Your out of office profile, online and in the community can lend serious pre-selling weight to your next move. Before you even arrive at the negotiation table, build the image of yourself as an expert in a particular area.

 

Tune in for more on how to make this happen. 

 

Question of the day: What do you want to be known for most? (Comment below or on twitter)

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

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I’m fresh off the road recording interviews in the British Virgin Islands for season 1 of our Caribbean wisdom series. This a quick debrief from the trip as well an important less we all have to learn if the plan is get those dreams out of the clouds and make them reality. 

 

 

Question of the day: What have you been stuck on lately?

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

Full show notes and other resources available at www.focusthefire.com

 

Connect with host on twitter @dalanv www.twitter.com/dalanv

 

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What’s your super power? Yes, there’s a job you’ve been hired to do, but what about the skills you use to execute that hobby or side hustle. When your main career seems unrelated you can gain serious mileage by activating those “extra” talents. In this episode we discuss practical step for making this happen and how you can pitch the idea to your team. 

 

 

Question of the day: What’s your other skill? (Comment below or on twitter)

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

Full show notes and other resources available at www.focusthefire.com

 

Connect with host on twitter @dalanv www.twitter.com/dalanv

 

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Before you upgrade to LinkedIn Premium listen to this!

 

If you’re on LinkedIn no doubt you’ve been taunted with upgrading to the elite “Premium” status for some extra perks. Last month I gave it a test run for 30 days to see if it’s worth the monthly investment and what would have to be true for you to really benefit from the features.

 

Tune in for a summary that will help you decide whether it’s the right move for you.

 

 

Question of the day: Have you used LinkedIn Premium and what would you say is the best feature?  (Comment below or on twitter)

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

Full show notes and other resources available at www.focusthefire.com

 

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You don’t need all the attention, just the right attention. In a digital world that has us conditioned to seek validation in likes and follows, I had a human reminder yesterday that consistent hard work in the pursuit of excellence get’s noticed by people who truly understand excellence. 

 

For now, remember, the right people are watching.

 

For more on that last point about not being ready, check out this video from one of my favourite creators, Roberto Blake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Dfsq0Lpxs

 

 

Subscription models are en vogue now and most of us have at least one, or ten! It may be Netflix, Amazon Prime, or countless others. It’s important to keep them organized or they can quietly drain your bank account. Time to plug the financial leaks. 

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

Full show notes and other resources available at www.focusthefire.com

 

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Job security? What is that and do you even want it? Rather, do you want the traditional version? Here’s a different take on how you can approach job security in the modern workplace.

 

 

Question of the day: What does job security mean to you? (Comment below or on twitter)

 

Essential career advice for ambitious young professionals. 

 

Full show notes and other resources available at www.focusthefire.com

 

Connect with host on twitter @dalanv www.twitter.com/dalanv

 

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