Like everything, there is a time and place for boasting

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 25 January, 2010 to the comment subset

As they say, you have to talk up your achievements and successes, because if you don’t, no one else will. However for self-promotion to itself be successful, it is critical to choose the right moment in which to blow your own trumpet…
To pull off a successful boast, you need it to be appropriate to [...]

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Slash careers, elevator statements, and flipping hamburgers

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 15 June, 2009 to the comment subset

Working as a slash careerist is – for the most part – a blast. You can roll a couple of interests into a hybrid sort of overall occupation, and if one or two parts of the equation aren’t exactly hauling in the cash, no problem, hopefully another of the slash/options will.
The hours might be [...]

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Networking: a necessary evil that is sort of unnecessary

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 6 August, 2008 to the comment subset

43 per cent of small business owners seem to be reluctant to go to networking gigs more than two or three times a year, according a survey conducted by the crew at Flying Solo.
Networking can give me that feeling I had as a kid, when I got dragged in front of a distant cousin at [...]

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The Most Effective Self-Promoters of All Time

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 28 March, 2008 to the comment subset

Wired Magazine has opened voting for The Most Effective Self-Promoters of All Time. Among contenders for the title are Steve Jobs, Tim Ferriss, and Madonna.
Self-promotion is an art form. Do it poorly, and you risk coming across as a narcissistic boor. Do it well, and it can lead to the presidency. Many of the most [...]

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