10 Common Career Mistakes
I’ve made the mistake of feeling helpless and I don’t want you to feel the same way. The list below was created to help remind you to stay in control of your career and not give up on designing the career of your dreams.
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Is Work Stress Hurting Your Family Life?
Has your boss ever put an extra task on your plate because they had to disperse the work due to a round of layoffs? You shake your head because you wonder why (put co-workers name here), who loves his hourly coffee breaks, didn’t get the extra work. You can’t complain now because you don’t want …
What Elephants Have in Common with Gratitude
Did you know that elephants travel the same long journey every year? They do. They do it because they know when the fruit will falls from the trees, so they can eat them when they are perfectly fermented and able to get a little tipsy. I forget the name of the kind of African elephant …
How Cancer has Changed My Life
I was told by my urologist that there is a 98% chance that I have cancer. Even writing that sentence makes me feel sick to my stomach. The shock shakes me from my inside out. I don’t know whether to go and cry or to be strong. I want to do both and I have …
What You and a Hermit Crab have in Common
We can’t live freely. No one can. We need self constructed rules, so our brains don’t explode. We all need rules in order to feel comfortable. Even your favorite A-list movie star lives within rules that a regular person can’t even fathom. You tell yourself that you can’t ask your boss for a raise. You …
How to Overcome a Lack of Confidence
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Tim Handorf of Best Colleges Online. Have you ever found yourself facing an unfamiliar situation that seems impossible to resolve? Have you ever felt as though your previous experiences and current skills haven’t sufficiently prepared you for this newest task? I ask because I recently faced my toughest …
What is the Underlying Theme in Most Careers?
Are you happy with your career? Most people are unhappy with their careers. The research proves that people need to find work that makes them happy. You can’t rely on anyone else to make you happy. The question is, “Why don’t the unhappy people find more satisfying work?” I believe it’s fear.
How to Find Career Fulfillment
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Joe Wilner of Shake off the Grind. We all want that “job” where we jump out of bed for in the morning, and feel excited and energized about the day ahead of us. Though, the majority of people are not happy in their job. They have reached …
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Reposition Your New Career
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Art Decker of New York self storage “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” This occurred to me during a recent move, but I was skeptical. I was moving from Chicago, where all my friends and family lived, where all my work contacts were located, to San …