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Top 5 Different Types of Influencer Marketing Campaigns
By: Anime Sprout
Tags: Animesprout, Animation, Anime

Influencer marketing animesprout websites is fast gaining momentum and becoming the mainstay of marketing and advertising in recent times. A majority of companies are currently using and with more than 10% in numbers growing every year are implementing smart influencer marketing campaigns. The choice in using the correct type of influencer marketing campaign is the key to strategic and effective use resulting in success.

The boasts 19 million unique visitors each month, interacting with over 60 million pages of content. Our aim to provide greater insight into the world of movies by providing scoops and behind-the-scenes editorials. The site also makes good use of social media (including Facebook and YouTube) to build its audience and encourage engagement from its readers.

Also choosing the correct influencer or star is an important factor in the campaign’s success. The identification, development, and implementation of the influencer marketing campaign once done right can do work wonders.

Doing it right can help your business to reach out to new audiences, increase demand by gaining popularity, and also keep a devoted following of sustained customers. It is in the best interests of organizations to choose and decide well on the type to be used.

You need to have a clear understanding of the goals of the campaign and a clear roadmap as to what you aim to achieve. It is always best to decide on the feasibility of undertaking the campaign on the proposed platform. The measurement index should be in place to understand the target and the achieved. This needs to be optimized and regulated on a charted basis.

Creative control should always rest with the creator. Do not try to control creative placement. Always place your trust in the influencer while developing, creating, and implementing ideas. Do not at all make any unreasonable requests that might force any artistic decision on the influencer’s part.

A website with the homepage populated with thumbnails of the latest movies and TV series that, when clicked, redirects you to their corresponding page with the integrated media player to play the video on your web browser. With a clean interface and several options to narrow down your search to locate the exact content you wish to spend your weekend watching, Anime Sprout has almost all popular old and new films and TV series of all genres. The embedded video player also lets you turn on or off the subtitles, and switch between window and full-screen modes at your convenience. You can watch movies online in 1080p Full HD and even in 4K resolution by signing up for a free account.
Twitch Anime Avatars Going Mainstream
By: Jeffery Wolfensire
Tags: 3d Modeling, 3d, Streaming, Anime, Stream

Vtubers have accumulated millions of subscribers — and even established stars like Pokimane has tried to capture the motion medium.

“I NEVER WILL work out again!” Imane Pokimane, Anys said on her stream Sunday, twitch streamer.

She zoomed the camera out to show her full shape: waved brown hair, substantial teak eyes, and a limp top showing a flat tummy, anime like hell.

Anys had commissioned a 3D anime model of herself instead of her face, which tracked and revealed her words and movement. Anys walked through Reddit and talked with viewers, as usual, when you wondered what was happening in the name of God.

“I’m usually streaming with a cam,” Anys said. “Sometimes, I might just use this if I don’t want to use a cam! Nyah! Nyah! “The eyes of your 3D model have closed, looking like a comfortable cat.

Anys debuted “Vtuber Pokimane,” taking on a form popularized by YouTube, Twitch and other video-based platforms from Vtuber communities.

Technologically skilled operators use facial and voice trackers to dance, sing, chat, play games, and emotion, just like any other online personality, through these 2D or 3D anime avatars.

Your mouths move as you talk; your eyes widen with curiosity and anger. (Anys successfully tested its hand-tracking tech.) Often operators are anonymous; their voices are modulated on kawaii frequencies.

“Vtubing gives you a whole bunch of freedom that normal streams don’t.”

VTUBER, BUNNY GIF

To begin, Vtubers commission virtual, interactive models with several facial expressions and animations. They then map your facial expressions and mouth and body movements with a camera and voice analysis software.

Around 10,000 of these channels exist globally across YouTube, Twitch, Bilibili, Weido, Niconico, and other video sites; there’s even an agency called HoloLive representing over 50 anime models. (Anys said she used Luppet, the body-tracking software for a Japanese company) According to AI company Hyprsense, the combined views of Vtuber channels increased by 99 percent in 2019.

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❤️MUST WATCH ANIME THAT ARE WORTH THE HYPE.❤️
Tags: Seasons, Anime, Long, Must Watch, Manga

❤️MUST WATCH ANIME THAT ARE WORTH THE HYPE.❤️

DRAGON BALL.

SAINT SEIYA.

NARUTO & BORUTO.

NODAME CANTABILE.

BLEACH.

D-GRAY MAN.

ONE PIECE.

ATTACK ON TITAN.

BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA.

FULL METAL ALCHEMIST.

SAKURA CARD CAPTOR.

DETECTIVE CONAN.

COWBOY BEPBOP.

FAIRY TAIL.

HUNTER X HUNTER.

YUYU HAKUSHO.

SLAM DUNK.

MERMELADE BOY.

INUYASHA.

