This document discusses strategic positioning and outlines four key strategies for businesses:
1) Maintain a window on the future by anticipating changes and opportunities.
2) Position to offer superior customer value by understanding customer needs and delivering quality, value and service in a differentiated way.
3) Make productivity part of the business strategy to strengthen operations and withstand external pressures.
4) Preserve business momentum by taking prudent actions to maintain growth even during difficult economic times.
The document argues that combining these four mutually reinforcing strategies can help immunize a business against external pressures and allow it to strengthen its position.
Ever wondered what it takes to be successful? While there is no one-size-fits-all answer, there are habits that most successful leaders seem to exhibit. Eugene Chrinian walks through 5 habits of successful business leaders, as originally featured on Entrepreneur.com
https://academy.hubspot.com/
https://blog.hubspot.com/
HubSpot Blog | Marketing, Sales, Agency, and Customer Success Content
HubSpot's Blog for marketing, sales, agency, and customer success content, which has more than 400,000 subscribers and attracts over 2 million monthly visitors.
blog.hubspot.com
https://www.hubspot.com/resources
5 OBSTACLES ENTREPRENEURS MUST OVERCOMESteven Rhyner
This document summarizes 5 obstacles that entrepreneurs must overcome: 1) Balancing building the business with selling the product or service, 2) Doing what you do best and outsourcing the rest, 3) Not working alone and finding ways to connect with others, 4) Having financial safety nets for unexpected issues, and 5) Finishing projects instead of taking on too many projects at once without completing any. The document provides examples and explanations for each obstacle and emphasizes the importance of recognizing strengths, hiring help for other tasks, networking, planning for risks, and focusing on completing one project before starting new ones.
This document discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to pursue entrepreneurship. It begins by outlining 11 characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, such as curiosity, adaptability, and persistence.
Next, it addresses questions one should ask themselves, including whether the timing is right to start a business considering personal circumstances and market conditions. It also notes the importance of having a business idea that fills an existing customer need or job to be done.
Finally, the document stresses the importance of realistically assessing one's skills and willingness to take on challenges like long hours, risk of failure, and stress that come with being an entrepreneur. It suggests entrepreneurship may not be a good fit for everyone.
Cham Roeun discusses how to successfully start and run a business. There are three main points. First, thorough preparation is essential, including research, courses, and saving sufficient funds. Second, having your own business is important for independence and financial security. Third, to keep a business successful requires a written plan, using internet marketing, getting advice, managing finances closely, and continually reinventing and improving the business. Overall it takes solid business skills and ongoing effort to start a business and ensure its long-term success.
This document provides instructions for setting up an AdSense machine to generate passive income. It discusses selecting a profitable niche, getting a domain name and hosting, installing WordPress, and setting up the website. The goal is to build a website that generates traffic and earns money through Google AdSense with only 1 hour of work per day.
Simplify Your Marketing: Create More Leads and Income By Doing LessRenoTahoeAMA
Is your business running you? With so many marketing options, it’s tempting to try it all … which can lead to an overwhelming sense of frustration, not results. The good news? By doing less, your marketing can become more effective. Embrace the practice of simplification, and you will get great clients & customers and keep your sanity intact!
At this luncheon, Business Coach Mary Cravets will discuss how to identify the best marketing strategies for your business so you can stop wasting time on complicated schemes (ones that ultimately don’t work anyway) and the costs of making the most common marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.
About Mary Cravets
With more than a decade of entrepreneurial experience to her credit, Mary Cravets is a San Luis Obispo, CA based Business Coach who works with highly driven entrepreneurs who are tired of working all the time, and who want their business to run like a well-oiled machine and get paid what they’re worth.
Mary’s entrepreneurial journey includes successful careers in real estate, direct sales, business-to-business networking events and now business coaching. She is frequent speaker and has recently given talks to such other organizations as the National Association of Women Business Owners, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, and the Arizona Small Business Association.
This document discusses strategic positioning and outlines four key strategies for businesses:
1) Maintain a window on the future by anticipating changes and opportunities.
2) Position to offer superior customer value by understanding customer needs and delivering quality, value and service in a differentiated way.
3) Make productivity part of the business strategy to strengthen operations and withstand external pressures.
