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Embrace and Accept Change

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Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker Change is inevitable. Look at your hobbies, friends, clothes, taste in music, TV shows, family, and career. Many of those things have changed. The people around you have changed. The political climate has changed. There’s change everywhere. Change can bring fear, doubt, and […]

Top 10 Tips for Reinventing Yourself

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach Most of us, at some point in our lives, are presented with the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. If you change your job, move to a different town or even country, you can tidy up all […]

Make Connections at Work and in Life

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach Work and day-to-day life are more enjoyable when you have meaningful relationships. It’s nice to have someone to talk to. and, the more people you know, the more likely it is that one of them […]

The Secrets to Leading a Successful Online Meeting

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach If you think it’s more difficult to lead a meeting when it’s conducted online, you have plenty of company. Nine out of ten meeting organizers say virtual events are more challenging, according to a recent […]

3 Ways To Look After Your Mental Health When Working from Home

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach If you’re stuck working from home, unable to see your work colleagues from day to day, you may find yourself struggling with your mental health. This is understandable, as often just seeing others can brighten […]

Modern Rules for Encouraging Your Unemployed Friends

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach Unemployment has reached its highest level since the Great Depression, and experts predict that more job losses are on the way. That means you probably have friends who are unemployed or will be jobless in […]

Discover Your Hidden Talents

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach You have at least one incredible talent that lies completely beyond your awareness. You might even have more than one. There are so many things you’ve never tried, or even considered, that it’s practically guaranteed […]

What Columbo Can Teach You About Living with Uncertainty

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach The most recent Stress in America Survey by the American Psychological Association found high levels of anxiety. More than 75% of Americans said uncertainty about health issues was a source of stress. One third also […]

Create Process Goals and Enjoy Greater Success

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Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach Would you choose a vacation destination and then sit around your house until it was time to go back to work? If that sounds silly, think about the times you thought about losing weight or […]