“I seem to have lost my mojo!” gasped Austin Powers, at a moment of truth. Confidence — when it’s high, you’re invincible; and when it’s low, you’re vulnerable. How’s your business mojo holding up these days? Confidence is something you carry. It is with you at all times and it affects your performance, your verbal and nonverbal communication, and your…
You’ve made hundreds of big decisions in your life. Many of them are business related. Do you make that deal? Spend that money? Hire that person? How do you handle decisions that involve risk? Sure, you can look at data — but I would argue that at least 50% of your decisions in your career and in your life are not decided with the data, rather, with your gut. The numbers don’t tell the entire story. I’ve learned a thing…
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I have commented that entrepreneurship is sometimes chosen unemployment. Some folks don’t have a choice lately. See the stats. Read the New York Times Article. The Article Typically each year, large numbers of Americans leave their old jobs to find new ones. Unemployment rises during recessions mainly because companies hire fewer workers, not because they lay more people off. But this…