Internet Business - Is it Time For a Career Move?
It's time for a career change, but to what? Affiliate Management is definitely the way to go! It is a growing and exciting career. It requires a combination of skills such as organization, creativity and leadership to work together in harmony. Best of all, it is a highly sought after position. A successful Affiliate Manager can create an enormous income stream for an internet business or offline companies and are handsomely rewarded. The top 3 benefits of being an Affiliate Manager are income level, networking and hiring demand both in internet business and offline.
Normally, affiliate managers get a base pay plus incentive income based upon performance. They usually get a bulk monthly payment, retainer, or base salary. Typically, the monthly base payment will range between $2,000-$5,000. Then, they also get paid a pre-determined percentage, usually 5%-10% for every sale that is generated through the affiliate program as a result of their efforts. As an affiliate program grows and gets bigger, it can become highly financially rewarding for both the affiliate, affiliate manager and the owner of the internet business or an offline company. This payment structure allows for the affiliate manager to have the best of both financial worlds; security from a base and increased financial opportunity due to performance.
As in most industries, including internet business, a quick way to climb the latter of success is to get in with the big dogs! It is important and beneficial to meet and network with lots of powerful people. The pure nature of affiliate management does exactly this. To run a successful affiliate program, it is required that the individual work closely with affiliate; those who own their own businesses. Many times, affiliates are already making sales which, prequalifies them as being someone with a level influence and success. As with any business, one's success is often times related to the people you know, can learn from and are influenced by.
Affiliate management is not just a position in internet business. It is becoming increasingly popular in the offline world due to the revenue generating power of the system. Most large offline companies have affiliate programs and need skilled affiliate managers. Take a look at monster.com or other job posting/seeking sites and you will see that companies are posting jobs and hiring affiliate managers all of the time. It is a position that is in high demand right now, both in internet business and offline.
Tellman Knudson, CEO of OvercomeEverything, Inc., is a master list builder and well-known for his List Building Club. Tellman teaches students how to build a successful online business. Create your successful business from his step-by-step videos at: http://listbuilding.com
Fran
Monday, November 02, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Awesome Adventures
"The Universe provides for us all every day, no matter how much we have or don't have. We deserve to feel that we are, have and do enough in our lives."
--SARK
If you have never heard of SARK, then you are in for a rare treat. Susan Kennedy (aka SARK) invites you to join her on an adventure!
What vibrant activies have you always wanted to try???? Try them now! Come along with us. See where the road leads. Click here to view more details
I have loved SARK since I found one of her books back in the late 1990's and she has been a part of my life every since. She is real and she encourages everyone else to also be real, to do and be who they truly are.
So, come along with us on our adventure. Take the road less travelled.
Fran
--SARK
If you have never heard of SARK, then you are in for a rare treat. Susan Kennedy (aka SARK) invites you to join her on an adventure!
What vibrant activies have you always wanted to try???? Try them now! Come along with us. See where the road leads. Click here to view more details
I have loved SARK since I found one of her books back in the late 1990's and she has been a part of my life every since. She is real and she encourages everyone else to also be real, to do and be who they truly are.
So, come along with us on our adventure. Take the road less travelled.
Fran
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
11 Things Your Boss Won't Tell You
source Reader's Digest
Here are the 11 things your boss won't tell you.
1.The company is in trouble. There are rumours of redundancies and tough financial times ahead. Until things are really dire, we’re likely to remain tight-lipped.
2.You deserve a pay raise. If you feel you are due more money or a promotion, be proactive and ask for it. Don’t wait around for us to pat you on the back and make the offer. It’s not going to happen.
3.Dress to impress. Just because the workplace has a casual dress code, it doesn’t mean you should dress like a slob. If you speak with firm command, you will be seen as authoritative and if you arrive early and act keen, you’ll be perceived as a hard worker. So dress, act and talk for the position you want, not the one you’re in.
4.You’re too keen. Just as bad as lazy workers are the painfully over-eager ones. We don’t want to spend time listening to your wild plans to improve the company or find extra projects for you to work on.
5.Your best career move is not in my best interest. You may be well and truly ready for a step up the company ladder, but if you are excelling in your current position, we’d probably prefer it if you stayed exactly where you are.
6.You run your personal life from your desk. We will rarely pull you aside if you are always on Facebook, eBay or the phone organizing your personal life, but do you honestly think we don’t notice? Rest assured we do!
7.Solutions not problems. Don’t come marching into my office with a problem if you haven’t got any suggestions about how to fix it. That’s called whining. Come prepared with some ideas if you want change.
8.You smell. We detest having to pull an employee aside and tell them there have been complaints made about their scent. Remember the deodorant and avoid making us, or your colleagues, feel awkward.
9.Stand your ground. Don’t let people dump work on you. If you can delegate and are capable of being assertive, we’ll be impressed and see you as management potential. Respect is more important than popularity.
10.You should resign. Do you feel like you’ve hit a dead end in your current position? Unless you’re seriously underperforming, don’t wait for us to show you the door.
11.I’m busy worrying about me, not you. We’re busy doing our own job, so if you need help, training or support, then you have to let us know. Tell your boss what you need and take responsibility for your training.
You are your own employer...treat yourself well
Fran
Here are the 11 things your boss won't tell you.
1.The company is in trouble. There are rumours of redundancies and tough financial times ahead. Until things are really dire, we’re likely to remain tight-lipped.
2.You deserve a pay raise. If you feel you are due more money or a promotion, be proactive and ask for it. Don’t wait around for us to pat you on the back and make the offer. It’s not going to happen.
3.Dress to impress. Just because the workplace has a casual dress code, it doesn’t mean you should dress like a slob. If you speak with firm command, you will be seen as authoritative and if you arrive early and act keen, you’ll be perceived as a hard worker. So dress, act and talk for the position you want, not the one you’re in.
4.You’re too keen. Just as bad as lazy workers are the painfully over-eager ones. We don’t want to spend time listening to your wild plans to improve the company or find extra projects for you to work on.
5.Your best career move is not in my best interest. You may be well and truly ready for a step up the company ladder, but if you are excelling in your current position, we’d probably prefer it if you stayed exactly where you are.
6.You run your personal life from your desk. We will rarely pull you aside if you are always on Facebook, eBay or the phone organizing your personal life, but do you honestly think we don’t notice? Rest assured we do!
7.Solutions not problems. Don’t come marching into my office with a problem if you haven’t got any suggestions about how to fix it. That’s called whining. Come prepared with some ideas if you want change.
8.You smell. We detest having to pull an employee aside and tell them there have been complaints made about their scent. Remember the deodorant and avoid making us, or your colleagues, feel awkward.
9.Stand your ground. Don’t let people dump work on you. If you can delegate and are capable of being assertive, we’ll be impressed and see you as management potential. Respect is more important than popularity.
10.You should resign. Do you feel like you’ve hit a dead end in your current position? Unless you’re seriously underperforming, don’t wait for us to show you the door.
11.I’m busy worrying about me, not you. We’re busy doing our own job, so if you need help, training or support, then you have to let us know. Tell your boss what you need and take responsibility for your training.
You are your own employer...treat yourself well
Fran
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Your Career Health
"Somneone who hates details is not a good candidate for being taught how to scrutinize contracts. Somone who loves details is not a great trainee for sales. Being people-oriented is a characteristic that rarely goes hand-in-hand with being detail-oriented. It's not uncommon for companies to deal with the arduous task of training sales people to pay more attention. Telling a client to hire someone else is difficult, since detail-oriented people-persons simply don't exist. It may be a hard pill for HR to swallow, but accountants don't usually relish selling. What to do?" -- Roger C. Schank, President and CEO of Socratic Arts
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Test Your Career Health by Jim Clemmer
Many of us invest time once a year for an annual checkup of our physical health. But what about a regular career checkup?
Canadian author and literary icon, Robertson Davies, once wrote, "Weigh up your life once a year. If you find you are getting short weight, change your life. You will usually find that the solution lies in your own hands."
Here are six questions to help you discover whether your career is healthy — and, if it isn't, to help put it back on track.
