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 [...]
Like everything, there is a time and place for boasting
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 25 January, 2010 to the comment subset
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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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