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5 “Shockingly Simple” Ways to Monetize Your Personal Brand
By: Adam Dukes
Tags: Social Media, Personal Branding Tips, Personal Branding, Make Money Online, Personal Branding Online

If you have a social media profile, you have a personal brand.

You might not be interested in growing and expanding your personal brand, but know you have one.

Recently I recorded a video outing 5 ways to monetize your personal brand. These are some of the ways, there are literally hundreds of ways you can do it. There are not “right” or ‘wrong” ways, just ways that work for you.

Some refer to it is a personal brand. Some call it building an audience/tribe. Some refer to it as your reputation.

Why Grow a Personal Brand?

There are several benefits of creating a personal brand.

Some include;

People Trust You More — When you have a personal brand/following/audience, people trust you more. Obviously, this is built up over years, and not something that happens quickly.

Positioning — One of the reasons I have spent a considerable amount of time this year build up my brand is positioning

Leverage — This might be the most powerful of them all. You can leverage your personal brand to start new businesses, form partnerships, publish book (s), hire talent, run for political office, score free discounts/trips,

Having a personal brand

Here are 5 Ways to Monetize Your Personal Brand:

eCommerce Store — You could launch an eCommerce store with platforms like Shopify, Woo Commerce or Magento. A wonderful example of this is Kylie Jenner, who happens to be the World’s youngest billionaire. Granted, she started with her foot on third base, with Barry Bonds at the plate. I have an online store, Total Dads, and am doing just that. A few dollars behind Kylie. Coaching/Consulting — This is a very lucrative, and a growing space. You could offer coaching and/or consulting to people, a group of people or corporations/businesses in your area of expertise. Service Provider — This is another great way to generate revenue, and can be done rather quickly. Affiliate Marketing — This might be one of the easiest ways to get started making money form your personal brand as it does not involve creating a product, fulfilling a service, and handling customers. This is where you promote a product, service or a software and get paid a commission. For physical products, it’s typically in the 2–10% range. For digital products, it could be as high as 75–100%. Software usually is in the 20–40% range. Software typically is recurring, so you’re getting paid that each & every month (as long as they stay a customer). Online Courses — The easiest one to scale, and probably the one with the highest margins. A lot of people ask why people create courses and the reasons are the two I just listed: Scalability & extremely high margins (90%+). You’d be a fool not to create an online course around a subject matter you’re an expert in.

This is a quick overview, but go into much more detail in the video below.

As always, if you have questions, please post them below.
3 Ways To Get Featured In Forbes, Business Insider, & More
By: Austin Belcak
Tags: Marketing, Business, Personal Branding, Branding, Content Marketing

Photo by CoWomen on Unsplash

How do you get featured in places like Forbes, Business Insider, etc?

This is one of the most common non-job questions in my inbox.

If you want to get featured, there are three ways to do it:

1. Pitch The Publication

Many sites have submission forms or you can find an editor and pitch your piece.

This is a BIG waste of time.

Like applying online, these people get thousands of pitches and most don’t get read.

2. Relationships

Building relationships with people who write for these sites is a great way in.

That’s how I got my first in at Forbes.

I made a list of 20 people who had columns on the site and worked to add value.

I shared their pieces, left positive comments, etc.

It took time, but they started asking to interview me and feature my writing.

3. Go Omni-Channel With Your Content

If you’re creating content, re-purpose it!

Editors at these companies are always scouring sites like Medium, Quora, LinkedIn, etc. to see what pieces are gaining traction.

I landed my Inc. and Fast Co features because an editor saw my answers on Quora.

I landed in Biz Insider because they saw my posts on Medium.

Lastly, be patient. Each of these strategies takes time.

Rather than focusing on the feature, focus on the quality of your content.

That’s what will get noticed.
Entrepreneurs are the New Athletes
By: Hajj Flemings
Tags: Lifestyle, Wellness, Personal Branding, Fitness, Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs are the New Athletes

I spent Saturday afternoon (Feb 22nd) with the Mayor of Birmingham (MI), entrepreneurs and professionals focusing on developing a holistic brand. The lines have been blurred between our work life and personal life. As entrepreneurs and professionals we tend to ignore our mental and physical health. A culture of no sleep, bad eating habits, ubiquitous access that people have to technology, and living in the hustle economy — are collectively taking its toll on people.

My name is Hajj Flemings. I am a former DII basketball walk-on at Michigan Technological University who works out 3–4 times a week at Equinox. I now train and run half marathons, to stay fit. In 2019, I had a health challenge that made me reevaluate my health and wellness philosophies. One of the first changes I made was shifting to plant-based eating. This was the catalyst to not only help me lose weight but more importantly sustain my 40 lbs of weight loss and decrease my body fat (which has decreased by 10% since June 2019.)
Why people buy from your competitors and not you.
By: Olofinyo Temitope Ben
Tags: South Africa, Personal Branding, Entrepreneur, Branding Strategy

Have you ever asked yourself why your competitors are closing more sales than you are? or why they are getting all the attention?

