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182 CBJ: Why Independent Work Will Become the New Norm

Is independent work for you?

The satisfaction of the side-hustle, the extra income, the nurturing of the creative part of you: these are all reasons to begin some independent work these days.
 
Join me and guest Stephen Warley to have the conversation about why starting something on your own might be the new normal.
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181 CBJ: Creating Exceptional Customer Retention

Customer Retention…

how can you – as a sales person or a business owner – make sure that you keep your customers?

What makes your service exceptional?

Find out in this episode of the podcast when guest expert, author and high end portrait photographer Jeffrey Shaw shares his strategies around attracting and keeping clients.

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180 CBJ: Technology in Your Job Search/Career Change

Does the technology in your job search…

make you want to scream? Those forms to upload your resume into, the automated tracking systems that weed out applicants…all of this makes for a sometimes stressful experience.

Steve Acho wants to change that

Guest Steve Acho joins me in this episode to talk about how to get around the technology in your job search or career transition, and make it work to your advantage. Steve’s strategies and ideas are refreshing, and you are sure to get a lot of good advice from this conversation.

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180 CBJ: Technology in Your Job Search/Career Change

Does the technology in your job search…

make you want to scream? Those forms to upload your resume into, the automated tracking systems that weed out applicants…all of this makes for a sometimes stressful experience.

Steve Acho wants to change that

Guest Steve Acho joins me in this episode to talk about how to get around the technology in your job search or career transition, and make it work to your advantage. Steve’s strategies and ideas are refreshing, and you are sure to get a lot of good advice from this conversation.

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179 CBJ: Why Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone is Good for Your Career

Outside Your Comfort Zone…

is a little scary! We all settle in to where we are comfortable, but then sometimes, we get stuck. In order to succeed in career and in life, stepping outside your comfort zone can bring amazing new opportunities….but how exactly can you do it?

How to take the leap?

In this show, guest expert Andy Molinsky helps to explain why people stay in their comfort zones, and how bridge the gap between staying put and moving forward into new possibilities. His years of research into the topic of comfort zone-living offers us practical ways to make the move.

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178 CBJ: How to Choose Between Two Really Great Career Opportunities

How do you choose between

two really great career opportunities? How do you choose between two really great opportunities in general? What do you have to weigh, and how what might you win or lose when you finally do decide?

Use the principles of Improv

In this show, our guest uses the principles of improv theatre to help you to figure out HOW to make a tough decision, especially a career one. Using his years as a stand up comedian and performer, Travis Thomas shares his wisdom around how to make your next move so that you can feel more confident, and stop doubting your gut instinct, and find the success you dream about.

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176 CBJ: What to Say if You Are Sexually Harassed at Work

Being Sexually Harassed?

When someone says or does something to you – on purpose or inadvertently – that crosses the line…it can be hard to know how to respond.

In this important episode, guest expert and author Alicia Dunams shares her exact script of what to say so that both you and the person who has offended can move forward with dignity.