RUROUNI KENSHIN.

CAPTAIN TSUBASA.

GINTAMA.

PRINCE OF TENNIS.

DASH KAPPEI.

ASTROBOY.
Letting go, AshxEiji
By: Jessika Barnes
Tags: Ash, Goodbye, Banana Fish, Anime, Soulmates

When I was a small boy,

No older than five,

I thought to be alive,

Was to have a beating heart,

To not be worlds apart,

The physical state,

Our body and head,

Were what set us apart,

from the living and the dead,

As I matured into a newer state of mind,

I finally understood,

that things are not simply bad or good,

I came to this realization as I stood,

At the top of a snowy mountain,

Lost like the leopard he once told me about,

That though he doesn’t have physical parts anymore,

Ash is still living through his core,

For his soul will be forever more,

And though I wept tears of a lynx at the thought of you fading into nothing,

I realize that he will remain living,

For both our souls will end up high in the stars,

We will climb constellations and fly around Mars,

And I can promise our lives will go on,

On the clouds we lie upon,

Oh, I say,

His physical life may not have made it to Japan,

But our spiritual bond,

Will carry on,

I will love Ash forever, forever, forever,

And one day we’ll shine through the stars together,

But he will shine like no other,

For he is a light no darkness can cover,

So when I join him, we’ll float like a feather,

Up into the vast sky, until we can go no further,

And I will meet him again, in another life,

For my soul is always with you,

Till the day we meet again,

My line of sight will always be waiting forever for you.

Goodbye Aslan Jade Callenreese.
学会からの指導を思い出し(ΣωÅ)
By: Ryugekkaりゅーげっか 人肉パーティトマツハルカ
Tags: Games, Anime, News

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Life Of A Otaku In Highschool
By: Lara Guppy
Tags: Anime

Life of a otaku in highschool can be really complectaded majorty of the time because of what peoples perspective and thinking of what anime is.

Let me first give a minor description about me and my highschool i’m a 14 yr old female student with the pronouns of she/her. Im a 3rd yr in Ireland wich accounts to a freshman or 9th grade i’m oringanally from england.

What is a otaku? well an otaku is a Japanese term for people with consuming interests, particularly in anime and manga.

Is Otaku a bad thing? well in Japan otaku is generally regarded as an offensive word because of the negative cultural perception of withdrawal from society, but Otaku philosphy of living has gained attraction bye Japenese people in general.

What is it like in school? At school it’s not the worst to like anime and manga but most people look down on it because they think it’s just Hentia (anime p*rn) but it really isn’t unless you go and specifically go and watch Hentia it’s self ,but anime in genrally is amazing because of all the art styles different plot lines the the creativity that goes into it. Most people at school just make fun of you for watching ‘kids cartoons’ when it really isn’t ecspicaly when you watch the gruesoom one’s like blood C and many others.I have a group of two three people that like to watch anime and we like to talk about but not really in public because it isn’t the nicest to get teased.

Why do people think it’s wierd to like anime? well like I said in the last paraghrap people think its weird because the mainly think its p*rn but that’s incorrect there are 5 different styles anime that are aimed at specific people like shounen this is mainly aimed at boys aged between 8–18 even though they are aimed at boys 8–18 doesnt mean you cant watch it, one of my favourite animes is Attack On Titan and its an action packed series and has an amazing animation style so I 100% recomended if your into action and a bit of gour

If you like anime please dont be afraid to say it because i’ve just gotten over that barrior and I wsh you the best of Luck and Thank You for reading to the end..
Business 101 Article #31
By: Dr. Donna Thomas-Rodgers
Tags: Business 101, Turn Around Doctor, Professional Development, Real Leadership, Dr Donna Thomas Rodgers

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You’re not dumb, you’re inexperienced — and that’s okay.
By: Joshua Khang Hwui
Tags: Professional Development, Career Advice, Personal Growth

Have you felt doubtful about your work and the meaning it brings? Or having received feedback on how it doesn’t meet the ‘standard’? Well I did — and it made me feel dumb but really it’s just inexperience.

I’m here to share that it is OKAY to feel this way and that it is a clear measure for growth. While I’d like to share my personal story and risk this post being long-winded, I’ll cut to the chase with four simple steps that helped me then… and even now in combatting this ‘feeling’.

Step 1: Manage your audience expectations

Your audience could be your client or boss or anyone you’re serving. To whomever it is, you want to make sure they are happy — and to do so — it involves under-promising and over-delivering. So whatever work you start, just be sure Step 1 is ticked off.

Step 2: Plan your work with the end in mind

Meaningful work will be challenging and ambiguous. It becomes easier when you plan because it will give you a map of what needs to be done and which should come first. Think outcomes you want to drive and for who specifically. Remember, the goal is not the map but the clarity you will gain that allows you to focus on the right priorities, plus it will help with Step 1 where you can get buy-in from your audience to validate your approach.