Can I be real at work?
I am all for professionalism. I also like the assurance that whether I am working with colleagues in my field or buying professional services, I am dealing with a true pro that really knows his or her "stuff." But too often "professional" is another name for impersonal. We often equate professionalism with being unemotional or not showing our true selves.
While few people want us to throw a temper tantrum or break down in tears when we might really feel like doing just that, if we can't be real and bring our true selves to work we may be selling our soul (or at least our mental health) for a few bucks every two weeks.
When we can be open, transparent, and not put on a "professional" act, is often when we're the healthiest and most balanced.
A key element of "knowing thyself" is sorting out what's really important to you. Through study, meditation, contemplation, talking with close and trusted friends, consultation with your spouse, keeping a journal, taking a personal development workshop, or whatever works for you, develop a written list of your four to five top principles.
Reputation is what people think I am. Personality is what I seem to be. Character is what I really am. Our goal should be to break down the barriers between the three until they are one.
Am I growing with change?
The popular goals of security, stability and predictability can be deadly. They can lead to stunted growth and reduced learning. In today's fast-changing world, if we fail to change, it is we who will likely be changed. If we don't control our own future, someone else will.
Only a mediocre person is always at his or her best. If you are getting very comfortable with your expertise and skill levels, your learning may have leveled out.
You may not be stretching and challenging yourself enough. Your comfort zone could be fossilizing into a complacency zone. Are your personal habits stepping stones or stumbling blocks?
Use Benjamin Franklin's "method for progressing." He identified 13 virtues he wanted to develop. Each week he worked on one of the virtues for a total of "four courses (cycles) in a year." Each night before retiring, Mr. Franklin reflected on and recorded his progress on that week's virtue.
Join the Daily Reflect and Plan Club. You need at least 15 minutes and ideally 30 to 45 minutes each work day.
Use this time to read or listen to spiritual, inspiring, or educational material, write in your journal, day dream, review the previous day, set your priorities for the next day to sort out the urgent from the truly important, pray and meditate, continue developing your vision, values, and purpose, etc.
Experiment with many of these activities until you find the ones most meaningful for you.
Develop or join a network of colleagues who are as interested in personal learning and development as you are.
This can be a powerful source of learning from other people's experiences. It's also a great place for you to reflect on your own experiences and articulate your improvement plans.
Stretch outside your comfort zone a bit at a time. It will never go back to its original size.
You might try analyzing a problem in a new way, developing a new skill, meeting new people who operate at the performance level you're aspiring to, watching or listening to an educational television or radio program, or making that tough phone call right off the top. Daily or even just weekly small stretches accumulate into powerful new habits and ever stronger discipline muscles.
Skill building starts with assessment. Develop your skills performance gap by identifying what skills you need to fulfill your vision. Then get feedback on your current skill levels.
Have I become a victim?
It's so easy to get stuck in Pity City. Since misery loves company, Pity Parties become popular as everyone points fingers at their favorite targets on the other side of the we-they gap found in many organizations. Problems, setbacks, and disappointments are often wailed about in a rousing game of blame storming: "They're doing it to us again."
We can't choose the sometimes disastrous changes that whack us on the side of the head. But we do choose how to respond. We can try to change or influence the environment to navigate difficult changes. Or we can try to work around the situation and succeed despite "them."
Take the initiative to keep communication channels open with your boss or other colleagues. Outline your roles and responsibilities. Set your top three to five goals. Get your boss' input and adjust accordingly. Meet periodically to review progress and reset priorities.
Try to better understand the bigger picture that "they" are operating within. Do you know what keeps them awake at night? What their key goals and priorities are? How can we align our efforts?
Learn how your organizational game is played. Any organization of five people or more is political. Politics involve relationships, trust, power, persuasion, and influence.
Don't succumb to the "Victimitis Virus" by allowing more senior managers to disempower you. Leadership is action, not position. Be a leader. Make things happen. If you know it's right for your team and the organization, learn how to play the system to get done what needs to be done. Remember the Jesuit's Rule — It's always easier to get forgiveness than permission.
Is there a moose-on-the-table?
Imagine a team meeting around a conference room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans. Charts are reviewed, slides are projected, documents are handed out, and calculations are made. Now imagine that standing in the middle of the conference room table is a great big moose. No one says a word about the moose. Everyone carries on polite conversation as if this situation is very normal. Meanwhile the moose is eating papers at one end of the table while plopping out moose pies at the other end of the table.
The moose is a problem that everyone knows about but won't address. People are trying to carry on as if things are normal. Meanwhile, the problem is blocking progress and has caused some team members to tune out of conversations. By failing to confront the problem, they empower it. The moose grows bigger.
In some organizations, identifying the moose-on-the-table can be a career limiting — or ending — move. The most effective teams regularly ask such questions as: What should we keep doing? What should we stop doing? What should we start doing? These questions identify the moose and move the team forward.
Play with the moose-on-the-table concept. It's a powerful and fun way to get serious issues out in the open. You could get team members at a meeting to write down and hand in a few of the biggest moose they feel are present. Cluster the similar issues and hold a secret ballot on the top clusters. If you suspect people aren't being open during a discussion, ask: "Is there a moose-on-the-table we need to talk about?" Or if you see a potential issue emerging you might say: "I'd like to put a little moose-on-the-table."
Contribute to authentic conversations in an authentic workplace. Speak the truth as you see it. Obviously the time and place needs to be appropriate. Diplomacy and tact are also critical. Help others (especially your peers and those above you) to see the moose-on-the-table.
Is work a four-letter word?
Years ago, I worked in a company with an emotionally intelligent CEO. A favorite motto of his was: "If you love what you're doing, you never have to work again."
We all have our doubt days, when we're not sure we're in the right job. But our jobs aren't work unless those doubt days become as routine as getting up in the morning. If your work has become work, you've lost the passion. Meaningful work goes well beyond what you do for a living; it joyfully expresses what you do with your living.
Identify your strengths and passions. Assess how often and in what ways your current job is aligned with these. If the gap is large, look for ways to make changes in your work, change the work you're doing in your organization, or leave and find work that is in stronger alignment with your strengths and passions.
Our passion for what we do — or our lack of it — tells us if we're in the right place. To be passionate about our work, that work has to keep moving us ever closer to expressing who we truly are. The more closely "who we are" is aligned with "what we do," the deeper is our passion and commitment.
Flight attendants instruct passengers traveling with young children that should the oxygen mask ever drop from the panel above, put the mask on yourself first, and then help your child. Our parental instinct is to do the reverse. Assess whether you're so busy attending to everyone else's needs that you're failing to oxygenate yourself.
Ensure you plan and hold sacred the time to do those activities that recharge and revitalize you. It's the only way you'll have to maintain the energy for your work and to help others in your personal or professional life.
Do I have a job, career or calling?
In the movie "City Slickers," Billy Crystal plays Mitch, a middle-aged man in crisis who has lost his direction. He and his friends go to a dude ranch to participate in a real cattle drive and search for the meaning of life. Jack Palance plays Curly, a crusty old cowhand whose job it is to babysit the city slickers along the dusty trail.
In one memorable piece of dialogue, Curly asks Mitch: "You know what the secret of life is?"
"No, what?" Mitch responds.
Curly holds up his index finger. "This." Mitch looks confused. "Your finger?"
"One thing. Just one thing," Curly growls. "You stick to that and everything else don't mean sh-t."
"That's great," Mitch replies, "but what's the one thing?"
Curly smiles. "That's what you've got to figure out."
In typical movie fashion, of course, Mitch solves his problems by gaining new perspective on his life and knowing what changes he has to make. He learns that "it" — the one thing — varies for each of us. As Mitch tells one of his fellow searchers, "It's something different for everybody. It's whatever is the most important for you."
At least once a year, spend a quiet evening of uninterrupted time "daydreaming" with your spouse or life partner. Take turns fantasizing, seeing, and describing an ideal life together while the other person takes notes. Look at family, house or home, your careers, your physical health, your financial health, community involvement, spiritual growth, and social life. Now start setting goals and improvement plans to turn your fantasies into reality.
