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Share a Workforce Connection, Today

What is a workforce connection? Your knowledge, experience, advice or even a favorite quote that might help someone improve their thinking.

Why would I take time to do this? Have you been frustrated by the service you received lately or see a decline in some basic workforce fundamentals?

Who is this for? We want to preserve the priceless knowledge, experience, stories and general wisdom that has made America great. The Gap App is for anyone who is willing to share this wisdom AND anyone who is hungry to learn the fundamentals from “Real” people, not the internet.

How can I get started? You can share a “Workforce Connection” in writing or in audio/ video form. If it is in writing, we will convert it into audio (using an audiobook voice) to make it easier for others to access. Try your best to support what you say with illustration or example to help listeners make a connection. Think of it as a mini-lesson, just share one bite-size nugget of truth for others to connect with | Pro Tip: Share something from a your favorite book and relate it to real life so others can make a connection…it’s that simple 🙂

If that rings true for you, take a deep breath and relax—you’re not alone! Here is the key to mastering this gap between where you are now and where you are going: Set a goal to sharpen the “correct” edges and prepare for your next opportunity. The quality of your preparation will determine your ability to seize future opportunities that come your way.

The many distractions in the world make it hard to pinpoint the truth. We help you to identify what KEY skills to SHARPEN and present the timeless principles on which to improve your life philosophy.

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Please email me, James Finlen- James@thelocalboom.com | I have 20 years of experience teaching and coaching in the public schools and am now dedicated to expanding this “Learning” community. Would you give me the honor of sharing your best advice with others?

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This is a community, so we want to make that personal connection first. After you share your workforce connection, I will be seeking community members to have on the podcast to dig deeper. Is there anything else? Yes, a big part of our mission is to fight loneliness and isolation, which the Surgeon General says is now an Epidemic. This means we have a vision for this learning community to interact. We really want to make sure that artificial intelligence, spammers and bots are not invited to this party…so please just shoot me an email.

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The best advice—in business and life—primarily results from asking the right questions. Great thinkers seem to agree with this. For example: Carl Jung: “The right question is already half the solution to a problem.” Thomas J. Watson (IBM CEO for 40 years): “The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the (right) answer.” Oprah Winfrey: “Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.” Albert Einstein: “If I had an hour to solve a problem…I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper questions to ask, for once I know the proper question, I can solve the problem in less than five minutes.”

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As a former special education teacher, now producing a podcast for families, you will also see questions used to spark ideas for discussion on that show.

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Are you ready to share a Workforce Connection? Please email me, James Finlen, at- James@thelocalboom.com

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Get out of your comfort zone, strengthen your creativity and problem-solving skills to accelerate growth in key areas. Don’t take it from us; just listen to Albert Einstein, who said: We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

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Develop your philosophy of life to align with natural law or timeless principles. The truth always wins in the end. These timeless truths will help you make the daily decisions that lead to a life of fulfillment, not regret or despair. By preparing for your future opportunities in this way, you are putting yourself in the best position to realize your personal and professional potential today. Stop daydreaming and start raising your floor, strengthening your focus, and recognizing the opportunity here.

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We will present an opportunity for you to master some key web development skills by engaging you in a project. This project helps you develop a powerful philosophy and key short-term goals that create massive momentum. Why is this extremely effective? Because learning is much more powerful when you apply it, especially when it’s done through a project that is so relevant to your everyday life success. If you choose this course, we will do the heavy technical lifting for you by providing a healthy foundation for you to practice those web skills and focus on those important outcomes.

In addition to the above skills, you will naturally develop the things that all employers are looking for today and as you advance in your career: executive function skills, essential soft skills, general tech skills, and the ability to mentor another employee as you cultivate your understanding of effective leadership.

Be a part of this learning community and gain access to other bonus courses and discussions that create a strong connection among all members. Together, we are committed to thinking differently, problem-solving, and creating tools to address the following emergency:

In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared a national loneliness and social isolation epidemic nationwide. He warned that about half of U.S. adults are experiencing considerable levels of loneliness. He said, “We know now that when people struggle with things socially disconnected, over time, that it can have an impact on their mental health, increasing their risk for anxiety and depression, but also in their physical health, increasing their risk for heart disease, as well as dementia and premature death.”