Let us use Netflix vs Blockbuster as an example here…

Thousands of times Netflix comes in and just destroys and demolishes blockbusters.

When was the last time you subscribed to Blockbuster LLC ? MAYBE YOU DIDN’T KNOW THEY EXIST..

POINT NO 1: Probably maybe your prospect clients don’t even know you exist.

Let’s leave the big guys out of this and talk about the small businesses, right? Like you and I.

Imagine your competition swoops in and starts gulping up clients on you and deep down you know that your product and service is way better than theirs,but they still keep getting more clients than you.

Very frustrating right? Let me give you some quick wins here.

but before that I want you to answer these two questions.

1. What is your brand/business known for in the marketplace?

2. Why should anyone buy from you, instead of your competition?

Now that you’ve answered both questions.. The quick win here is for you to start marketing your answers to your prospect clients.

If you’re reading this right now, I want you to check the looks and feel of your business/brand before you start wasting your hard earned money and energy into marketing because your prospect clients will come to your social media, website before they invest in you and you don’t want them to say, nah, looks too cheap. It looks like they’re amateur or scam.

You don’t want them to say: “We’re going to go with the competitor that looks a little bit more polished.

It is what it is guys. I’m not saying this to scare you. I’m saying it because it really happened to me a few years ago, I lost a big six figure client because my brand identity wasn’t where it should be to have attracted that level of client.

This was a really upcoming paint company who is really ready to invest big in their new brand identity. Could I have gotten the job done? 100% Yes!

My marketing message reached them but my looks (brand identity) ruined it all. They are not ready to take the risk because they looked at my website and it kind of looks like more of a freelancer and they are looking for an agency-like to take care of their stuff..

So guys, please if you really want your marketing to work you need to invest big in your brand/business looks, If you want to play big, you have to look big right? and also deliver big..

If you are really ready to compete with the big boys and you want your messaging to reach your potential clients or you want to regain the perception of that value of your business you should click here to get intouch with Bennie so we can help you with your brand looks and messaging.

Looking forward to hearing from you guys. Cheers

– Bennie

Olofinyo Ben

www.benniedesigmstudio.co.za

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What You Cannot Google About Marketing At One Go!
By: Akanksha Khera
Tags: Marketing, Interview, Sales, Personal Branding, Guides And Tutorials

This article comprises information that I have learned throughout the years as a “One-Stop Guide To Marketing Essentials.”

Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash

If you're looking forward to honing your skills on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, personally, or professionally for networking. Or if you want to set up your own business or personal brand for showcasing your skills to the world, this guide could give you a nudge in the right direction and help you find your Unique Selling Point!

This guide is split into 7 parts which would cover the following aspects:

Marketing Basics The relevance of Marketing: Know your USP Types of Marketing: Traditional vs Digital Marketing Funnels: CATT Funnel Integrated Digital Marketing: Marketing Channels Communication Element: Process and Skills Building a Personal Brand: Mass Trust Blueprint

I have learned marketing through various sources: courses, books, classes (both Bachelors and Masters as a minor), internship, working in an Advertisement Firm, being a micro-influencer as well as a social media consultant for beginners, and obviously at all the stages thanks to Google I gathered a lot of information on it alongside.

While giving an interview for a job/college, you’re selling yourself by marketing your skills as a person to the prospective employer/administrator. Even on Instagram while posting your pictures you’re marketing your experiences, skills, and passion by sharing the post/story plus who minds a few followers who are also fans (even in a closed group). Any social media account from Facebook to Linkedin and even introducing yourself for networking there is a bit of marketing involved both at a personal and professional level, hence marketing is for everyone.
Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Digital Marketing?
By: Aswin Kumar
Tags: Digital Marketing, Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Personal Branding, Niche

Niche Selection

You cannot be good at everything but you can be good at one specific thing. The intersection of your talent, passion, and the market is your niche. Even an intersection either two will not work. For e.g, if you are passionate and talented in a niche but there is no market for it, then you will find it difficult to generate revenue in that particular niche. Similarly, if you are passionate about a niche and there is a market for it but you lack talent then you will get bored and demotivated.

“The man who chases two rabbits catches none.”

Why you need a niche?

A niche helps to focus on a very targetted audience. You can become an expert in that niche. Suppose if I ask you “Who is the first Prime Minister of India?”, you will be able to answer it. But if I ask you “Who is the second Prime Minister of India?”, You probably won’t be able to answer it. We all remember Smt Indira Gandhi as the first woman Prime Minister of India and not as the third Prime Minister of India. Select a broader niche of your interest. Categorize it to further segment. Select the category of your interest and categorize it further.