To find the core of your deepest and truest inner desires and vision, you may need to keep a running "dream list" for awhile. Record every dream, desire, or goal that pops into your mind. Once the list is complete and exhaustive, start sifting through it to look for patterns or clusters. Begin to group and prioritize your dreams until they're narrowed down to a manageable number. This is your personal source of energy and passion. The next step is unleashing that incredible power through visualization or imagery.
Build your confidence and reinforce your vision by keeping a private "blessings and brag list." It should contain every accomplishment, strength, or success you've ever had along with all the blessings you've enjoyed — no matter how small. Keep adding to it. Review it frequently, but especially when you're doubting or down on yourself.
Balance is a popular and elusive goal for many of us today. Well-balanced people pause periodically to review their progress. They know how easy it is to confuse busyness with effectiveness.
Jim Clemmer’s practical leadership books, keynote presentations, workshops, and team retreats have helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide improve personal, team, and organizational leadership. Visit his web site, http://www.jimclemmer.com/, for a huge selection of free practical resources including nearly 300 articles, dozens of video clips, team assessments, leadership newsletter, Improvement Points service, and popular leadership blog. Jim's five international bestselling books include The VIP Strategy, Firing on All Cylinders, Pathways to Performance, Growing the Distance, and The Leader's Digest. His latest book is Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
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Test Your Career Health by Jim Clemmer
Many of us invest time once a year for an annual checkup of our physical health. But what about a regular career checkup?
Canadian author and literary icon, Robertson Davies, once wrote, "Weigh up your life once a year. If you find you are getting short weight, change your life. You will usually find that the solution lies in your own hands."
Here are six questions to help you discover whether your career is healthy — and, if it isn't, to help put it back on track.
Can I be real at work?
I am all for professionalism. I also like the assurance that whether I am working with colleagues in my field or buying professional services, I am dealing with a true pro that really knows his or her "stuff." But too often "professional" is another name for impersonal. We often equate professionalism with being unemotional or not showing our true selves.
While few people want us to throw a temper tantrum or break down in tears when we might really feel like doing just that, if we can't be real and bring our true selves to work we may be selling our soul (or at least our mental health) for a few bucks every two weeks.
When we can be open, transparent, and not put on a "professional" act, is often when we're the healthiest and most balanced.
A key element of "knowing thyself" is sorting out what's really important to you. Through study, meditation, contemplation, talking with close and trusted friends, consultation with your spouse, keeping a journal, taking a personal development workshop, or whatever works for you, develop a written list of your four to five top principles.
Reputation is what people think I am. Personality is what I seem to be. Character is what I really am. Our goal should be to break down the barriers between the three until they are one.
Am I growing with change?
The popular goals of security, stability and predictability can be deadly. They can lead to stunted growth and reduced learning. In today's fast-changing world, if we fail to change, it is we who will likely be changed. If we don't control our own future, someone else will.
Only a mediocre person is always at his or her best. If you are getting very comfortable with your expertise and skill levels, your learning may have leveled out.
You may not be stretching and challenging yourself enough. Your comfort zone could be fossilizing into a complacency zone. Are your personal habits stepping stones or stumbling blocks?
Use Benjamin Franklin's "method for progressing." He identified 13 virtues he wanted to develop. Each week he worked on one of the virtues for a total of "four courses (cycles) in a year." Each night before retiring, Mr. Franklin reflected on and recorded his progress on that week's virtue.
Join the Daily Reflect and Plan Club. You need at least 15 minutes and ideally 30 to 45 minutes each work day.
Use this time to read or listen to spiritual, inspiring, or educational material, write in your journal, day dream, review the previous day, set your priorities for the next day to sort out the urgent from the truly important, pray and meditate, continue developing your vision, values, and purpose, etc.
Experiment with many of these activities until you find the ones most meaningful for you.
Develop or join a network of colleagues who are as interested in personal learning and development as you are.
This can be a powerful source of learning from other people's experiences. It's also a great place for you to reflect on your own experiences and articulate your improvement plans.
Stretch outside your comfort zone a bit at a time. It will never go back to its original size.
You might try analyzing a problem in a new way, developing a new skill, meeting new people who operate at the performance level you're aspiring to, watching or listening to an educational television or radio program, or making that tough phone call right off the top. Daily or even just weekly small stretches accumulate into powerful new habits and ever stronger discipline muscles.
Skill building starts with assessment. Develop your skills performance gap by identifying what skills you need to fulfill your vision. Then get feedback on your current skill levels.
Have I become a victim?
It's so easy to get stuck in Pity City. Since misery loves company, Pity Parties become popular as everyone points fingers at their favorite targets on the other side of the we-they gap found in many organizations. Problems, setbacks, and disappointments are often wailed about in a rousing game of blame storming: "They're doing it to us again."
We can't choose the sometimes disastrous changes that whack us on the side of the head. But we do choose how to respond. We can try to change or influence the environment to navigate difficult changes. Or we can try to work around the situation and succeed despite "them."
Take the initiative to keep communication channels open with your boss or other colleagues. Outline your roles and responsibilities. Set your top three to five goals. Get your boss' input and adjust accordingly. Meet periodically to review progress and reset priorities.
Try to better understand the bigger picture that "they" are operating within. Do you know what keeps them awake at night? What their key goals and priorities are? How can we align our efforts?
Learn how your organizational game is played. Any organization of five people or more is political. Politics involve relationships, trust, power, persuasion, and influence.
Don't succumb to the "Victimitis Virus" by allowing more senior managers to disempower you. Leadership is action, not position. Be a leader. Make things happen. If you know it's right for your team and the organization, learn how to play the system to get done what needs to be done. Remember the Jesuit's Rule — It's always easier to get forgiveness than permission.
Is there a moose-on-the-table?
Imagine a team meeting around a conference room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans. Charts are reviewed, slides are projected, documents are handed out, and calculations are made. Now imagine that standing in the middle of the conference room table is a great big moose. No one says a word about the moose. Everyone carries on polite conversation as if this situation is very normal. Meanwhile the moose is eating papers at one end of the table while plopping out moose pies at the other end of the table.
The moose is a problem that everyone knows about but won't address. People are trying to carry on as if things are normal. Meanwhile, the problem is blocking progress and has caused some team members to tune out of conversations. By failing to confront the problem, they empower it. The moose grows bigger.
In some organizations, identifying the moose-on-the-table can be a career limiting — or ending — move. The most effective teams regularly ask such questions as: What should we keep doing? What should we stop doing? What should we start doing? These questions identify the moose and move the team forward.
Play with the moose-on-the-table concept. It's a powerful and fun way to get serious issues out in the open. You could get team members at a meeting to write down and hand in a few of the biggest moose they feel are present. Cluster the similar issues and hold a secret ballot on the top clusters. If you suspect people aren't being open during a discussion, ask: "Is there a moose-on-the-table we need to talk about?" Or if you see a potential issue emerging you might say: "I'd like to put a little moose-on-the-table."
Contribute to authentic conversations in an authentic workplace. Speak the truth as you see it. Obviously the time and place needs to be appropriate. Diplomacy and tact are also critical. Help others (especially your peers and those above you) to see the moose-on-the-table.
Is work a four-letter word?
Years ago, I worked in a company with an emotionally intelligent CEO. A favorite motto of his was: "If you love what you're doing, you never have to work again."
We all have our doubt days, when we're not sure we're in the right job. But our jobs aren't work unless those doubt days become as routine as getting up in the morning. If your work has become work, you've lost the passion. Meaningful work goes well beyond what you do for a living; it joyfully expresses what you do with your living.
Identify your strengths and passions. Assess how often and in what ways your current job is aligned with these. If the gap is large, look for ways to make changes in your work, change the work you're doing in your organization, or leave and find work that is in stronger alignment with your strengths and passions.
Our passion for what we do — or our lack of it — tells us if we're in the right place. To be passionate about our work, that work has to keep moving us ever closer to expressing who we truly are. The more closely "who we are" is aligned with "what we do," the deeper is our passion and commitment.
