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		<title>Assertiveness Techniques To Give You Power to Stand Up for Yourself with Co-Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linnda Durre</dc:creator>
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Assertiveness training is one of the most important tools anyone can have in life, especially when standing up to difficult and toxic co-workers. Rid yourself of childhood restrictions, fear, hesitation, and social misinformation. Know the difference between being aggressive – which includes bullying, yelling, screaming, intimidation &#8211; versus being assertive – which consists of being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems or Opportunities? &#8212; Down to Earth Ways to Find Solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl Dierschow</dc:creator>
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I think we&#8217;ve all become quite weary of those overly cheery types who declare that there&#8217;s no such thing as a problem, everything is an opportunity.
No, I don&#8217;t buy it either.
But if we step back, there&#8217;s a useful idea within the concept that we should consider.  The fact is that when people are faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Your Online BillBoard with LinkedIn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Williams</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Tools]]></category>
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With an industry steeped in consumerism, advertising space is of critical importance.  Companies know the importance of getting their message out.  You are the owner of YOUR BRAND and YOUR IMAGE.  You own the advertising rights to YOU.  In a competitive landscape, the message around your skills and capabilities is important. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Secret Weapons for Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee and Don Martin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>

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Whether you&#8217;re considering starting your own business &#8212; or looking for ways to expand an existing enterprise &#8212; there are three time-tested secret weapons you can use to help gain a sharp competitive edge. These weapons are three broad business strategies that can help you to create a new business or push your company to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Do’s &amp; Don’ts of Handling Crunch Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Dresden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deadlines]]></category>

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These days, due to a combination of circumstances, including the whims of government agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector clients and – no doubt – serious sunspot activity, I’m currently juggling more competing deadlines than you could shake a Palm Pilot at.
As I try to stay sane and meet my responsibilities, I’ve made up a list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Have Amazing Resources! &#8212; Tips on How to Unlock the Resources Around Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl Dierschow</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>

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I previously wrote about the process of becoming grounded and mentioned that you probably have hundreds of resources at your disposal.  Let&#8217;s explore that a bit further.
People
Many resources come from the people you have access to:

 Friends and Family: They care about your personal success and happiness, and can offer you a different perspective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding Your Job Learning Curve</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Dresden</dc:creator>
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If you’ve been unemployed or unhappy in your work for some time, you’ve most likely been concentrating your energy on getting a new job.
It can come as something of a shock, then, when you start that new job and find yourself feeling a little off-balance.
Don’t be alarmed – you’re probably just feeling the effects of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find a Job Long-Distance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Donlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Job Search Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current economy, some folks are looking far and wide for jobs, including out of state. But there are plenty of obstacles to relocating, right?]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Boring the Hiring Manager with Your Resume</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Holbrook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resume Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resume]]></category>

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Your resume should communicate your experience, expertise, value, personal brand, accomplishments, and contributions among other things. What it should not be is a run down of your last job description word for word.
If your resume consists mostly of bullet points that only describe your responsibilities and duties then you’re doing yourself a great disservice in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 21st Century Workplace &#8212; Are Women the New Men?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ella Edmondson Bell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in the Workforce]]></category>

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It has been widely reported that for the first time in history, women are less than a percentage point away from making up the majority of the national workforce. The economic downturn has hit men harder. They held nearly 80 percent of jobs that have been lost during what is now being called the &#8220;mancession.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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