Ember Carriers Blog » Dreams and Passion http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=436 Celebrate Progress and Small Wins http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/28/celebrate-progress-and-small-wins/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/28/celebrate-progress-and-small-wins/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:14:41 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1132
Celebrating Success

Celebrating Your Successes

Recently during a conversation with a client over the summer she was telling about her 5 year old graduation from Kindergarten.  Kindergarten?!? I don’t remember graduating.  A few weeks later I discuss this concept with another consultant who said he never went to his graduation after receiving

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English: Xavier University's Smith Hall

Xavier University’s Smith Hall

DO: Create forward movement in your business

Ok fellow Ember Carriers, business owners, soloprenuers, and start-ups – it’s time to …

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In a conversation with one of Xavier University mentees on the topic of job searching at some point I remember saying, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know… and who knows you.”

 

That is because so many job openings are filled by referrals. And …

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This past school year I volunteer to be a mentor to two Xavier students. During our conversations I dispel many myths about job hunting. One myth is about the 1-page resume. No offense to college career advisers, book authors on the subject and new recruiters, but there is nothing more …

]]> http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/09/10/advice-to-my-mentees-the-myth-of-the-1-page-resume/feed/ 31 The Ideal Student LinkedIn Profile (Continued) http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/08/24/the-ideal-student-linkedin-profile-continued/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/08/24/the-ideal-student-linkedin-profile-continued/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:51:08 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1024 Last week after a conversation with my Xavier University mentee about his LinkedIn Profile I wrote a post on a couple key components for an ideal student profile. Well the list was completed so I thought this week I would give you the rest of the key components for a …

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