Modern Mentor

Henrik Fexeus, the author of The Art of Reading Minds, shares his techniques for developing social skills and using nonverbal communication. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/art-of-reading-minds Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twi...

Learn a new skill by developing a 30-day program of incremental, bite-sized progress. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/learning/master-new-skill-30-days Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetItDoneGuy Modern Mentor is hos...

Changing careers is a leap of faith, but with a little preparation and groundwork, you're sure to stick the landing. Fast Company editors Kate Davis and Anisa Purbasari Horton share their advice in this week's episode. Read the show notes at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/careers/changing-careers-tips Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts F...

If you've got an eye for color, using erasable colored pens for note-taking might just change your life. Here's how to use them to organize all the things! Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/organization/organize-colored-pens Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetI...

How do you prepare for a video shoot? Good preparation makes great video. Use this six-step pre-flight checklist so everything goes off without a hitch. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/public-speaking/prepare-video-shoot Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Get...

When the way you work changes depending on which phase of a project you’re in, design multiple templates to help you manage your time. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/time-management/multiple-schedules <p>Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows:<br />www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts</p><p>FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY<br />Facebook: h...

Don’t try to get everything down on paper at once. Use the development process itself to create the piece you’re writing. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/education/writing/boost-writing-speed Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetItD...

Are your grammar, spelling, punctuation, and structure making a good impression online? How you say things is as important as what you say. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/good-impression-writing Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy T...

Getting your ideas across is simple: structure your pitch so it hits every base the audience expects. Here's how. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/persuasive-presentations/ Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://twit...

Geniuses don’t have better ideas than you—probably—they just remember them better. Here’s how you can remember them, too, with an ideas file. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/organization/ideas-file Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https:/...

When you’ve screwed up, the quickest way to move on is to admit what went wrong and apologize. When you do it right, it can even boost your reputation. Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the news...

Convincing people and changing their minds begins by meeting them emotionally. Then and only then, can you begin to promote your agenda. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/want-to-change-someones-mind-lead-with-emotion Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.fac...

Wishing can't make things happen by magic, but it can make them happen by motivation. Gabrielle Oettingen’s WOOP method shows you how. Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the newsletter to get mor...

When someone is chronically late, don’t coddle them. Give them consequences, and shape their behavior so they don’t impact the rest of the team. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/management/people-late-meetings Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Tw...

Texting isn't complicated ... and yet, it is. Here are some more texting tips from Get-It-Done Guy to help you do it even better. Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tip...

Sometimes outreach is a numbers game. When it is, be systematic and you’ll find it easy to hit those numbers. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/ FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY On Facebook: facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy On Twitter: twitter.com/getitdoneguy Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernme...

Not everyone communicates the same way. If you want to move people to action, you need to reach them in a way they understand: Use both abstract thinking and concrete examples to persuade them the smart way. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/how-to-be-persuasive-using-the-right-language-cues Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quick...

There's no app or life hack that will let you fit 25 hours of work into a 24 hour day. Here's what to do when there's too much on your plate. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/deal-with-overloaded Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://tw...

Trying to manage two teams at once can be a nightmare. With a little finesse, you can arrange your calendar, tasks, and notes to give each project the focus time it deserves. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/manage-two-projects Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

Understanding your team’s strengths can help you mix and match a group of high-performers to achieve results far above what you could otherwise reach. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/manage-strengths Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: ht...

Reading any interesting and informative article that crosses your path could be a huge waste of time. Focus your energies with a learning plan, instead. Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/tech/web/online-learning-plan Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: htt...

Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/management/micromanage-tips Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetItDoneGuy Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern...

More tips on networking to build strong, lifelong relationships. Start now. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/networking/networking-tips-for-new-college-grads-part-2/ Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetItDoneGuy...

Get-It-Done Guy has six must-have tips to get you started on building your professional network. Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com . Find Modern Mentor on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn , or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional succe...

Get-It-Done Guy explains how to make your presentations reusable from the start so you don't have to reinvent the wheel each time and save time. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/public-speaking/make-your-presentations-evergreen Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GET-IT-DONE GUY Facebook: https://www.facebo...