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It’s Time to Set Your Annual Goals at Work – 3 Tips

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It’s that time again.   Most companies will ask professionals to set their annual goals by the first quarter.   As I think about how to set mine this year by March 31, I wanted to share 3 tips that may also help you with yours.   Even if you have already set your goals for this year, I recommend you still read tip #3 below.  I bet you anything you forgot to set this one.  It’s actually the most important one.   I look forward to your comments and questions :-). ...  read more

How to Create New Year “Goals” That Inspire You All Year

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I don’t know about you, but I no longer like coming up with S.M.A.R.T goals for my new year resolutions.   This is mainly because goals like “I want to lose 6 pounds in six months” or “I want to launch a product manager bootcamp by x date.” are both rigid and demotivating as the year goes on.   It also doesn’t get at the heart of WHY I want these goals. ...  read more

One Easy Way to Turbo Charge Your Email Communication using ChatGPT

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You may have heard a lot of people talk about ChatGPT already, but have you tried it yet?   Here is one easy way to use ChatGPT to turbo charge your email communications.   We write emails all day long.  Sometimes an important email can take us a few tries and a lot of time before it can be sent out.   ChatGPT can cut that time in half and give you great ideas that you never thought of.   Here is how you can try it out using ChatGPT for the first time. ...  read more

How to Self Promote – One Simple Idea You can Implement Today

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Self promotion comes easily for some, but difficult for most.  Many professionals who are top performers are often terrible at “tooting their own horn.”  The biggest worry people have is coming off boasting too much.   However, by not doing enough self-promotion, you would be do yourselves a disservice to your own skills and accomplishments. ...  read more

Boosting Your LinkedIn Profile: A Comprehensive Guide

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I attended an insightful virtual seminar last week offered by Chief called “How to Boost Your Linkedin Profile.”  I took notes during the session of what I found useful and then asked ChatGPT to help me write the below post so you can also benefit from my learning.    I am currently loving the assist from ChatGPT. 🙂 ...  read more

How to Use ChatGPT to Feel Good About Yourself

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Have you played around with ChatGPT yet?  I started last November when I first heard about it.    Hubby is now using it practically everyday.  I am still more of a novice.

  • I have used it to help me write a few birthday poems.  All I had to do was put in a few details about my friend and then I ask for it to make up a happy birthday poem.  It’s quite brilliant and fast.
  • I have tried to use it to find travel ideas and deals.  So far, that’s not been too impressive.  There is much more room for innovation there.
  • I have asked chatgpt to re-write my executive summary on my resume.  It gave me a few alternatives but none that I liked as much as my current one but it was cool to just see what it can come up with.

If you haven’t tried using ChatGPT yet, I recommend just trying it out.  It’s not always helpful but still amazing tech. ...  read more

Three Other Communication Elements Beside Words to Increase Your Success

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Maya Angelou had a timeless saying ““People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”   This is true now as it ever was.

This is why even if you carefully researched the facts and had all the logic in the world in your communication, you still only have 25% chance of success in influencing the listener.   That is because words and logic alone is not enough to be an effective communicator.   There are 3 additional communication elements that will increase your chances to be heard and to be supported. ...  read more