Step 3: Do the drafts and iterate on improvements

Every work begins with a draft. Think through it, keep improving on it, be resourceful and ask help where needed, be quick in asking for help, don’t worry about perfection — focus on progression. It’s an iterative cycle that will lead you to the best possible output under any constraint. Adding emphasis on audience-centricity here, make sure your work tailors to your audience. Else, you won’t be doing justice to the work you’ve done.

Step 4: Chill out, the world isn’t going to end

Everyone is bound to make mistakes and it it through mistakes, we learn. The important lesson is not to let these set backs define you. What matters more is how you bounce forward and rectify the situation. Frankly speaking, who cares if you fail — at least you have a story to tell and life really is a collection of stories. That’s what makes it interesting.

If you’re worried about perception of others, just know that you have a lifetime to live and that perception will change (granted you make the changes).

To my audience, I hope this was helpful for you as it was for me.

Happy to hear your thoughts!
Developing A Growth Mindset
By: Muhammad Sikander
Tags: Professional Development, Psycology, Education

“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”

Life is full of ups and downs. We often get faced by failures and it is completely normal to become preoccupied by the idea that you cannot achieve anything in your life. But hold on, there is a better way to deal with failures and that is, yes you guessed it right, growth mindset.

You might be wondering that what growth mindset is? It is just a state of mind that help you do wonders. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed, and improved upon, which creates a love of learning and a resilience. The following picture clearly describes what growth mindset is and how it is different from fixed mindset.

You cannot gain anything at once. Of course you have to take certain steps or follow certain rules. Similarly, to develop a growth mindset, there are number of steps that you can take out of which some are mentioned below:

Self-Talk Get out of your comfort zone Create new habits Ask people for help Fake it till you make it.

My personal favorite way is to get out of your comfort zone. Stepping out of your comfort zone is REALLY difficult but not impossible. You know when you try to do new things, even if fail to do so, there is always something that you learn out of certain experience. If you constantly do challenging things and do things that you don’t do often, chances are that you might actually love the thing that you’ve been hating to do.

For example, If you have a goal to develop social skills but you’re too afraid to talk to people, the maybe you could have a goal of talking to one new person a week, then change it to a day once you get confident. You would actually learn that having social skills benefits you not only professionally but personally too.

So what are you waiting for? The world is a great place to live if you have a growth mindset. You can make mistakes and learn and grow from them. Having a growth mindset helps you achieve things magically. Once you come out of your comfort zone and become confident with it, trust me you can live a wonderful life.
Why Is my Work-Diary So Special To Me
By: Neha Doke
Tags: Work, Writing, Professional Development, Self-awareness, To Do List

While cleaning my drawer, I stumbled upon my old work diaries📚 — some as old as 3 years — replete with my daily tasks right from prepping for an important meeting to following-up with a colleague for some data.

While the 2 minutes of the cursory read took me on a nostalgic ride, I noticed my habit of the daily writing of a to-do list🗒 has hardly changed over the past years.

To bullet the tasks, I still diligently follow the ‘star for every task and 2 stars for the priority tasks’ method. Moreover, I realized I have a strong affinity to scribble lines on the tasks done, and for some reason which I’m yet to figure, a simple ✔or a ✖ just doesn’t serve the purpose.😅 I observed this pattern in all my work diaries, including the current one.

No wonder💁‍♀️there goes an adage — old habits die hard!

Interestingly, the other day I happened to read an article that said scribbling📝 lines on completed tasks is therapeutic.

Writing this post got me thinking about how our to-do lists are much talked about, while we rarely pause to acknowledge our ‘done’ lists and celebrate our achievements at the end of the day.🏆🏅

So, how do you manage your to-do list?
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT WORKPLACE
By: Sonakshi Arora
Tags: Organizational Goals, Personal Development, Professional Development, Workplace Culture, Personal Growth

Encouraging an environment of personal growth in the workplace is as important as working on these factors in one’s personal life. The leaders are so engrossed in their work that they forget about themselves. This also hinders the path of personal and professional growth of employees in the limited culture of the organization.

Employee performance and profitability of a business depend upon the culture of the workplace. An organization with an open-minded and motivating environment will surely lead to better efficiency and productivity levels of the employees.

HOW TO PROVIDE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AT WORKPLACE?

1. Create self-investment opportunities

Increasing happiness among the workforce is directly linked to investing in their professional and personal development. A leader with a great sense of direction and employees who are directed towards their goals, feel that their opinions matter would, therefore, create a happy organizational culture.

Every individual has a different way of leading their path of personal growth. An organization needs to recognize its needs and encourage this mindset. Organizations can provide several educational courses or pay an external institution for the employees, so that they may learn new job skills.