4) Preserve business momentum by taking prudent actions to maintain growth even during difficult economic times.
The document argues that combining these four mutually reinforcing strategies can help immunize a business against external pressures and allow it to strengthen its position.
Ever wondered what it takes to be successful? While there is no one-size-fits-all answer, there are habits that most successful leaders seem to exhibit. Eugene Chrinian walks through 5 habits of successful business leaders, as originally featured on Entrepreneur.com
https://academy.hubspot.com/
https://blog.hubspot.com/
HubSpot Blog | Marketing, Sales, Agency, and Customer Success Content
HubSpot's Blog for marketing, sales, agency, and customer success content, which has more than 400,000 subscribers and attracts over 2 million monthly visitors.
blog.hubspot.com
https://www.hubspot.com/resources
5 OBSTACLES ENTREPRENEURS MUST OVERCOMESteven Rhyner
This document summarizes 5 obstacles that entrepreneurs must overcome: 1) Balancing building the business with selling the product or service, 2) Doing what you do best and outsourcing the rest, 3) Not working alone and finding ways to connect with others, 4) Having financial safety nets for unexpected issues, and 5) Finishing projects instead of taking on too many projects at once without completing any. The document provides examples and explanations for each obstacle and emphasizes the importance of recognizing strengths, hiring help for other tasks, networking, planning for risks, and focusing on completing one project before starting new ones.
This document discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to pursue entrepreneurship. It begins by outlining 11 characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, such as curiosity, adaptability, and persistence.
Next, it addresses questions one should ask themselves, including whether the timing is right to start a business considering personal circumstances and market conditions. It also notes the importance of having a business idea that fills an existing customer need or job to be done.
Finally, the document stresses the importance of realistically assessing one's skills and willingness to take on challenges like long hours, risk of failure, and stress that come with being an entrepreneur. It suggests entrepreneurship may not be a good fit for everyone.
Cham Roeun discusses how to successfully start and run a business. There are three main points. First, thorough preparation is essential, including research, courses, and saving sufficient funds. Second, having your own business is important for independence and financial security. Third, to keep a business successful requires a written plan, using internet marketing, getting advice, managing finances closely, and continually reinventing and improving the business. Overall it takes solid business skills and ongoing effort to start a business and ensure its long-term success.
This document provides instructions for setting up an AdSense machine to generate passive income. It discusses selecting a profitable niche, getting a domain name and hosting, installing WordPress, and setting up the website. The goal is to build a website that generates traffic and earns money through Google AdSense with only 1 hour of work per day.
Simplify Your Marketing: Create More Leads and Income By Doing LessRenoTahoeAMA
Is your business running you? With so many marketing options, it’s tempting to try it all … which can lead to an overwhelming sense of frustration, not results. The good news? By doing less, your marketing can become more effective. Embrace the practice of simplification, and you will get great clients & customers and keep your sanity intact!
At this luncheon, Business Coach Mary Cravets will discuss how to identify the best marketing strategies for your business so you can stop wasting time on complicated schemes (ones that ultimately don’t work anyway) and the costs of making the most common marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.
About Mary Cravets
With more than a decade of entrepreneurial experience to her credit, Mary Cravets is a San Luis Obispo, CA based Business Coach who works with highly driven entrepreneurs who are tired of working all the time, and who want their business to run like a well-oiled machine and get paid what they’re worth.
Mary’s entrepreneurial journey includes successful careers in real estate, direct sales, business-to-business networking events and now business coaching. She is frequent speaker and has recently given talks to such other organizations as the National Association of Women Business Owners, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, and the Arizona Small Business Association.
This document provides an overview of business concepts and strategies for success. It begins with defining business and providing examples of product and service-based businesses. It then lists 9 factors that contribute to business success, such as passion, profitability, clear target market, and work-life balance. Reasons for business failure are also discussed. The document concludes with an interactive workshop where participants work in groups to develop high-level business plans by defining the business model, revenue streams, target customer, and factors for differentiation.
