Have you ever dreamt of owning your own business? Or being your own boss? Or starting your own little company?
Entrepreneurship is not made for a special few, you know? It is something you can claim at any age, in any circumstances of family or career, and with any background or experience in your name and in any fashion your little heart desires, darling.
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So you’ve had the pillow talks, the long drawn-out conversations, and you’ve made up your mind and decided you want to go into business together as a couple.
You want to start your own company so you answer to no one else – you weren’t meant to have a boss and you know it – and you want to work together, play together, and never have to be apart again by going to a stupid job all day!
I Totally Get It. You are speaking my language, honey, I love power couples. They seem to have it all: Love, business, and freedom to do as they damn well please. Anytime and all the time. It’s sweet living alright. [Read more…] about 3 Survival Rules Couples Must Know Before Going Into Business Together
“You weren’t meant to have a boss!” wrote Paul Graham on his blog in 2008.
It’s a popular piece that taps into the psychology of whether we as human beings are meant to have bosses. It’s a wild article. He compares us to lions in Africa, then weaves in our attachment to junk food and the unnatural way we have to act in large companies and concludes with the crazy notion that perhaps some of us were simply not meant to have a boss!
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Welcome back to our Episode #69 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is Leapfrog to Success at Corporate with 8 Smart Boss Strategies. Let’s talk about navigating the corporate landscape and how you need to interact with your boss so you can move up that corporate ladder. Remember, your boss is your gatekeeper so understanding these strategies is going position you ideally for that next promotion. [Read more…] about Episode 69: Leapfrog to Success with 8 Smart Boss Strategies
Getting promoted and moving up the corporate ladder, making big bucks and becoming indispensable, is not as confusing and hard as you may think but you make it harder with what you don’t know. (Don’t worry – I was in your shoes back when I worked at the Fortune 100 tech giant too). Let’s fix that, shall we?
That’s not a marketing tactic to get you to read this blog post, you can stay or go but it doesn’t change this ugly uncomfortable fact, one that I discovered 5 years into my 11 1/2 year career at this Fortune 100 networking giant (and subsequently mastered for the rest of my career, which was quite rewarding) and one that rings true in major corporations in America as well as in a few other Western cultures.
Fact: If you do not know these truths, and you are an employee – especially a loyal and hardworking one – then you are hurting your career and your future opportunities. A lot. [Read more…] about Uncommon Career Advice: 8 Reasons You Are Not Getting Promoted
I am Farnoosh, the founder of Prolific Living. So glad you are here. My mission is to empower you to unblock your creative genius to live your dream life.
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