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Expectations for Family and Friends and Business by Corvet Williams

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Do you think family and friends should automatically support your business? Many heated debates have transpired over this topic. I had this idea sparked from a recent commercial I saw that said in the 1970s you could call up 10 family and friends and boom you had a successful business. Times have changed.  Here is a personal experience I had. I was launching my business at an event and asked some family to come to help me promote while I tended the booth. Well, the help didn't exactly help the way I hoped for. They mostly sat down on their phone, at my booth, which made it look tacky when potential customers came up because there were people sitting down not engaging customers. A big NO NO right? I was upset and let down. They were even supporting other businesses and not mine. I expected them to be as excited as I was and help make my business a big deal at this event but they didn't. Afterward, I sat down and reconfigured my plan. I came to understand this was my dream,

Who Do You Work For? by Dorinda Walker

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I recently announced my retirement from a cushy corporate position after 20 years of service to one company. Quite honestly, the decision to leave was quite the battle in my head and heart for almost a year.  2018 was a year of triumph, my first book was published, I toured the country sharing my story, and I touched lives in a way that I never thought possible. God had shown me and began preparing me for a transition.  My gifts could no longer be contained by the constraints of my corporate career.  But I refused to surrender. Like many of us, I struggled with my perceived lack of identity without my corporate title.  I questioned how I would be judged by my peers, if I would lose power and prestige, if I would lose friends, etc. These questions began to foster feelings of fear and doubt about my self-worth. The irony is that when I walked into my corporate office each day, I had lost the passion and feeling of personal fulfillment. I really didn’t want to come to work.  Ye

3 Ways to Give and Earn Respect at Work by Jenny Garrett

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The late Aretha Franklin sang it R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T A little respect (just a little bit) is what we all want isn’t it?  In my experience, there are times and places where I have felt highly respected, cared about and valued at work and then times when ‘banter’ has gone too far, and I’ve felt bullied or belittled. You can guess which environment got the best from me. Perhaps you’ve met those people who seem to throw their weight around because of their job title? It might get things done but it doesn’t earn respect. Demonstrating integrity in your words and in your actions, as well as showing how you make a positive impact is essential to earning respect. In respectful environments people perform, they follow rules while also calling out poor behavior, they feel good about being there, feel secure in their work relationships and cared about. The Society for Human Resource Management released a report stating that “re