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3 Mistakes in the Career of a Solo Business Owner by Tanya Smith

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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Are You Ready For the Next Career Level…Really? by Tanya Smith

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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5 Mistakes When Preparing for the Job Interview by Tanya Smith

You’ve 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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We all could use a time-out by Tanya Smith

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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Reaping What You Sow by Tanya Smith

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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When the Lights Go Out by Tanya Smith

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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What do Wii Fit & the Bible have in common? by Tanya Smith

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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Workship by Tanya Smith

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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3 Mistakes I’ve Made as a Career Coach by Tanya Smith

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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Time Management for Job Seekers by Tanya Smith

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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The Power of Gratitude by Tanya Smith

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. What’s on your list?
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Waiting for Our Destiny by Tony Stoltzfus

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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Christian Home Business – Profits with Values

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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Order Your Life by Tanya Smith

“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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Social Media & the Job Search by Tanya Smith

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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