Any niche you choose, there is a five-factor validation to check whether you can start blogging in that niche.

Difficulty/Competition — If there is no competition, then your niche may not be much profitable.

Search Volume — Check whether people are searching for it.

Scope for Content — Check whether low ranking keywords are available.

Reference Website/Proof — Find an already existing website in your niche and check if it is working.

Earning Potential — Check whether your niche has a good earning potential.

You can read the following books to find your niche.
Still Obsessed With Your “Ex” … Organization?
By: Ashad Ahmed
Tags: Corporate Culture, Job Search, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, Jobs

J ust imagine Mr. John Doe introducing himself to you like “Hello, I am John Doe | Ex Husband Maria Grace| Ex Boyfriend Serah Wilson | Ex Babysitter Denice Carlson”. Weird? That’s exactly how you see people these days on LinkedIn having their job titles framed like. No, I don’t have any idea why exactly people do so but this weird trend tells us a lot about the professionals who do. While presenting yourself on a professional platforms should this be even considered as best practice.

Apparently, I had my first ever job change recently (Yay!! 😎). I wanted to update my LinkedIn profile to keep my connections and colleagues informed of the same. It is a fact that even though i had to leave now, i liked my previous organization very much and i became overwhelmed with the thought that i would no longer be associated with this wonderful organization. While i was updating my profile, i wondered if i can somehow still mention my previous organization in my job title like “Ex OrgName” (Which LinkedIn, by default, does not allow). I found some online resources validating the idea of mentioning previous organizations and titles intact in your current title just so others know that you have been part of these organizations at some point of your career, it’s an achievement, Or maybe a fancy way to attract new recruiters and connections. 🤔

Then i found an interesting conversation on www.fishbowlapp.com where a question had been submitted asking the reason for mentioning previous organizations. To my surprise, i found many answers which made me realize that doing so has more negative impressions than positive.

Question Submitted on www.fishbowlapp.com

Read some interesting replies to the same…

Reply: 1 😐

Reply: 2 😅

Reply: 3 🤨

Reply: 4 😂

You can read all other funny replies Here. Now back to business, i couldn’t decide for myself if i should go ahead and do what is being mocked above. I don’t propose that what they all think is actually true but is it really necessary? does this show that we are too obsessed with our Ex organizations to cut them off our current job titles? Or is it something else we are aiming for? like new connections or lazy recruiters maybe? Or just another personal branding tactic? 😉

Let me know what your thoughts are on the same.
My Wild LinkedIn Ride
By: Jon Tesser
Tags: Personal Branding, LinkedIn, Careers, Personal Development

Before the new year, I was the guy who occasionally had some interesting things to say about analytics, and I’d link off to my blog for some young professional career tips. I carefully built up my network of young analytics professionals and college students who I’d chat with both on and off the network. I was never a real content producer on LinkedIn because I never thought that I could be, nor that it mattered.

Fast forward into the new year and everything changed. In January 2020:

I became the “brag post” guy, calling out young professionals who posted their successes without sharing how they got them.

I’ve brought to the forefront the difficult and intense emotions that every job seeker goes through, and I’ve given my audience an outlet to discuss and reflect on them.

I’ve talked about taboo topics such as imposter syndrome, the problem with struggle porn, and being OK with rejection.

I’ve helped a young woman “go viral” by sharing her vulnerable story of losing her job, and her raw candor touched many on the network.

I’ve started conversations about topics that aren’t commonly brought up, such as what men can do to make women feel safer on LinkedIn, why young professionals are hesitant to add connections, and a debate about “followers vs connections.”

And the hardest thing of all: I’ve shared that I’m scared to talk about myself for many reasons, but mostly because I’m worried that no one cares. And the LinkedIn community came to my rescue, sharing their own stories about how difficult this is and encouraging me to step forth on this journey.

I’ve met some incredible people over the past month on the network who have lifted my spirits. I’ve struggled with my new found “fame” and how to deal with all of the people that now want my time and attention. I’ve received threats, been yelled at more times than you can imagine, disappointed many people, and lifted up many others. I’ve struggled with the need for external validation through post engagement, which was something that I never cared about before and am ashamed to admit I care about now. It’s been a wild and exhausting ride, but I would not have changed any of it.

So where to from here? I don’t know. I’m not sure that much more needs to be said by me on LinkedIn that hasn’t already been said. I may continue to post occasionally, and I will continue to chat with y’all during my new office hours. But I think that for now my work is mostly done. LinkedIn has become a cesspool of terrible content, and it seems like my message of emotional acceptance is getting lost in the fray of quasi motivational crap.

