Tag Archives: stand out
Fake versus Real
American society in 2013 seems to have difficulties separating what is fake from what is real. Just look at the number of those so-called reality shows on television and you will know exactly what I mean. How any one us can hope to stand out from others is deeply affected by this American cultural context.
Cowboy Wisdom for 2013
Back in the days of the Wild West cowboys, a brand was a letter or a symbol or a combination of both that cowboys burned into the skin of livestock. Everyone who saw that brand would immediately know that the brand meant someone specific owned that particular animal. Today, if you want to stand out compared to others who are applying for the job that you want, you need to focus on a brand of a different kind.
Competence and Courage
Even if we do not live and work in Boston, we all were impacted this past week by life-changing events that happened there. Many lessons can be learned from what happened to help us stand out from everyone else.
Self-Promoting Using a Threatening Word
In 2013, there is a threatening word that is very important to know if you want to promote yourself or your organization so you can stand out from your competition.
Stand Out Free
When you get something for free, you may be tempted to consider it useless. But, today I have free advice about how to stand out free of charge. Since knowledge is power, reading this will bring you power.
Sometimes You Must Not Stand Out
After spending considerable time providing you weekly advice at this website about how to stand out from your professional competitors, I’m going to switch things up a little and focus on when you must not stand out.
Go Offline to Stand Out
One secret for those who want to stand out while conducting a search for a career job is to go offline. This may seem like highly ironic advice because it appears in an online column providing tips and advice about how to stand out in your career search.
Paying for Career Advancement
Those who want to stand out from competitors in career advancement sometimes choose to pay others thinking that doing so will be a wise financial investment. Unfortunately, just because you pay for something does not mean you get value from it, especially when it comes to career advancement.
Choose Who You Are
It may seem illogical, but people can take specific actions to define themselves, especially when trying to stand out from others. Make sure that what you are like on the outside is a deliberate choice on your part. There is no reason at all for anyone to allow what he or she is like on the outside to be left to chance or accident.
Sequester
How do you stand out during the sequester? Do you want to stand out? Or, during the sequester is it better to stay below everyone’s radar?
