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5 Tools for the Modern Entrepreneur
We all need tools to help us be more productive on a daily basis. Being in 2017, there are plenty of options out that are available and easy to get your hands on! We’ll go over five different tools you can start to use today and see results as well. Each tool that is mentioned is also free so it makes it that much more accessible for anyone that wants to start being productive at a new level or continue to advance.
By Junior Explicitz8 years ago in Journal
Improve Your Social Media Marketing Part II
Improve Your Social Media Marketing Part II: Marketing is an ever-evolving field. Those who enter into action boldly and take risks tend to have more success than those who make overly cautious moves. In my previous article, I graced over some best practices and tips to help increase your quality of Social Media Marketing. In this article, we will discuss some branding tips and tricks, as well as cover some other unconventional methods for Social Media Marketing.
By Christine Collins8 years ago in Journal
Using Team Building to Motivate Your Company
The benefit of team building exercises have been known for a long time. Such activities can deliver high-impact learning experiences without having to resort to the classroom and bring together the individuals in a group to form a cohesive team. Team building activities have been proven to increase team skills and communication, as well as improving morale and productivity. Teams benefit from the shared experience of completing a challenging task, learning together to achieve an activity outside their usual experience.
By Wilf Voss8 years ago in Journal
Working in Sales; An Open Letter to Customers
I understand that people have bad days, because I have bad days, and I would have generally assumed that most people take out their anger and stress in a civil manner (as in not taking it out on a complete stranger.) Presently, and after a stressful year of working in retail and sales, it's getting harder to make the assumption that everyone is generally a decent human being. So this is an open letter to any one who finds themselves grumpily walking into a store or has already done so. It won't apply to everybody, just some people, because I'd still like to believe that almost everyone is decent.
By Jessica T8 years ago in Journal
How To: Writing a Great Story Description (Wattpad Addition #3). Top Story - December 2017.
(Side note: While my tips are geared towards Wattpad writers, these tips could be useful when writing on many different platforms. My experience just happens to be with Wattpad.)
By Sarah8 years ago in Journal
8 Things to Remember When You Lose Your Job
Life fluctuates. Sometimes we are way up, and sometimes down. As someone who works on a contracted basis, losing my job happens consistently throughout my year. I have come up with a process to get through the periods where I might not have work for a while.
By Jenae Perry8 years ago in Journal
Understanding the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and What It Means for Small Businesses
It has been called the largest overhaul to the US taxation system since its inception, however, whereas the clearly named Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has made far-reaching changes to the way tax will be administered, will it lead to financial losses or gains for small businesses?
By Wilf Voss8 years ago in Journal
Young Entrepreneur Status
The biggest change of my life all started during the first semester of my graduate program in Psychology of Counseling. Since the beginning of high school, I was told that my kind personality and ability to listen to others would be ideal qualities for a therapist and that I would one day succeed in the field of psychology. After four years of mindless following towards my future, I moved three hours away to get in the best psychology undergraduate program in the state and went through four years of debt to achieve a degree (which I still have not been able to pay off!). Although I found my program intriguing, I still felt as though I was missing something in life.
By Kendra King8 years ago in Journal
Rut Kicker
As a member of Toastmasters International, I am tasked with delivering speeches according to outlines in a manual, emphasizing the practice of various aspects of communication, from vocal emphasis, to hand gestures, to visual aids.
By Sebastian Peter, Jr.8 years ago in Journal
A Simple Hack For Surviving Your Horrible Job
I saw the greatest thing the other day. I was eating lunch at a Chinese place. Nearby, an older lady was talking about her food to her husband. She said, “I wish it just came with vegetables.”
By Tyler Friend8 years ago in Journal
How to Coffee Shop Write Like a Boss
As a writer, I want you to think of me as a romantic figure who sits in my Downton Abbey library, penning my words with ink and quill while dressed fabulously in my Downton Abbey wares.
By Alanna Rusnak8 years ago in Journal
Why Don't You Just Quit?
Every day there are millions and billions of people taking advantage of the media and different social networks on a day-to-day basis. It has been the new modern way to communicate, and in some ways has changed the market forever, right? Making the old traditional way of working your butt off for another company that doesn't treat you good or appreciate you, like a load of crap. People are constantly thinking of new and innovative ways to earn money, so they can work smarter, not harder. Now, don't get me wrong, no matter what it is that you decide to do, if you're shooting for the stars, there will come some measure of hard work that is to be required. Especially in the beginning process — But let's shift things for a second. When your working long hours, not seeing your families, being mistreated, full of anxiety, technically who's really benefiting and to what extent? Yes you are getting a paycheck, but you're unhappy, you're depressed, you're anxious, you're burnt out. Not to mention, every time you turn on the television or look at social media you see someone living the life that you so desperately want to live. Am I right or am I right?
By Ariona Lynn8 years ago in Journal