What makes you different? What makes you special? Not different and special the way that got you picked on in school, but the different that makes you extraordinary. Why are you better than the next person? In the professional world, why should you be considered for a job instead of the next applicant? Why should I […]
Leaders don’t just lead some of the time, or just when they feel like it. Leaders don’t just lead between the hours of 8 and 5, or only during the week. Leaders lead all the time. Empoweringthe80Percent isn’t just about getting ahead or leading in business or in your professional life. It’s about leading. Pure and simple, wholly and totally. Leaders lead because […]
No man is an island. Two heads are better than one. Strength in numbers. We’ve all heard these age-old proverbs and have probably heard them all of our lives. But have we taken them to heart? And if we have, to what extent and to what end? Creating your own personal board of directors, a […]
In today’s economy, there are many reason’s to be out of the office, or OOO. Reasons for being OOO include, but aren’t limited to: being laid off, staying at home with young children, going back to school, illness, etc. Essentially, either by choice or by necessity. Having been laid off myself, and subsequently unemployed, in […]
Personal branding is absolutely critical to your successes in life and in your career. If your personal brand is not absolutely important to you, you’ll never realize how pivotal it is to those around you. Your personal brand is the image or idea that is in someone’s mind when they hear or see your name. […]
Relationships. That word will bring different thoughts, feelings and emotions to each and every one of us. Some people may think of friends, others of family; some people will get a happy feeling and others a sad feeling. But for all of these emotions, relationships are like water. Regardless of the emotion behind it the […]