But I don’t want to end on a low note. I want to celebrate what we have accomplished together. Thank you to everyone who has helped lift me up during this crazy time when I’ve been ready to give up. Y’all are the reason I’ve kept going, and y’all deserve a “celebrate” reaction.
Recession Proof your business — increasing unemployment and the impact on your business.
By: Cfo Evolve
Tags: Australia, Unemployment, Recession, Business, Economics

Economic Indicator:

Australia’s labour market was hit with unemployment up 0.1% to 5.3% and the underemployed increasing 0.2% to 8.5% in October 2019 as another worrying sign for the Australian Economy and the risk of an Australian Recession in 2020. For some businesses the impacts can be significant while for others they may have little impact. Specifically, those businesses that have greater exposure to discretionary spend will be already feeling the impact.

Discretionary spend are those items where households do not need to spend money such as: travel (especially overseas holidays), take-away foods and restaurants, alcohol and entertainment, house cleaner and other household services and luxury items generally.

Economically there is a rule of thumb that says for every 1% increase in unemployment there is a 2% decrease in GDP. Putting the above items together, every 0.1% increase in unemployment starts to have a much bigger impact on discretionary spend.

How will this impact my business?

For business there will naturally be winners and losers, with those exposed to more discretionary spend or the businesses that supply them hardest hit. This does not mean that there is nothing that can be done about it.

Some items businesses should be considering include:

· Be strategic. Recessions typically only last for 18 months. Ensure you have a well thought through and executed plan on how you could outlast any downturn.

· Focus on cash. Ensure your cash flow forecasting models are being updated monthly and you are making business decisions based on forecast cash levels — not waiting until there is no cash in the business.

· Maximise the profitability of the business. The balance of decision making needs to move a little away from growth and move a little towards profits and cash.

· Arrange any working capital funding now before you need it and not when you need it as it will be more difficult when your accounts are poor.

· Review and reduce risk from your business. With mitigation strategies in place your business will be more robust and regardless of whether a recession occurs will be a much better business.

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The Jobless Growth. The Jobless Growth
By: Young India Foundation
Tags: Yif, Unemployment, Youth, Bjp, Economics

The Jobless Growth

Indian youth today is motivated and driven. Indian youth combine the values of a traditional Asian household with the dreams and aspirations of an American teenager. They aspire to break free of the bonds of the four walls and step foot into the real world to be autonomous. But some dreams just end up staying a dream. As per the 2011 census, Youth of India (15–24 years) constitutes one-fifth (19.1%) of the total population, and this percentage is expected to rise to about 34.33% by the year 2020. The common perception behind the growing and developing economy is India’s educated youth. There is enough evidence against the perception. For starters, the percentage of unemployed youth has reached an unbelievable high. The unemployment rate is speculated to have almost doubled in the last two years, from 4% to 7.6 %. According to the latest numbers released by think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s unemployment rate hit a 3-year-high of 8.4 percent in August 2019.

Unemployment has obvious consequences, a few of them are pretty upsetting. Least to mention, it is the sheer wastage of human capital. Unemployment not only affects an individual simultaneously impacts the family and immediate peers. Sometimes, even the community. Various studies on the subject, of human capital and unemployment, demonstrate that the long term unemployment or inactivity can lead to unfavorable effects on human capital. To make the situation worse, sometimes, leading to a permanent decrease in the earning potential of the affected community, in this case, the country’s youth. Unemployment is one of the biggest evils our country is facing. When one unemployed person in the family creates immense stress on the already tight purse strings of a poor or middle-class household. The stress percolates down to each and every family member and in a larger perspective, to the society. Beyond a point, the affected can lose hope of ever finding employment, and can, possibly, turn into unsocial elements. As we have seen a direct co-relation of unemployment and terrorism or crime in the states of Chattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, and Jammu Kashmir.

Before making any more claims, let’s try to breakdown the three economic sectors: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. The primary sector is majorly agriculture driven and employs most of our population. Employment here can be both disguised or undisguised. The secondary sector which is the industrial sector is also a major contributor to employment opportunities. The tertiary sector which is the IT and Financial Service industry contributes significantly to the GDP but not as much to the number of employments. The growth in India is mainly a contribution of two sectors, namely agriculture and the service industry. According to the figures, agriculture employs 45% of the population and contributes to 15% of the GDP, on the other hand, the service sector is the largest contributor to the GDP but employs less than 15%.
I Got Laid Off Three Times in Two Years — Here’s What I Learned.
By: Kait Lucas
Tags: Life, Unemployment, Lifestyle, Work, Inspiration

Like all good things, the invincible warmth of relief I initially felt soon faded. I left the HR office, sheepishly gathered my things and swiftly exited the office before my coworkers could catch wind of what happened. It wasn’t until I got into my car and drove out of the parking lot through the electric gate for one last time that it really hit me: I am unemployed, and I only have a few thousand dollars saved. I won’t last longer than two months in Los Angeles. Tears flooded to my eyes in an all-too-familiar way, I called my mom, and I texted my roommates while they kindly offered to get me a bottle of wine and some pasta to help me grieve the end of this chapter of my life. It felt like getting broken up with, because I had imagined my future there in the same way you imagine a future with a potential partner. I wanted to stay there for years and be taken care of.

