering your presentation with enthusiasm, fielding questions with confidence and leaving the room having given a great speech. Your anxiety level is quite high.

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Confidence 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

Use that time to catch up on work. That will give you the confidence to manage your work assertively. That explanation encourages better planning the next time. Set aside time for yourself Set the first two hours of your day for yourself. Don’t answer the phone or e-mail.

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Assertiveness Ergonomics Health Gifts 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

Realize that circumstances change and what you’re trying to do needs to change to keep up. Have confidence in your ability reach greatness. Encourage others to greatness – Share the experience. A leader shows others where to go, then sets the example for getting there.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 25, 2010

Do you speak up when you have something to say, or do you hesitate and not say anything? No matter how confident or competent we are, being a good communicator gives us a leg up for successfully dealing with a variety of challenges and situations encountered every day.

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Ergonomics Health 2010 Skills 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

Give your manager reasonable estimates of what your team can achieve and keep him or her informed of major issues or delays which come up. You might, for instance, ask your team members not to interrupt you for one hour each morning and afternoon to give yourself a chance to catch-up on your workload. Set boundaries. Don’t work alone.

Stress 100

Stress Health Mentoring Ergonomics 100

Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Putting confidence into your copy almost to the point of arrogance is pretty powerful stuff, and it works out great for a lot of people. However, all too often this confidence turns to cockiness. Instead of building themselves up, they started tearing their clients down. Go read my blog for a few hours and get psyched up.

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Confidence 2009 Self Esteem AT&T 40

Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

Your reference group is made up of the people with whom you habitually associate and identify. Even if they attend organization meetings, they often end up associating with people who are neither particularly ambitious or well-connected. You want to meet people you can look up to with pride. Don’t be a pest.

Networking 100

Networking AT&T Health Policies 100

Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

We’re not confident enough. We’re not confident in our writing, in our own products, and in our own value. So we do that half-punch thing …where it feels like it should be right but ends up pretty darn bad. The Secret Marketing Skill that Packs a Punch That’s the secret – confidence.

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Confidence 2010 AT&T Skills 40

The Marq

DECEMBER 29, 2009

I’m confident I’ll be able to capture most of his memories. This was the toughest time for him, growing up poor and being forced to work in a slaughterhouse at an age when most kids play with their peers and have no worries in life. Today marks the day I begin this project. How old was he? TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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www.pickthebrain.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Workaholics of the world: start working smarter instead of keeping yourself up all night working on a project. You know, the days where you wake up but can’t quite get out of bed, are late to work, feel like a bum, and can’t seem to focus or get anything done. 10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence.

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Confidence Self Esteem AT&T Sprint 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

Here’s a tip: make a 48-hour waiting period the standard policy in your business for all incoming requests. The bonus of a 48-hour policy is that your schedule is smoothly planned out in a way that lets you pay attention to all your clients so that each person gets the best of you. If it ever comes up, I will be prepared!

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2010 AT&T Policies Confidence 40

The Marq

DECEMBER 2, 2009

That means they’ll show up when they say they will, deliver what they promise, and be there when you need their help the most. I’m talking about people you feel you can confide in and rely on before you ever do any kind of business with. So, you’re right! You shouldn’t do business with him. TheMarq.com.

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2009 AT&T Twitter Mentoring 40

Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Someone’s going to come up with a brand new game changer. Competition makes you confident. Being able to say that you’re better for whatever reason gives you confidence in your business and in your product. Winning in a competition is not the same thing as being creative and innovative and coming up with new ideas.

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2010 AT&T Confidence UPS 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

You’ll be able to commit and complete in full confidence. I’ve spent the last couple months finishing up existing work commitments so I can begin a new project. Quite often projects overlap, in that you are winding one down, while starting one up. Not to mention overhead like cleaning up emails, invoicing, etc. @PM

Project Management 40

Project Management Management 2009 AT&T 40

Men With Pens

JULY 18, 2010

By the time you lift your head up, you might be mightily surprised to realize you need to check your speed or make a sharp turn – and you aren’t ready. That’s a good way to build confident success so that you’re always ready for what’s coming at you – before you get there. The result? Never look back.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Confidence Learning 40

Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Speaking of covering everything head to toe… today is a special report website critique for Kidorable, an acclaimed kids’ clothing and accessories company dressing little kids up right. People know to look for items like “our return policy&# there, and you’ll keep more attention on your actual products and sales.

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Clothes AT&T Gifts Email 40

Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I thought I’d share my personal method for organizing much longer projects just in case one of you gets hit up tomorrow for a ghostwriting project. The Awesome Part Using the clothespins, hang up all the index cards in the best order you can think of. Up to now, how have you been organizing your big projects? Move again.