This document discusses important entrepreneurial traits and competencies. It begins by outlining an activity to form groups and assign numbers. It then lists several personal entrepreneurial competencies including being hard working, having self-confidence, being future and profit oriented, and being goal oriented. The document continues by listing and describing 16 important entrepreneurial traits such as persistence, responding to feedback, taking initiative, setting standards, and coping with risk and uncertainty. It emphasizes that entrepreneurs must be committed, build on their strengths, act with integrity, and create value for society.
This document outlines the author's top 10 personal and professional strategies. These include creating a vision, having a systematic approach, leading the market, providing training and support to employees, setting standards through rewards and punishments, maintaining a positive winning attitude, taking charge of one's business, learning to say no, having no fear, and committing to continuous learning and development. Specific applications are provided for each strategy, such as using technology to communicate vision, creating a computerized database, offering niche products, providing employee trainings, recognizing top performers, conducting public talks, and learning from others.
Managing cash flow, time management, and choosing a profitable niche are some of the key challenges entrepreneurs face. Cash flow is important but difficult to manage, and unexpected expenses can arise. It is hard for entrepreneurs to juggle many tasks and priorities with their limited time. Picking the right market niche to focus on involves research but is important for business success. Other challenges include developing marketing strategies, maintaining budgets, hiring employees, dealing with competitors, expanding the business, and lacking confidence during difficulties. Proper planning, budgeting, invoice processing, goal-setting, and delegating tasks can help entrepreneurs address some of these common issues.
Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Characters of entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship generally involves creating a start-up firm that offers innovative goods, services, or processes
why an individual who wishes to start a business should be motivated?
Some Characteristics
Of an
Entrepreneurship
are discussed
thoroughly ………
Entrepreneurs: born or made?
Whether you’re a C-suite pro at a large company with hundreds of workers or you’re the founder of a startup that has only a few employees, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur.
While some believe that entrepreneurs are born rather than made, anyone can at least learn some of the characteristics that make entrepreneurs what they are. There is no single definition of what an entrepreneur actually is, but the term usually refers to someone who, among other things, spearheads a venture, makes decisions on how to proceed, secures the capital needed to make the venture a reality, and shoulders most or all of the associated risk.
In order to think like an entrepreneur, you need to have or develop the characteristics of an entrepreneur. Read on to find out about entrepreneurial skills that will help you in the workplace.
The document outlines how to bring a product to market, with the first half focused on achieving product-market fit and the second half focused on preparing for growth after fit is achieved. It discusses how building a "must-have" product makes marketing easier, and provides tips for understanding customers, determining fit, communicating with investors, and pivoting based on customer feedback. The document recommends metrics for gauging fit and advises preparing systems and processes for scaling once the right product is validated.
The document discusses the top 10 reasons why wholesale retail stores often fail. It begins by stating that studying failures can provide valuable insights. The top 10 reasons for failure are then outlined: 1) Neglect from leadership, 2) Natural and man-made disasters, 3) Lack of access to capital, 4) Excessive overhead costs, 5) Poor sales, 6) Problems with management and leadership, 7) Adverse economic factors, 8) Overexpansion, 9) Customer problems, and 10) Fraud. The document emphasizes that all of these reasons can be avoided with adequate preparation and balancing short-term and long-term needs of the business.
This document provides guidance on helping entrepreneurs start and manage businesses through microfinancing. It outlines four key steps: 1) conducting a business analysis, 2) developing a minimum viable product, 3) providing a loan to fund the business based on a created budget, and 4) ongoing financial tracking and business management. Emphasis is placed on understanding the entrepreneurs' situations, starting small with an MVP before full production, and conservative financial planning to help the businesses succeed.
How do you stand out from the crowd when you're surrounded by smart, hard-working people? Stop trying to outwork everyone and start focusing on what you can do today to create momentum in your career..
Goal setting for the new year and Sales Planning for a great sales year. It includes many cartoons from Gapingvoid; quotes from Zig Ziglar; and many different theories on Goals Setting. There is no right or wrong; just do it.
Personal Branding | Visionocity MagazineMark Hewitt
Participation in social media is no longer optional if you plan to remain relevant - now is the time to onboard your individual brand on social media.
Focusing on creating a brand presence, optimizing your profiles, growing and deepening your network and converting interactions fluidly between online and offline channels will lead to unprecedented levels of communication.
