How To Make Money From Home And Never Go Back To The Office
I’m a huge believer that making money from home should be the goal for most
people. Whether that means simply making extra cash with a side hustle or
getting a fully remote job depends on how you like to work and what your
goals are, but it’s clear that it has never been easier to do both today.
To me, the positives of making money from home far outweigh the negatives.
You get a greater sense of freedom and creativity, and you get your time
back so you have more of it to spend with family and friends.
How To Talk About Your Strengths And Weaknesses In A Job Interview
What’s the hardest job interview question to answer? If you said answering
questions about strengths and weaknesses we are a lot alike. At least,
those questions are hardest for me. I’m usually pretty good about
discussing my weaknesses, I live with them every day after all, but I find
discussing my strengths difficult.
And yet, it’s essential that you learn to answer questions about your
strengths and weaknesses and get comfortable giving these responses. You
can even use these questions as a way to impress potential employers,
highlighting your problem-solving abilities and self-knowledge. Skirt the
issue and you’ll lose out on an opportunity to showcase your skills, career
growth and ability to learn from your mistakes.
How To Craft A Personal Elevator Pitch
When building out your network or meeting people for the first time you
need an elevator pitch. This short speech, which takes only as long as an
elevator ride to deliver, tells the person you’re talking to who you are,
why they should listen to you, and what you want.
But for most people, elevator speeches don’t come naturally. You might be
uncomfortable talking about where you are going, or asking for help. Doing
both those things–and doing them persuasively–will take some planning and
practice. Here’s how to get started.
How To Set SMART Goals
Anything worth doing needs a goal and a plan. Better goals lead to better
plans lead to better outcomes. So why not make goals SMART? SMART goals can
help you land your dream job, get a much-deserved promotion, start a
successful business, even improve your health and personal relationships.
But to make this goal-setting method work, you need to understand how SMART
goals effect change. You also have to be willing to do a little soul
searching and be realistic about your resources, determination and any
obstacles that lay in your path.
What it means to BREAK your work
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Getting Stuck Sucks. Here’s How To Get Unstuck
Ever felt stuck? I’m betting you have. I go through constant cycles of
getting stuck. It happens on the daily, but I also tend to go through at
least one BIG rut every 6 months or so. It’s a curse of
multi-potentialites, anyone trying to do big things or anyone who has a
wide field of vision.
COVID-19, Jobs & the Great Resignation
A Look at How Businesses in Every State Handled the Pandemic and How Their
Response Impacted Workers.
How To Invest in Yourself To Boost Your Career
If you want to build a career that you control, you need to learn how to
invest in yourself first. Right now there are millions of artisans,
entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs taking control of their lives and building
their own jobs instead of relying on others to give them a raise or a new
opportunity.
How To Crush Working Remotely: Tips To Make You A Better Remote Worker
According to the most recent Consumer Trends Survey, 88% of US consumers
believe they have the right to work from home. For many, working from home
can be an ideal situation, but it does come with some significant
challenges. Approximately half of people I talk to on the podcast,
Careercloud Radio, love working from home and the other half miss the
office. If you’re in the first half and want to crush remote work, or if
you’re a holdout struggling to find the balance, my remote work tips can
help you be successful in a virtual office environment. Either way, if you
implement a few best practices, we’re confident you can excel in your
career — no matter where you work.
The Best Tools to Crush It At Remote Work
If you’re looking to up your remote work game, you may be interested in
finding the best tools to succeed in remote work. There are countless
options available for every task and business function imaginable, so it
can be challenging to assemble the perfect collection that will give you an
edge, but not overwhelm you or make you a slave to the tools. I’ve worked
remotely for most of my career as both an employee and as a business owner.
I’ll share my favorite picks (along with some other notable choices to
consider) to give you a jump start on your research.