“We’re dissolving your position and restructuring the department.”

Those words make sense and are even understandable until you’re faced with the grim reality that you aren’t sure how you’re going to pay your bills in a few months.

Over the next few days, I applied for unemployment. I hastily applied for several jobs, most of which my heart wasn’t fully committed to. I saw matinees, wandered aimlessly around arboretums and book shops and exercised immense restraint in not buying anything or using commodities as a tool for self-soothing. I felt profoundly lost. I had worked in social media and was becoming more and more aware of just how much it wasn’t for me— constantly having to be available on vacations and weekends, the non-stop notifications, how quickly everyone forgets a post or story you put so much time and effort into. I was extremely burnt out, disenchanted and unfulfilled. I used to love it when I did it for myself, and now I hardly ever used my personal channels. I began to spiral; I was trapped by this skill and it felt like it was the only thing that could get me employed again. But I was looking at the situation with tired and jaded eyes.
Small Things I Tend To Forget To Do
Tags: Remembering, Unemployment, Self Improvement

To breathe

It’s silly to actually think about breathing because we’re all supposed to be doing it 24/7 and 365 days of the year. The air we inhale and exhale is supposed to come naturally and that’s that.

Right?

I took a couple of yoga classes in NYC and even took some of my friends with me (who took it once and kind of waved a white flag afterward), but during my time in the Czech Republic, I really took yoga seriously after an ex-colleague and friend introduced me to the class one Saturday morning.

I was hooked ever since.

When I moved to Prague to be closer to the city center, I started to attend more of these yoga sessions and it made a tremendous difference in my breathing. I learned that with breathing, I’m able to perform these poses I thought I would never be able to do because they’re too hard, but really concentrating on my breathing first made the poses actually possible.

I’ve also started to enjoy meditating and use it whenever I start to feel hopeless. The main purpose of meditation, I’ve learned, was to focus on my breathing and to keep that focus (and breathing) throughout the day.

Having this breathing in mind has kept me positive and in-line to be consistent with my job-hunting journey. Yeah, there’ll be at times, when my breathing might get out of hand and I might start exploding in tears, but it’s that time when I close my eyes and I inhale with all of the air in my stomach and exhale all of that out of my lungs when I know it’ll be okay.
HE IS MY LABOURER🛠️
By: Muhammad Waleed
Tags: Unemployment, Labour Party, Amal Academy, Pakistan, Jobs

Oh no the lockdown has been implemented again. We have to stay at home and only stay at home, NO. Wait. Have you thought about the daily waged laborers in such a crucial time? You might have seen a lot of people standing alongside the road waiting for long to get some work. How did they make both ends meet? Did their children get three meals a day?

I went to a grocery store last Sunday and ran across a long queue of hopeless and helpless people waiting to do something to fill their stomachs.

🕒

One of them was standing at some distance, I went there and talked to him. We had the following conversation:

Me: “For how long you have been standing here?”

The laborer: “I don’t remember the exact time, but I had my breakfast, and now it’s lunchtime.”

Me: “Did you find anything to do or reached out by any customer?”

The laborer: “No”

Me: “Is it this particular day that you are not able to find some work?”

The laborer: “I did not even find some work yesterday, I had some ere yesterday, but that was not sufficient for my family.”

The conversation was with one wearing a blue hat🧢

A part of me was crying so loud on the way back home with hands full of groceries. The increasing heartbeat and nerve cells colliding within the brain want me to help them.

This conversation gives rise to my startup in which I will be helping the daily waged laborers (plumbers, blacksmiths, carpenters, etc.) to easily access the customers and vice versa. I will be developing a platform where all the laborers will register themselves and the one who needs them will have the access to the nearby laborer. There will be a set perpetual percentage from the amount the customer will pay for the start-up.

Kam Kam Kam

#The_minimum_wage_should_be_a_living_wage.
Unemployment Increases in Hazara Community “Why”
By: Saeeda Batool
Tags: Unemployment, Hazara Community, Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Jobs

The increase in Hazara Genocide in Quetta forced that community to shut their business from Bazaar, migrate towards international countries, and also increases the unemployment rate among the community.

As Amal academy gives a project to find your Goals, I did mention the unemployment and describe my “WHYs”. After Graduation, everyone tries to find a job for them, but for Hazara, it’s necessary to find a job in our area not out of our comfort zone. The whole area was surrounded by Frontier-Corps check posts. The Hazara minority of Quetta are well-educated persons but are unemployed due to massive target killing and laziness of finding a job out of their comfort zone.

