Jon D Harrison

Life Changers: Drew Tewell’s Story – The Power of Words

Bio: Recruiter, author and blogger Drew Tewell helps people navigate the world of work. He has helped hundreds of individuals in all walks of life with work and professional development. Drew is the author of the book, The Dream Job Program. You can read his blog and follow him on Twitter.    The Power of […]

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How to Bounce When You Fall: Making Failure Momentum

  Fall seven times, stand up eight.         Japanese Proverb   For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.    Proverbs 24:16   As long as you keep getting up, you are not done. Those who learn how to overcome failure become stronger, not because they have never experienced a

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Life Changers: My Story

I wanted to kick off a new feature that I will be running on a regular basis – it’s called “Life Changers.” It is exactly what it sounds like. We have all had a moment in our life (many of them actually) when something happens – an idea, thought, or event – and we are

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What Floats Your Boat? Being A Realist.

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ― William Arthur Ward What wind are you facing today, and how can you adjust your sails?  

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Why Reputation is not at the Top of the List

What is character? It is who we are when no one is watching, what we do when we think no one will know what we are doing. Can you think of a more important quality for us to have as employees, friends, and as people? Now what about integrity? Integrity is more about how consistent

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I Just Missed WHAT? Listen To This…

When is the last time that you stopped to listen? Not just “hear” what someone had to say, but actually listen? What did you learn?  When we listen to others, our goal should be to make them feel valued. If you are just waiting for your turn to jump in with something to say, you

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9 Ways to De-stress

Every now and then, I can get a little stressed out. Ok, let’s be honest, my hands start to sweat and I feel like vomiting – pretty cool, right? Actually, I find it rather lame. So, I wanted to share some of the ways I keep myself from letting stress build up to the point

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I Wanted to Change the World

“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried

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6 Stupidly Obvious Ways to Start Accomplishing Your Goals

What do all successful individuals and organizations have in common? That’s right, they have goals! We should all have goals in life, both personal and career focused. Many people agree with me on this, but few of us make specific goals, and even fewer actually meet those goals. Why is this? Is there some silver

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The Customer is Not Always Right, but it Really Doesn’t Matter

 The customer is always right…right? How many times have you heard this expression? When you are the customer, this mentality makes great sense, but what happens when you are on the other side? I personally think that is the wrong question to ask. At the end of the day, right or wrong should not be

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