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Chapter 1 The Toolkit Approach to Career Development |
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Justifying the Need for an I.T. Toolkit |
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Chapter 2 Career Building Defined |
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The Danger of a Tool-Driven Mindset |
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Perspectives on Career Development: Careers Are Nonlinear |
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Perspectives on Career Development: A Working Plan Makes Tedious or Unrewarding Jobs Bearable |
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Chapter 3 Information Technology: A Great Career |
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Why I.T. Is a Great Career |
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Performance-Based Advancement |
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Opportunities for Continuous Learning |
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Outsourcing Is About Value, Not Costs |
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The Jobs That Won't Be Outsourced |
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Chapter 4 Defining Yourself: Aptitudes and Desires |
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Considerations in Your Career Choice |
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Factors to Help Decide Your Career Path: Needs |
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Factors to Help Decide Your Career Path: Desires |
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Factors to Help Decide Your Career Path: Skills |
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Part II Filling Your Toolkit |
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Chapter 5 Self-Assessment |
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The Power of Self-Assessment |
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The Dangers of Self-Assessment |
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Four Questions of Self-Assessment |
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The Origin of the Four Questions |
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Question 1 Do I Make My Employer's Job Much Easier or Much More Difficult? |
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Question 2 If I Gave Notice Today, Would My Employer Have an Instant Sense of Relief or Dread? |
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Question 3 Do I Perform My Job Better Than My Employer Could Perform My Job If He/She Needed To? |
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Question 4 If Asked How I Can Improve in My Job, Do I Cite External Factors---People and Resources---or Do I Take Responsibility? |
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Conclusion: Making It Personal |
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The Effect of Attitude on Your Career |
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Beware: Two Pitfalls of Attitude |
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What You Think of Your Employer |
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The "Us Versus Them" Mentality |
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Management Got There by Luck or Schmoozing, Alone |
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Humble Arrogance: The Attitude of Personal Value |
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The Myth of the Self-Made Man |
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Chapter 7 Communication Skills |
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Defining Communication Skills |
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The Benefit of Communication Skills: An Effective Communicator Is Viewed as More Intelligent |
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The Well-Crafted Paragraph |
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Online Presence/Social Media |
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Presentations and Training |
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Don't Wait Until You Are Asked to Speak to Learn This Vital Skill |
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Cover No More Than Three to Five Main Points |
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Work from an Outline, Not a Script |
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Maintain Eye Contact with Your Audience |
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A Brief Note on Listening |
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Chapter 8 Technical Skills |
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Another Perspective: Transcendent Skills |
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Tips to Speed Up the Learning Process |
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Don't Study What You Know |
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Don't Worry About Catching the Latest Trend |
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Focus on Solutions, Not Technology |
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Chapter 9 The Cover Letter |
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The Purpose of Your Cover Letter |
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Three Vital Ingredients in Your Cover Letter |
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Gratitude for the Opportunity |
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A Significant Accomplishment |
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Your Interest in Becoming a Producer |
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Your Ambassador to the Professional World |
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The Purpose of Your Resume |
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Determining Who Is Looking at Your Resume |
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Documenting Your Professional Experience |
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Guidelines for Writing Your Resume |
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Writing Your Resume for Electronic Submissions and Online Optimization |
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Part III Putting Your Toolkit to Use |
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Chapter 11 Breaking In to I.T. |
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I.T. Happens Outside of I.T. |
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Beware Your Online Persona |
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Chapter 12 Building an Active Contact List |
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Have Other Areas of Interest |
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Track and Remember Your Contacts |
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Professional Networking and Social Media |
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Chapter 13 The Job Search |
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Getting What You Want Requires Wanting Something |
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Remember: Looking for Work Is Work |
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The Toolkit Approach to Finding a Job |
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Method 1 The Standard "Passive" Job Search |
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Method 2 The Proactive Job Search |
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A Word About the Out-of-Town Search |
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Social Media and the Job Search |
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Don't Overfocus on Social Media |
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Practice Your Interview Skills |
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Be Prepared to Answer Difficult Questions |
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Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? |
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Chapter 15 Salary Negotiations and Employment Agreements |
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Understand the Employer's Perspective |
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Your Worth to the Company |
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Bonuses and Performance Perks |
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Chapter 16 On-the-Job Promotion |
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Maintaining and Building Your Network |
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Identifying Areas for Success |
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Working for a Tyrant and Other Joys |
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Determine Whether Your Boss's Actions Are Personality or Personal |
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Understand That People Are "Where They Are" |
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Take an Objective Path to Evaluating What They Say |
