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Owntrepreneurship Blog- 2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 28,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many […]
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Why baking is the perfect pastime for busy entrepreneurs?
I admit it. I love to bake. Bread Buns Pizza Pretzels Bagels Love ’em all.. It sounds weird, right? Who in their right minds will spend hours (yep, baking is time consuming) to make something they can buy fresh off the shelf? Well, hear me out first, and then decide if I’m crazy… well- […]
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LinkedIn Limits
In whatever professional arena we play we must know the rules. The rules usually apply to all participants in the same field and knowing them should give you an advantage over the others. LinkedIn is not different. Only that it is, in one simple aspect. It doesn’t tell you all the rules (perhaps somewhere, […]
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Fifty shades of "No"
They say that A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, but how can you tell what "No" really means?
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The dark side of networking- how to elude social engineering
Having a large network sure has its benefits, as we’ve explored in previous posts (https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/07/27/the-advantages-of-being-accessible/), but it also has some inherent dangers- one is over-exposure (where people get sick of seeing your name pop up), but a more serious one is that being visible and connected makes you a prime target for scammers, and worse, […]
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Please help me choose what should be the focus of the Owntrepreneurship blog
So, I've been doing this for a while and enjoying blogging very much. Almost to the point where I feel I want to write about everything that is happening to me, personally and professionally. However, I feel like sometime I lose the focus of this blog and jump too much from one area to another. […]
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Branding yourself – how to be acknowledged for the superstar you are
So we’ve established the many benefits of having the right sort of reputation within your organization (https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/10/12/self-branding-within-your-organization/). But how to push this reputation beyond the limits of your organization to have a regional, national or even global reputation in your field? Before we answer that we need to see if this fits who we are […]
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3 simple and effective Twitter hacks
Use these 3 simple hacks to increase your Twitter effectiveness
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I don’t get Twitter
Twitter lays off 8% of its workforce. Twitter CEO is now managing TWO high profile companies. Former Microsoft boss Steve Balmer purchased a 4% of Twitter stocks. Surely, you’ve heard all the recent rant about Twitter and now want to give a go? Good luck with that. You see, Twitter is a very different animal […]
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Self branding- within your organization
How can I brand myself? is it even possible in a large organization? will it be frowned upon? Well, you have your own “branding”, regardless of where you work and what you do. You are perceived in a certain manner by the people you come in contact with, and their view of you is determined […]
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