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November 4, 2013 By Richard

Talking With Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) Is Scary — or is it?

I think that small talk in this context is really just another way to get information. This type of expert can read a lot more into small talk than you or I do. In this situation, I don’t think any talk is really small talk. Jay Leno is good at this because he can interview […]

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November 2, 2013 By Richard

Can Small Talk Really Be Useful or is it Just a Waste of Time?

Small talk means discovering unknown information that you may find to be useful financially, discovering the person you are small talking to is related or know someone whom you are acquainted, and discovering a stranger is of importance and you or a family member may benefit from their friendship. I believe that it changes people’s […]

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October 31, 2013 By Richard

Now You Can Finally Have Topics for Small Talk Situations

Small talk is all about general every day things that most people could participate in. Most conversations required that you be able to talk to people in a crowd that you don’t know much about. These conversations would be something you would use to fill time or start a more general conversation getting to know […]

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October 7, 2013 By Richard

Long Distance Relationships and Your Career: Forever One? (Part 5 of 5)

What if the person you’ve been dating, pining over, and spending every waking moment thinking about turns out to be the one you were meant to be with? Sure, sure it sounds a little too good to be true but just imagine with me here for a minute. Imagine a world of things finally working […]

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October 6, 2013 By Richard

Long Distance Relationships and Your Career: Abandon Ship (Part 4 of 5)

It’s one of the hardest moments you’ll ever have to experience in your entire life – leaving a relationship. Now, this can be because you’ve both mutually decided it was the best decision, but it is going to hurt none-the-less. Such strong ties, whether severed in good spirits or bad, can really hurt in this […]

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October 5, 2013 By Richard

Long Distance Relationships and Your Career: Troubled Waters (Part 3 of 5)

Look out partners – there be troubled waters ahead! Nothing can be more stressful on a long distance relationship that having big fights, problems, or controversy come up while away from each other. It seems like these are the times when there are so many things that can and do go wrong that we often […]

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October 4, 2013 By Richard

Long Distance Relationships and Your Career: Special Situations (Part 2 of 5)

Not every relationship is the same. This is especially true when it comes to loving each other from far away places. Relationships that span a divide of many miles, time zones even, can really test the mettle of any couple. Let’s not forget how careers come into play when certain special conditions enter the relationship. […]

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October 3, 2013 By Richard

Long Distance Relationships and Your Career: The Beginning (Part 1 of 5)

Long distance relationships can be especially tough in these days of far too much digital communication. SO where do we all begin in this journey to love each other more from afar? We start at the beginning of course. There is hope if we just put a little effort into the start and carry on […]

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October 1, 2013 By Richard

5 Hot Reasons To Burn Your Career Plan To Ashes

I remember the dark days of sitting at my cube typing away at what seemed like an endless supply of busywork. Nothing was fulfilling. Nothing was helping me feel like I was doing anything useful in life. And nothing was motivating me to continue on with fervor. What was I to do? When I say […]

Filed Under: Careers

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