They can also be provided with several personal development resources such as videos, articles and podcasts from which they can take reference.

2. Setting personal developmental goals

Apart from focusing only on professional goals, an organization must also look after their personal goals. Workforce can be asked about their interests and skills and based on them, they can be motivated to do better and pursue those goals.

Personal development goals will help one to create a sense of direction for themselves and have a better relationship with other employees. An employee or a leader can become a role model to their colleagues, which in turn, will motivate him/her to pursue their own goals.

3. Hire a Life Coach

Giving access to life or professional coaches to the workforce can encourage personal growth in many ways. They can support the workforce by giving them the right advice. For instance, if any employee is stuck in a role and is not moving forward, such consultants can help them.

4. Time for Personal Development

The employees must be given scheduled time for personal development. The workforce must not feel like employees all time of the day. Instead, showing concern towards them may change their approach towards work as well. This will inspire them to work on their personal as well as professional development plans easily.
Cut the Fat from Your Writing
By: Patricia Haddock
Tags: Writing Tips, Writing, Professional Development, Freelancing, Editing

Cut the Fat from Your Writing

Image by magnetme from Pixabay

We want our writing to be our best, so we aim for clarity and accuracy in everything. But there’s another factor that can make our writing better and more impressive. It’s being concise, which is challenging since many of us over-write. Fatty articles dilute the impact of ourwriting, bore readers, and cause them to leave before the end. So, how do we cut the fat? These 5 methods will tighten our writing and ensure that it delivers a solid punch.

1. Eliminate irrelevant information.

A wise, brilliant writer and editor gave me some advice I have always followed: “You must have a reason for everything — graphic elements, color choices, information, quotes. Never do anything because it looks good or sounds good. It must serve a purpose.”

Relevant information has meaning either for our purpose or for our reader. Since it’s easy to become enamored of our voice and point of view, we often lose sight of the overarching purpose of the work and what our reader needs. The easiest way to find and eliminate irrelevance is to focus on our theme for the work and our paragraph structure. Each paragraph must add to our purpose and every sentence in each paragraph must relate to and support the topic sentence. If anything is unnecessary, cut it.
Be a Professional
By: Dr. Faisal Jamshaid
Tags: Creators, Professional, Professional Development, Life Lemons, Professionalism

Be a Professional

Illustration by Author

On February 4th this year, I made a promise to myself that I’d write an article every week.

Whether I was tired, uninspired or on-call at the hospital, I still had to ship my newsletter. Every. Single. Week.

I never thought to myself “Hey Faisal, do you feel like writing this week?” because I’d already made that decision; I didn’t have to make it again.

It didn’t matter how I felt. It didn’t matter what I was doing that weekend. I said that I was going to do something, and when that time had come; it was time to write.

Being a Professional

“A little imprisonment — if it’s of your own making — can set you free.” — Austin Kleon, Keep Going.

I used to imagine artists as people who’d create with their backs to the world, presenting us with their work whenever they chose to do so, sometimes weeks or even years later.

But I’ve recently been introduced to an interesting argument; Seth Godin describes a ‘professional’ to be someone who promises to ‘show up’ and then does.

Someone who doesn’t miss a deadline or come up with excuses.

Someone who creates even when they don’t feel like it, because they said they would.

And I think this is something we can apply to our daily lives:

When you’re expected to be somewhere, be there.

When you’ve promised something to someone, keep your word.

Even when no-one’s looking, do the right thing, because that’s what a professional would do.

I almost decided to skip this week’s newsletter.

I was drained from having spent my week working 4 consecutive night shifts, one day converting back to a day routine, and the remainder finishing off a big personal project — my new website.

Still, I choose to write, because that’s what I said I would do.

That’s the decision I’d made, and I’m sticking with it.
5 Things to Stop Doing to Boost Your Productivity
By: Patricia Haddock
Tags: Goal Setting, Productivity, Personal Development, Professional Development, Self Improvement

5 Things to Stop Doing to Boost Your Productivity

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It is frustrating to end the day feeling like we’ve accomplished nothing. We’re exhausted from spinning our wheels and going nowhere. We stare at our to-do list, knowing nothing important was done. It’s becoming less like a to-do list more like a never-to-do list. We set a stern resolution that tomorrow will be different — but it isn’t. When too many days end this way, our stress and frustration mount, we keep spinning our wheels, and the tread is getting pretty thin.

Often we approach a solution with the idea that we can do something to become more productive, so we try this theory, that strategy, and others, only to find ourselves right back where we started — or farther behind. Maybe the right approach isn’t what can we do, but what can we stop doing.

“It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.”