Flight attendants instruct passengers traveling with young children that should the oxygen mask ever drop from the panel above, put the mask on yourself first, and then help your child. Our parental instinct is to do the reverse. Assess whether you're so busy attending to everyone else's needs that you're failing to oxygenate yourself.
Ensure you plan and hold sacred the time to do those activities that recharge and revitalize you. It's the only way you'll have to maintain the energy for your work and to help others in your personal or professional life.
Do I have a job, career or calling?
In the movie "City Slickers," Billy Crystal plays Mitch, a middle-aged man in crisis who has lost his direction. He and his friends go to a dude ranch to participate in a real cattle drive and search for the meaning of life. Jack Palance plays Curly, a crusty old cowhand whose job it is to babysit the city slickers along the dusty trail.
In one memorable piece of dialogue, Curly asks Mitch: "You know what the secret of life is?"
"No, what?" Mitch responds.
Curly holds up his index finger. "This." Mitch looks confused. "Your finger?"
"One thing. Just one thing," Curly growls. "You stick to that and everything else don't mean sh-t."
"That's great," Mitch replies, "but what's the one thing?"
Curly smiles. "That's what you've got to figure out."
In typical movie fashion, of course, Mitch solves his problems by gaining new perspective on his life and knowing what changes he has to make. He learns that "it" — the one thing — varies for each of us. As Mitch tells one of his fellow searchers, "It's something different for everybody. It's whatever is the most important for you."
At least once a year, spend a quiet evening of uninterrupted time "daydreaming" with your spouse or life partner. Take turns fantasizing, seeing, and describing an ideal life together while the other person takes notes. Look at family, house or home, your careers, your physical health, your financial health, community involvement, spiritual growth, and social life. Now start setting goals and improvement plans to turn your fantasies into reality.
To find the core of your deepest and truest inner desires and vision, you may need to keep a running "dream list" for awhile. Record every dream, desire, or goal that pops into your mind. Once the list is complete and exhaustive, start sifting through it to look for patterns or clusters. Begin to group and prioritize your dreams until they're narrowed down to a manageable number. This is your personal source of energy and passion. The next step is unleashing that incredible power through visualization or imagery.
Build your confidence and reinforce your vision by keeping a private "blessings and brag list." It should contain every accomplishment, strength, or success you've ever had along with all the blessings you've enjoyed — no matter how small. Keep adding to it. Review it frequently, but especially when you're doubting or down on yourself.
Balance is a popular and elusive goal for many of us today. Well-balanced people pause periodically to review their progress. They know how easy it is to confuse busyness with effectiveness.
Jim Clemmer’s practical leadership books, keynote presentations, workshops, and team retreats have helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide improve personal, team, and organizational leadership. Visit his web site, http://www.jimclemmer.com/, for a huge selection of free practical resources including nearly 300 articles, dozens of video clips, team assessments, leadership newsletter, Improvement Points service, and popular leadership blog. Jim's five international bestselling books include The VIP Strategy, Firing on All Cylinders, Pathways to Performance, Growing the Distance, and The Leader's Digest. His latest book is Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Finding Energy
How to Find Energy for Your Dream When You Work Full-Timeby Suzanne Falter-Barns
www.getknownnow.com
A recent Canadian study of 1,100 employees, polled across North America, found that one-third loathe their jobs. That’s loathe, as in detest, hate and otherwise despise. So here’s the good news: it’s entirely possible for these folks to overcome the usual obstacles, and actually find a more suitable line of work. The key is in managing energy – one of the key things people say keeps them from actively pursuing their dreams in life.
Here are some energy-saving tricks to help that process.
Dedicate your peak time of day to your dream. Are you a lark or an owl? Do you tend to spring out of bed or hug your pillow when the alarm goes off. Get clear on this key fact, then add an extra hour in this time zone for work on your dream. In other words, get up an hour earlier if you’re a morning person – or stay up an hour later if you thrive at night. Write it into your schedule and stick with it.
Indulge in a Four o’clock protein bar or shake. Replace the guilty candy bar in your desk drawer with a snack that’s actually got enough protein to tide you well into the evening hours. Protein bars, such as Balance, Clif, Luna and Power Bars have only slightly less sugar than conventional candy bars, but they’re loaded with soy protein that metabolizes more slowly for an even energy burn. (Ideally, the bars shouldn’t have more than 13 grams of sugar, say experts.) Shakes made with soyprotein powders available at health food stores work even better, and last longer.
Keep a lean office/work space. Nothing drains energy faster than clutter, especially that which accumulates on desktops. Jeffrey Mayer, author of the e-book, How to Win the Fight Between You and Your Desk, says that our energy is literally bogged down every time we see a pile of papers we have to deal with. So he advises parking everything out of sight in appropriate files. Then he suggests keeping a running to-do list on a pad, with items to check off each day as accomplished. This sense of order and accomplishment can breath new life into dreams that feel long in the tooth.
Stop working at least an hour before bed. Even if you’re a night owl who loves to create deep into the night, give yourself some true down time at least an hour before bed. Experts say this is critical unwinding time that will help you sleep better, and hence renew your energy for the next day’s tasks. Use the time to reconnect with your family or spouse, peruse some fun, non-work related reading, or sit in a room with low light simply listening to relaxing music. This is critical energy recharging time.
Avoid junk food; drink water instead. It’s an old saw, but it bears repeating. Nothing depletes your system quite like junk food. The excess sugars speed up your system so it eventually crashes; the excess salts just drive your thirst. They’re fun, but have not substance. Your body craves the good stuff: carrots, salads, light proteins, whole grains, because digestion of such is so much easier on the system.
Add large amounts of water, and you’ll be running at peak. Take your iron. Grains and vegetables provide us with only about seven per cent of their iron, while meat gives us close to 30 per cent. Added to that is the fact that drinking tea and coffee interferes with iron absorption. So, all in all, you're best off with a supplement, preferably about 18 milligrams per day. Author and nutritionist Elizabeth Somers says you'll see improvements in energy and mental clarity within three weeks.
Refresh your mind. On a regular basis, try to offer it something stimulating, fun and not work or dream-related. Consider playing an instrument, or going to a weekly dance or yoga class. Or taking a walk in an entirely new place. Museum exhibitions, browses through bookstores, hang outs in cafes and uninhibited strolls through the Web are all good for this purpose.
Take brainstorming walks. This is a daily exercise walk in which you clear your mind, and use the time for either a little reflection on what you’re creating, or for possible spiritual connection. As the exercise causes your brain to release feel-good endorphins, you can relax enough to really let your mind wander as your stroll. So this becomes a great time to work out little problems that crop up in your dream work. Be sure to bring along a small notepad, or electronic ‘instant messager’ for recording your ideas. If time’s tight, use this time to walk to or from the office, even if you have to park the car a few miles away.
Eat your lunch at your desk. It’s a simple solution, and remarkably effective. The simple act of bringing a sandwich to work, pulling it out, closing the door, and doing a little work on your dream mid-day can deeply increase your commitment to your dream. And that in turn can really fuel your dream, so making time for it becomes easier, not harder. If it’s hard to work at your desk, take your sandwich and dream work to a nearby café, your parked car, a public library carrel, or any public space where you can work.
Long to lead your own creativity workshops? You can with Suzanne’s Joy
Facilitator’s Training – the turnkey program that helps you create, book, fill and lead your own creativity workshops! Based on her best-selling creativity books, from Ballantine.
©2005 Suzanne Falter-Barns.. www.howmuchjoy.com & www.getknownnow.com
For information on how to find the time, energy, money to live your purpose in life, download Suzanne’s free workbook, The Living Your Joy Companion Workbook And get a daily blast of joyful tips from the Blast o’ Joy blog at www.blastojoy.com.
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Keep your energy at its peak to get the best out of life
Fran
www.getknownnow.com
A recent Canadian study of 1,100 employees, polled across North America, found that one-third loathe their jobs. That’s loathe, as in detest, hate and otherwise despise. So here’s the good news: it’s entirely possible for these folks to overcome the usual obstacles, and actually find a more suitable line of work. The key is in managing energy – one of the key things people say keeps them from actively pursuing their dreams in life.
