Resolutions Depend on You!

As you set your goals and make your plans to achieve them, holding yourself to be resolute of character means you have boldness and firmness of purpose. How wonderful to move forward boldly!When you prove that you truly hold a strong desire to succeed, things will start to fall into place.

Getting and Keeping Going!

“If you want to be truly successful, invest in yourself to get the knoweldge you need to find your unique factor.  When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom.” ~ Sidney Madwed
The task of finding or changing work can seem like a long and dauntless task.  The incentive to start flares [...]

Your New Career is Close!

Your new career may be so close that you could reach out your hands and touch it right now.  Yeah, right, you may say.  I don’t even know what I want to do for my career.  If I knew, I’d be doing it.

Well, here’s a secret to discover what you would be best at:  look [...]

A job is a job, or is it?

So a job is never just a job. It will always hold influence upon how you view your life and the world.

I've Got an Interview! – Part II

I’ve Got An Interview! Now What?
(Please see  previous post for Part I)
Let’s take a look at the actual interview.  What is going on during an interview?  By the time you meet, the recruiter has already looked at your resume, they know what you’ve done and your successes, so what’s this whole meeting about anyway?
In a [...]

Sometimes it is Necessary to Let Go

Ever had one of those days when you were sure nothing would go right?  My day started when I pasted a new worksheet into a large Excel workbook, and faithfully saved, only to click on another worksheet within and find that my paste job had pasted itself onto every worksheet!  Because I had saved, I [...]

What do you want to do with your life?

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Remember when you were young and a grown up, usually someone who seemed ancient, would ask:   What do you want to be when you grow up?  Did you have an answer?  Was it a fireman or astronaut?  A ballerina or mountain climber?  Or did you shyly [...]

A New Career Takes Time

I recently had the priviledge of teaching at a business expo sponsored by Military SEEDS (www.militaryseeds.com).  The purpose of the group and the expo is to expose miltary spouses to alternative careers which may be transplanted with them as they are re-assigned to different bases and provide mentoring and assistance to make the new career [...]

Continuing On When the Going Gets Tough

A Long Journey
The journey down the road to finding work and a life with purpose is never completely easy.  It may go faster or smoother for some than others, but it never goes like a walk in the park for anyone.  Keeping your eyes on your goal is not always easy.
When it feels like failure
The [...]

Job Changing Tips

TIME TO CHANGE THAT JOB!
Do you drive to work each day with the dread of being called to the office for a pink slip? After all, there have been a lot of rumors. Is it becoming harder to get things done at work because no one wants to make a decision, just in case it’s [...]

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