The document discusses personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) that are important for success as an entrepreneur. It provides an assessment for readers to evaluate their own PECs in various areas, including whether they are hardworking, self-confident, goal-oriented, able to cope with failure, and willing to take risks. The assessment is designed to help readers identify PECs they have strength in as well as areas they need to develop. Successful entrepreneurship requires continuously working to strengthen areas of weakness and build upon strengths.
This document discusses personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) and assessing one's suitability for entrepreneurship. It provides an overview of key PECs for successful entrepreneurs like being hardworking, self-confident, goal-oriented, and able to cope with failure. The document guides the reader through several assessment activities to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses across various PECs. It then provides suggestions for developing an action plan to strengthen areas needing improvement in order to ensure success as an entrepreneur.
The document provides lecture notes on entrepreneurship. It defines entrepreneurship as undertaking innovations and transforming them into economic goods. It discusses different types of entrepreneurship like social entrepreneurship and political entrepreneurship. It defines an entrepreneur as an individual who runs a small business and assumes the risk. Common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are discussed like ambition, enthusiasm, creativity, decision making skills, perseverance, passion, resilience, being self-possessed, decisive, fearless, financially prepared, flexible and having a zoom lens perspective. Obstacles in starting a business are also highlighted.
Are great entrepreneurs made or born? Many individuals struggle with this question in the quest of starting and operating a business. It is not an easy task growing a business from the idea stage to a big business with huge profit margins.
This document discusses the importance of setting aims, objectives, and goals for marketing. It defines each term and explains that objectives must stem from the overarching aim and goals provide measurable targets to achieve the objectives. Setting SMART goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based helps ensure marketing activities align with business goals and allows progress to be tracked. The document encourages reviewing goals regularly to maximize marketing effectiveness.
Inspire Millennials - Learning the Secret of Enhanced PerformanceKen Gosnell
Learn the secret on how to inspire the Millennials in your workforce. This five step process will allow to learn the secret of what every millennial worker desires.
This document provides an overview of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. It discusses several key topics:
1. The different types of entrepreneurs and what motivates people to become entrepreneurs. It also covers the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.
2. How small businesses contribute significantly to the US economy by driving growth, job creation, and innovation. Small businesses make up a major portion of all businesses and employ around half of all private sector workers.
3. The initial steps involved in starting a business, including developing a business plan, choosing an organization structure, and identifying potential sources of financing. A strong business plan is critical for attracting investment and laying the foundation for a new venture.
We recently hosted the much-anticipated Community Skill Builders Workshop during our June online meeting. This event was a culmination of six months of listening to your feedback and crafting solutions to better support your PMI journey. Here’s a look back at what happened and the exciting developments that emerged from our collaborative efforts.
A Gathering of Minds
We were thrilled to see a diverse group of attendees, including local certified PMI trainers and both new and experienced members eager to contribute their perspectives. The workshop was structured into three dynamic discussion sessions, each led by our dedicated membership advocates.
Key Takeaways and Future Directions
The insights and feedback gathered from these discussions were invaluable. Here are some of the key takeaways and the steps we are taking to address them:
• Enhanced Resource Accessibility: We are working on a new, user-friendly resource page that will make it easier for members to access training materials and real-world application guides.
• Structured Mentorship Program: Plans are underway to launch a mentorship program that will connect members with experienced professionals for guidance and support.
• Increased Networking Opportunities: Expect to see more frequent and varied networking events, both virtual and in-person, to help you build connections and foster a sense of community.
Moving Forward
We are committed to turning your feedback into actionable solutions that enhance your PMI journey. This workshop was just the beginning. By actively participating and sharing your experiences, you have helped shape the future of our Chapter’s offerings.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the success of the Community Skill Builders Workshop. Your engagement and enthusiasm are what make our Chapter strong and vibrant. Stay tuned for updates on the new initiatives and opportunities to get involved. Together, we are building a community that supports and empowers each other on our PMI journeys.
Stay connected, stay engaged, and let’s continue to grow together!
About PMI Silver Spring Chapter
We are a branch of the Project Management Institute. We offer a platform for project management professionals in Silver Spring, MD, and the DC/Baltimore metro area. Monthly meetings facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development. For more, visit pmissc.org.
