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What Highly Skilled Independent Workers Want

Small Business Labs

.  Like PWC's Talent Exchange and Deloitte's Open Talent Community , the goal of GigNow is to help EY find and engage skilled independent workers - both for EY's internal use and for use on client projects. The opportunity the learn and build skills. These are: Access to diverse and interesting gigs.

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6 Powerful Personality Traits of Influencers

Success

Influence is not something you are merely born with—it’s a learned and acquired skill. And like most skills, one’s influence can be honed and crafted over time. Simply put, your big vision is your end goal. Influencers experiment to find their goals. This article was published in September 2016 and has been updated.

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4 Ways to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities

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Perceive obstacles as merely a detour to your final goal. Have the conviction that your goal is achievable. Actor Chris Burke once said, “I have a motto on my bedroom wall: ‘Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.’ Once your eyes are set on the goal, don’t allow minor obstacles to distract you.

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5 Traits of a Next-Level Entrepreneur

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What are the characteristics and skills of a good entrepreneur ? So if that’s your goal, do it. The league you’re playing in and the required skill set jumps from pickup ball to NBA very quickly, so if you haven’t yet, focus on developing these five qualities to make sure you’re ready to level up as an entrepreneur.

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3 Science-Based Mind Hacks to Get Into Flow

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Using a basis of Csikszentmihalyi’s work, Steven Kotler determined what prompted a state of flow , including these three critical “flow triggers”: Trigger 1: Clear goals. Goals tell us where to put our attention, and what we focus on becomes our results. Trigger 3: The challenge/skill ratio. Trigger 2: Immediate feedback.

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What Is Venture Capital Funding? Everything You Need to Know

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In 2016, they co-founded Instant Teams , a remote team development company that provides flexible work opportunities for military families. Venture capital funding depends on your goals While there are many different factors to consider about external funding, it ultimately boils down to long-term business goals and operational strategy. “As

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Never have more people believed—with more reason—that success hinges on reading, workshopping, boot-camping, seminar-ing, and otherwise launching yourself into new realms of skill or knowledge. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. Allen, Ph.D.,

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