I live within shouting distance of the grocery store. It’s so close, I get to watch deliveries from my window. And hear the trucks at 5 a.m., but that’s another topic. The store is quite convenient, considering I can walk over, grab milk and be back in less than ten minutes.
But I hate that store. I will do as much shopping as I can at the one about 3-4 miles away whenever I can. You see, this store is horribly organized. Items are scattered all over the store and even though I’ve lived near this store for over ten years, …read more

Have you been trying to figure out how to successfully coordinate your life and run your own business? Do you have a secret to keeping everything organized between your life and business? Then I would love to hear how you do it.
Applying the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” to heart, I feel that it takes a village to help me coordinate my life and business. What I mean by this is that I have a support system in place that allows me to delegate different tasks to others who help me stay organized. Without them, I …read more

As many know, when you bowl a strike you knock down all 10 pins with the bowling ball. When you bowl a strike in business, you are excelling in 10 key areas of a business. The 10 key areas that this post will focus on are:

Finance/Accounting: understanding and managing how you spend your business funds.
Marketing/Branding: managing how people see and understand your business’ products or services.
Communication: using different types of media to share the message of your business.
Partnering/Joint Venture: connecting with other business owner to cross-market your services or products.
Social Networking: interacting with potential and current clients along with business …read more

Professional organizers? I was shocked the first time I met a professional organizer, with business cards and everything. Amazing! As I have been thinking about potential career opportunities for job seekers, I thought Professional Organizers might be one career option to consider. According to the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), the professional organizing industry has grown steadily in recent years as Americans and others all over the world attempt to gain better control of their lives. Facing more and more demands with less and less free time, consumers are struggling to manage their days and conquer the clutter and …read more

Yesterday I had an opportunity to speak to one of my readers who is struggling to get a job in this crazy economy. As we spoke, I began to understand what was getting in her way – Here issue: She is playing the blame and shame game. The blame and shame game is when you blame someone else for your situation. In this case it was someone else’s fault for why was terminated. When I asked why? I began to hear about the supervisor and the environment in the organization. She wasn’t happy there and they, the supervisor and fellow …read more

From Interview to offer is a repost. The original posted back in March. I have added just a little more information to help a job seeker who finds herself waiting. Enjoy!
For most of us there is a long “pregnant pause” from the time we interview to the time we are given a formal offer of employment. Mind you, the pause can be as long a day or a few weeks, but for most of us whatever the timeframe it seems toooooooooo long.
So what do you do while you wait? First, thing I would recommend you do, is occupy your …read more

Good Morning to all of you!! I want to say that I had a PHENOMENAL interview with Jason Alba on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, because of technical difficulties the interview was not taped, nor were you able to hear the show on air!!
Here are a few highlights from the interview:
1. The genesis of JibberJobber came as a result of Jason finding himself in the job market, and unable to find a job. He had an epiphany while opening his laptop to record information on his job search in an excel spreadsheet. JibberJobber was birthed out of his own need to manage …read more