This document provides an overview of business concepts and strategies for success. It begins with defining business and providing examples of product and service-based businesses. It then lists 9 factors that contribute to business success, such as passion, profitability, clear target market, and work-life balance. Reasons for business failure are also discussed. The document concludes with an interactive workshop where participants work in groups to develop high-level business plans by defining the business model, revenue streams, target customer, and factors for differentiation.
This document discusses important entrepreneurial traits and competencies. It begins by outlining an activity to form groups and assign numbers. It then lists several personal entrepreneurial competencies including being hard working, having self-confidence, being future and profit oriented, and being goal oriented. The document continues by listing and describing 16 important entrepreneurial traits such as persistence, responding to feedback, taking initiative, setting standards, and coping with risk and uncertainty. It emphasizes that entrepreneurs must be committed, build on their strengths, act with integrity, and create value for society.
This document outlines the author's top 10 personal and professional strategies. These include creating a vision, having a systematic approach, leading the market, providing training and support to employees, setting standards through rewards and punishments, maintaining a positive winning attitude, taking charge of one's business, learning to say no, having no fear, and committing to continuous learning and development. Specific applications are provided for each strategy, such as using technology to communicate vision, creating a computerized database, offering niche products, providing employee trainings, recognizing top performers, conducting public talks, and learning from others.
Managing cash flow, time management, and choosing a profitable niche are some of the key challenges entrepreneurs face. Cash flow is important but difficult to manage, and unexpected expenses can arise. It is hard for entrepreneurs to juggle many tasks and priorities with their limited time. Picking the right market niche to focus on involves research but is important for business success. Other challenges include developing marketing strategies, maintaining budgets, hiring employees, dealing with competitors, expanding the business, and lacking confidence during difficulties. Proper planning, budgeting, invoice processing, goal-setting, and delegating tasks can help entrepreneurs address some of these common issues.
Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Characters of entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship generally involves creating a start-up firm that offers innovative goods, services, or processes
why an individual who wishes to start a business should be motivated?
Some Characteristics
Of an
Entrepreneurship
are discussed
thoroughly ………
Entrepreneurs: born or made?
Whether you’re a C-suite pro at a large company with hundreds of workers or you’re the founder of a startup that has only a few employees, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur.
While some believe that entrepreneurs are born rather than made, anyone can at least learn some of the characteristics that make entrepreneurs what they are. There is no single definition of what an entrepreneur actually is, but the term usually refers to someone who, among other things, spearheads a venture, makes decisions on how to proceed, secures the capital needed to make the venture a reality, and shoulders most or all of the associated risk.
In order to think like an entrepreneur, you need to have or develop the characteristics of an entrepreneur. Read on to find out about entrepreneurial skills that will help you in the workplace.
The document outlines how to bring a product to market, with the first half focused on achieving product-market fit and the second half focused on preparing for growth after fit is achieved. It discusses how building a "must-have" product makes marketing easier, and provides tips for understanding customers, determining fit, communicating with investors, and pivoting based on customer feedback. The document recommends metrics for gauging fit and advises preparing systems and processes for scaling once the right product is validated.
The document discusses the top 10 reasons why wholesale retail stores often fail. It begins by stating that studying failures can provide valuable insights. The top 10 reasons for failure are then outlined: 1) Neglect from leadership, 2) Natural and man-made disasters, 3) Lack of access to capital, 4) Excessive overhead costs, 5) Poor sales, 6) Problems with management and leadership, 7) Adverse economic factors, 8) Overexpansion, 9) Customer problems, and 10) Fraud. The document emphasizes that all of these reasons can be avoided with adequate preparation and balancing short-term and long-term needs of the business.
This document provides guidance on helping entrepreneurs start and manage businesses through microfinancing. It outlines four key steps: 1) conducting a business analysis, 2) developing a minimum viable product, 3) providing a loan to fund the business based on a created budget, and 4) ongoing financial tracking and business management. Emphasis is placed on understanding the entrepreneurs' situations, starting small with an MVP before full production, and conservative financial planning to help the businesses succeed.
How do you stand out from the crowd when you're surrounded by smart, hard-working people? Stop trying to outwork everyone and start focusing on what you can do today to create momentum in your career..
