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How Do You Define Entrepreneurial Employee?

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 13, 2015 | Comments Off on How Do You Define Entrepreneurial Employee?

  If you watch Shark Tank you know that The Sharks rarely do business with entrepreneurs who have jobs outside of their business. If the Sharks make a deal they expect the entrepreneur or one of the partners to commit he selves full-time to the business almost immediately. Why is that? Today let’s engage in […]

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Dear Entrepreneurs, Perfection Doesn’t Exist

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 10, 2015 | Comments Off on Dear Entrepreneurs, Perfection Doesn’t Exist

  Since I began my career in human services I’ve loved my work. It is my career experiences that led me to entrepreneurship. I became an entrepreneur not because I was unfulfilled or disgruntled but because I believed so strongly in the work I was doing that I wanted to do more of it with […]

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Why You Should Read the Packaged For Success Blog

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 8, 2015 | Comments Off on Why You Should Read the Packaged For Success Blog

  Packaged For Success is a full service professional development company which offers career development coaching to college students, emerging professionals experienced professionals, and employee entrepreneurs. Packaged For Success also offers community relations consulting to help businesses and professionals increase productivity and profits, develop strategic alliances, and connect to organizations that reflect their values.   […]

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Recognize Foster Youth This Independence Day

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 6, 2015 | Comments Off on Recognize Foster Youth This Independence Day

  As my long-time blog readers and social media followers know, I am passionate about teens in foster care. No one can survive alone and certainly no one can thrive alone. We all need support and a support system. Instead of forcing instantaneous independence on young people who have experienced trauma and disruption just because […]

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Independence Day: There Are Many Ways To Fight Racism

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Independence Day: There Are Many Ways To Fight Racism

  Over the past week and a half I have heard so many people debate the validity of fighting for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Many people have said this fight is a distraction from more important issues while claim we must rid our country of this symbol of […]

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Take More Photos

By Nicki Sanders | Jul 1, 2015 | Comments Off on Take More Photos

  I never had a need for a selfie stick because I rarely take photos. For years I put off scheduling a professional photo shoot. For many more years I dodged cameras at family events, professional events, and even on vacation. The reasons were endless – I need my hair done, I don’t like this […]

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What’s Your Next Steps After the Conference?

By Nicki Sanders | Jun 29, 2015 | Comments Off on What’s Your Next Steps After the Conference?

  While we were attending the Heal A Woman to Heal a Nation Conference this spring in Maryland my daughter won a ticket to the Fabulous I Am Conference in Charleston, SC. For very different reasons we both decided we wanted to head south.   I am a strong proponent of education and professional development. […]

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Managing Up Is Not Kissing Up

By Nicki Sanders | Jun 26, 2015 | Comments Off on Managing Up Is Not Kissing Up

  Managing Up You’ve likely heard the career term “managing up” but what does it really mean? The process of managing up includes being aware of your supervisor’s needs and preferences and intentionally performing your job in a way that increases their likelihood of success. Although appropriately managing up should result in a mutually beneficial […]

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5 Things You Learned in Kindergarten that Will Ruin Your Career

By Nicki Sanders | Jun 22, 2015 | Comments Off on 5 Things You Learned in Kindergarten that Will Ruin Your Career

I had an amazing Kindergarten teacher. I absolutely LOVE her!!! She was firm and caring and interested in our academic and personal growth. We sang, read, colored, danced, and played. Although my Kindergarten teacher was awesome – as are many other early childhood education teachers – there are rules we learned in kindergarten that if […]

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