Melanie Ward is a teacher, coach, writer, yogi, numerologist, runner and entrepreneur who helps you get past the muck so you can live a free and irresistible life.
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| Lead Generation – What to Do With Your Leads Once You Get Them by Melani Ward - Dec, 2008 Lead generation is a complicated and often overwhelming task for the solo entrepreneur. And it's often the case that you spend so much time trying to just get the leads into your funnel that once you get them you fail to take the necessary steps to keep them. In this article, I've outlined... | |||
| What’s Getting in Your Way? by Melani Ward - Dec, 2008 I am a firm believer that your surroundings tell a lot about the state of your career, finances, relationships, etc. and that the more clutter and junk you have, the less room you have to grow and the less space there is for new things to come into your life. When clients first come to ... | |||
| Career Burnout: How to Know When You Have Had Enough and How to Search for Your Next Career by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Career burnout may be an overused term these days and while some tend to use the term burnout very loosely, experiencing career burnout can wreak serious emotional, physical, and psychological havoc on a person. Identify the signs of career burnout and create an action plan to get back on ... | |||
| Career Dissatisfaction or How to Get Noticed at Work by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 How many times have you sat in a conference room listening to your fearless leader drone on about one initiative or another and you wonder who put this bozo in charge? How many times have you walked by the guy who is perched up at his desk gloating over his latest promotion and you think s... | |||
| Career Satisfaction and Career Fit: 7 Days to Getting on the Right Track with Your Career by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Day One: Completely eliminate the following phrase from your vocabulary: “It is too late.” Live with how good it feels to change your perspective. It is never too late to have your dream career. It might be difficult to go after it. It might be one of the greatest challenges of your li... | |||
| Career Transitions through Discovering Your Life Purpose by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Career transitions are exciting. They place you on the verge of something new and challenging and prompt your mind to think in a whole new way. One of the most important concepts to focus on when you are contemplating a career transition or are feeling very dissatisfied in your work is you... | |||
| Changing Careers – How to Transition Intelligently from One Field to Another by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Changing careers can feel like an overwhelming proposition. So, if you are not sure if you want to leave your job, you are afraid of making another mistake, or you are unsure of which path to take, try it out first. If you have a passion for something and you want to figure out how you... | |||
| Consider Yourself Self-Employed to Achieve Greater Career Success by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Many people believe that if they go to work every day for somebody else, then they are not self-employed. I read a great quote by Brian Tracy that I thought could use repeating: "Always view yourself as self-employed. The biggest mistake that you can ever make in life is ever to think t... | |||
| Entrepreneurial Women - 8 Keys to Success by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Women entrepreneurs make up one of the fastest growing sectors of the business world today and there are as many expressions of entrepreneurialism as there are the kinds of women who choose this route; however, whether your idea of being an entrepreneur means running your own part time con... | |||
| Exude Confidence During Your Job Search by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Searching for a job can be brutal. It is a full time effort and considering that the average job search for an executive is 3-6 months, it can get exhausting, not to mention extremely stressful. One of the most difficult parts about the job search is trying to appear strong and confide... | |||
| First Impressions: What Story are You Telling? by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Many people fail to recognize how important first impressions are and how fast people make judgments about who you are, what you do, and the kind of life you lead. Did you know that most people will make a judgment about you in less than 30 seconds. They will assess your visual and behavio... | |||
| Job Search Blues: How to Maintain Confidence and Stay Focused During a Less than Perfect Job Search by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 "Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." - Theodore Roosevelt Q: I have been searching for a job for months. I have been sending resumes and letting everyone I know that I need a job like all of the career books ... | |||
| Take Charge of Your Career - How To Position Yourself in Times of Change by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Some of you may have heard me emphasize this before but I think it is worth repeating. Whether you own your own business or you work for a major corporation, consider yourself self-employed and you will create more agency at work and better results in the process. Restructuring, organiz... | |||
| The Art of Job Interviewing by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Interviewing well is an art and yet I find so many people pay very little attention to this aspect of the job search process. It is in fact likely the single most important step. If you are called for an interview, the assumption must be that it is your job to lose. If you have been ca... | |||
| The Entrepreneurial Personality – Could You Make It As An Entrepreneur? by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 It is the American Dream to own your own business. Being your own boss, setting your own hours, and being responsible for all income that flows your way is incredibly appealing and being an entrepreneur is fantastic and extremely rewarding, if you have the personality for it. A recent stud... | |||
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