Here are some energy-saving tricks to help that process.
Dedicate your peak time of day to your dream. Are you a lark or an owl? Do you tend to spring out of bed or hug your pillow when the alarm goes off. Get clear on this key fact, then add an extra hour in this time zone for work on your dream. In other words, get up an hour earlier if you’re a morning person – or stay up an hour later if you thrive at night. Write it into your schedule and stick with it.
Indulge in a Four o’clock protein bar or shake. Replace the guilty candy bar in your desk drawer with a snack that’s actually got enough protein to tide you well into the evening hours. Protein bars, such as Balance, Clif, Luna and Power Bars have only slightly less sugar than conventional candy bars, but they’re loaded with soy protein that metabolizes more slowly for an even energy burn. (Ideally, the bars shouldn’t have more than 13 grams of sugar, say experts.) Shakes made with soyprotein powders available at health food stores work even better, and last longer.
Keep a lean office/work space. Nothing drains energy faster than clutter, especially that which accumulates on desktops. Jeffrey Mayer, author of the e-book, How to Win the Fight Between You and Your Desk, says that our energy is literally bogged down every time we see a pile of papers we have to deal with. So he advises parking everything out of sight in appropriate files. Then he suggests keeping a running to-do list on a pad, with items to check off each day as accomplished. This sense of order and accomplishment can breath new life into dreams that feel long in the tooth.
Stop working at least an hour before bed. Even if you’re a night owl who loves to create deep into the night, give yourself some true down time at least an hour before bed. Experts say this is critical unwinding time that will help you sleep better, and hence renew your energy for the next day’s tasks. Use the time to reconnect with your family or spouse, peruse some fun, non-work related reading, or sit in a room with low light simply listening to relaxing music. This is critical energy recharging time.
Avoid junk food; drink water instead. It’s an old saw, but it bears repeating. Nothing depletes your system quite like junk food. The excess sugars speed up your system so it eventually crashes; the excess salts just drive your thirst. They’re fun, but have not substance. Your body craves the good stuff: carrots, salads, light proteins, whole grains, because digestion of such is so much easier on the system.
Add large amounts of water, and you’ll be running at peak. Take your iron. Grains and vegetables provide us with only about seven per cent of their iron, while meat gives us close to 30 per cent. Added to that is the fact that drinking tea and coffee interferes with iron absorption. So, all in all, you're best off with a supplement, preferably about 18 milligrams per day. Author and nutritionist Elizabeth Somers says you'll see improvements in energy and mental clarity within three weeks.
Refresh your mind. On a regular basis, try to offer it something stimulating, fun and not work or dream-related. Consider playing an instrument, or going to a weekly dance or yoga class. Or taking a walk in an entirely new place. Museum exhibitions, browses through bookstores, hang outs in cafes and uninhibited strolls through the Web are all good for this purpose.
Take brainstorming walks. This is a daily exercise walk in which you clear your mind, and use the time for either a little reflection on what you’re creating, or for possible spiritual connection. As the exercise causes your brain to release feel-good endorphins, you can relax enough to really let your mind wander as your stroll. So this becomes a great time to work out little problems that crop up in your dream work. Be sure to bring along a small notepad, or electronic ‘instant messager’ for recording your ideas. If time’s tight, use this time to walk to or from the office, even if you have to park the car a few miles away.
Eat your lunch at your desk. It’s a simple solution, and remarkably effective. The simple act of bringing a sandwich to work, pulling it out, closing the door, and doing a little work on your dream mid-day can deeply increase your commitment to your dream. And that in turn can really fuel your dream, so making time for it becomes easier, not harder. If it’s hard to work at your desk, take your sandwich and dream work to a nearby café, your parked car, a public library carrel, or any public space where you can work.
Long to lead your own creativity workshops? You can with Suzanne’s Joy
Facilitator’s Training – the turnkey program that helps you create, book, fill and lead your own creativity workshops! Based on her best-selling creativity books, from Ballantine.
©2005 Suzanne Falter-Barns.. www.howmuchjoy.com & www.getknownnow.com
For information on how to find the time, energy, money to live your purpose in life, download Suzanne’s free workbook, The Living Your Joy Companion Workbook And get a daily blast of joyful tips from the Blast o’ Joy blog at www.blastojoy.com.
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Keep your energy at its peak to get the best out of life
Fran
Should You Quit Your Job For Your Dreams?
Should You Quit Your Job for Your Dream?
A Questionnaire by Suzanne Falter-Barns
The next time you’re moodily sitting in your office, wishing you were living your dream instead, answer the following questions… or answer them now! They’ll give you a sense of whether or not now’s the time to make the break.
1.My job is making me crazy; so crazy I’d do anything to quit.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
2.If I left my job for my dream, I’m not sure what I’d do first, or even
how I’d begin it.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
3.My boss runs my life … or ruins it. I feel completely misunderstood and trapped by this job. I don’t even know if I could quit – how would I survive? Who would even hire me?
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
4.I hate this job but I really need the money. I don’t see any other viable alternative.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
5.If I stay at my work just a little longer, I stand a good chance of getting a promotion and a raise. Then I could find my way clear to saving a little money for my dream.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
6.Yeah, I could quit my job for my dream, but I could run off to Tahiti, too. That’s way too much risk for my taste.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
7.My spouse/partner is okay with the thought of me quitting my job for my dream. We’ve talked it through and he/she sees it as the next thing I need to do.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
8.My spouse/partner fully understands what life will be like when I make the leap to begin my dream. He/she will be there for me, emotionally and even financially if necessary.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
9.I have a business plan for my dream all organized and ready to go. I’ve even scoped out sources for capital, and necessary space and materials to get to work.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
10.I have a savings account for my dream with enough to get started, plus an emergency savings account worth 6 months of my general living expenses. I’ve also scoped out alternatives to my current health care and insurance.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
11.I’ve been developing a systematic plan for leaving my job for a while now … I feel I’m almost ready to go.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
12.I have an adequate support system in place to really help me move ahead with my dream. It includes good friends and advisors, adequate child or elder care, a supportive spouse, and even a coach or mentor.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
d) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 1-4, you’re stuck. Your job has forced you to forget about essential pieces of yourself – it’s time to get some career coaching now.
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 5 and 6, you’re a borderline case. You haven’t yet decided whether your dream is all that important to the quality of your life. Just an experiment, you might want to sit with a blank piece of paper and really brainstorm what it would be like to live your dream.
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 7-11 … what are you waiting for? You’ve got a plan, you’ve set up the necessary support and you’re good to go; you should be able to weather the inevitable ups and downs. Be sure to allow your company enough notice to make the transition smoothly, so you can leave with glowing reviews. Congratulations!
Long to lead your own creativity workshops? You can with Suzanne’s Joy Facilitator’s Training – the turnkey program that helps you create, book, fill and lead your own creativity workshops! Based on her best-selling creativity books, from Ballantine.
©2005 Suzanne Falter-Barns.. www.howmuchjoy.com & www.getknownnow.com
For information on how to find the time, energy, money to live your purpose in life, download Suzanne’s free workbook, The Living Your Joy Companion Workbook And get a daily blast of joyful tips from the Blast o’ Joy blog at www.blastojoy.com.
***********************************
So, is it time for you to move on? Do you need some help? Contact me
Have a great week!
Fran
A Questionnaire by Suzanne Falter-Barns
The next time you’re moodily sitting in your office, wishing you were living your dream instead, answer the following questions… or answer them now! They’ll give you a sense of whether or not now’s the time to make the break.
1.My job is making me crazy; so crazy I’d do anything to quit.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
2.If I left my job for my dream, I’m not sure what I’d do first, or even
how I’d begin it.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
3.My boss runs my life … or ruins it. I feel completely misunderstood and trapped by this job. I don’t even know if I could quit – how would I survive? Who would even hire me?
