Making the Most of Your Time

 

Find a Mentor to Help You Succeed

Career Mentor

I would highly recommend for anyone who wants to do — what you always wanted to do — to find a mentor to help you produce results, because you can’t succeed alone. A mentor will see things that you can’t see for yourself; they’ve been

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Make a Difference

job seeker volunteer

Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get.  We make a life by what we give.” How can you leverage the strengths that you have in order to make a difference in your community and become the true leader you always

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Do What You Always Wanted to Do

dancing job seeker

Have you ever said, “I really would…if only I had more time”?  Well, guess what?  Now, you are in transition!  So, it is absolutely crazy not to make the most of the time you have.  If you wanted to write a book, compose a song,

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Reflect on Your Daily Wins

jobseeker thinking

At the end of each day, take time to reflect on your wins for that day.  No matter you did or did not accomplish, take time to acknowledge yourself for being someone who is intent on having the best transition possible.     Action Steps: Write

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Compliment Yourself Throughout Your Transition

Jobseeker in Mirror

Give yourself a minimum of two compliments per day throughout your transition, especially when you push yourself to do things in your best interest that you just didn’t feel like doing. For example, if you applied to one more job than you felt like; compliment

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Reflection = Career Results

Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker, the “Father of Modern Management”, put it best when he said, “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” At the end of each day, I highly recommend that you take Peter Drucker’s advice and not only

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Stick to Your Daily Job Search Plan

Jobseeker in PJs

Make sure that you are setting specific times to work on your strategic job objectives; otherwise, “things come up” and it doesn’t get done. When you are out of a job, other people may think that you’re sitting around in your pj’s doing nothing —

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Making 2011… The Best Year of Your Career!

Best Year in Your Career

We are now 24 days into the new year, and the question is: “Are you making 2011 the best year of your career?” If your answer is anything less than a resounding ‘Heck, Yes!’ , don’t give up!  Below are some tips to help you

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Start Each Day Strategically

Job seeker getting up

When you haven’t planned what to do next; it’s not easy to make giant leaps in your job search progress. Therefore, it is imperative that you start each day by mapping out your strategic objectives for the day (along with your general to-do list). Think

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Choose to Have the Best Transition

Transition Frustration

For many people, being in transition is a scary, challenging, and unpredictable time.  Luckily, you are not most people, and you can choose how to perceive your career transition.  If you want it to be a time of agony and frustration, you will get what

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