― Nathan W. Morris

1. Stop setting SMART goals.

SMART is an acronym for specific, measurable, adaptable or attainable, realistic or relevant, time-bound. When goals are constructed this way, they’re supposed to make it easier to attain them — in theory. In practice, SMART goals don’t always work because they aren’t very motivating. Meeting a metric isn’t going to get us out of bed. However, if we make them SMARTER, we generate more enthusiasm for putting in the effort. We do this by adding:

E = Emotion-based. How will we feel when we achieve the goal? How will our lives be better, more satisfying and fulfilling? What will we avoid by attaining our goal? Illness, poverty, uncertainty? The more we have to gain and avoid by realizing the goal, the more motivated we are.

R = Resilient. Resilience comes from our ability to stay the course. By anticipating and planning for obstacles that may arise, we gain flexibility and are less likely to be blindsided by them. This bolsters our self-confidence that we can win in the end.

So, stop making SMART goals; instead, make SMARTER ones.
Business 101 Article #30
By: Dr. Donna Thomas-Rodgers
Tags: Business 101, Strategic Advice, Professional Development, Real Leadership, Dr Donna Thomas Rodgers

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Learn Life Skills | Transform Life
By: Deepak Sharma
Tags: Life Transitions, Life Skills, Personal Development, Professional Development, Life Coach

What are “life skills” and Why do we need “Life Skills”?

Have you ever thought?

which is the skill that requires to drive a car successfully?

You already know it, Driving skill.

Which is the skill that requires to cook food successfully?

Well, I told you, you knew it, Cooking skill.

Which is the skill that requires to write successfully?

It’s absolutely simple, Writing skill.

Well, there can be many examples from our day to day real life that definitely require some or the other sorts of skills. Similarly, in order to live your life successfully well, you need LIFESKILLS.

Have you ever thought, why you struggle at various or specific aspects of your life wherein comparatively other people do not struggle on those aspects?

Eg. Afraid of public speaking, problems in relationships, unable to take right decisions, lack of confidence, problems in communication, Unable to adapt good habits and leave bad habits, Unable to manage stress, Unable to manage time etc.

So, what is the solution?

These are various aspects of our life and solution to all these problems in life, is one i.e to learn those life skills. Various studies have proved that “in this competitive world only competent people survive and attain to success using their life skills”, therefore our endeavour is to facilitate individuals in their journey of life, to not only help them overcome their life problems but also create their own success story in life while making them learn required “Life Skills”.

As a professional life coach and wellness consultant, I’ve taken this personal pledge that whatever life skills, I’ve learned from various diversified dimensions of life, I’ll bring that into practice for those who are willing to learn these life transforming skills not only to overcome their problems but also to create their success stories and live happier life. So far, collectively and individually, I’ve seen transformational changes in many lives which definitely give me a sense of accomplishment and confidence to reach out to as many as lives possible.

Come and join me in this beautiful journey of transforming your life and creating your success stories. Watch our promo video and please feel free to get in touch with me to seek more information — dsuccessmantras@gmail.com
The Secret to Unlimited Productivity
By: Sunder Dragoon
Tags: Work Life Balance, Happiness, Productivity Tips, Professional Development, Self Improvement

It literally is a secret, hidden in plain view.

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

It’s Happiness

Nothing gets you more worked up than enjoying your work. They call this, “passion”.

Work as much or as little as you want. As long as you’re happy, nothing else matters. You’ll produce better work, too, while you’re at it.

Get into the “flow” state without even trying. You’ll be able to go for hours without breaking a sweat. Make it happen.

Have a wonderful day. :)
The Reverse Screening
By: Anuvinda Krishnan
Tags: Ted, Jobs, Interview, Professional Development, Human Resources

I recently went through a TED talk by Gil Winch, a psychologist and entrepreneur. The talk was a part of The Way We Work, a TED original video series where leaders and thinkers offer practical wisdom and insight into how we can adapt and thrive amid changing workplace conventions. He talks about the reverse screening process for interviews that would bring out the best in the candidate.

Gil explains how stressful a traditional job interview is, and addresses it as ‘a one-sided high-pressure interrogation’ guaranteed to create a psychological strain. He states that one can never show their true potential when put in high-pressure situations and this would cause the managers to miss out on candidates who could become true assets to the company.

Gil is the founder of CY, an outsource call center, completely operated by the so-called ‘Underdogs’. He runs his enterprise as successful as any other high-end companies with extremely intelligent workers and strongly believes that job screenings should evaluate candidates on their performance while they are in their best condition, calm and relaxed, and not the other way.

What held me throughout the talk was the process of ‘reverse screening’ CY uses to hire candidates, which practically goes opposite to the traditional approach. Here is what they do:

Lowering anxiety and insecurity: CY provides the candidates with a short questionnaire about their hobbies, passion and interests. The interview begins with discussions on these hobbies and interests which would help the managers to assess the verbal skills and the personality of the candidate. Gil suggests that the interviewers need to be more welcoming and approachable, and help candidates feel emotionally comfortable.

