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June Success Resources

Hello Everyone,

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share some resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to share with your colleagues.

Know Yourself - Change Yourself - Tim Brownson is one of my favorite personal development bloggers.  For a limited time, he's offering a complimentary download of his ebook, "Know Yourself - Change Yourself".  If your serious about changing your life, don't miss this one.

Makeuseof.com - A complimentary subscription to Makeuse of is a must have, if you wanted to find the latest and greatest pre-tested tips and tools for the web, your gadgets, and your software. 

100 Free Places To Learn Online and Counting - If you know where to find it, you can learn just about anything you want for free, right through the web.  Check out this list of resources, courtesy the Mission To Learn blog.

That's it for this time!  Send me your favorite resources and I'll share them!

Lora

Free Tech Support Until March 15

You know those little computer glitches that keep driving you nuts, but you never get them completely solved?  Well now is the time to tackle them, and you can do it for free!

My friend Phil Gerbyshak, from the Make It Great blog, is working with a new tech support company called Minutefix.  Minutefix is giving away free tech support until March 15! 

First go read Phil's article so you can understand what's going on.  Then contact Minutefix and kiss your computer headaches good-bye! 

February Success Resources

Hello Everyone,

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share some resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to share with your colleagues.

The February issue of the newsletter, Relating@Work is out and can be viewed here

If you'd like to subscribe, the signup page is on the left hand side of my website.

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Personal Branding - If you haven't yet made the time to focus on creating your personal brand, a great place to start is with Steve Pavlina's recent article.  Check it out here

Personal Brand Blog - Dan Schawbel has created an entire blog dedicated to personal branding.   Subscribe to his  RSS feed and keep yourself up to date on what's going on in the world of personal branding.  Check it out here

Effective Internet Presence - Have you Googled your name lately?  If not, do it now and see what you come up with.  Right after that, go download Ted Demopoulos' complimentary ebook about how to create an effective internet presence.  It's right here

That's it for this time!  Post your favorite resources and I'll share them!

January Success Resources

Just a few more resources to add to your toolbox.

The January issue of the newsletter, Relating@Work is out and can be viewed here.
If you'd like to subscribe, the signup page is on the left hand side of my website.

How To Use Google To Get Better Search Results - You'd be surprised to know how many calls I get each week from people who can't find what they're looking for on the internet. While some people think I'm a genius, I always give credit where credit is do.  In my book Google knows everything, but you've
got to know how to search it.  The Googlers have created a guide for you.  Find this little gem right here.

A Big List Of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff - One Sunday afternoon I accidently ran a spoon through my garbage disposal. As I sat fretting about what it was going to cost me to get it fixed
the light bulb went off in my head.  Sure enough, Google helped me get the  disposal up and running in a matter of minutes.  The Read Write Web has compiled a huge list of sites that teach you how to do stuff.  Check it out here.

236 Open Courseware Collections, Podcasts and Videos - The Online Education Database has created a treasure chest of complimentary training.  While you don't get credit for taking these classes, you
get to train your brain for free.  Check them out here.

Share your favorite resources with us here!

November Success Resources

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share a few resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to pass them along.

The November issue of the newsletter, Relating@Work is out and can be viewed here.  If you'd like to subscribe, the signup page is on the left hand side of my website.

How To Do Everything Better Online - The fabulous Seth Godin has created a new Squidoo lens based on Mashable's Best Resources Online.  Even if you're unfamiliar with Squidoo or Mashable, you'll want to at least take a peek at this excellent resource.  Find this little treasure right here.

30 Ways To Transform Your Career - The team at the Dumb Little Man blog compiled a great list of career development resources from around the web. Check it out here.

Peter McWilliams Books Now Online - If you were a self help reader in the 90's, chances are that your library included at least one of Peter McWilliams' books.  Well, now they're all online courtesy
of Peter personally.  Check them out here.

That's it for this time!  If you're celebrating Thanksgiving this week, I wish you and your loved ones much happiness!

October Success Resources

Just a few resources you may find useful:

Hassleme - Could you use a little nagging to remember those things you procrastinate about?  If so, set up your personalized Hassleme messages, and the reminders will be waiting in your mailbox.  Find this little treasure right here:
Hassleme

Life Optimizer gives you 30 Practical Tips To Make Yourself Indispensable To Others.  If you dig a little deeper into his links you'll discover a wealth of wisdom. Find it here:
30 Practical Tips To Make Yourself Indispensable To Others

The University Of California has published a book to help people resolve deep seated interpersonal conflict.  You can download it right here:
Helping Others Resolve Differences

April Success Resources

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share some resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to share with your colleagues.

