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How to tell your boss you’re unhappy at work

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“Job seeking is disruptive to you and your family,” says Kathleen Quinn Votaw, CEO of TalenTrust, a strategic recruiting and human capital consulting firm. Get Feedback Since it can feel scary to tell your employer, “This job is not working out for me,” Quinn Votaw suggests first consulting with a mentor.

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How to tell your boss you’re unhappy at work

Work Life

Job seeking is disruptive to you and your family,” says Kathleen Quinn Votaw, CEO of TalenTrust , a strategic recruiting and human capital consulting firm. Get Feedback Since it can feel scary to tell your employer, “This job is not working out for me,” Quinn Votaw suggests first consulting with a mentor.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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Secure a “consulting” gig. You need a consulting gig that will help cover monthly bills. When you find a consulting gig—consistent part-time hours with an hourly rate—you’ll have peace of mind knowing there’s enough money coming in to replenish your shrinking coffers. Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business. Cut it out.

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8 Proven Networking Strategies of Successful Entrepreneurs

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You must still do the work: Reach out, be social and have sales skills. Grant Cardone, top sales expert who has built a multi-billion dollar real estate empire and New York Times best-selling author of Be Obsessed or Be Average. . I’ll cold email heroes of mine suggesting ways they can make more sales.

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7 strategies to land your first freelance clients

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There’s a great old sales adage that says the confused mind says no. The hardest part of finding new clients was clarifying what I meant by the term ‘consulting services,’” says Selena Rezvani , a leadership speaker and consultant, and author of Quick Confidence. Remember, clear is kind.

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How I Learned to Love Selling (and How You Can Too)

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“It feels… gross,” I told Trevor, when he asked why I hadn’t made any sales calls last week. I explained to him that I hired a consultant six years ago who still calls me every couple months “just to check in” (and squeeze a referral from me). “To To me, that’s sales,” I said. Do you feel bad asking for the sale?

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4 strategies that’ll keep your ‘personal Board’ engaged on your career journey

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Here are four steps to ensure you keep the best and brightest engaged in your personal Board: Share: Define the goals for your engagement  Explaining why you need to engage with someone is the cornerstone of working with any mentor, sponsor or coach, or any other board member.