Provide Familiar Contexts: CY assesses the candidates based on their performance in response to the real-life practical examples they provide. This would help the candidates perform for their ‘actual job’ and ease them out.

Help them go beyond the stuck points: Helping the candidates when they are stuck at a point to see how well they adapt and learn. Adaptability being extremely necessary for an employee, specifically entry-level employees, helping them out rather than pressurizing at the stuck point would cheer up the candidate for the upcoming process.

As students who would soon be turning into professionals, this would be the kind of screening we all are looking forward to. The concept of bringing out a candidate’s performance at his/her best and not the worst is something that would probably bring about a change in the whole process. I think it is high time that we change our views as well.

Find the link to Gil’s talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UiU99_tE7I&t=209s
Bringing Baggage to Work
By: Jimmy Cerone
Tags: Baggage, Work, Coworkers, Professional Development, Therapy

I first wrote about this on LinkedIn in response to a conversation I had with a coworker. It wasn’t until that conversation that I realized you can bring “baggage” to your work just like you bring baggage to a relationship.

Your baggage can be from home, from volunteer organizations, or even from another office. But the baggage brings consequences, often hidden ones.

What I realized is that while I’m very conscious of the baggage I bring to my personal relationships, reading books on friendship and doing therapy, I rarely stop to think about my professional relationships.

Yet I bring baggage to those relationships, too. I bring the coworker who always made me feel small and the manager who couldn’t care less about what I did.

Even more, I bring my experiences with other companies, not just those I’ve worked at. I bring along the property management company that ripped me off for $800 back in Colorado. I drag behind me on my way to work the time I broke my laptop and Microsoft put up a paywall when I asked for help.

What I know now is that I bring all the baggage I have about companies as a concept to work with me every day. I bring all my distrust and fear with me to work every day.

Do you? How do you begin to let it go?
Get a Side Gig
By: Evin Lamar
Tags: Leadership, Business, Professional Development, Self Improvement, Photography

Get a Side Gig

For 10 years I’ve put my eye to the lens to capture memories and moments. From runway shows to weddings, from birthday parties to holiday soirees, my camera has seen it all.



Although a licensed attorney, I have spent countless hours perfecting a craft. Not a craft of legal interpretation, but a method of interpreting life through a lens.



As a lawyer, appealing to clients goes beyond success rates. Professional appearance is key. Evin L. Grant Photography aims to provide an inexpensive solution. Whether for a media profile, company website, or speaker biography, the right picture sets the right example. What helps Evin L. Grant Photography stand out from other photography services is their mobile studio. We have the capacity to travel to your location and provide you with the services you need.



For your professional headshot needs, I present to you Evin L. Grant Photography, because everybody needs a professional headshot.

For more visit https://evinlgrant.wixsite.com/photography.
On Finding Your Writer’s Voice
By: Sunder Dragoon
Tags: Writing, Professional Development, Self-awareness, Voices, Skills Development

Peek-a-boo!

Photo by Luke Thornton on Unsplash

You don’t need to worry about it; it will come to you. Just keep writing everyday, and it’ll eventually make an appearance.

It could be male, female, or a furry, who knows? I am starting to form mine, so the experience is still fresh for me, and I wanted to share this experience with you.

In just three months of writing, my voice has transitioned from a whiny little brat to a boring adult with too much to say. I do rather enjoy going through the transformation. Here’s what you can expect when finding your own voice.

It Will Come Naturally

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Don’t force it; the voice will make an appearance once you develop your own unique writing style.

Treat it like a cat, if you wish. Cats never come to you when you call them; they just wrap themselves around your leg at their own leisure. You can coax them with some cat nip or moist cat food, though.

It Matures Over Time

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As with all things, change is welcome.

You will find that your voice changes with each piece you produce. You may start as a child, then bloom into something more professional, or perhaps even provocative.

My voice has become overbearingly professional and vanilla. I like it, actually, and I feel that I wanted to become this way a long time ago, but never gave it a chance to develop. I believe it will continue to mature with more passing years.

You’ll Need More Than One Voice

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Especially if you do different kinds of work. You’ll need one voice for each type of work, from creative writing to copy writing and beyond. Whatever works best for the situation is the key takeaway here.

Keep At It

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No matter what happens, keep honing your craft. Never give up if it’s something that you really want to do, and especially if you want to make a living from writing. Good luck. :)
An Office Never Sleeps: Especially The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Office
By: The W.A. Franke College Of Business
Tags: Nau, Professional Development, Education, Hotel Management, Frankecollegeofbusiness

The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Building on the NAU campus

The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management had many activities during a year that may have caused less activity for others. With a successful virtual Career Fair and numerous Pathways, and Suzanne Taylor, Programs Director for the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management would like to highlight the following.

