What is it like to be your own Boss?  What kind of person does it take to go SOLO?

What exactly are the qualities to posses when thinking about becoming a Entrepreneur.  Well let's see:

• A burning desire for the financial and creative freedom of entrepreneurship without strapping yourself to boredom and unhappiness working for others.
• Seeing themselves as entrepreneurs with a vision, a personal drive, and a passion to fulfill their dreams.
• A deep longing to succeed in their chosen area of expertise and always wanting to learn more to improve any outcome.
• Believing in themselves and being passionate about what they do.
• Being committed to their quest to be “solo.”
• Comfortable using technologies such as the Internet to promote their business, collaborate with others, and learn.

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For years I have been coaching sales professionals, discovering that they used to pay for similar information with less quality than the data that Linkedin is providing now at the free level.   More importantly, all sales professionals that I have personally coached have gained clear value and closed more sales when they began using Linkedin correctly.  However, I realize that there are many sales executives who are obviously not using Linkedin effectively, i.e., potentially leaving money on the table.  I hope this list of 5 Linkedin omissions gets the attention of all honest hardworking sales pros and spurs you into action.

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If you're searching for a job, surely you've learned about the extensive amount of tools available online to help you land your perfect position. But did you know that Twitter is the hottest job search tool out there today? It's true -- employers, recruiters, and job search sites are flocking to the service. Check out this list to find tools and feeds on Twitter that can be a great help to your job search.

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Someone I knew asked me to allow someone I didn’t know to “get introduced” through me on LinkedIn.  I was pleased to help, but when I looked at the job hunter’s profile it looked like they had spent no time on it, or maybe did not know the importance of a full profile. If you are asking people you know to help you job hunt with LinkedIn and people they know to help you, make sure to do the following:

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