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Chapter 17 Your Career and Social Media |
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Social Media/Social Network Definition |
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What Is Your Use of Social Media? |
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The Crossover: Business and Personal |
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Not a Professional Networking Replacement |
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The Seven People You Cannot Be Online |
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Vulgar Vicky or Lewd Larry |
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How to Use Social Media Effectively |
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Put Relationships In Context |
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Assessing Your Use of Social Media |
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Part IV More Options to Build Your Career |
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Careers That Lend Themselves to Telecommuting |
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The Benefits for the Employee |
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The Benefits for the Employer |
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The Concerns for the Employee |
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The Concerns for the Employer |
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Keys to Successful Telecommuting |
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Project-Based/Free-Agent Mindset |
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Technologies for the Telecommuter |
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Resources for the Home Worker |
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Business Planning: Taxes, Legal |
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Resources for the Consultant |
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Online Supplements for the Consultant |
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Process and Time Management |
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Critical Skills You Need Now |
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Presentation and Meeting Skills |
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Part V The Value-Added Toolkit |
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Chapter 21 Make Yourself Indispensable |
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232 | (1) |
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Understanding Technology's Role in the Organization |
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Maintain a Business-First Mentality |
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Create Standards, Automation, or a Programmer's Toolkit |
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Create a Peer Knowledge Network |
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Be Known as the Go-To Resource |
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Be Ready and Willing to Take On the Necessary Responsibility |
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Have Experts You Call On for Your Organization |
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Be Passionate About Something! |
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Never Blame, and Always Have a Corrective Plan |
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Adopt Concept Over Process |
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Chapter 22 Concept Over Process |
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What Is a Process-Driven Mindset? |
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Moving from Process Driven to Concept Driven |
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249 | (1) |
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Developing Proactive Solutions |
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COP Is Not About Technology! |
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Start with the Goal of Business |
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Understand Your Objective as an Employee |
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What About Mission Statements? |
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Understand the Business: The Organization's Role in Its Industry |
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Understand the Relationships: Interactions/Dependencies |
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Congruencies: What Currently Works |
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Incongruencies: What Currently Does Not Work |
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Omissions: What Is Currently Excluded or Not Addressed at All |
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Chapter 23 The Role of Mentoring |
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What Qualifies Me as a Mentor? |
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The Role of Mentor Is Not a Power Position |
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Chapter 24 Career Coaching |
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What to Look for in a Career Coach |
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What to Expect from Your Career Coach |
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A Methodology or Approach |
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The Limitations of a Career Coach |
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Fix Irresponsible Career Mistakes |
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Individual Coaching Versus Group Coaching |
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How Coaching Is Structured |
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How Much Does Coaching Cost |
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Coaching as a Career Path |
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The Traits of an Effective Career and Business Coach |
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The Benefits of Being a Career Coach |
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Getting Started as a Career Coach |
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Chapter 25 Financial Control |
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The Impact of Finances on Career Building |
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Financial Control Creates Options |
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Financial Control Is Largely Mental |
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Some Basics of Financial Planning and Stability |
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Cash-Flow Summary: A Weekly Plan |
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Chapter 26 A Professional Blog |
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Really Simple Syndication and Notifications |
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Be Positioned As an Expert |
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Writing Style: Tone and Voice |
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Domain Registration and Hosting |
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Getting Started with WordPress |
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Chapter 27 12 Weeks to Profitable Consulting |
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What You Need on Your Website |
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My Website: MatthewMoranOnline.com |
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Exercise 1 Why Do You Want to Be a Consultant? |
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Exercise 2 What Can You/Should You Be Paid For? |
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The "I'm a High-Value Solution" Perspective |
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How to Use Your Case Studies |
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Tools for Tracking Your Business |
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Managing Your Time and Tasks |
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It Isn't the System But Being Diligent with a System |
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Establish a Routine: Your Ideal Day/Your Ideal Week |
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Pre 12-Week Kickoff: Getting You Ready |
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Chapter 28 Be Proactive! Be Positive! Add Value! Share Opportunity! |
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No Job Makes a Career, No Job Breaks a Career |
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Find Someone You Can Be Accountable To |
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Staying Engaged with Your Career |
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Surround Yourself with Positive People |
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