HRM had fruitful virtual fair session this semester through Handshake! This was our first attempt at a virtual fair experience and the HRM team did a great job ensuring the events ran smoothly. Thank you first and foremost to the HRM Team who made it all possible! Here is our team: Kelly Bernard our Career Coach and the following HRM Ambassadors Addison Sandoz, Jaynalee Mwansa, Delanie Rendon and Annie Hua. This amazing group worked to learn new technology and manage the 4 sessions of the fair. Thank you so very much! I also would like to thank all the faculty who shared the fair with their students, or emailed information to your students to get them involved.

Highlights of the HRM Career Fair:

24 Companies registered and attended 4 fair sessions

248 Students attended

Companies offered both group sessions and 1-on-1 appointments and students attended:

47 group sessions (info sessions)

184 1:1 interviews

We had a number of compliments from companies about preparedness and professionalism of our students; so proud of our HRM’ers.

HRM Conference Sponsorship

The upcoming sponsorship of the Western Region CHRIE Conference is sure to produce meaningful advancement in the discipline. To find out more about this conference, check out the website here: https://www.wfchrie.com/.
Tame Your Inbox and Improve Your Efficiency
By: Patricia Haddock
Tags: Time Management, Organization, Email Productivity, Productivity, Professional Development

Diary for follow-up.

A diary helps us find an email in the future while getting it out of the inbox. We may need to follow up when an email is delegated for completion, we need more information before deciding or acting, we need time to think about it before replying.

Start by setting up follow-up system. Any system works as long as the email can be readily found when needed. I use four folders, each labeled for one week of the month. I open and handle emails in the Week One on Monday of the first week of the month; Week Two is the second week of the month and so on. In this way, I can find and track incomplete emails until they are done. Once I decide I need to follow up, the email goes in the appropriate folder based on when I want to handle it. After the email is completed, it needs to be filed or trashed.

Email can quickly get out of control and erode our efficiency. While Inbox Zero may be beyond our reach, most of us can install a process that helps streamline the flow of email into and out of our inbox. By doing so, we increase our ability to be efficient, productive, and effective and boost our self-esteem. As an added bonus, we improve other’s perception of us as professionals who are on top of things.
Ini 4 Cara Mudah Melek Finansial Sejak Muda
By: Dinda Diana
Tags: Financial Planning, Young People, Fintech, Professional Development, Finance

Sharing my interest in financial management. A full time traveler.
Joy Sceizina — Sophisticated and Savvy Executive Assistant Based in the San Francisco Bay Area
By: Joy Sceizina
Tags: Professional Development, Joy Sceizina, Executive Assistant

Throughout her career working as an Executive Assistant — researching and planning for the people she works with — Joy has become an expert in working behind the scenes to give the extra effort and personalized care that makes each project, program, and event shine. Her curated knowledge and white-glove approach to each new project have distinguished her in her profession.

Joy’s career as an Executive Assistant began with Bear and Stearns, where her role assisting the Senior Managing Director included scheduling, managing domestic and international travel needs, and other daily tasks. From there, Joy stepped into an Executive Assistant role at Foley Family Investments, LLC, where she worked as both a Private Estate Manager and Personal Assistant, overseeing a major remodel while vetting tradespeople and contractors. After leaving Foley, Joy Sceizina became the Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO of Prospira PainCare. She worked as an Executive Ambassador for nearly a year and a half before moving to Metro Social Media as their Senior Executive Assistant. This role allowed her to hone and refine her skill set.

Joy Sceizina also has multiple certifications and licenses that she’s acquired throughout her career. She’s taken various courses through LinkedIn, including Being an Effective Team Leader, Compassionate Directness, Avoiding Burnout, Conquering the Five Career Derailers, Defining and Achieving Professional Goals, and Effective listening, among others. A true Jill of all trades, Joy Sceizina prides herself on her ability to help other people, using her varied and skilled knowledge to quickly assess her situation and craft an action plan. She knows all the best restaurants, nature spots, spas, and boutiques to ensure that each individual she works with feels the personalized touch she puts into each project she’s involved in. Above all else, as an Executive Assistant, Joy maintains absolute discretion and confidentiality through her work liaising at the senior level in organizations.

Outside of her career, Joy is passionate about finding ways to give back and help others. She is particularly motivated by businesses doing the same, especially in these new and uncertain times.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BLIND SPOTS?
By: Greg Brinkley
Tags: Lifestyle, Life, Life Lessons, Professional Development, Self Improvement

Blind spots refer to areas your eyes cannot see. In personal and professional development, blind spots are important items for which you are personally unaware about yourself. Discovering your blind spots is a powerful tool for positive growth opportunities. A simple exercise to identify your blind spots is by asking someone you trust, “What are you seeing that I’m not seeing?”

