Focus on the Most Fascinating Thing

By Jeff Beals What’s your area of self marketing expertise? Not sure what that means? Well, you have one, but it’s possible you haven’t isolated and cultivated it yet. Before defining “area of self marketing expertise,” allow me share how...

Holster that Cell Phone!

Today’s professionals can stand out among their peers by simply developing appropriate communication habits. Of course, good communication requires proper grammar, spelling and punctuation, but other considerations are just as important. Email and text messaging...

Turn “Socializing” into “Networking”

By Jeff Beals   Most professionals know they must network in order to achieve long-term business success.  I remember as far back as high school being told by my guidance counselor that I needed to “meet a lot of people and build a network.”  That was...