The people of that community are not just well educated but are social from many aspects, they try to find opportunities and share through career counselling. They are the real change-makers. They haven’t visited any park in the past few decades but the aged man’s group of the community instead of wasting time they changed the open sandy land into a beautiful place by planting trees, making roads, and paths for the early morning walk.

Picture of Career Counselling share by Future begins here on Facebook

Picture of Workshop on Hope, Love & Peace for All at Musa College Quetta

The biggest problem of unemployment in Quetta is Quota System in every sector.

For few posts, both newly and graduates’ of 2013 candidates are applying.

Due to corruption seats mostly sold out as announces.

INTERVIEWED

Interviewed Zafar Ali “MS-Bioinformatics 2nd semestre NUST” AND Imran “BS-Microbiology 8th semester BUITEMS”

They belives that Jobs in the Government sector is more as compared to the private sector. The private sector is underdeveloped, fewer job opportunities are available. Government Sector jobs focus on the industrial development sector but ignore Microbial, Environmental and Biotechnological sectors due to various reasons ranging from lack of funds to lack of necessary resources to manage such sectors.

Therefore, instead of applying, waiting, and finding Government Job it’s better to enter and experiences the digital world with extra hard work.
Jerome Powell on the Recovery 📈
Tags: Economy, Unemployment, Jerome Powell, Employment, Covid 19

On Thursday, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell gave updates on the state of the economic recovery in the U.S.

The United States economy is seemingly on the road to recovery. The jobs report in March beat expectations, and other signs suggest that demand is recovering due to reopening’s and fresh stimulus checks. Additionally, hospitalization and infection rates in the U.S. continue to fall as more people get vaccinated.

Although the economy is seeing growth in jobs, Jerome Powell said a full recovery from the recession wouldn’t be as easy as regaining every lost job — there’s still a lot of work to do before the country returns to its usual self. He said, “The real concern is that longer-term unemployment can allow people’s skills to atrophy, their connections to the labor market to dwindle, and they have a hard time getting back to work.”

Powell also emphasized how we are not going back to the same economy. Changes that occurred during the pandemic pose significant obstacles to a complete recovery of the job market. For example, many companies automated employment during the pandemic and Powell believes that not all those jobs will return when the nation reopens.

9 or 10 million people are out of work in the U.S., and Powell emphasized the importance of supporting them. He said policymakers should make programs and policies that “particularly invest in people, so that they can take part in, contribute to, and benefit from the prosperity of our economy.”

I am not a financial advisor and my comments should never be taken as financial advice. Investments come with risk, so always do your research and analysis beforehand.
FL DEO “A JOKE but no ones laughing”
Tags: Fl Unemployment, Unemployment, Deo, Florida, Connect

I know millions of Americans, including millions here in the state of FL, have been impacted by this years’ social & economic issues; Putting many of us on a path we couldn’t of planned for or anticipated.. record unemployment, evictions & govt bailouts to name a few. Despite everything our federal govt did to bridge the gap the states were ‘left manning the gates’ so to say.

I was unemployed in March of this year in the State of FL. I was unable to get into the system for several weeks due to system issues that continue to plague the DOE system also know at “CONNECT”. This system has been documented as being intentionally designed to dissuade individuals from using the system & to reject more than it approves. Due to this kind of system, which I feel is a violation of rights & civil liberties, especially when a catastrophe like COVID 19 happens & leaves a large percentage of the states’ working class out of work and seeking assistance.

I am writing to get as many people to join this cause I want to see how many other Floridians are being negatively impacted by the DEO as I have been and continue to be still to this day trying to get back payments & now trying to claim weeks since early Oct 2020. I would like to start to contact attorney’s and work on building a pool of “victims” to try and bring a class action lawsuit against the State of FL DEO for failing to assist us in a timely manner & also for not being able to offer us any answers; if you have called the customer assistance line you know what I mean. They answer all questions with “I’m sorry I can’t answer that”; “I’m sorry we don’t have any time frame for this”; “I’m sorry there is unfortunately no one who can answer your questions.” Who or what is running our unemployment system in FL? Why can’t anyone answer our basic questions? Who’s paying their wages to hide from the public and not answer our legitimate questions????

If you want to comment or add your story please do. Please we all need to start raising our voices before they will hear us or have to answer us.
How to create more value at work
By: Ky Pham
Tags: Startup, Lifehacks, Skills Development, Work, Self Improvement

So how to validate if you are creating values?

(Here are the 3 tips to help you to create more values as well)

Make sure you know who is going to use your work: Your end-user(s)

Some people just simply do what they are asked to do, or what listed in the job description. This is toxic for your career, and why?

Giving an example: An analyst from the Marketing Department, once asked by the direct manager to create an urgent quarter-end report of the sale conversions, to show to the management board. They need it to make a strategic decision asap for the next quarter with their vendors.

