Entries by First Sun Team

Your #Career : 6 TED Talks That Will Boost your Career….Let the following TED Talks Inspire You, Challenge your Way of Thinking, and Give You the Push you Need to Take your Career to the Next Level.

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Wherever you are in your professional life, there’s a TED Talk for you. Let the following TED Talks inspire you, challenge your way of thinking, and give you the push you need to take your career to the next level. View As: One PageSlides  When you feel like you’ve missed your calling: Ashley Stahl: 3 […]

#Leadership : Three Ways To Write Shorter, More Effective Emails…Here’s How to Stop Writing Emails that Bury What you’re Asking for Under a Bunch of Inessential Information.

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Inside each of us there’s a little efficiency guru who views every single email within a larger matrix of all the stuff we could be focusing on: the big deadline that needs to be met, the presentation that needs to be prepared, the client conflict that needs to be resolved, the errands that need to […]

#Leadership : 18 Tools That Saved Time and Grew My Business…These Affordable Tools and Apps Helped this Entrepreneur See Marked Growth Throughout 2016.

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We’re getting closer to the end of the year. It’s been a very exciting year for me achieving most of the goals that I’ve set so far. And of course, it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of some tools that have provided great shortcuts. The tools shared in this post fall under three […]

Your #Career : 9 Books Everyone Looking for a Job Should Read…From Interviewing to Negotiating your Salary, There are a Lot of Factors at Play when Looking for a New Job, and One Mistake Could Put the Kibosh on the Whole Thing.

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Whether you’re just starting out in your career or making a transition, odds are there’s some part of the job search process that’s at least a little mystifying. From interviewing to negotiating your salary, there are a lot of factors at play when looking for a new job, and one mistake could put the kibosh on […]

#Leadership : 3 Steps to Get More Done in Less Time…These Simple Tricks will Allow you to Manager your Time Better and Become More Productive.

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Recently a friend of mine held a productivity summit with 20 or more experts. The content shared came to more than 20 hours. When he told me about it my eyes glazed over. He noticed.  “What’s the problem? I’ve put together the greatest minds on productivity. This information is incredibly valuable,” he argued. “I have no doubt,” […]

#Leadership : 4 Ways Leaders Kill Productivity…You May be Holding your Business Back Without Even Realizing It.

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Businesses often reflect its leaders, which is why you should work on developing traits that make you a good business leader and killing those that are harming you and your business. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” – Peter F. Drucker As a business leader and a blogger, my level of productivity is […]

Your #Career : The Follow-Up Email Every Job Seeker Needs To Know How To Write…You can Do Much More Than just Get your Name Back at the Top of a Hiring Manager’s Inbox.

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Fact No. 1: After you’ve interviewed for a job, hiring managers don’t always get back to you in the time frame they told you they would. Consider describing a project you’re working on—one that could apply in some way to the job you’re applying for. Fact No. 2: You should absolutely follow up with a […]