They tell us we’re livin’ in a brave new world of transparency -but still… do you really want a prospective client or employer to know all your secrets -and be on a first-name basis with the skeletons in your closet?

Think about what you post about yourself before you post it. Once you hit that “enter” or “upload” key, it just isn’t for your close Facebook or MySpace buddies -it now belongs to the world.

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Is Time your friend? Or your foe?

I’ve got three piano-playing gigs in the next three days and a bunch of other stuff to do during the interludes between those the pack-travel-unpack-perform-repack-travel cycles.

Luckily, I am pretty good about managing my time; it’s one of my better habits, built upon a lifetime of making mistakes and eventually getting the message from the chaos that resulted.

At any rate, if you, too, fall a bit short in this department, here are five easy steps you can take towards becoming a little more productive.

1. Schedule errands for the beginning or end of the day.

2. When fielding requests for information and other such things, ask for a day to respond (and then respond within that period of time)

3. Hire someone to do the chores you’re not fond of – and no, this does not include making sales calls! In most small businesses, prospects want to talk to the boss.

4. Pencil in “thinking time” every day. A few minutes to take a deep breath, organize yourself, jot down some notes on where you are, what you need to do, and what you want to do.

5. Reward yourself. Did you finish a project ahead of schedule? Bring in a new client? Make someone’s day? Go ahead … reward yourself.

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Ed, my man…that is Seriously Good Mojo!

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