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
4.I hate this job but I really need the money. I don’t see any other viable alternative.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
5.If I stay at my work just a little longer, I stand a good chance of getting a promotion and a raise. Then I could find my way clear to saving a little money for my dream.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
6.Yeah, I could quit my job for my dream, but I could run off to Tahiti, too. That’s way too much risk for my taste.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
7.My spouse/partner is okay with the thought of me quitting my job for my dream. We’ve talked it through and he/she sees it as the next thing I need to do.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
8.My spouse/partner fully understands what life will be like when I make the leap to begin my dream. He/she will be there for me, emotionally and even financially if necessary.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
9.I have a business plan for my dream all organized and ready to go. I’ve even scoped out sources for capital, and necessary space and materials to get to work.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
10.I have a savings account for my dream with enough to get started, plus an emergency savings account worth 6 months of my general living expenses. I’ve also scoped out alternatives to my current health care and insurance.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
11.I’ve been developing a systematic plan for leaving my job for a while now … I feel I’m almost ready to go.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
c) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
12.I have an adequate support system in place to really help me move ahead with my dream. It includes good friends and advisors, adequate child or elder care, a supportive spouse, and even a coach or mentor.
a) Highly agree
b) Mildly agree
d) Don’t really agree
d) Strongly disagree
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 1-4, you’re stuck. Your job has forced you to forget about essential pieces of yourself – it’s time to get some career coaching now.
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 5 and 6, you’re a borderline case. You haven’t yet decided whether your dream is all that important to the quality of your life. Just an experiment, you might want to sit with a blank piece of paper and really brainstorm what it would be like to live your dream.
If you answered mostly a) and b) to questions 7-11 … what are you waiting for? You’ve got a plan, you’ve set up the necessary support and you’re good to go; you should be able to weather the inevitable ups and downs. Be sure to allow your company enough notice to make the transition smoothly, so you can leave with glowing reviews. Congratulations!
Long to lead your own creativity workshops? You can with Suzanne’s Joy Facilitator’s Training – the turnkey program that helps you create, book, fill and lead your own creativity workshops! Based on her best-selling creativity books, from Ballantine.
©2005 Suzanne Falter-Barns.. www.howmuchjoy.com & www.getknownnow.com
For information on how to find the time, energy, money to live your purpose in life, download Suzanne’s free workbook, The Living Your Joy Companion Workbook And get a daily blast of joyful tips from the Blast o’ Joy blog at www.blastojoy.com.
***********************************
So, is it time for you to move on? Do you need some help? Contact me
Have a great week!
Fran
Friday, September 04, 2009
No Jobs???
Think there are no jobs out there?
Think again
Are you reading the papers and thinking, “there are no jobs”?
Do you know that approximately 80% of the available jobs are not advertised.
Are you spending 40 hours a week on your job search?
If you are looking for a full-time job, you should be spending 30 – 40 hours a week on job search activities – reading, researching, networking, preparing resumes, practicing interview techniques, etc.
Do you know how to use the computer/internet to help you in your job search – to look up information on employers and careers?
If not, sign up now and attend a local free computer workshop.
Is your resume up to date and targeted to a specific job or employer?
If not, you may be losing out on jobs you are qualified for. There really is no "one size fits all" resume.
Some of the biggest mistakes made on resumes are: distortions or lies (be truthful in everything), too much information, messiness and typographical errors (typos), lack of specific information, irrelevant information, failure to list job accomplishments.
Proofread your resume carefully. A poll of Fortune 1000 executives revealed nearly one-third of them wouldn’t hire an applicant whose resume contains a typo.
Have you practiced your interview techniques with a friend or family member? Do you know what to say when the employer says, “Tell me about yourself?” If not, sit down and list all the things you have done in every job and every volunteer activity. You may be surprised by all the things you have accomplished and forgotten about. The next step is to summarize your accomplishments to target the skills the employer is looking for.
Put your best foot forward....good luck
Fran Watson
Think again
Are you reading the papers and thinking, “there are no jobs”?
Do you know that approximately 80% of the available jobs are not advertised.
Are you spending 40 hours a week on your job search?
If you are looking for a full-time job, you should be spending 30 – 40 hours a week on job search activities – reading, researching, networking, preparing resumes, practicing interview techniques, etc.
Do you know how to use the computer/internet to help you in your job search – to look up information on employers and careers?
If not, sign up now and attend a local free computer workshop.
Is your resume up to date and targeted to a specific job or employer?
If not, you may be losing out on jobs you are qualified for. There really is no "one size fits all" resume.
Some of the biggest mistakes made on resumes are: distortions or lies (be truthful in everything), too much information, messiness and typographical errors (typos), lack of specific information, irrelevant information, failure to list job accomplishments.
Proofread your resume carefully. A poll of Fortune 1000 executives revealed nearly one-third of them wouldn’t hire an applicant whose resume contains a typo.
Have you practiced your interview techniques with a friend or family member? Do you know what to say when the employer says, “Tell me about yourself?” If not, sit down and list all the things you have done in every job and every volunteer activity. You may be surprised by all the things you have accomplished and forgotten about. The next step is to summarize your accomplishments to target the skills the employer is looking for.
Put your best foot forward....good luck
Fran Watson
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Lost Your Job?
Check out Sam Crowley's new video
Click here
Follow your heart
Fran
P.S. Check out what else Sam has for you
Click here
Follow your heart
Fran
P.S. Check out what else Sam has for you
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Virtual Competence
Are you virtually competent?
I just read an article by Jennifer Kavur in the August 17th issue of ComputerWorld Canada which talks about this term - Virtual Competente, the new softskill - a term coined by Haggerty and Wang from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Virtual Competence consists of three skill sets:
- Virtual Social Skills or an individual's capability to build online social relationships
- Virtual Media Skills, which are the actual capabilities in using a range of tools and features, and
- Virtual Self-Efficacy or self-confidence.
If you don't have these skills, you might want to develop them as in the same issue, there was another article by Jenniver about employers seeking proof of Web 2.0 savvy in new recruits. She highlighted a recent job posting for Best Buy which requested a graduate degree and a "minimum of 250 followers on Twitter.
So, how virtually savvy are you? Do yolu Twitter? Do you use Facebook? Do you participate on any social media networking sites? If not, better start brushing up now!
Happy job hunting
Fran Watson
P.S. You can find me on Facebook
I just read an article by Jennifer Kavur in the August 17th issue of ComputerWorld Canada which talks about this term - Virtual Competente, the new softskill - a term coined by Haggerty and Wang from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Virtual Competence consists of three skill sets:
- Virtual Social Skills or an individual's capability to build online social relationships
- Virtual Media Skills, which are the actual capabilities in using a range of tools and features, and
- Virtual Self-Efficacy or self-confidence.
If you don't have these skills, you might want to develop them as in the same issue, there was another article by Jenniver about employers seeking proof of Web 2.0 savvy in new recruits. She highlighted a recent job posting for Best Buy which requested a graduate degree and a "minimum of 250 followers on Twitter.
So, how virtually savvy are you? Do yolu Twitter? Do you use Facebook? Do you participate on any social media networking sites? If not, better start brushing up now!
Happy job hunting
Fran Watson
P.S. You can find me on Facebook
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Amazon help
Have you gone store to store trying to find a specific item? Have you been frustrated at the time and expense? Amazon is the place to go for many of your personal and office needs. Find what you want and place your order. Quick and easy.
Have a great day!!
Fran
Monday, August 10, 2009
Procrastination
If you suffer from procrastination a good time management strategy for you is to make procrastination enemy number one in your life. Procrastination deprives you of satisfaction, success, and happiness. It causes unnecessary stress, frustration, and pressure in your life. Procrastination is the biggest unnecessary and controllable time waster that exists. So how do you know if you are a procrastinator, and what do you do about it if you are?
If you are a procrastinator, you have probably made procrastination a life-long habit. Your time management strategy is never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. You don’t even start something until it’s almost impossible to complete the project by the deadline. When you finally make the commitment to take action you are a whirl of activity and you don’t allow anyone or anything to interrupt you because you have a deadline to meet. If your time management strategy was to approach all your projects with that level of fury and commitment from the moment you were first aware of the project you would have it done far in advance of the deadline and could move on to other things without having to deal with all that unnecessary stress.
