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11 Qualities That Build Personal Magnetism

This post originally ran on the Personal Branding Blog. Lack of charisma can be fatal. Jenny Holzer I couldn’t agree more. With all the talking about, writing about and discussion about personal branding, this personal magnetism or charisma is already inside of you and part of the DNA personality you were born with. In Developmental Psychologist Jan Mercer’s [...]

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10 Habits to Energize Your Day and Pump It Up!

Guest post by Executive Coach Andy Robinson of Career Success Community. Balancing “highly focused work effort” with adequate rest and recovery is invaluable in any performance venue – work, athletics, sports, hobbies, etc. Without adequate recovery time, we overstress our bodies physically, emotionally and mentally.  Energy levels suffer and peak performance is impacted. Energize Yourself! With regard [...]

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Career Transition-Make the Shift Nominated For 2013 Small Business Book Awards

Cleveland, OH, [date] – Author Deborah Shane has been nominated for the 2013 Small Business Book Awards in the category of Classics. Her book Career Transition-Make The Shift published in March 2011 is currently a #1 paperback and #2 kindle in career transition on Amazon.com The Small Business Book Awards celebrate the best business books that appeal to entrepreneurs, [...]

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Make Sense Out of Change and Join The Dance

I’m going to go off on a little riff today. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. ~Alan Watts I found this quote by British philosopher Alan Watts, which grabbed me and really perked me up because of how simple, and sound [...]

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The Question That Changes Everything

This article is reposted with permission from Emily Bennington. As you know, year-end is a time of reflection and – typically – we focus on two questions: 1. Did I achieve my goals? 2. Am I where I want to be? For most of my adult life, I have used this time between Christmas and [...]

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4 Ideas for Handling Criticism

This post is reprinted with the permission of Andy Robinson. Too many of us allow criticism to slow us down or, many times, stop us cold in our tracks.  Dealing with criticism can be difficult sometimes, but we should not allow others’ opinion detract us from our intended actions, goals and objectives. ALWAYS make it [...]

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