Sales and leadership

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

Warren Buffett

I recently answered a question on Quora about ‘closing techniques’, the question itself suggesting the questioner is following an old fashioned and outmoded concept, so…

Self improvement

“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.”

Archilochus

Think of where you were last year, the year before or even 5 years ago. Are you where you wanted to be by this time?

Given the unusual situation that has prevailed…

Unfortunately Julie, side hustles, or whatever they are called today (what day is it?) are always about people wanting/believing they can make money easily and without hard work and commitment!

This attitude is as old as the hills, I can remember, back in my youth, seeing the adverts for "working from home" "make £1000 a week addressing envelopes" small ads, preying on the lazy and vulnerable, and still it goes on today.

There's no such thing as a "quick buck", but I guess people will never learn as such, so there's always people to prey on.

Let's face it, Medium is only successful because it plays that game! The most successful writers clickbate their readers with "easy money from writing" headlines, most blatently lying about their income to trap the naive.

It's a criminal shame, but hey, that's life!

I wrote about it here:

https://medium.com/be-unique/im-so-excited-i-m-gonna-make-a-fortune-i-hope-9c5a079dec4b

Self Improvement

How do you quantify success?

Perhaps you want to get to the top of your profession or career, be a great leader, the best Mother, Father, Husband or Wife you can be, or simply be one of those people that others like and respect?

Whatever your ambition in life, there is one skill that runs…

Business

It’s been a tough and torrid year! Many will see their world falling down around them. The businesses they have built over the years crumbling and seemingly disappearing.

But, here’s the thing. We all know after every storm the sun comes out, every challenge creates opportunities, every restriction of supply…

Writing

Every month Youmeus editors like to choose one special writer as our ‘Writer of The Month’, and for March 2021 we have chosen:

Please be upstanding for, (Fanfare trumpets)

Synthia S.

SynthiaS. is a Canadian Writer & Researcher | Aspiring Therapist | Crisis Responder | Writing about mental health, psychology…

Communication

Ok, why is a seventy something man character like me watching a romantic film about a mistreated teenager?

I would like to say there was some higher motive, but I have to admit, it was more to do with lockdown and boredom, a bottle of red, and a roaring wood…

Self Communication

The guy on the video said it’s so easy, anyone can do it! He said I deserve it and I owe it to my family! But I had to act quickly to take advantage of the opportunity. I mean, they’re giving a 90% discount and a whole list of special…