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When I first started looking at a business opportunity, it really wasn’t planned. I had been approached by someone to participate in a direct sales business. I didn’t know the person, and I actually never saw them again after I joined. Much of what I learned throughout my 6 years of working that business, I learned through great trial and error and I was never truly successful in getting the results I wanted.
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jul 18th, 2010 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth, Work |
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Getting ready to market yourself for that next level career within your company means you must take a hard look in the mirror to decide what reality is right now and what we’re willing to do to step up your skills. You must prepare just like you do for an outside job or career change.
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jul 6th, 2010 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth |
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Youve been selected for the interview to get that next level job. Now all it means is that you have to get ready to compete. Interviewing is a prime opportunity for you to market and…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jun 30th, 2010 |
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Have you ever had one of those weeks that just wore you out? Yes? Me too.
I can’t even explain where all the time went or what I accomplished right now. I just know…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Aug 31st, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Listening, Work |
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I watched an interesting, yet common, phenomenon today. I attended a networking event where the speaker was a well-known business strategist & speaker. He had a great message – one that touched every person in…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Aug 6th, 2009 |
Tags: Accountability, Action Steps, Work |
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What we do is hang on to hope for a failing coach-client relationship (or others), a job that we know we need to leave, a habit that isn’t working anymore, a closet full of things we never use…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jul 30th, 2009 |
Tags: Action Steps, Life Purpose and Destiny, Listening, Work |
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As I was staring at the fitness program, Wii Fit, wondering why I’d spent the money only to stare at the box, I realized that I have played this “game” before with myself. I’ve done it again & again. Let me walk you through the cycle…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jul 19th, 2009 |
Tags: Accountability, Goals, Life Balance |
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There is no distinction as to how we should worship, when we worship, or even where – it simply says “WORSHIP”. Often, we think in terms of separate categories of our lives. Even coaches talk about the “wheel of life” and segment out career…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jul 8th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Work |
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As a trained coach, it’s so easy to assume that your training alone will help you to be balanced, and to do everything right when working with people who want coaching. I’ve discovered, however, that experience is most often the best instructor in the world!
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Jun 4th, 2009 |
Tags: Practice Building, Techniques and Skills, Work |
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There are so many online tools and resources, massive numbers of classes and books available about how to find that next job. How does a job seeker find time to find a job if they’re so engrossed in all this stuff!
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith May 13th, 2009 |
Tags: Action Steps, Life Balance, Techniques and Skills, Work |
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There are many things to be grateful for: colorful autumn leaves, legs that work, friends who listen and really hear, chocolate, fresh eggs, warm jackets, tomatoes, the ability to read, roses, our health, butterflies. Whats on your list?
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Apr 21st, 2009 |
Tags: Discipleship, Values |
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We all go through transitional seasons. Usually there is an awkward period where the old role or old way of thinking no longer fits, but the new thing has yet to come about. This can…
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Posted in Career Coaching - Guest Posts, Coaching and Discipleship by Tanya Smith Apr 21st, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Transformation |
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While there’s plenty of easy home businesses now available due the advent of the internet, how many of them would really be considered a good Christian home business? Well, it’s probably easy to see that…
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Posted in Career Coaching - Guest Posts, Coaching and Discipleship Guest Posts by Tanya Smith Apr 18th, 2009 |
Tags: How To..., Work |
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“order your life; don’t let it order you”.
I kept hearing this over and over in my head today as I scrambled to get up on time after having gone to bed at midnight. While I brushed my daughter’s hair and yelled at everyone in the house, “hurry up, let’s go!”…
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Apr 14th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Balance, Strategic Planning, Work |
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Social media networking is becoming integrated into every aspect of every day life, including the job search. The fact is – there are more and more people recognizing the blessing (or curse) of the social media network.
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Posted in Career Coaching by Tanya Smith Apr 7th, 2009 |
Tags: Marketing, Networking and Referrals, Work |
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