Entries by First Sun Team

#Leadership : Team Building; 5 Understandable Reasons Why Your Co-workers Are on Your Nerves…We, in General, Tend to Attribute our Actions as the Cause for other Events or Reactions Happening. Often This is Not the Case.

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While we all have good days and bad days, some people seem to be more difficult on a regular basis than others. Sometimes this seems to just be who they are from a personality point of view. They have a rather negative mindset. They’re grumpy. They don’t smile much and just have a dark cloud […]

Your #Career : 9 Business Ideas Under $1,000 You Can Run From Anywhere…Technology Exists to make Remote Working Convenient, so If you Want the Digital-Nomad Lifestyle & Don’t have a Lot of Startup Cash, here are 9 Low-Cost Business Ideas you Can Start from Anywhere.

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Looking to start a business and refuse to be tied down to an office? Turns out you can start a company from the comfort of your own home — or better yet, from an exotic far-flung beach — for under $1,000. How is that possible you might ask? Technology. Maria Dykstra, co-founder of TreDigital, a […]

Your #Career : 5 Kinds Of Freelance Work Worth Quitting Your Job For…Right Now, over 53 Million Americans are Earning Money from Freelance Gigs. By 2020, Half of All Jobs will be Remote, & a Good Chunk of Those Will be Freelance Positions.

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These mind-boggling numbers point to a single, inevitable truth: work, as we know it, will never be the same. I have no idea what the work economy will look like by 2050, but that’s exactly why it’s so exciting to think about. A combination of rising rent costs and diminishing benefits has led to record […]

Your #Career : Job Search, Throw Me A Line – I’m Drowning! ….. You Must Establish your Brand & Envision a Target. If you are Persistent & Completely Engaged, You will be Successful. Also Understand that a Proactive, Self-Managed Job Search is Not an Overnight Process.

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Work your network – secure referrals through people you know and target companies and key decision makers that will refer you to opportunities in the “unpublished” job market. Excerpt from the book “RESUME DNA – Succeeding In Spite Of Yourself” by John Singer I recently coached a client who had gone through our program and […]

Your #Career : How to Build a Business When You Can’t Quit Your Job…What If you could Build a Business without Quitting your Job? It’s Possible with the Right Approach.

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Most of us get the urge to become an entrepreneur at one point or another. We may be called to create something from scratch, or lead a team of people or just earn money without having to answer to a boss. Whatever the motivation, the urge strikes us, but only a fraction of usever take that […]

Your #Career : Here’s what Hiring Managers Really Want to Know when they Ask, ‘Why are You Leaving your Current Job?’…This Question, or any Variation of It, is Extremely Challenging Because it Naturally Puts You on the Defensive

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Hiring managers are often looking for a reason not to hire you, since they’re typically bombarded with resumes. You don’t want to help make the process of elimination easy — so think about being on the other side of the desk. “Would you hire you, based on your response to this question?” Taylor asks. “Make […]

Your #Career : 13 Signs your Coworker is Undermining You…Professional Undermining is like a Toxic Gas; its Presence Will Render any Workplace Uninhabitable.

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A recent University of Buffalo School of Management study found that those who feel undermined at work are more likely to sabotage their coworkers,according to phys.org. That’s bad news. Professional undermining is like a toxic gas; its presence will render any workplace uninhabitable. Still, even if you feel like a colleague is out to get you, […]

Your #Career : 2 Things That Could Keep You From Landing That Job Offer…“It’s Happened Over & Over. I Practice. I Study. I Do everything Right. But Then I Don’t get the Job. What’s Wrong with Me?”

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Leah was discouraged with her job search and hired me to help her. “I’m really good at what I do, but I’m not a dynamic interviewee,” Leah told me during our first meeting. “My resume gets me the telephone interview. That gets me the in-person interview. But then I never get the job offer.” She […]

#Leadership : 9 Bad Habits You Must Break To Be More Productive…Bad Habits Slow you Down, Decrease your Accuracy, Make you Less Creative & Stifle your Performance. Getting Control of your Bad Habits is Critical, & not Just for Productivity’s Sake.

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Nothing sabotages your productivity quite like bad habits. They are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you don’t even notice the damage they’re causing. Bad habits slow you down, decrease your accuracy, make you less creative and stifle your performance. Getting control of your bad habits is critical, and not just for productivity’s sake. A […]