1. Paper Covering every surface in your office; use these Quick Tips to Clear it up

By BZ Riger-Hull [FNAME] By BZ Riger-Hull, Certified Success Coach It was once said that computers were going to make a paper less society, I think that most people would argue that they have given us more paper in our offices. So it's important to keep that paper from mounting up and keep the lure of all that information from making us think we can read all of the paper that crosses our desk. We just c... read more

2. Resumes That Rock (16 Expert Tips)

By Karen Fritscher-Porter It's never too early to update your resume, even if you're not searching for a new job. Why? Updating your resume is a valuable reminder to yourself of your practical value to employers. Refer to it when preparing your business case for a raise request or when preparing for your annual performance evaluation. Your resume is a good reminder of your achievements for your company as well as your c... read more

3. The Mid-Life Challenge: Make a Plan to Re-ignite Vocational Passion

By Craig Nathanson Nobody will stop you in the hallway at work to ask if your career provides meaning and personal fulfillment. Recognizing that something’s missing in your vocational life and taking the initiative to change must come from within. Serena Williamson found a way to turn her passion — helping writers hone their skills in order to get published — into the catalyst for a new, more fulfilling ... read more

4. Success: Define Your Own!

By Debra Thorsen Define Your Own Success By Debra Thorsen www.corporaterebels.com Many of us are prisoners of our own success. Maybe we started our careers with a goal of climbing the corporate ladder, or earning $100,000 per year, or another milestone we wanted to achieve. We then achieve “success”, are respected by our peers, have a nice big house full of great stuff, take nice vacations….. And yet, we o... read more

5. The Leadership Strategy: An Unmined Comstock Lode of Results

By Brent Filson PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com Word count: 1450 Summary: Most business leaders can develop a business ... read more

6. Five easy ways to bring family time into your day; Balancing work and family stresses

By BZ Riger-Hull [FNAME] Five easy ways to bring family time into your day; Balancing work and family stresses By BZ Riger-Hull, Certified Success Coach http://www.in-spiros.com The pace of life seems to quicken every year. More and more time is spent rushing from job to after school activities or evening meetings. It's easy to get over whelmed and to loose a sense of family and relaxation in our homes. H... read more

7. Personality Testing; Myth and Realities

By Saqib Ali Ateel Personality Testing; Myth and Realities ======================== © 2005 Saqib Ali Ateel It is commonly believed myth that personality testing instruments can measure your personality and predict your future behaviors. The pre-employment testing mechanism has been following this creed without any solid evidence. The testing industry claims all out validity. The educational institutions and emp... read more

8. Come Alive!

By Deirdre Maigread McEachern "Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive". ~ Howard Thurman As many of you know I have a passion for helping people identify their dreams and go after them. What you may not know is that (much to my surprise) I have uncovered a spiritual aspect to my work. I use a 3 stage process to help people find the kind of work ... read more

9. Freelancers and Small Business Need a Budget

By Rachel Goldstein Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs For people with a salaried job, budgeting their income and expenses is an easy task. A regular paycheck comes in for them every two weeks with taxes and benefits already taken out. For them it is easy to predict how much income will come in and what expenses will go out. But when you leave your full-time job for a fr... read more

10. How to Be a Freelancer in Demand: Become a Busy Client’s Best Friend

By Shelley Wake The best clients are the busy clients. Why? Because they're the ones with successful businesses, so they have enough money to pay you. They're also the ones who are busy enough that they really need you. And they’re the ones who are likely to have ongoing work for you. They’re also the ones who are the easiest to keep because you know exactly what you need to do to keep them. It’s simple – jus... read more

11. Top 10 Questions to Ask in an Interview

By Satu Kreula Go to your interview well-prepared. It’s as much your interview of them as it is the other way around – show them that you have done your research and that you are really interested in the job and the organisation, but that you still have a few questions that you would like answers to as well (to ensure that it’s the right job for you, etc.) If you don’t have questions, it could be interpreted a... read more

