One of my favourite Job Hunting Quotes is this: “Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.” Katherine Whitehorn It’s beautiful in its simplicity, and equall,y the echoes around it’s real meaning have resonated for years for me. I think this is because it has a connection to […]
I like this short list of job hunting tips from The Guardian: “In the digital age, it can sometimes seem a little old fashioned to approach a recruiter by telephone, but it’s still an effective method. If you’ve made an application online and haven’t had a reply in a few days, don’t be afraid to […]
Before you take out any kind of Career Development Loan, it is wise to know exactly what that commitment will do for you. The financial crash of 2008 and the subsequent problems within the financial sector within the UK have clearly shown us that living on credit alone is not sustainable. When you take out […]
Has your career development plan gone as you had envisaged? No? Nor mine! It is 2 the two year anniversary of the Daemon Career Coach business entity, and, never could I have imagined such fun! With this in mind I wish to share a quote with you that I stumbled accross that made me grin: […]
It Is Never Too Late: It really is never to late to be who you might have been.. Since I began working aged 16, as a (very bad!), waitress in a pub in deepest Somerset, I have changed career-context around fifteen times. I am familiar with reinvention. Having moved house 11 times by the age of […]
I like this definition of Unique Selling Proposition Nike If you consider the example of a sportswear manufacturer like Nike, their products do not necessarily display unique features – other manufacturer’s sports shoes, or running shorts, or vests, are made of the same stuff and do the same things. Instead, they have created a unique […]
Unique Selling Proposition Examples: You can really set an example in business by creating an authentic USP. Ever Had that experience with a company who simply don’t do what it says on their tin? Yep! I suspect we have all had times when the delivery was late, or the product was just not up to scratch. […]
The simplest definition that I have read of Unique Selling Proposition Definition is this: “what you have that competitors don’t. Unfortunately for me, that simple sentence triggered all sorts or negative responses in the past. When I was new in my entrepreneurship, the word “competitors” made my heart sink. I knew Bristol had a plethora […]
The Invitation “The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer: For inspiration. Why? Because I can: Enjoy! “It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will […]
Where does entrepreneurial spark originate? Well isn’t that just the question! And, I suspect this might just be the point. The fact that it is called a ‘spark’ is reflective of the immediacy of the entrepreneurial urge. For we are dynamic individuals who join the dots and problem solve in the blink of an eye. When asked […]