What NOT to Do if You Want a New Job in 2020.
You didn't get a degree or spend decades in the military to get out and work at Walmart for $12 an hour. You're a high performer, and if you're looking for a new job in 2020, you're going to want your transition to reflect that. You've worked hard and you are ready....
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Is Your DIY Resume REALLY Saving You Money?
The DIY resume process -- creating tricky documents for applicants to write with outdated rumors about style and page length that clash with modern-day technology. If you’ve been spending hours scouring LinkedIn, Monster, Glassdoor and Indeed searching for...
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Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch
One of the most essential components in your professional tool belt is crafting and perfecting your elevator pitch, which is a quick summary of yourself that you can utilize during interviews or when you meet people to describe yourself as a professional. A typical...
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How to be Generous Without Spending Money
Give your attention. In a world of bright lights and loud noises, every dark corner of the street (and internet) has transformed into a neon billboard shouting, “Look at me!” Your attention is the centerpiece in a competition that generates $70B+ annually— we call it...
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10 Years Back Instead of 10 Years Forward
In the 2015 movie, “The Intern,” Ben Whittaker (played by Robert De Niro) was a 70-years old retiree who was applying to work for an internet start-up as an intern, is asked during an interview, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” There is a moment of silence and...
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Look Good on Your Army AIM 2.0 Resume
AIM 2.0 The Army has released AIM (Assignment Interactive Module) 2.0 as a new way of managing its number one asset…people. AIM is a new Talent Management system that brings the Army’s talent management into the technology age and allows a soldier-centric selection...
Look Good on Your Army AIM 2.0 Resume
AIM 2.0 The Army has released AIM (Assignment Interactive Module) 2.0 as a new way of managing its number one asset…people. AIM is a new Talent Management system that brings the Army’s talent management into the technology age and allows a soldier-centric selection...
Why You Need to Be Networking for 2020… Now.
It's time to start talking about the last thing you want to think about in October: if you want to make career moves in 2020, the time to start networking towards your 2020 goals is now. That's right - you need to be networking for 2020. (Now.) "Tara, are you sure,...
10 Years Back Instead of 10 Years Forward
In the 2015 movie, “The Intern,” Ben Whittaker (played by Robert De Niro) was a 70-years old retiree who was applying to work for an internet start-up as an intern, is asked during an interview, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” There is a moment of silence and...
Self Care
Working as an Introvert: Social Success in the First 90 Days
As an introvert, have you ever started a new job and loved it, only to question a couple of weeks in if this was the job for you due to the social climate around the office? I’ve been there too -- before I started working remotely full-time, I landed an admin...
Coping in Corporate
6:00 am. The sound of a morning radio show abruptly cuts into the still silence of your peaceful slumber. You’re jarred awake by the immediate interruption of the local weather report. Reluctantly, you rise up and sit for what seems like several minutes on the side...
Parental Leave: Giving Your Body What It Needs – Even if You Didn’t Physically Give Birth
If you are pregnant, recently had a child, or adopted, you have likely received unsolicited advice or even criticism. Everyone has opinions and with today’s technology and the encroachment of the internet, those opinions are often loud and hard to ignore. Even brave...
How to be Generous Without Spending Money
Give your attention. In a world of bright lights and loud noises, every dark corner of the street (and internet) has transformed into a neon billboard shouting, “Look at me!” Your attention is the centerpiece in a competition that generates $70B+ annually— we call it...
Leadership
All You Need to Know about Public Speaking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOOAmW_0a6g Jaime Chapman recently led a workshop geared towards LinkedIn optimization. You will be asked to speak in public. Unfortunately for anxious people everywhere, public speaking is still the most effective way to move,...
How to Introduce Yourself
Introductions make or break your first impression with others. Introductions are one of the most important interactions in business. Most people do not consider how to properly introduce themselves and say their name and job title. This post discusses two impactful...
Accountability is a Hallmark of Successful People
Accountability: Acknowledgement and assumption of responsibility for actions. Accountability has been heavy on my heart lately. My preference is to keep a small circle of intimate friends and family. I am fantastic at holding myself accountable for my actions but have...
Be Reliable: It Makes You Feel Good
Reliability: The quality of being trustworthy or performing consistently well. I value reliable people to the extreme because they are so hard to find. Comparing cultures 100 years ago versus now, a trait that has diminished in popularity is ‘being there’ when family...
Growth
November 2019 Begin Within Lunch & Learn Guests
Join us every Wednesday at Noon Central time. Begin Within Founder and CEO, Jaime Chapman will be interviewing guests for our weekly Lunch & Learn sessions on our Facebook page on the following dates during the month of November: November 6, 2019: Mary Beth Hyland...
Begin Within Win at Military & Veteran Choice Awards
Jaime Chapman, Founder, and CEO of Begin Within For immediate release:September 12, 2019 Press Contact: jchapman@beginwithin.life (855) 855-8511 Ext. 1 Washington, DC - In May 2019, Begin Within was nominated for Best Military Spouse Owned Business for the...
Establishing Consistency is More Important than Perfection
Coming from a military background, a zero-defect mentality is simply part of the territory. The expectation of perfection does not tend to render humans into the embodiment of machine-like perfection. Despite this, the expectation must still exist, as lives are...
What’s holding you back?
You make excuses. You’re too busy and don’t have time. You’re tired. You have to put the kids first. My partner’s job is too demanding. You’re afraid. You don’t feel like it. You’re comfortable. You’re waiting for the right time. You can’t do it. You’re not smart...
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