Top o' the multipreneurial morning to you

Awake at 5 from the eternal alarm clock in my head, it's dark out, my mind is humming with things to do before I rise: prospects to nudge along, new clients to on-board, older ones to co-opt into more business, new products to noodle, old products to redefine, scheduled talks to prepare, slide decks to design, emails to organize, bank account to review, healthy breakfast, definitely a cup of coffee, then gym time for "me time," a PO box to empty, a shower, and revv up the computer: otherwise, a normal start of the day.

My home office is in the basement; literally, my own 14-step method of juggling an 18-year old business composed of 3 brands straddling as many industries. It’s an easy commute, though!

Yet even if not driving or sitting on a train, I am on the move. I have to be, since no one else will do it for me, with no one to delegate to, relying on chosen others to collaborate with, all to make my business buzz, but it’s on me. I have places to visit. I make it my business (pun intended) to press the flesh and speak to the client eye to eye.

Yes, as master of my own time I can, and do, run errands in between, like scheduling time for new tires to be installed at 2pm, between appointments. I can be available for the construction workers to come to my house, to take a delivery inside, to intercept the postal mail as it is delivered, and discard most of it. All this is important to me, yet it helps me with needed distractions on an otherwise in-the-office busy day.

Taking a phrase from a LinkedIn group I belong to, I am pleased to be enthusiastically unemployable (in big corporate American that is!) Being self-employed (very, very different than unemployable) for these many years through economic cycles and technological changes makes me proud as I rely on myself: my skills, my experience, and my enthusiasm to help others get unstuck. My tag line: we exceed expectations.

Bring it on, every day, Saturdays and Sundays too.

The title? Well, I'm not even Irish, but I hope your work days start this way!

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About Marc W. Halpert, LinkedIn Trainer and Evangelist

I am a “multi-preneur,” (www.linkedin.com/in/marchalpert) having started 3 companies, all of which I continue to operate. My latest business, connect2collaborate, spreads my LinkedIn and networking evangelism worldwide to train and coach others to better explain their brand and positioning on their LinkedIn profile pages:

• as an “evangelist” to help nonprofits cultivate talent pool, volunteers, boards, and corporate sponsors.
• as a corporate trainer for departments needing to know how to optimize LinkedIn for their responsible areas.
• as a coach helping professional practitioners in all industries use LinkedIn to better achieve their goals.
• as a high-energy speaker at conferences.
• as a volunteer coaching and teaching underemployed baby boomers to master new better career objectives.

I blog daily on LinkedIn topics to encourage readers towards a more beneficial use of this amazing tool. I speak about LinkedIn at public events and private corporate sessions too.

Each year I “niche out” a population to teach LinkedIn best practices. In past years I have served lawyers and professional practitioners, and nonprofit professionals. I have authored two books on LinkedIn: the first one was published by the American Bar Association “LinkedIn Marketing Techniques for Law and Professional Practices” was released June 2017 and "You, Us, Them, LinkedIn Marketing Concepts for Nonprofit Professionals Who Really Want to Make A Difference" in June 2018. Both are on Amazon in paper and e-book. The second book also has a companion online e-course to complement it, available here.

I encourage my fellow professionals, of all ages, to make LinkedIn a central part of telling their career story, their “why,” and find their voice to offer their rich expertise earned over years (or decades), embrace new professional friendships, and nurture collaboration.