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The Secret to Success: It’s Not a Secret

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During my career as a successful commodities broker, I learned a key lesson about success: self-management is more important than talent. In closing, remember that the only chains and shackles that hold any of us back from any goal in life are those that we ourselves forge in the fires of doubt and hammer out on the anvils of lack of belief.

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What Do You Need To Know As A First Time Business Owner?

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You’re striking out on your own in a way you never have before, taking your career into your own hands, and placing a lot of responsibility on your own head. And if you can hammer home the use of your business in the current economy in only 30 seconds or less, the more’s the better!

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Have You Earned the Right to Lead? Ten Deeply Destructive Mistakes That Suggest the Answer Is No (and How to Stop Making Them)

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Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

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How to Handle a Blitz: 4 Key Strategies for Successfully Negotiating During a Company Transition

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We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Remember to: Thank your boss for exhausting considerable energy on this transition and for investing personally in your career growth and development. Change is strange but it’s also an opportunity for career growth and personal rewards.