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Networking Master Ron Nash hits 5000 LinkedIn connections in 4 months!

Friends! I just hit my goal of 5005 direct connections on Linkedin making me one of the most connected people! Take advantage of my network!

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

The Gift of the Rule of 23!

The current economy has yielded tough times for many, however, I’d like to share a gift with you that may shed some light!

On February 11th, 2003, my father (Big Ron) passed away at the young age of 66. I was just getting ready to celebrate my 41st birthday. Almost two years later, I had an epiphany that I now refer to as “The Rule of 23.” At that time, my own age was 43, just 23 years from my father’s age when he died. I am absolutely convinced that if my father knew he was going to pass away at the age of 66, he would have taken more risks, traveled more, loved life more—basically lived more passionately, without fear or regret.
I have decided to honor my father by using the event of his passing as a positive gesture; as a real spiritual awakening! I have decided to live, conscious of the fact that I may only have 23 years or less on the planet. This is quite sobering; thus, the child in me who is fearless and fun MUST live!

How do I apply “The Rule of 23” to my everyday behavior? Typically, we live like we have an open-ended contract to life, which is why when someone close to us dies, we are emotionally distraught. We never think about the finite amount of time we really have. We’re often too busy working and carrying out the mundane activities of life.

The idea I focus on everyday is that I only have now and anything is possible. Before the day is over someone on the planet will cease to exist—it could be me, therefore, I have committed to live with passion, love, truth and openness and not be afraid to take chances. I am committed to embracing the precious moments with which life has blessed me—no longer taking life for granted and expecting that it is going to be here when I wake up. So to my father, I dedicate my book and promise to “Live like I was dying.” (Tim McGraw, “Live like you were dying – Curb Records.”)

Exercise:
A) Get a glass jar that you can keep for many years. Put it in a place where you will see it every day. Fill it with 75 jellybeans. Why? The average person now lives for 75 years. Take your current age, then subtract the number of jellybeans out from the container. You should now have a number that is less than 75 (if you have no jellybeans left, consider yourself extremely fortunate!) Every year on your birthday take one jellybean out and eat it. This exercise is designed to raise your awareness of how precious your time really is.

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

Be the change you wish to see in the world!

Be the change you wish to see in the world
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A mother and her son decided to travel to see Gandhi, because the son had a problem. He was eating way too much sugar; As much as he tried to stop, he just kept on eating SUGAR. It took the mother and son 3 weeks to travel across a hot desert. When they finally reached Gandhi, he asked what they needed help with. The mother replied, “My son has a problem. He can’t stop eating sugar. Please make him stop.” Gandhi then said, “Come back to see me in 2 weeks.”

The mother and son left, then 2 weeks later returned.

“Why did you make us leave for 2 weeks?” The mother was pretty angry at this point. Gandhi simply replied, “Because 2 weeks ago, I was still eating sugar.”

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“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”- Mahatma Gandhi.

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

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Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

The Career Zone Radio Show Every Tues @ 10:30 PST

Greetings! My radio show, The Career Zone” is today and every Tuesday @ 10:30 a.m. PST – http://ping.fm/9ozL6 Join me!

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

Top 10 Resume Secrets

Greetings

My name is Ron Nash and I am a Master Career Strategist. I’ve been a headhunter for the past 15 years. I have service clients like Microsoft, Samsung, Cardinal Health, Allergan, and a host of others. I was recently on a panel with several human resource managers as a subject matter expert on the subject of resumes.

The great thing is that I also learned some interesting tips while on the panel, and I’d like to share them with you. There are 10 things that are extremely important that you will want to know about resume writing. This can be the difference in getting the interview or not. In case you didn’t know, you have approximately three to fifteen seconds to get the attention of the person reading your resume.

The 10 Resume Secrets Are:

1. Spelling errors typos and poor grammar are interview killers!

2. Too duty oriented – A good resume needs to have more than job duties.

3. Omitted or inaccurate dates.

4. Incomplete contact information.

5. Inappropriate email addresses – slang email addresses.

6. No Functional Resume – prefer Chronological.

7. Don’t send resumes that are too long. One page preferred, two pages maximum!

8. Run On Sentences – Long run on paragraphs are not easy or fun to read.

9. Don’t apply for a position you don’t qualify for!

10. Personal information that is not relevant to position, i.e. Church affiliations, Children’s names and Ages, etc.

Please visit my website, www.TheFriendZone, There are a ton of very good resources here for anyone who is serious about their career or job search!

I hope to see you in The Friend Zone!

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist
http://www.TheFriendZone.Tv

Six Secrets To Dramatically Enhance Your Job Search

Greetings! My blogs are going to be a combination of philosophy and actionable items, it’s just the way i think. That being said, here are Six things you should do immediately if you are in the market for a job.

1.  Register on several key social networking and online resources (be clear on what name you will register also!)- I recommend;

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Slideshare
• Twitter (read Walter Akanas’ great post on why Twitter is so useful for your personal brand)
• You Tube

2.  If you are this way inclined – register with your National Speakers Association. They offer networking events and resources for improving your public speaking!

3.  If relevant to your brand, approach your local paper and ask how you can contribute a column or expertise!

4.  If you have the time and interest – start your own blog! If you do not have the time or interest, research the best blogs that are relevant to your personal brand, and approach these bloggers to seek the opportunity to ‘guest blog’ (Dan Schawbel wrote a super post on blogging)

5.  Research the most relevant networking events, and register to attend (have a plan for the event also!)

6.  Be sure to monitor your reputation and make comments online where relevant (reputation management) – this is a great post also from Dan on this subject.

• Set up a Google Alert for your name
• Monitor your name on Twitter with www.tweetscan.com
• Register for a Yahoo News Alert for your name

7.  Read blogs and forums on subjects relevant to your expertise; comment on these blogs, and contribute to forums!

8.  Update your Signature block on your email to make sure it reflects your personal brand.

9.  Update your business cards and stationary to reflect your personal brand (visit www.moo.com for some great ideas here)

There are literally 100’s of ways to communicate your personal brand once you are clear on what your brand is!  You can have a lot of fun online and offline communicating your brand…just remember to listen to feedback, adjust your methods if you have to, and stay consistently persistent!

Please visit my website, www.TheFriendZone, There are a ton of very good resources here for anyone who is serious about their career or job search!

I hope to see you in The Friend Zone!

Ron Nash
Master Career Strategist

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This info came from Luke Harvey – Palmer’s Blog

http://www.harveypalmer.com.au/ourblog/index.php