12. Break in with Fillers: The Best Market for New Writers

By Shelley Wake Interested in breaking into writing or breaking into a new area? You can't go past writing fillers. Fillers are one of the most overlooked opportunities in the freelance writing world and offer one of the best opportunities for new writers. Fillers Are In Demand I've spoken to hundreds of editors and been told over and over again that fillers are the one thing they never get enough of. Most... read more

13. Job Hunting Tip: Self Preservation

By Virginia Bola, PsyD Looking for work can be difficult, frustrating, anxiety-provoking, and demeaning. There are few situations we encounter in life where we feel so powerless. Not only do we have a sense that we have little control over the outcome, but we also feel judged. We become objectified, presented like a colt at a yearling auction or a slave on the bidding block. We walk, we talk, we run around in circle... read more

14. Put It In Writing!

By Rhoberta Shaler This article may be published electronically in either your ezine or website under the provision that all copyright, contact and link information is kept in tact. We would appreciate receiving a copy for our Publishers Directory. Thank You. Word count: 640 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUT IT IN WRITING! © Rhoberta Shaler, PhD www.OptimizeLifeNow.com Ever been asked to 'Put... read more

15. Effective Promotion With the Use of Signatures

By Rachel Goldstein Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs Are you looking for an inexpensive way to promote your freelancing business? The email signature is a very powerful and reliable method of marketing your services . and FREE! Not only would I recommend the use of signatures, I am telling you that signatures are vital to the growth of your business. What is a signa... read more

16. A Leadership Lesson: Two Guys With Guns

By Brent Filson PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com Word count: 768 Summary: All leaders get to a point where they feel bloc... read more

17. A Second Chance: Reconnecting with What Matters Most

By Kathy Paauw "Don't spend your precious time asking 'Why isn't the world a better place?' It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is 'How can I make it better?' To that there is an answer." --Leo F. Buscaglia As I read the newspaper and listen to the news about current world problems, it’s easy to point fingers at our elected officials and blame them when I do not agree with decisions made by Con... read more

18. Happiness and Work: Your Life Depends On It

By Craig Nathanson Early one morning, Robert awoke, made his wife of 41 years some banana bread, took out the garbage and called to cancel a doctors appointment scheduled for the next day. He wrote a note to remind his wife to pick up the dry cleaning. All things considered, it seemed like a normal day. Robert had “retired” four years earlier after nearly 40 years doing what he loved in the banking indu... read more

19. Two Leadership Traps: How To Avoid Them. How To Get Out Of them (Part 2)

By Brent Filson PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com Word count: 619 Summary: Most people fail in their careers because of l... read more

20. The Defining Moment: The Straw That Stirs The Drink Of Motivational Leadership (Part Two)

By Brent Filson PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com Word count: 1000 Summary: Motivation is a critical aspect of leadership.... read more

21. The Leadership Imperative: Making Your Leadership Your Life

By Brent Filson PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com Word count: 468 Summary: The author describes a vision of leadership tha... read more

22. You Deserve To Retire Early

By Vishy Narayanan YOU DESERVE TO RETIRE EARLY The fact is that most people continue to work for a living, because they don’t have the means to live without that income. Do not get me wrong. You may enjoy doing what you do. If you do not have to worry about making a living out of this, could you do better, on your own terms? Perhaps work fewer hours and spend more time with your family? Perhaps choose t... read more

23. Success Requires Persistence

By Michelle L. Casto Success Requires Persistence By Michelle L. Casto What do you think makes someone successful? Do you believe them to be lucky? Do they have the perfect product to market? Are they exceptionally smart? While it is true that a little luck, a solid product and being smarts helps, true success comes from one thing: persistence. A dictionary definition of persistence is “to continue steadfas... read more

24. Create a Network and Catapult Your Job Search

By Teena Rose Networking is still known as a great job-search strategy, yet it eludes some individuals simply because they don’t know how to go about it. Individuals also tend to shy away from networking because it’s time consuming. Unlike online résumé submission or folding a résumé, stuffing it in an envelope, and adhering a stamp, networking requires far more time and dedication. The results, however, can be... read more