Entries by First Sun Team

#Leadership : How Successful People Make Smart Decisions…With so Many Decisions Taking Up Each Day, Learning to Prioritize Them & Make Them Effectively is Essential to your Success & Happiness.

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Your days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. A study from Columbia University found that we’re bogged down by a good 70 decisions a day.   Some decisions are minor, like what to eat, which route to drive to work, or in what order to tackle tasks. Others are more difficult, like deciding […]

#Strategy : 21 Highly Successful People who Rebounded after Getting Fired…From Steve Jobs to Jerry Seinfeld, here are 20 People who Turned their Termination Into an Opportunity.

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Getting kicked to the curb by your employer can certainly be demoralizing. But these successful people prove that what may initially feel like failure may just be the launching pad you need for success. From Steve Jobs to Jerry Seinfeld, here are 20 people who turned their termination into an opportunity. Vivian Giang and Alana Horowitz contributed to […]

Your #Career : 5 Reasons You Should Always Be Looking for a New Job…Often, We Get Comfortable (a.k.a. Lazy) in Our Current Positions & Don’t Think About What Might be Next for Us on the Ladder of Success. But you Never Know When your Dream Job Will Come Along—Or When you Might Lose the One you Have.

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You may be really happy in your job and that’s great. But if a recruiter calls or a friend tips you off to a great position that fits your skills, are you ready to pursue it? If so, is your resume current? Are you constantly connecting with people in case a better opportunity presents itself? […]

#Leadership : 6 Surprising Reasons Younger Managers Perform Best…”He Doesn’t Have a Lot of Experience Managing People. Do you Think he Can Do the Job?” This is a Phrase we Hear More Frequently as Organizations Fill the Vacancies Retiring Baby Boomers Leave Behind.

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“He doesn’t have a lot of experience managing people. Do you think he can do the job?” This is a phrase we hear more frequently as organizations fill the vacancies retiring Baby Boomers leave behind. Recently, a younger friend told me his experience of being hired after receiving his graduate degree. Most of the team […]

#Leadership : 9 Life Lessons I Learned from Being a Janitor for a Year…My Sophomore Year of College I Landed a Part-Time Job as a Janitor. I made just $6.25 an Hour, & it Wasn’t Glamorous, but it Was One of the Best Life Experiences I’ve Had to Date. Why? I Learned some Invaluable Lessons that Have Stuck With Me Every Day Since.

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Most college kids get jobs as waiters or lifeguards or tutors when they need extra cash. I did something slightly less conventional.   This job didn’t pay much — but it offered me a lot of good life lessons. My sophomore year of college I landed a part-time job as a janitor. I made just $6.25 an hour, and […]

#Strategy : 4 Steps To Overcome Adversity And Amplify Your Success…When you Consider the Statistic that 60% of Americans are Unhappy With their Occupation, It Becomes Apparent That the Majority of Us are Not Aligned With our Purpose or, Consequently, our Potential.

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“The truth is that customers don’t typically care who you are or what you have to offer unless they can see that there is clear and obvious value being offered in the exchange,” said Brad. “What drives the interaction is an exchange of value. As soon as the customer perceives that the value being offered […]

#Strategy : 7 Ways To Blow Your Boss’s Mind…You’re Putting the Work In, So Why Aren’t you Getting Rewarded? The Answer is Simple: You Don’t Get Promoted for Fulfilling your #Boss’s Expectations.

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We all want to get ahead. Still, even when it seems you’re doing everything right—you’re never late to work, rarely take a sick day, and always meet deadlines—promotions can be few and far between.   You’re putting the work in, so why aren’t you getting rewarded? The answer is simple: you don’t get promoted for […]

#Leadership : 24 Ways to Influence Even the Most Resistant People…Influencing Others is How we Get Jobs & Promotions, Win Negotiations, Sell Products, & Gain Notoriety.

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Seduction, persuading a person to yield to your advances, isn’t used only in the pursuit of a love interest. Influencing others is how we get jobs and promotions, win negotiations, sell products, and gain notoriety.   Frank Underwood offers Viktor Petrov his hand in “House of Cards.” In “The Art of Seduction,” popular author Robert […]