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October 24,
2022
2022
You Can Still Write Solid Content on Subjects You Know Nothing About
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
My job title is copywriter, not master of everything that has ever happened or will happen on earth. I’m saying you don’t need to know everything about everything as a copywriter.
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October 24,
2022
2022
The Need for Active Listening in the Zoom Era
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
Good listening, often called active listening, is the key to strong communication. A good listener takes in all the information and can receive and interpret the information given to them.
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October 24,
2022
2022
Best Ways to Ignite Inspiration
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
Think about igniting your creativity and being open to inspiration as a lifelong marathon, not a week-long sprint.
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October 19,
2022
2022
Dear Paul, Why are we so afraid to get close when loneliness is killing us?
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
What I see is this; loneliness can be pushed aside. Lonely can be your daily baseline, and then someone comes in and sits, chats, drinks coffee, tells stories, and it seems that loneliness is gone.
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October 17,
2022
2022
The Pandemic Permanently Changed the Way We View Work
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
The pandemic and the losses people have experienced, have made people stop and rethink the old notion that you must do anything for the company to get ahead.
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October 14,
2022
2022
5 Ways to Set Yourself Apart as an Authority
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
When you set yourself up as an authority and back that claim up to the point where it is common knowledge, you’ll be the one that customers who have been disgruntled elsewhere will come to for salvation.
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October 12,
2022
2022
Customer Service Mistakes, They Happen, How to Fix Them
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
As your company grows, so will the opportunity for mistakes. How you deal with them will define who you are; just keep that in mind when dealing with mistakes and training new people.
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October 12,
2022
2022
Creativity Means Risk, and That Takes Courage
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
But when you look beyond the surface and understand what goes into creating something, a creative way to solve problems at work, there is something more significant at the core. That core is what requires courage.
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October 10,
2022
2022
The Fall, The Mushroom, and a Recipe
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
Fall is a great season; although it portends death that comes with winter, it leaves with blazing colors, beautiful night skies, and, of course, mushrooms.
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October 6,
2022
2022
You Comfortable? Good, Now Get Uncomfortable and Get Creative
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
There is nothing wrong with having a comfort zone and spending time in it. The trouble arises when you overstay your time in your comfort zone
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October 5,
2022
2022
Bad Customer Service, the Slow Death of Your Business
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
With the advent of self-serve, self-checkout, shopping online, and grocery and food deliveries, the idea of customer service has slipped quite a bit.
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September 27,
2022
2022
Creativity & Vulnerability, The Great Connection
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
What does it mean to be vulnerable? Why is it so crucial to the creative process? What can being vulnerable do for CEOs and managers? How does one be vulnerable?
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September 20,
2022
2022
Creativity & Self-Imposed Rules
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
We will discuss the editor and how he gets in our way and gives us excuses to avoid being creative. We’ll also look at ways to keep that editor at bay and why he shows up even when we think we have this creative thing down.
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September 15,
2022
2022
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
At the core of this dream is the great melting pot. The notion is that all the people from every nation come to this country, and when they come here, they meld and blend with the rest of the nation.
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September 12,
2022
2022
The Double-Edged Sword of Failure
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
For some, failure is a way of life, part of the process; without failure, success could never be achieved. So when is failure a welcomed part of the process, and when is failure not an option?
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