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He then worked very hard overnight gathering the data from different sources and developed a report nicely, then he sent it to the direct manager. The next day he got a complaint from the direct manager and he had to rework on it. The reason was that he used all the technical abbreviations inside the reports (which is what he usually does) but the management board could not understand it, he did not put an explanation table for non-technical people to understand what the numbers/graphs mean. So basically they couldn’t understand what his report was about.

Lesson learned: Working hard and harder doesn’t mean you are creating more values. Try to work smart instead, take a step back to understand the requirements and the overall picture before you actually start doing something.

Double-check your work before you deliver it

This is more about carefulness. I know some people never check their work before they deliver it. They are willing to spend a week straight working hard to develop/design something but never ever want to spend 10-15 minutes to just reflect the outcome before pressing the Submit button. Assuming a poster design with grammar or typo on the headlines to be delivered to the shop for printing thousands of copies. What a waste!

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Lesson learned: Don’t get too exciting about getting your job done, take a step back before hitting the “Launch” button to double-check your work, you will definitely don’t want your whole effort to be ruined by just a simple small mistake, just don’t let it destroy the value (quality) of your work.

Ask the end-users for their feedback

Have you ever asked the other people how do they use your work? How do they feel? Not many people have the habit to ask the user after they deliver the work.

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This is essentially important in retail nowadays, we can somehow relate it with the aftercare service.

Try to ask your manager how easy-to-understand it is by reading your reports?

Ask your users how joyful and convenient it is using your app, do they get any issues?

Ask the audience how informative it is your presentation, can they see it clearly from the distance, is there any ambiguous point you made?

Lesson learned: Keep asking questions to validate if your work is valuable for others, this helps you to keep doing good work or make improvements in the future.
How To Make The Best Out Of A Tough Situation?
Tags: Life Lessons, Positive Thinking, Lifehacks, Mental Health, Motivation

When life gives you lemon, what do you do? You add the lemon zest in the cake to make a perfect desert.

Bad things happen. It is human tendency to accept bad situations as fate or karma. But by perpetually dwelling upon these situations, we make them last forever. We torture ourselves through this fixation and our mental health deteriorates. The sooner we act on a situation, the faster we will be able to recuperate and sustain.

Easier said than done? Moving on is hard, but not impossible.

HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS?

· ACCEPTANCE:

Denial will make things worse. Repression will only highlight the instance. Instead, confront the problem and find ways to solve it.

· GRATITUDE:

Be grateful for all u have, instead of complaining about what do you want.

· LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES:

· ASK YOURSELF, WILL IT MATTER A YEAR FROM NOW?

· SAY NO TO SELF-PITY: mistakes and situations do not define the person you are.

· APPRECIATE YOURSELF

· KEEP FIGHTING: Be a warrior not a worrier

· SEEK HELP

· KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED: Look at your progress, use it as motivator, and keep striving.

It is okay to make mistakes. We all make them and that what makes us human. No one is perfect.

READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE.

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Level Up Your Laundry Game With These Gadgets
Tags: Life Hacks, DIY, Laundry 101, Laundry, Clothing Care 101

Artwork by Trent Reese

Love it, hate it, outsource it, skip it — no matter what you do, laundry is an inevitable part of life. Whether you keep up with laundry by running several small loads throughout the week or let it all pile up until the weekend, there are real ways you can improve (or even enhance) your time spent dealing with laundry. Check out the tips and products below to help you become a laundry pro!

Install a wall-mounted ironing board in the laundry room.

Instead of hauling your laundry from the laundry room to wherever you store your ironing board and then getting everything all set up, install a wall-mounted ironing board in the laundry room and all you’ll have to do is flip it down when you’re ready to de-wrinkle!

Add a detergent cup caddy to catch drips.

Don’t ever let your laundry detergent drip from the spout to the floor or the top of your washer again. Install a handy detergent cup caddy and those little spills and drips won’t bother you ever again.

Pre-sort clothes using a sorted hamper.

Instead of throwing all your clothes in one hamper and then sorting out the mess on laundry day, save time by getting and using a sorted hamper. All you’ll have to do is remember to toss the whites and colors in their separate compartments!

Reduce drying time and save money with wool dryer balls.

Wool dryer balls not only reduce drying time for your clothes, but they also reduce wrinkles and take the place of dryer sheets and liquid fabric softener.

Save space with a rolling cart.

If your laundry room is tight on space or your shelves are already stocked full, consider getting a rolling cart for placement between your front-loading washer and dryer. Use the rolling cart to store detergent, wool dryer balls, and other laundry must-haves. All you’ll have to do is roll it out when you need something.

Always have a mesh bag on hand for delicates.

Just because your delicates are delicate doesn’t mean you can’t toss them in the washing machine. When you do though, always place them in a mesh bag first. Doing so will help them stay fresh and avoid wear and tear.

