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If you’re angling for a promotion or a new job, the best way to showcase your accomplishments and make a case for your worth is by writing a brag sheet.

“Brag sheet?” cry you. “But I am a mindful, demure, and humble team player! How could I ever do anything so gauche and uncouth as bragging??? That would make me appear pompous, full of myself, unworthy of respect or further responsibilities! Why, I would rather languish in an underpaid and overworked position for eternity than to so debase myself by bragging!”

Of course you have something to brag about! Even if it is the ethnic cleansing of the Romani from Paris in the 15th century!

Yes, the operative word in “brag sheet” has a negative connotation. And as much as we all admire humility, when it comes to getting ahead in this cutthroat capitalist job market, you need to banish the idea of humility from your mind. Humble people toil away in obscurity. Braggarts get promotions.

Which is why today we’re going to talk about how to effectively brag your way to the top… with a brag sheet!

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Working from home can be a pretty sweet gig if you can get it, but it comes with unique challenges. Setting up a routine, taking strategically scheduled breaks, and removing distractions will help keep you on task and motivated.

Which is all well and good if you already have a job that lets you work remotely. But how does one lock down that coveted, elusive work-from-home job?

The legions of telecommuters are growing, according to the New York Times. And half of the United States workforce will soon work remotely, if Forbes is correct. Yet with all of these people gloriously working from wherever the hell they want, we still get questions from readers all the time that boil down to: “I can’t work on-site, but I also can’t seem to find any jobs that will allow me to work remotely. Where are they all hiding?”

The hunt is over, job-searchers! Here are a number of tactics for how you too can join the telecommuting army.