Your negative attitude may be the cause or source of your procrastination. Your attitudes drive your behaviors and your behaviors drive your results, so if a negative attitude is fueling your procrastination including affirmations in your time management strategy is a good plan. Affirmations are positive statements about your ability to do the task at hand, the value of the project, the speed with which you can complete the project etc. All re-enforcing the positive impact of successfully completing the project on time or even ahead of time in your life.
Have you ever found that sometimes you procrastinate because of your fear of failure? This one may not be one that you openly admit to yourself, but if you start thinking back to the times you didn’t follow up with a potential client or didn’t submit your work so it could be considered for an award or whatever you have put off in the past you may realize that part of you didn’t want to get things completed because of your fear of what might happen if you failed. A time management strategy for you is to ask yourself what the potential outcomes are when you take the action you are supposed to take, and then make sure you are comfortable with those outcomes.
The opposite of fear of failure is fear of success. Your fear of success can be another reason for your procrastination. You may worry what others will think of your new found success. As part of your time management strategy you may want to explore the impact of succeeding and prepare yourself for the consequences.
Do you find that its hard to complete things because they’re just never quite good enough? Perfectionism can really get in your way. Recognize that perfectionism can never be achieved and that you can only do your best. It is a better time management strategy to just do something than to just keep putting it off. Zig Zigglar is frequently quoted as having said, “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly”. Perhaps his advice is something for you to take to heart.
Do you ever find yourself just stuck because you aren’t quite sure how to handle the task at hand? Yet, as you think about when you were in those situations in the past, when you finally got started did you find that it wasn’t as hard as you thought it would be? Whether you think it will be hard or if you get stuck working on the project a good time management strategy is to reach out quickly and get the help you need rather than just hoping you will somehow be able to work through it on your own.
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Fran Watson
If you are a procrastinator, you have probably made procrastination a life-long habit. Your time management strategy is never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. You don’t even start something until it’s almost impossible to complete the project by the deadline. When you finally make the commitment to take action you are a whirl of activity and you don’t allow anyone or anything to interrupt you because you have a deadline to meet. If your time management strategy was to approach all your projects with that level of fury and commitment from the moment you were first aware of the project you would have it done far in advance of the deadline and could move on to other things without having to deal with all that unnecessary stress.
Your negative attitude may be the cause or source of your procrastination. Your attitudes drive your behaviors and your behaviors drive your results, so if a negative attitude is fueling your procrastination including affirmations in your time management strategy is a good plan. Affirmations are positive statements about your ability to do the task at hand, the value of the project, the speed with which you can complete the project etc. All re-enforcing the positive impact of successfully completing the project on time or even ahead of time in your life.
Have you ever found that sometimes you procrastinate because of your fear of failure? This one may not be one that you openly admit to yourself, but if you start thinking back to the times you didn’t follow up with a potential client or didn’t submit your work so it could be considered for an award or whatever you have put off in the past you may realize that part of you didn’t want to get things completed because of your fear of what might happen if you failed. A time management strategy for you is to ask yourself what the potential outcomes are when you take the action you are supposed to take, and then make sure you are comfortable with those outcomes.
The opposite of fear of failure is fear of success. Your fear of success can be another reason for your procrastination. You may worry what others will think of your new found success. As part of your time management strategy you may want to explore the impact of succeeding and prepare yourself for the consequences.
Do you find that its hard to complete things because they’re just never quite good enough? Perfectionism can really get in your way. Recognize that perfectionism can never be achieved and that you can only do your best. It is a better time management strategy to just do something than to just keep putting it off. Zig Zigglar is frequently quoted as having said, “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly”. Perhaps his advice is something for you to take to heart.
Do you ever find yourself just stuck because you aren’t quite sure how to handle the task at hand? Yet, as you think about when you were in those situations in the past, when you finally got started did you find that it wasn’t as hard as you thought it would be? Whether you think it will be hard or if you get stuck working on the project a good time management strategy is to reach out quickly and get the help you need rather than just hoping you will somehow be able to work through it on your own.
Would you like to learn more about your time behaviors? Try this Time Management Analysis and find out where your opportunities for improvement are. When you absolutely must have measurable results to consistently and predictably get where you want to go for Superior Success...visit CoachingMegaAgents to start on your journey for superior success.
Let's get started!!
Fran Watson
Thursday, April 16, 2009
15 Things Not To Say To YouR Boss
By Craig Segal
Are you professional and work-savvy in the office? Do you know how to work effectively with your superiors? If you’re not sure how to answer, here are 15 tips on what NOT to say to your boss.
Inadvertently, or within a heated conversation, we often say things to the boss that we know we will have second thoughts about on that long walk back to our cubicle.
Maybe we forget that it's the boss we're even talking to, or that bosses have strong powers of recall and that small words can leave lasting impressions. Below we offer sage advice from Ken Scott, an executive coach with Axmith, a Canadian career-development firm, and Karen Coe of TMP Worldwide Executive Search on what NOT to say to the boss if you want to be around for the company picnic next summer.
It's not my problem. When a problem in the business or within the team is identified that is not in your direct area but does concern your boss, bring your ideas and capacity to contribute when you can.
Silence. Saying nothing to the boss is just not helpful. Bosses expect input, information and ideas.
It can't be done or It's always been done this way. Make an effort to find out how it could be done. Help your boss to better define what he or she is looking for.
Want to know what my boss just did…? Saying something behind your boss's back that you have not already said to his face invites future trouble should the grapevine make it to his ears.
I'm happy where I am or I'm comfortable. Often such statements come from folks who are not willing to try a new assignment or in response to, "If you could, what would you change about your job?"
I'm too busy to take new training. Anyone who wants to succeed needs to continually balance the urgent (what's needed today) with the less urgent (what will be needed in the future).
I need a bigger title. In today's organizations, contribution and value to the business is not a direct reflection of title. Produce results first. Seek status last.
I don't do overtime. Professionals who are managing their careers do not count hours but invest in themselves and in training by learning more about the business and the customers. It’s often in the unofficial hours that conversations and information essential to relationships and planning occur.
I only know the people in my department. No man is an island. It’s essential to know who the key leaders are in the enterprise, their driving philosophies and key measures, and how your team links to them. Everyone has a customer or is serving the customer.
It’s my turn for a promotion. Entitlement is antique in corporate life. What you contribute, your unique skills and your ability to work with the business at all levels earn advancement. Time in the chair or waiting in line does not count.
Ask someone else. When you are approached for an opportunity or request, pull together ideas even if you cannot come up with them yourself; be a bridge to the solution, not a stop sign.
I booked my vacation for those days and cannot change it. Most bosses want to accommodate subordinates with time off, since fresh and recharged employees do their best work. However the reality today is that companies need flexibility to meet circumstances that do not always fit a personal calendar of preferences, such as mergers, new product releases, etc.
I've got nothing new to report. Staying too quiet about what you are working on can signal your boss that you are not engaged. Employers appreciate innovation and improvements in efficiency.
Yes, but I was having a bad day. Making excuses when you're confronted about a mistake only makes you look like a whiner. Own up to a mistake and reassure your boss it won't happen again.
Technology is not my thing. The world of technological tools and processes that enable us to become more efficient will continue to change the way we all work. Be a willing and proactive learner and be prepared to show others.
Hoping you haven't said any of these things!!
and wishing you "Good luck on your job search"
Fran Watson
P.S. Check out the free job search book listed below
Are you professional and work-savvy in the office? Do you know how to work effectively with your superiors? If you’re not sure how to answer, here are 15 tips on what NOT to say to your boss.
Inadvertently, or within a heated conversation, we often say things to the boss that we know we will have second thoughts about on that long walk back to our cubicle.
Maybe we forget that it's the boss we're even talking to, or that bosses have strong powers of recall and that small words can leave lasting impressions. Below we offer sage advice from Ken Scott, an executive coach with Axmith, a Canadian career-development firm, and Karen Coe of TMP Worldwide Executive Search on what NOT to say to the boss if you want to be around for the company picnic next summer.
