How To ‘Recession-Proof Your Life’

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Building a social media presence that reflects what you offer- and what you want to offer– is a key step toward finding paying customers.’

Mastering the art of pitching yourself and your product to potential clients and bloggers is essential to spreading word about your business and landing paying gigs.’

Saying no to activities and requests that don’t support your priorities is an essential skill that can free up hours of time.’

Failure is an inevitable part of any side-gig pursuit, and learning how to bounce back is essential for success.’

Strategies for resilience vary widely by individual, but include taking a break, getting perspective, trying a new approach, or simply carrying on.’

Side-giggers often help each other, by sharing information, connections, and advice. They also frequently hire each other.’

‘Ideas often grow out of skills gained in full-time jobs.’

‘Successful side-giggers usually spend significant amounts of time honing and testing their ideas.’

Small steps toward building a side-gig can be more productive than big ones.’

For highly targeted businesses, personal connections and referrals can be even more important than a social media presence.’

Source

Kimberly Palmer (2014). The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life

How Great Leaders Communicate

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Whether you are in a leadership position or not, if you want to win, connecting with other people is the only way to get there.

In her book Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Stratrgically to Coach, Inspire, and Get things Done, Dianna Booher writes, ‘Effective communicators know that their body language and behavior trump their words.’

Strong communicators trade on trust. It’s their currency.’

‘Strategic thinkers use leading questions to advance a discussion and their cause.’

‘Nothing starts you on the road to recovering trust like admitting to your troops your lapse in judgment.’

Words are never the whole story.’

‘Getting upset boosts your blood pressure; laughing and a lighthearted culture boosts your productivity and your influence.’

‘With the pressures of leadership, you have a choice- to get upset or to get a laugh.’

‘Nothing makes leaders look more capable than handling tough questions with credibility and ease.’

Your document should not reflect everything you know about a subject. It should reflect everything you think significant.’

‘As with race cars, what’s ‘under the hood’ drives a meeting’s overall success.’

If you show up physically, be present mentally.

Source:

Dianna Booher (2017). Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done