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I’ve lost my mojo and fear speaking up when I should,” confessed Janet who recently stepped into a new position. That’s why I’m offering these seven strategies to help you speak up and speak your truth the next time you feel that your voice needs to be heard: Clarity is Key.
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So today, I am sharing my 10 tips to tidy up your inbox. Set up a free email address (Hotmail or Gmail for example) that you can use for newsletters, updates, subscriptions etc. The post 10 tips to tidy up your inbox appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.
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A few weeks ago, I shared a post from Austin Kleon called Just shut up and write the book. The Shut Up Strategy that I’m talking about is keeping certain things quiet to yourself. So for me, The Shut Up Strategy involves the bigger things that you have a sliver of hesitation to share. Try to incorporate The Shut Up Strategy more often. The post The Shut Up Strategy appeared first on Productivityist.
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But 3D printing is growing up and already having a big impact in certain markets. We think over the next 5-7 years the reality will catch up with the hype. The 3D printing industry is at an interesting point, with both good and bad news coming out on a regular basis.
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As a solopreneur being able to follow-up with your clients and potential clients is crucial in growing and sustaining your business, and keeping a steady flow of new clients coming on board. So what is a time-starved solopreneur to do in order to maintain follow-up with customers and clients?
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When this happens it may be surprising to hear that the best course of action, counter intuitive as it may sound, is to simply give up the task. Here are some reasons why giving up can be the best decision that you make for your time management and productivity.
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Office Dynamics
AUGUST 24, 2015
After all, multi-tasking is not what it’s all cracked up to be. Consider these examples: Statistics show nearly half of all Americans keep a computer at home primarily as a means to stay in touch or catch up with business while they are out of the office. Must We Multi-task?
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FEBRUARY 19, 2012
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Wrapping up and ramping up shouldn''t intersect nearly as much as they do in the early months of the year. Ideally, you''ll want to have much of the wrapping up done before you ramp up anything else. Wrapping up and ramping up are necessary to move forward effectively.
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But before we wrap up this article, let me share with you why you need to have a Content Marketing System in place: It builds your list. Content marketing is the *hot* new online marketing strategy! Actually, it’s not really new … using your content (i.e.
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Twitter took up the slack; in 2014, 35.2% Media, bloggers, podcasters: to set up an interview or guest appearance with The Solopreneur Life publisher Larry Keltto regarding the survey results, please contact him via e-mail, Larry [at] TheSolopreneurLife [dot] com.
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Tweet You’re not gonna believe me, but the only reason we screw things up is because we want to. Even more, we screw things up because we’re deeply convinced this is what we have to do. Even when everything is so obvious, when every piece of reality is telling us “just get me, I’m for real”, we’re still backing up, putting the veil of “unreal and treacherous” on it and start to… Exactly, start to strive! Early conditioning is screwing us up constantly.
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As Morrissey didn’t say, some products are easier to sell than others. The latest Game of Thrones Big Book of Sex Scenes, that’s an easy sell. It’s a great title and, frankly, an SEO goldmine.
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