Believe it or not, worrying once in a while may keep you on your toes. And for some people, excessive worrying/ paranoia is actually good for business. Why? Well, paranoia is supposed to push you to try to cover all bases that lead to oftentimes organized and foolproof plans. Hmm… It does make sense. But [...]

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Shifting to a new job often means that you’re out to reorganize your career (or maybe it’s just for a fatter paycheck). But like it or not, you’ll still be the new kid in the block. Never mind if you’re of a high rank or still rank and file, you have to ease in to [...]

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Looking for the right person to do the job could take weeks, even months. When was the last time you regretted having hired someone? Was the last one you hired last week worth a cent?

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Are you an aspiring businessman? To be honest, being an entrepreneur is becoming a more attractive option than being a desk monkey. If you’re tired or everyday routines of a regular employee, then running a business could be the better option for you. If you seek freedom from the office and from your boss then [...]

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Starting up a business is tricky, but maintaining your gain could prove to be trickier. If you have started your own brilliant business venture you will soon dream making it bigger. Like a parent to a child, you can’t just wait for your small business to grow. But is it time? Start sketching your business [...]

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In my book, leaders are made, not born. Not everyone is a born leader. And perhaps you’re not born one, too. But you can learn how to be a leader and that’s what’s important.

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Being the boss is hard. Of course you earn more than the rest of the people in the office, but more importantly, you greatly affect how the others do their work. All you have to do is set your expectations and they will have to work their way to measure up.

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If you are in a startup business, you know what you have to do: market your business. Let’s say you are selling ladies’ bags and blouses but you just want it home-based because you don’t want the hassles and financial considerations of renting a commercial space, can you think of an ingenious way to promote [...]

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It probably takes being a superhero to be successful at both career and personal life. If you’re a successful career person but without much personal life or a happy person without much of a career, you are halfway there. But you want both, right?

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In-betweeners, tweens, or pre-teens are getting a lot of attention from the marketing and advertising industry. These two market segments play a large role on the allocation of the family budget. Their influence is very strong that the buyer (which may be a parent or a grandparent), out of strong affection for them, would eventually [...]

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Setting up a business is a very dangerous business. When you do get the capital, you think you got everything you need. But unless you know the nitty-gritty, you can’t make it big in the business. Managing your own business can be extremely taxing because it requires sacrifice and all your attention. How do you [...]

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It may be a bit shameless for some, but hey, you can find advertisements basically everywhere - billboards, in between TV shows, football game photographer uniforms . It’ll only be a matter of time when we eventually get those personalized advertisements a la Minority Report. Here’s another neat trick that you can do.

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If your business relies on getting their job done, then you might want to free them up a bit by taking away one thing that may hamper their productivity - generating leads. Working marketing, I’ve had my share of dealing with sales people back in my day as a corporate junkie and I’d have to [...]

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Browsing over my reading backlog, I stumbled upon this great feature on what’s said to be the “new office disease” - boreout. Forget burnout, Times Online’s Roger Boyes says as boreout has replaced burnout as the workplace virus.
Symptoms are quite similar to burnout. You feel irritable, drained and staring blankly into space. The main difference? [...]

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Is it important to you that you become successful in your chosen career? Many people take their jobs for granted, thinking that their job is taking over their lives and all that drama. This kind of attitude will not lead you to becoming the successful professional you always dreamed yourself to be. Realize what it [...]

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