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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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Ellison and Darsy learned that the most challenging (and rewarding) parts of being liveaboards in a relationship had little to do with the logistics of sailing and a lot more to do with life, interpersonal dynamics and developing self-awareness in roughly 350 square feet of space. You will never be fully prepared.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Before a keynote or collaboration, she initiates several calls to determine a client’s biggest pain point, to plan breakout sessions and, especially, to learn more about their company. Noon – Video journal Sometimes, entrepreneurship can be overwhelming, even for Marino. Rather, it’s her instinct to shoot off emails like a to-do list.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Another one shows welcome videos, tailor-made for a new client, to begin the first meeting. Start by learning about them via LinkedIn , Google, Facebook and even the customers’ own webpages; you’ll arm yourself with their photographs, knowledge of their businesses, circles, hobbies, favorite music and special interests.

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How Do You Train And Retain Tech Talent? Use Podcasts, Says CEO Jen Grogono

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Instead of relying on read/write mediums, providing company communication through audio and video platforms gives employees flexibility over how to consume content. . According to Jen Grogono, CEO of uStudio, the key is audio-based employee communications; things like podcasts and video. .

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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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Because one day, about six months into my rejection marathon, I opened my inbox to find an email from McGraw-Hill, a major New York publisher, wanting to buy the international rights for Find Your Courage. Don’t waste your rejections; learn and grow from them. It wasn’t easy, but I hung in there and I’m so glad I did. Pretty cool?

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Haunted By Silence: How Job Seekers Can Avoid Being Ghosted

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In-person interviews are considered the most frightening (57%), followed by video interviews (29%) and phone interviews (14%), possibly due to changes in work environments post-pandemic. Follow Up Promptly: Send a thank-you email within 24 hours of the interview. Being ghosted isn’t the only scary part of job seeking.

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Design For Human Aspirations To Attract All Generations

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Effective learning and mentoring require physical proximity; remote work can limit these, especially for junior employees, leading to reduced feedback and learning opportunities which impacts organizational competitiveness. To learn “how we do things around here” needs in-person proximity. Image courtesy of AJ Brown Imaging.

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