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3 Tips to be Happier or Make Someone Else Happy Now

Posted by Staff | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

For many of us, happiness is like a unicorn, something exquistly beautiful that is just beyond our reach. Whether it is more money, a more supportive family, a healthier body, or fill in the blank with your personal desire, many...

How to Become an Interim Senior Manager

Posted by Staff | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized

This week’s Art of Potential radio show features an interview with Managing Principal, Vince Papi of Executive Smarts. This is a great show for the senior manager who is is looking for project work, or for job seekers who...

How to Be Socially Smarter

Posted by Staff | Jul 21, 2011 | Uncategorized

Nick Boothman, best selling author of How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less, is one of my favorite writers. He is an expert in face-to-face communication and was a fascinating guest on the Art of Potential radio...

How to Have the Best Looking Resume Around

Posted by Staff | Jul 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

Resumes are worth less than a dime a dozen in today’s job market. In fact they are free for taking. Despite the fact that you are 70 to 80 times more likely to get a job lead from networking than you are from sending your resume...

Give a Compliment, Throw a Party and Propose – That is How you Get a Job.

Posted by Staff | Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized

Give 10 compliments a day. It may surprise you to learn that even in our worst economics times there are millions of people who would like the opportunity to live and work in the United States. To them this is still a land of...

4 Steps to Self-Leadership and Managing Career Changes

Posted by Staff | Jun 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

Leadership is a buzz word among every institution world wide including in the military and business communities. However, few people talk about how to lead one’s self which is the most important skill a person can have to reach...

10 Tips for Making a Great First Impression at the Job Interview

Posted by Staff | Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

Before the interview Go by office before the interview and pay attention to what people are wearing. For an office environment wear a suit and blouse combination. Cotton blends work well in the summer and wool blends in the...

3 Steps to Easy and Effective Goal Setting

Posted by Staff | Jun 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

You’ve heard it a million times: “Goal setting is important,” but what have you actually done about it? If you are like most people the answer is… nothing. That is not your fault. Regardless of your education level, it is very...

Rise and Shine! The Job Market is Primed

Posted by Staff | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized

Start your engines ladies and gents, the experts tell us the job market is heating up. NC Employment Security Commission reports the state jobless rate was 9.7 percent in April, down from 11.1 percent a year ago. Businesses are...

10 Tips for Your Transitioning “Twentysomething”

Posted by Staff | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized

Have you ever been lost in an unfamiliar place? It’s not very fun, is it? What goes through your mind when you are lost? For me it’s anxiety. My mind instinctively shuts out extraneous stimuli because I don’t feel safe when I...

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