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2010 AT&T Confidence Agencies 40

Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

All sorts of people are cropping up with posts of deep, meaningful wisdom or challenging views on their blogs, profound personal philosophies delivered with grave sincerity of a Hindu guru scattered across the internet. We like authority and people who have conviction, who stand up and speak their mind with confidence.

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2010 AT&T Social Media UPS 40

Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

And I’ve been soaking up advice from sites like Copyblogger and Men with Pens as well as material from some other excellent writers in the blogosphere. No one assigns you experience points or notes when you’ve leveled up. Most writers aren’t brimming over with confidence, either. We stare at blank screens.

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2010 AT&T Keyboards Confidence 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

Taking on more work for less pay does bring in plenty of clients and referrals, but it also ends up bringing in the wrong kind of clients – the ones that expect a cheap workhorse. Speaking of quality, it’ll end up dropping if you load up your plate. Wasted time adds up to pretty big losses quickly. Time is money.

Self Esteem 40

Self Esteem 2010 AT&T Confidence 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ask the client for enough time that you feel confident you can meet the new deadline. If you shortchange yourself and have ask for a second extension because you aren’t quite up to snuff yet, your clients aren’t going to be nearly as nice about it. CondoFinder – I think you should read our comment policy.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

It was narrow – too narrow for today’s modern buildings that took up more real estate. James pointed them out, sounding more confident than Kelly felt. When people type what they’re looking for into Google or another search engine, keywords may help your site show up in the returns for their search term. Confidence.

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2010 AT&T Phones Confidence 40

Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

I suppose the main reason is that I’m not confident about my level of English :S But if at the end I decided to give it a try, this tips will be very useful Thanks for sharing! We get so caught up in our focus and sure of ourselves, the little things trip us up and we end up landing on our faces. Leave a Comment!

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2010 AT&T Email Resume 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

We live in a world of rising costs, and almost everyone expects prices to go up a little each year. After thinking about this client and the work he offers you, you’ll probably come up with your decision. Nobody else knows if you feel a bit lacking in confidence, nor should they. Go UP, people! No no no no no.

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2010 AT&T Skills Salary 40

Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

Even if he never made one sale through his website, he still needed to have one up there. So the CEO toys with his pen, glances up from the contract and says, “What’s your website again?” A website like that conveys confidence, pride and prowess. Not only that, but not up to date and not savvy in marketing.

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2010 AT&T Expenses Social Media 40

Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

I showed up for the job. I certainly had a good dose of it by now, knowing my blog posts weren’t up to snuff. I should close the blog, give up my career and walk away from it all. So I gave up. And truthfully, I didn’t really care anymore – I had enough blog posts banked up to cover my ass for a while.

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2010 AT&T Keyboards International 40

Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2010

Insightful contemplation on my part also pulled bravery up to be examined – I’m glad to report I pass the test with flying colors. Every single time you start your piece, you’re at ground level, gazing up at the words yet to be written. There’s a journey ahead, a challenge, and you’re up for it.

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2010 AT&T Email UPS 40

Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

The fine line between great work and exceptional work often lies in the execution and feeling confident and relaxed. beating freelancers up says volumes about the client and their own feelings of business self-worth. Show up on sites and blogs and forums where your ideal target market hangs out. Let freelancers do their job.

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2010 AT&T Project Management Elance 40

Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Admitting that your sleep patterns are all screwed up and that you can’t hack it? Arianna Huffington of Huffington Post once passed out from exhaustion – she broke her cheekbone and ended up with five stitches. Are you up for it? If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Health Stress 40

Men With Pens

MAY 9, 2010

We added new questions that had been cropping up more often and we took out questions that weren’t really necessary. We began getting specific, asking questions that helped us get our clients even better results, and we saw results in our own success rate shoot up as well. So ‘fess up. That success rate? More bite size that way.

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2010 AT&T Interviewing Email 40

Men With Pens

MAY 30, 2010

This post is about why you need to use clear, tangible, emotional benefits to get your consumer to buy, join in, sign up or attend. Let’s use my teen as an example and see what we can come up with. Imagine their reaction when you say, “Come on, let’s hit up Roxy’s Pizza – my treat.&# They’re broke.

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2010 AT&T Cubicle UPS 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

There are lots of other people out there getting seriously up in arms about it, though. How Relationships Work When you’re a tiny little kid and you don’t have any friends yet, the grown-ups around you explain what is and is not friendly behavior. Yes, I rather thought so myself. Friends share with each other.” Bengt´s last blog.

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2009 AT&T Purchasing Credit Card 40

Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

The fact that he is still slightly amazed about his fame makes his posts interesting, in that he brings up questions that I think we should all ask ourselves. I really can’t screw up too badly. People listen now…’ Definitely confidence issues for me. Stats to back up my ideas ? Perhaps it was inevitable.

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2010 AT&T Interviewing Learning 40