CAREER SELF-HELP
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C. S. Lewis
How To Launch a Freelance Web Design Business
I admire your entrepreneurialism. Really, I do. After all, you're launching a freelance web design business, regardless of the plethora of available code-free themes and content management platforms. And the estimated 30,253 plus freelance web design developers already working in the USA! So, I'm guessing you've done your homework, found a lucrative gap in the market, [...]
Why Are Young Workers Shunning a Career in Sales? Start With These 5 Misguided Myths
This is a guest post by Alex Dripchak “The pay is high and jobs are plentiful, but few want to go into sales,” revealed a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. A recent Wall Street Journal article (“Sales Can Be a Hard Sell to Young Job Seekers”) reported on a new struggle for recruiters: convincing [...]
This Is How to Change Careers the Right Way
Growing up, we're told to college and earn a degree for a job that we will hold for the rest of our working lives. Or so they say. However, reality paints a different picture. The truth is, only 27% of college graduates actually have jobs related to their degree. While we're not trying to disparage college, [...]
Helpful Tips for Parents Interested in Returning to School
It’s never too late to expand your skill-set or change career paths. As the professional landscape continues to change in unprecedented ways, this has become more apparent than ever. Whether you’ve already completed a degree program in your chosen field or have never tried your hand at higher education, returning to school is always an option. [...]
How to Foster a Growth Mindset in Your Team
You've experienced the benefits of having a growth mindset in your own life. It's helped you get where you are today. But like any concept that expands your mind and challenges your paradigms, it's got you looking more critically (even judgmentally) at those around you who may have limited their abilities by maintaining a more fixed [...]
What Are the Main Types of Personal Debt That an Individual Can Have?
From personal, educational, mortgage and more, debt defines the finances of Americans like nothing else. American households hold almost 15 trillion dollars of debt. One reason why that number is so high is that there are many types of personal debt. Many people confuse them together, but each one has distinctions that can impact your finances. [...]