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Your March Action Plan: 10 Easy Ways to Build Your Confidence

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This month, it’s all about building self-confidence. How to build self-confidence Find the courage to be confident in any situation. Talk it out to build self-confidence. Prepare for any off-the-wall questions and build your confidence in the process. Read: What I Learned From 30 Days of Positive Thinking 3.

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When Growing Your Business Is a Constant Sales Pitch, Confidence Is Your Greatest Ally

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When you negotiate breakfast options with your kids, you’re selling a product. So you have to learn how to deal with it. In this economy, what people want most from you is confidence. They are hiring me for my confidence. And in this economy, what people want most from you is confidence. I’m feeling it right now.

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Finding Your Voice: Advocating and Negotiating for Yourself as a Woman in the Workplace

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She is confident, smart, caring and amazingly driven. Therefore, we learn not to speak up unless we are certain we are right and/or safe. Effective Negotiation. While all this might sound doable in theory, there is no doubt that in practice learning to find and consistently use your voice can be a challenge.

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Want Better Opportunities? Learn to Connect with People in a Meaningful Way

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Learning how to connect with people in your community and organization is the key to so much of what you want. Exercise these muscles and you’ll fast-track your ability to sell, dialogue, negotiate and master a number of other essential business skills. Gain confidence and make it a goal to make meaningful connections.

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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Steps to Work Toward Workplace Parity

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For years, we’ve been told the reason the gender pay gap exists is that women don’t negotiate or advocate for themselves. Why do companies and managers insist on making compensation dependent on someone’s self-confidence level or negotiating skills when, in most cases, neither has anything to do with their job and job performance?

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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

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I learned there’s a term for this kind of creative arrangement: “ idiosyncratic deals ,” or “ I-deals ,” which are customizations in employee-employer agreements that meet the needs of both parties and offer a valued worker something outside standard parameters. It was a win-win. Granted, I’m lucky. Photo by @Hanni/Twenty20.

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10 Essential Leadership Skills For The Modern Workplace

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Negotiation skills are another important component of this. Effective negotiation involves understanding the needs of all involved, finding common ground, and crafting solutions that can have a lasting impact. This skill requires confidence, analytical thinking, and sometimes, the courage to take calculated risks.

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