Goal setting for the new year and Sales Planning for a great sales year. It includes many cartoons from Gapingvoid; quotes from Zig Ziglar; and many different theories on Goals Setting. There is no right or wrong; just do it.
Personal Branding | Visionocity MagazineMark Hewitt
Participation in social media is no longer optional if you plan to remain relevant - now is the time to onboard your individual brand on social media.
Focusing on creating a brand presence, optimizing your profiles, growing and deepening your network and converting interactions fluidly between online and offline channels will lead to unprecedented levels of communication.
The document discusses personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) that are important for success as an entrepreneur. It provides an assessment for readers to evaluate their own PECs in various areas, including whether they are hardworking, self-confident, goal-oriented, able to cope with failure, and willing to take risks. The assessment is designed to help readers identify PECs they have strength in as well as areas they need to develop. Successful entrepreneurship requires continuously working to strengthen areas of weakness and build upon strengths.
This document discusses personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) and assessing one's suitability for entrepreneurship. It provides an overview of key PECs for successful entrepreneurs like being hardworking, self-confident, goal-oriented, and able to cope with failure. The document guides the reader through several assessment activities to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses across various PECs. It then provides suggestions for developing an action plan to strengthen areas needing improvement in order to ensure success as an entrepreneur.
The document provides lecture notes on entrepreneurship. It defines entrepreneurship as undertaking innovations and transforming them into economic goods. It discusses different types of entrepreneurship like social entrepreneurship and political entrepreneurship. It defines an entrepreneur as an individual who runs a small business and assumes the risk. Common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are discussed like ambition, enthusiasm, creativity, decision making skills, perseverance, passion, resilience, being self-possessed, decisive, fearless, financially prepared, flexible and having a zoom lens perspective. Obstacles in starting a business are also highlighted.
Are great entrepreneurs made or born? Many individuals struggle with this question in the quest of starting and operating a business. It is not an easy task growing a business from the idea stage to a big business with huge profit margins.
This document discusses the importance of setting aims, objectives, and goals for marketing. It defines each term and explains that objectives must stem from the overarching aim and goals provide measurable targets to achieve the objectives. Setting SMART goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based helps ensure marketing activities align with business goals and allows progress to be tracked. The document encourages reviewing goals regularly to maximize marketing effectiveness.
Inspire Millennials - Learning the Secret of Enhanced PerformanceKen Gosnell
Learn the secret on how to inspire the Millennials in your workforce. This five step process will allow to learn the secret of what every millennial worker desires.
This document provides an overview of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. It discusses several key topics:
1. The different types of entrepreneurs and what motivates people to become entrepreneurs. It also covers the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.
2. How small businesses contribute significantly to the US economy by driving growth, job creation, and innovation. Small businesses make up a major portion of all businesses and employ around half of all private sector workers.
3. The initial steps involved in starting a business, including developing a business plan, choosing an organization structure, and identifying potential sources of financing. A strong business plan is critical for attracting investment and laying the foundation for a new venture.
We recently hosted the much-anticipated Community Skill Builders Workshop during our June online meeting. This event was a culmination of six months of listening to your feedback and crafting solutions to better support your PMI journey. Here’s a look back at what happened and the exciting developments that emerged from our collaborative efforts.
A Gathering of Minds
We were thrilled to see a diverse group of attendees, including local certified PMI trainers and both new and experienced members eager to contribute their perspectives. The workshop was structured into three dynamic discussion sessions, each led by our dedicated membership advocates.
Key Takeaways and Future Directions
The insights and feedback gathered from these discussions were invaluable. Here are some of the key takeaways and the steps we are taking to address them:
• Enhanced Resource Accessibility: We are working on a new, user-friendly resource page that will make it easier for members to access training materials and real-world application guides.
• Structured Mentorship Program: Plans are underway to launch a mentorship program that will connect members with experienced professionals for guidance and support.
• Increased Networking Opportunities: Expect to see more frequent and varied networking events, both virtual and in-person, to help you build connections and foster a sense of community.