Books and ebooks galore!  You'll find enough reading in these two resources to keep you busy for life.  Courtesy Clipmarks & Friedbeef.  Find them right here and here.

The Big List Of Things Not To Say to your customers...And what to say instead. Courtesy Service Untitled. Find it here

Could you use a little more flow in your day to get more done?  If so, get the Little Book Of Flow, courtesy of Life 2.0.   You can find it right here

Are you crazy about Customer Service?  Check out my newest blog!  Let me know what you think.
Your Customers Matter...Don't They?

Have you checked out my complimentary eCourse yet?   The title is "How To Become The MVP In Your Profession".  Take a look at the right hand side of my website here

Share your favorites here!

Until next time...

Lora

March Success Resources

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share some resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to share with your colleagues.

The March of the newsletter, Relating@Work is out and can be viewed here

If you'd like to subscribe, the signup page is on the left hand side of my website.

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Bruce Johnson is known as the "Make It Remarkable" guy. He's created a nice toolbox of resources you can use to "Make It Remarkable".  Find them right here

Rajesh Setty is the author of "Beyond Code".  For a limited time he is gifting us with his latest e-book "Lasting Relationships" As of this writing, it's still available. Find it here

Suzanne Falter-Barns is a fellow coach and gifted author.  For a limited time she's offering a complimentary copy of the e-book version of her published book "How Much Joy Can You Stand".
You can find it right here

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Are you crazy about Customer Service?  Check out my newest blog! Let me know what you think.
Your Customers Matter...Don't They?

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Have you checked out my complimentary eCourse yet?  The title is "How To Become The MVP In Your Profession".  Take a look at the right hand side of my website here

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If you find these resources helpful I'd love to hear from you! 

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Success Resources

I just thought I'd take a quick minute to share some resources you might find enlightening.  Feel free
to share with your colleagues.
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The February of the newsletter, Relating@Work is out and can be viewed here:

If you'd like to subscribe, the signup page is on the left hand side of my website.

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Could you use a little help getting clear about what you want?  If so, The Daily Plan It blog contains a great tool called Discover U In Ten Steps. Find it right here:

Have you set your sights on finding a new job this year? If so, don't miss the 2 complimentary ebooks being offered over at the Career Hub.  On the left hand side of the page you'll find, The Insider's Guide To Resume Writing and The Insider's Guide To Job Search. Find them here:

Could you use a refresher on Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits
Of Highly Successful People?  If so, Michael Gray has created condensed summaries for you right here:

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Are you crazy about Customer Service?  Check out my newest blog! Let me know what you think.
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Your Customers Matter...Don't They?

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Have you checked out my complimentary eCourse yet?  The title is "How To Become The MVP In Your Profession".  Take a look at the right hand side of my website here:

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If you find these resources helpful I'd love to hear from you! 

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3 Tools For Goal Setting

The time between Christmas and the New Year is one of my favorites.  It feels fabulous to reflect back on the past year, clear out a little clutter, and begin planning for a brand new year!

Have you started thinking about it yet?  If you don’t get started soon, January will have come and gone and you’ll be wondering where it went. 

Here are 3 tools that will guide you through a relatively painless process.  If it’s too time consuming for one setting break the exercise down into manageable chunks.  Doing anything is better than doing nothing.

Year In Review

Start by looking back over the past year.  Curt Rosengren over at the Occupational Adventure is writing a series on how to review your past year.  Start with his article titled Year In Review Questions – Building A Foundation For 2007.  Then follow the rest of his articles to complete the process.  They’re all listed on the right column of his blog.

Rate Your Satisfaction

Now that you’ve looked back, how do you feel about it?  It’s helpful to create a visual image that measures your satisfaction.  One of my favorite tools for measuring satisfaction is called the Wheel Of Life.  Norm Shrewsbury over at The Path Of Happiness has a tool called Life Balance Sphere.  Complete the Life Balance Sphere and print your results.

Set Your Goals & Write Them Down

This last tool is one of my all time favorites created by the great Fred Nickols.  If you do nothing else, use Fred’s Goals Grid to get clear about 2007.

Special Note: The Goals Grid was created and a strategic planning tool for organizations, but don’t let that stop you from using it for your life and/or career goals.  It’s a little bit hard to find on the website, so follow these instructions.

1. Go to Fred’s site
2. Click on “Articles” (top left side)
3. Click on the “Work & Management” link
4. Scroll down to the “Goals Grid Job Aid”
5. Print it off, follow the instructions, and get to work

There you go!  3 great tools that will get you in gear for the new year! 

If you get stuck or you need help, I’m only a phone call or email away!