Dry your dry-flat-only clothes in style.

Don’t just pile your dry-flat-only sweaters and knits on the top of your washing machine and dryer and hope for the best. Instead, invest in a hanging sweater dryer and you’ll be good to go!
Happy Women’s Day
By: Lalitha Bharathula
Tags: Women, Lifehacks, Lifestyle, Life Lessons

Days are changed we are seeing much change in people attitude towards women and opportunities for women are better now. This women’s day I would like to speak about certain traits of women that needs improvement.

Women should be bold and independent enough to handle themselves. There is no need to smoke or drink to show that we are equal to men. We are actually tossing our health in doing so.

Wearing comfortable is important but wearing sensible is much more important. We have to dress according to place we go and the mode we travel.

I don’t understand why we need company to go anywhere? It might be due to practice in our home where our parents send a girl with someone even smaller in age than sending them alone even to next street. Do we really need company to go somewhere? Company for going to washroom also? Lol . Don’t take it wrong I saw many who do so.

Try to enjoy your own company you don’t need someone to accompany you all the time. You can do anything by your own. You can only give birth to someone bearing unbearable pain. You can only bleed 20% of your lifetime still doing all your chores exceptionally.

Dear women you are much more powerful than you can imagine. You don’t need to show anyone that you are powerful because you are already powerful.

Happy Women’s Day
Reflection on Amal Totkay
By: Yumna Noor
Tags: Amal Totkay, Amal Academy, Lifehacks

Photo by Milan Popovic on Unsplash

Recently in our fellowship, we were introduced to Amal Totkays. I personally loved them. Being a Pakistani, we all tried various totkay throughout our life and let’s just agree that they work most of the time. After reading Amal Totkay I was eager to try them. After trying them, I felt a very positive shift in myself.

Self Talk

I personally believe that the tone in which one talks to oneself is very important. As it was mentioned in Amal’s Totkay

“Your thoughts will create your reality ”

After implementing this totka, I personally experienced it. I was able to have a much better day and honestly it felt great.

2. Get out of Your Comfort Zone

There is no growth when you are in your comfort zone. In your comfort zone, you are not willing to expose yourself to new experiences which ultimately stops you from learning new things, and I personally, like this totka a lot.

3. Create new Habits

I myself am very fond of trying new things and adapting to them as it's very challenging and this is what makes it interesting. As I believe that one should have a growth mindset in order to learn and succeed. So, this totka surely an important one in order to succeed.

4. Ask People Help

As much it is important to ask for help, one should make sure that he/she is asking from the right person in order to make it effective. When I started implementing this, it was very difficult the start but later it became a little easy.

5. Fake it till you make it

This one surely is my favorite. Getting yourself familiar with the situation really does help you gain confidence and result in better performance.

Looking forward t implement these for a longer span.
Role of 5 Amal Totkay (Hacks) in changing my Fixed Mindset to Growth Mindset.
By: Saif Ur Rehman
Tags: Life, Lifehacks, Growth Mindest, Motivation, Fixed Mindset

Life can be changed in a moment or can never be changed through the complete life. I have always struggled for my life, which I am going to do with my life. I was sailing the boat my life without a navigator. Then luckily I got into Amal Academy. Here the top 5 totkay that helped me navigate the direction where I should go and what should I do with my life.

Self Talk Get out of your comfort zone Create new habit Ask people help Fake it till you make it

Self Talk:

In our life, it happens whenever we don’t have anyone to share our problems, issues, or ideas then the best thing we can is Self-Talk. I always talk with myself and sort out my ideas. Self-Talk helps me figure out the solution to any problem I am facing. Self-talking helps us to know more and more about ourselves. The more you know about yourself, the more you likely to know the root cause of your problems. Self-talking boosts your mind neurons to think about a certain situation and get ready for it.

Get out of the comfort zone

Have you ever felt that you cannot do the task, cannot do the project work. Well this is all because of your comfort zone. In your comfort zone, your mind doesn’t like to do work that requires more energy and thinking. I had the same problem, I could not do the work which required critical thinking. Then I start doing the critical thinking work slowly. Then it becomes my habit. Now I always find time to complete my work. This is the reason why you should push yourself from your comfort zone.

Create Habits

Creating new habits start producing more neurons in our mind. This helps us to push ourselves from the comfort zone. So if you really want to shift your fixed mindset to a growth mindset then you must create new habits.

Ask People Help

The above 3 steps become really harder when you start working, when this happens to you then you can ask other people’s help. People will help you to create new habits and getting you out of the comfort zone.

Fake it until you make it

Final and most important step shifting your fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Whatever your goals are, start faking it that you already have completed the goal for example if your goal is to become CSS Officer then you should start faking it that you are already an officer. Now when you start faking it then your mind will automatically try to pursue it and push you to do all the work which is required.