by Sarah Andrus | Mar 3, 2018 | Career, Change, Fear, Interviews, Job Hunting, Job Search, Sales |
“I’m not a salesperson.” “I don’t like to promote myself, I’m not that kind of person.” “I don’t want to come off as bragging.” I can’t tell you how many times I hear clients say “I’m not a salesperson,” or “I’m not comfortable tooting my own horn,” etc., when it...
by Sarah Andrus | Nov 12, 2017 | Bosses, Career, Change, Interviews, Job Hunting, Job Research, Job Search, Networking, Professionalism, Sales |
Hello friends! This week, we are going to ask ourselves “what is the one thing we could give ourselves this holiday season to help us feel more successful?” I mean that thing we think about all the time that we never get ourselves. Whether it is a new pair of...
by Sarah Andrus | Mar 22, 2012 | Blog, Communication, Professionalism, Sales, Work |
Every day I delete 50-100 emails from people I don’t know asking me do to business with them. You know the sort, they act like they know you. “Hey Sarah, I was hoping you could help me out…” This umbrella opening is generally followed by asking...
by Sarah Andrus | Nov 16, 2011 | Blog, Career, Change, Parenting, Sales, Success, Values, Work |
This is a question many recent graduates are understandably asking themselves. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for young college graduates (ages 20-24) is 9.1%, the highest on record. One study that got a lot of attention last...
by Sarah Andrus | Aug 29, 2011 | Blog, Career, Sales, Work |
Among the saddest words I hear from people whose careers have stalled is “I think my good work should speak for itself.” NOoooo! Please, don’t delude yourself. We may wish it were so, and perhaps it should be that way, but it is not. Executives are too busy, and the...
by Sarah Andrus | Jun 24, 2009 | Blog, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Parenting, Sales |
It’s been about a month since our son Sam came home from college. We enjoyed his company for only a few days before he and his friends left for BONNAROO! (Say that in a sing-song voice very loudly as though you’re seven years old and screaming “PRESENTS!” on Xmas...
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