Moving Forward
We are committed to turning your feedback into actionable solutions that enhance your PMI journey. This workshop was just the beginning. By actively participating and sharing your experiences, you have helped shape the future of our Chapter’s offerings.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the success of the Community Skill Builders Workshop. Your engagement and enthusiasm are what make our Chapter strong and vibrant. Stay tuned for updates on the new initiatives and opportunities to get involved. Together, we are building a community that supports and empowers each other on our PMI journeys.
Stay connected, stay engaged, and let’s continue to grow together!
About PMI Silver Spring Chapter
We are a branch of the Project Management Institute. We offer a platform for project management professionals in Silver Spring, MD, and the DC/Baltimore metro area. Monthly meetings facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development. For more, visit pmissc.org.
Success is often not achievable without facing and overcoming obstacles along the way. To reach our goals and achieve success, it is important to understand and resolve the obstacles that come in our way.
In this article, we will discuss the various obstacles that hinder success, strategies to overcome them, and examples of individuals who have successfully surmounted their obstacles.
A Guide to a Winning Interview June 2024Bruce Bennett
This webinar is an in-depth review of the interview process. Preparation is a key element to acing an interview. Learn the best approaches from the initial phone screen to the face-to-face meeting with the hiring manager. You will hear great answers to several standard questions, including the dreaded “Tell Me About Yourself”.
Learnings from Successful Jobs SearchersBruce Bennett
Are you interested to know what actions help in a job search? This webinar is the summary of several individuals who discussed their job search journey for others to follow. You will learn there are common actions that helped them succeed in their quest for gainful employment.
In the intricate tapestry of life, connections serve as the vibrant threads that weave together opportunities, experiences, and growth. Whether in personal or professional spheres, the ability to forge meaningful connections opens doors to a multitude of possibilities, propelling individuals toward success and fulfillment.
Eirini is an HR professional with strong passion for technology and semiconductors industry in particular. She started her career as a software recruiter in 2012, and developed an interest for business development, talent enablement and innovation which later got her setting up the concept of Software Community Management in ASML, and to Developer Relations today. She holds a bachelor degree in Lifelong Learning and an MBA specialised in Strategic Human Resources Management. She is a world citizen, having grown up in Greece, she studied and kickstarted her career in The Netherlands and can currently be found in Santa Clara, CA.
Joyce M Sullivan, Founder & CEO of SocMediaFin, Inc. shares her "Five Questions - The Story of You", "Reflections - What Matters to You?" and "The Three Circle Exercise" to guide those evaluating what their next move may be in their careers.
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EXPONENTIAL SUCCESS
It’s not becoming a millionaire, it’s the
person you should be before you become
19 1. Make a
decision
that you
want to be
wealthy
2. Let it
reflect in
your work
ethic: 59
hours
3. Be frugal
– the days
of being
generous
will come
4. 87% of
millionaires
are self-
made
5. One
idea plus
your
previous
ideas can
change
your life
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Be clear on:
1. CLARITY
What you
want
Where you
are going
What is your
product
Who is your
customer
How do you
have more
customers
What do you
want for your
company
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Decide what you want
1. CLARITY
Write it down Set a deadline
Make a list of
all the things
to do
Take action on
the list
Do something
every day on
your most
important goal
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Try to be in the top 10%
of your field:
2. COMPETENCE
Be obsessed
with customer
service
You only get
what you
deserve
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Do the tougher things first
3. CONCENTRATION
Get
prepared
Concentrate
on the
majors
things
Make the
main thing
the main
thing
Be so
disciplined
and stay
with your
goal
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
60-90
minutes every
day reading
Warren Buffet
reads 3-5
hours
everyday
Cut down
radio
Cut down
rubbish CDs
Flood your
mind with
ideas
5. CONTINUOUS LEARNING
35. Matthewashimolowo.com
WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Adopt the 10x
approach
Have a mind to
generate
exponential growth
in your company
Turn mindset into
movement
Use every
technology and
social media
platform available
Stop talking
weakness
Start
strengthening your
strength
8. COMPOUND YOUR SUCCESS
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WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL MINDSET
Define your
key goals
Find the
problem to
solve or the
market to sell
Place adverts
– they amplify
what you do
Retain and
optimise
contacts and
customers
Position
yourself as an
expert in your
chosen field
Don’t settle for
second or
lesser fiddle
8. COMPOUND YOUR SUCCESS