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		<title>Understanding the Problem Gives You a Better Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl Dierschow</dc:creator>
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As a coach, I work with clients all the time who struggle to make tough career decisions.  Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s interesting about this: usually they&#8217;re so focused on trying to find a solution that they don&#8217;t notice that they&#8217;re not sure what the real problem is.
Here&#8217;s an example.  Joseph is struggling because he&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Time Budget &#8212; Advice on How to Balance Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Dresden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Balanced Lifestyle]]></category>
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Now that the Great Recession has enshrined the New Frugality in the popular consciousness, it only makes sense to try taking a budgetary approach to time management.
Or so it seems to me, but then again, I do have a long history of deficit spending – if only when it comes to time.
It’s not so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Search Success: It’s In Your Head</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Donlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harvey Mackay]]></category>

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If you’re looking for a job, success may be as close as your kitchen cabinet … or between your ears.
That’s according to best-selling author of “Swim With The Sharks” and Twin Cities business leader, Harvey Mackay (www.HarveyMackay.com).
In his latest book, “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One [...]]]></description>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opportunities]]></category>

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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Networking Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Curve]]></category>

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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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