This Saturday, May 17th, I’ll be Susan K. Wehrley’s guest on the BIZremedies radio show.

Find out the latest Tips in Creating the Life you Want in the most effortless way!

Tune in to 1130 AM in Milwaukee from 3-4 PM Central Time this Saturday, or click here ( http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/streaming.html) to listen live via the Web.

Freelancing is an attractive option in terms of achieving a healthy work life balance and experiencing fulfillment in the working world. Each day, more and more companies are turning to freelancers as the pool of qualified employees continues to dwindle. It opens the door for some very attractive employment opportunities, including the chance to work from the comfort of your own home. You do not even have to get dressed if you do not feel like it.

Right now the greatest opportunities for freelancing are in marketing and information technology, although more and more freelance positions are being offered in a variety of fields. Employees report greater job satisfaction because they have greater control over their working environment, and it allows them the freedom to pursue those things they are passionate about.

Freelancing is not for everyone, though. It takes commitment and dedication to remain focused on the tasks at hand, and not get distracted by the kids, the telephone, or Dr. Phil. Those who have not completely thought it through can find the transition from employee to freelancer a difficult one. Since you are essentially running your own business when you freelance, you need to prepare yourself for picking up some of the benefits you may otherwise have had as an employee. With some preparation, though, working as a freelancer can offer a great deal of fulfillment. Read Post

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Do you have a personal plan for success?

Most people today are completely overwhelmed by everything that life throws at them on a daily basis. Because the boundaries between work and personal life have become so blurred, we become lost, confused and derailed from our goals.

Personal success is attained in gradual increments by setting and achieving goals.

At SlowDownFast.com, we have developed a comprehensive, customizable and highly flexible program which addresses such a need: The Slow Down Fast Intensive Empowerment System (IES).

The Slow Down FAST Intensive Empowerment System helps individuals achieve their goals.

Here’s how you can benefit from this program:

• You’ll realign yourself with your purpose.
• You’ll once again connect with your values and talents - and this will ignite your passion and drive to succeed.
• You will leverage your own, unique learning style for quicker retention and more rapid advancement.
• You will be empowered in your personal life, which in turn fuels you professionally and brings you greater commitment and dedication on the job.

For one time only, I’m offering the Intensive Empowerment System workshop FR.EE Read Post

I’m presenting tomorrow at the Biz Tech Expo in Milwaukee. Topic: Personal Development in a Professional World.

Here are the details:

From my guest post Committing to Your Career at Dumb Little Man:

“If you have found a career you enjoy – one that makes you feel good about what you are doing, highlights your talents, and makes you happy about going to work in the morning, you have taken a huge step in the right direction. Most of us want a great career. Not necessarily one that pulls a six-figure income, but one that we find fulfilling.

Now that you have your career, it is time to commit to excelling at it. The amount of enjoyment you receive from your career, in fact, will be largely determined by how much commitment you give it. There are several ways you can go about ensuring you are giving your career the level of commitment it deserves.”

Read the rest of Committing to Your Career.

Networking can be great fun - if you’re an extrovert or already know the person you’re talking to. But what if you’re surrounded by complete strangers? How do you just go up to someone and start a conversation out of the blue?

Most people find it distinctly uncomfortable to talk to people they don’t know. In times past, we didn’t really face this challenge often, because the very idea of speaking to a complete stranger was socially unacceptable. You never spoke to someone unless you were formally introduced by a mutual acquaintance whose judgment of the other person you trusted. These days, however, we’re living in a society that makes striking up a conversation with a stranger not only culturally acceptable but sometimes even expected. Luckily for us, most people are more than willing to talk to someone they’ve just met - or, indeed, simply made eye contact with across the buffet table.

Still, it can be difficult to think of what to say or how to start a conversation with someone you don’t know, and don’t know anything about. Here are a few tips to get you started the next time you find yourself facing a complete stranger and are wondering what to say. Read Post

From my guest post Work Smarter for Better Time Management at Dumb Little Man:

“Today’s business world is constantly changing at breakneck speeds. It requires flexibility, a great deal of organization, and a good sense of humor just to keep up. Companies are retaining fewer employees but the workload continues to increase, making it harder to meet job demands and almost impossible to maintain any kind of work life balance.

Many companies have recognized this disparity and have implemented various types of time management training programs; some are good, most aren’t. Even so, you need to come up with a well thought out plan in order to meet your goals. Luckily there are several things you can do to make the most of your day, get things done, and still have time left over to relax.”

Read the rest of Work Smarter for Better Time Management.

Thanks to Everything Finance for including this post in the Carnival of Everything Finance, and to Liz Wolgemuth of U.S. News and World Report’s The Inside Job for featuring this post.

Like being in a relationship, work can become a predictable dance of expected reactions to expected events.

Do you find that you can generally count on people to always behave in a certain way?

Do you jump ahead in your mind, and prepare your response or rebuttal before there is an actual need?

Most people hold back from doing or saying what we really feel. We often hesitate to express our true feelings or share our ideas. Why? Because we expect that the person on the receiving end won’t respond in the way that we’re hoping.

Opting to work like this is a bad decision. That’s because passive behavior trips a chain of events that we have no control over. This puts us in the back seat of our own life, career, and future. Read Post

With the casual lifestyle so prevalent, some days it can seem like people have lost the ability to conduct themselves appropriately. I think we can all take a lesson here and remember:

Mixing business and pleasure (or at least business and your personal life) can cause serious problems.

Here are five tips to keep your professional and private worlds from colliding. Read Post