by Lillian D. Bjorseth
President Duoforce Enterprises, Inc.
www.duoforce.com

It is far easier to build a better mousetrap than it is to let the world know you have built one. Entrepreneurs through Fortune 100 companies wrestle daily with how to come up with the best marketing strategies, those that garner attention and also sell product.

When you can succinctly articulate … right on the spot … the answers to the following questions, you will have made a solid start toward selling more services and products … or yourself when looking for a job or promotion to enhance your career success.

What is your/your company’s competitive advantage?  The objective is to identify specifically what sets you apart from others who sell the same thing or have the same educational or work background. In formulating your answer consider your:

1. Availability
2. Background
3. Customer service
4. Expertise
5. Price (salary requirements)
6. Quality of work

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By: Christie Ruffino
Dynamic Professional Women’s Network, Inc.
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I can honestly say that I have always been prone to working on several projects at once while at the same time, watching TV, talking on the phone and chewing gum. I felt that this was the best way for me to get the most accomplished in the shortest amount of time. This is what is called multi-tasking which is not actually the best way to increase ones productivity and efficiency, but that is an article for another day. I am working diligently to alter those habits, but what I am discovering to be my biggest challenge is that I often get distracted and add new projects to my agenda if I should happen to get inspired to create or start something new. This is what I call a Squirrel Moment taken from Dug the Dog from the Pixar movie “Up” who spends the whole movie being constantly distracted by a pesky squirrel.

I am naturally one of those individuals who tend to process life and execute behaviors in a more ADD manner. I have never actually been diagnosed as having that disability, but it is very hard for me to remain focused and truly engaged in one task at a time for any length at a time. Although this can make it very hard to complete projects, I feel that I have been very successful at remaining disciplined when needed and organized enough to ensure that I finish my projects and meet my deadlines as required. In fact, I feel that the skills I have developed and the creativity I exhibit are blessings directly as a result of my ADD tendencies.

So what is the problem you ask?