This exercise can be applied to your daily actions, attitude, leadership skills, work performance, communication, habits, and the list goes on and on and on. Whether you realize it or not, there are areas of your life that you can improve, and you may not even realize it!

Take a minute and think about a critical area of your life, or perhaps an important task or project you are currently working. Answer these 5 questions.

Is it necessary that I succeed or improve? Is there someone I trust who is able give accurate and honest feedback? Am I able to receive critical feedback without defensiveness and bitterness? Am I able to receive critical feedback with gratitude and a positive mindset for self-growth? Will I act logically when reflecting on the feedback I receive and make necessary changes where applicable?

If you cannot answer yes to all of these questions this exercise will not benefit you. If you can anwser “yes,” now begin your journey by asking your trusted individual, “what are you seeing that I’m not seeing?” This is a process that requires a high level of emotional intelligence and an unwavering belief that the pursuit of growth in the most important areas of life far out way any uncomfortable moments that highlight your flaws.

You may think you know your weaknesses, bad habits, or annoying tendencies, but without asking for help you will never know your blind spots. Are you strong enough to shine a light on your blind spots? If the answer is “yes,” then you will possess an ability to equip yourself with a skillset that will open up endless opportunities!
How to Visualize Your Success. Believing in your own success is the…
Tags: Visualize, App Development, Professional Development, Self Improvement, Meditation

How to Visualize Your Success

Visualization is the very beginning of creation. Whatever it is that you want to create in your life, the wholehearted belief that you will make it happen is a valuable tool in your pursuit of success. These are some of the most helpful tips to help you get on your way to mastering the skill of visualization from Wired For Greatness.

“Visualization naturally has to do with the mind and requires the use of both imagination and cognitive processes working together in unison.”-WFG

Flex your creativity by using your imagination to create images that encapsulate the best version of your future. Ensure that these images aren’t static and that you incorporate a shifting perspective into your visualization.

While creativity is an integral part of this process, you must not forget to use the logical part of your mind. Picture that you are actually experiencing the environment in the future that you so desperately desire.

When you relax into the visualization process, include everything from sight to smell and feel. This may seem silly, but realize that these small details are what memories are made up of, so it makes sense to add them into your projection of the future.

With visualization, you are working to make your future a reality. The more you can visualize the future you desire, the more likely you are to create this future for yourself and others around you.

Listed below are the steps to creating a visualization success story. Download the JIFU2.0 app for more details on how to perfect each step in the process.

Setting the Stage Picture the Goal How are you Feeling? Add in Faith Now Step Back

Visualization is a sort of meditative thought practice that sets an intention. It also comes with several positive side effects, one being that you can experience less stress. Just having a clear vision and steps to take will erase much of the worry out of your life. You become more open to changes and different opportunities.

Additionally, you will be able to focus better because you have a set list of intentional goals to direct your energy towards. In this way, you will become more confident in your everyday life.

Feeling inspired to work towards a goal will give your days more meaning and intention. Instead of haphazardly blundering through life, you will have a particular future that each of your actions are meant to make happen.

These are only a few small steps that can help you get to where you want to be in life, whether that be a personal or professional goal. Visualization is a valuable tool in any aspiring entrepreneur’s toolbelt. Envision your success and make it happen!

Share the Knowledge

Let us know if you will be partaking in the visualization of your future! This is a good chance to reset your mind after an undoubtedly difficult year.
I principally agree to what you are saying but tell me something that’s practical!
By: Sohail Zindani
Tags: Success, Work, Life, Principles, Professional Development

Ops!

What happens when you get such a feedback!

Get offended? Go in denial? Or Reflect.

I chose to reflect. I think it’s a valid observation.

To agree in principle with the concept is easy. There is no risk. But in practice, things are a bit more hard-hearted, selfish, risky, vulnerable, short-term. And so, principally right things seem to be true for other people.

Right? No. Absolutely No!

But then there are bunch of arguments:

Business is business…

I agree but then, I have a boss to deal with…

He is not electable…

Because that’s not how it happens…

Customer only cares about price…

It’s too risky…

There are other pressures I am dealing with…

And the one never said… I’m afraid!

The world we have created for ourselves is obsessed by urgency. 42 Days Fitness Challenge, 90 Days of Nation’s Turnaround plan, hoping jobs for salary raises… This is what sells, and then, when it fails, we look at more practical solutions.

Instead of looking at practical solutions, how about we concentrate our energies on principally right ways. A good stock market investor will always guide you to invest in fundamentally right stocks. I’ve read Warren Buffett advices, and I never found any rocket science in it… and because it’s principally right [long-term sustained success], we easily trade it off with practical ones [short-term gains].

Principle, of course, is for us, and for other people as well.

To conclude, long-run is always shorter than what we imagine.