It's not my problem. When a problem in the business or within the team is identified that is not in your direct area but does concern your boss, bring your ideas and capacity to contribute when you can.
Silence. Saying nothing to the boss is just not helpful. Bosses expect input, information and ideas.
It can't be done or It's always been done this way. Make an effort to find out how it could be done. Help your boss to better define what he or she is looking for.
Want to know what my boss just did…? Saying something behind your boss's back that you have not already said to his face invites future trouble should the grapevine make it to his ears.
I'm happy where I am or I'm comfortable. Often such statements come from folks who are not willing to try a new assignment or in response to, "If you could, what would you change about your job?"
I'm too busy to take new training. Anyone who wants to succeed needs to continually balance the urgent (what's needed today) with the less urgent (what will be needed in the future).
I need a bigger title. In today's organizations, contribution and value to the business is not a direct reflection of title. Produce results first. Seek status last.
I don't do overtime. Professionals who are managing their careers do not count hours but invest in themselves and in training by learning more about the business and the customers. It’s often in the unofficial hours that conversations and information essential to relationships and planning occur.
I only know the people in my department. No man is an island. It’s essential to know who the key leaders are in the enterprise, their driving philosophies and key measures, and how your team links to them. Everyone has a customer or is serving the customer.
It’s my turn for a promotion. Entitlement is antique in corporate life. What you contribute, your unique skills and your ability to work with the business at all levels earn advancement. Time in the chair or waiting in line does not count.
Ask someone else. When you are approached for an opportunity or request, pull together ideas even if you cannot come up with them yourself; be a bridge to the solution, not a stop sign.
I booked my vacation for those days and cannot change it. Most bosses want to accommodate subordinates with time off, since fresh and recharged employees do their best work. However the reality today is that companies need flexibility to meet circumstances that do not always fit a personal calendar of preferences, such as mergers, new product releases, etc.
I've got nothing new to report. Staying too quiet about what you are working on can signal your boss that you are not engaged. Employers appreciate innovation and improvements in efficiency.
Yes, but I was having a bad day. Making excuses when you're confronted about a mistake only makes you look like a whiner. Own up to a mistake and reassure your boss it won't happen again.
Technology is not my thing. The world of technological tools and processes that enable us to become more efficient will continue to change the way we all work. Be a willing and proactive learner and be prepared to show others.
Hoping you haven't said any of these things!!
and wishing you "Good luck on your job search"
Fran Watson
P.S. Check out the free job search book listed below
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Comfort Zones...
I am currently reading some books I purchased from simple truths. I have discovered some fabulous information and I would like to share some of it with you. The following article is by Mac Anderson from his book Charging the Human Battery. These books are only available from simple truths. The books are hardcover with beautiful illustrations and they are easy to read in an evening.
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Comfort zones put padlocks on doors to growth, discovery and adventure. As painful as it may feel, change almost always comes bearing gifts. As nerve-wracking as it can seem, it's "in the winds of change we find our true direction."
Change is not easy, but it is simple. Things will always change. We don't have a choice about that. But we do have a choice about how we react to change. It really boils down to this...eitehr we manage change, or it will manage us.
In the long run, however, sameness is the fast track to mediocrity. To grow, to get closer to your goals, you must get off the path of least resistance. Lace up your running shoes, tie a double knowt, and discover all the advantages you can uncover on a new trail.
Remember: To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done.
To your positive changes!!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca/Counselling.html
P.S. That website again is simple truths Check it out, they have amazing videos, CDs, books, etc.
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"Change comes bearing gifts." - Price Pritchett
Comfort zones put padlocks on doors to growth, discovery and adventure. As painful as it may feel, change almost always comes bearing gifts. As nerve-wracking as it can seem, it's "in the winds of change we find our true direction."
Change is not easy, but it is simple. Things will always change. We don't have a choice about that. But we do have a choice about how we react to change. It really boils down to this...eitehr we manage change, or it will manage us.
In the long run, however, sameness is the fast track to mediocrity. To grow, to get closer to your goals, you must get off the path of least resistance. Lace up your running shoes, tie a double knowt, and discover all the advantages you can uncover on a new trail.
Remember: To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done.
To your positive changes!!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca/Counselling.html
P.S. That website again is simple truths Check it out, they have amazing videos, CDs, books, etc.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
12 Steps to Recession-Proof Your Job
Try the following strategies from Karen Coe of TMP Worldwide Executive Search and Ken Scott of Axmith to make yourself the No. 1 choice:
1. Be the best at what you do. Show others how to raise their skills, too.
2. Be the first to suggest cost-cutting ideas and track the return to the bottom line, even if it’s only in your area.
3. Examine how to redesign your own job to find ways to broaden its contribution.
4. Be prepared to put in extra hours to increase productivity and deliverables.
5. Keep a high profile in activities closely aligned with the company’s values, which includes volunteer work with charities and corporate causes that broadens your network and evidences contribution that is not self-serving and is team focused.
6. Don’t wait for the job vacancy. Pave the way by making sure your boss knows you want more responsibility.
7. Employees need to treat their own company as a client. In order to stay
8. Prepare for positions you’re interested in. If you’re gunning for a job in a foreign country, begin taking language classes before any opportunity presents itself. Think about portability.
9. Likewise, don’t let a company know you’re interested in a foreign post if you can’t do it. You could, though, tell them you can’t do it. That helps them know where they can promote you.
10. We are facing a severe management shortage in Canada with baby boomers retiring. Companies are deciding who their top talent is.
11. Opportunity comes to people who are dressed for it, so always be ready.
12. Follow through in every commitment made to your boss, colleagues or anyone else.
Do what you can!
Fran
www.franwatson.ca/resources.html
1. Be the best at what you do. Show others how to raise their skills, too.
2. Be the first to suggest cost-cutting ideas and track the return to the bottom line, even if it’s only in your area.
3. Examine how to redesign your own job to find ways to broaden its contribution.
4. Be prepared to put in extra hours to increase productivity and deliverables.
5. Keep a high profile in activities closely aligned with the company’s values, which includes volunteer work with charities and corporate causes that broadens your network and evidences contribution that is not self-serving and is team focused.
6. Don’t wait for the job vacancy. Pave the way by making sure your boss knows you want more responsibility.
7. Employees need to treat their own company as a client. In order to stay
8. Prepare for positions you’re interested in. If you’re gunning for a job in a foreign country, begin taking language classes before any opportunity presents itself. Think about portability.
9. Likewise, don’t let a company know you’re interested in a foreign post if you can’t do it. You could, though, tell them you can’t do it. That helps them know where they can promote you.
10. We are facing a severe management shortage in Canada with baby boomers retiring. Companies are deciding who their top talent is.
11. Opportunity comes to people who are dressed for it, so always be ready.
12. Follow through in every commitment made to your boss, colleagues or anyone else.
Do what you can!
Fran
www.franwatson.ca/resources.html
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Job Finding Formula
Hey Job Seeker, welcome to my blog site.
I have just been given permission to share a fabulous resource with you to help you with your job search.
Are you aware that approximately 80% of the available jobs are not advertised? See what you can do to find the one that works for you!
This resource can help you look at what will work for you, some really neat techniques you can use to land that job you really want, and show you how to use the Hidden Job Market.
Check it out right away.
Contents include:
- The Hidden Job Market,
- How People Really Get Jobs,
- Developing Your Resume,
- Powerful Interview Techniques
and much, much more.
Best of luck....happy hunting!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
P.S. Here's that link again: JobFindingFormula
I have just been given permission to share a fabulous resource with you to help you with your job search.
Are you aware that approximately 80% of the available jobs are not advertised? See what you can do to find the one that works for you!
This resource can help you look at what will work for you, some really neat techniques you can use to land that job you really want, and show you how to use the Hidden Job Market.
Check it out right away.
Contents include:
- The Hidden Job Market,
- How People Really Get Jobs,
- Developing Your Resume,
- Powerful Interview Techniques
and much, much more.
Best of luck....happy hunting!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
P.S. Here's that link again: JobFindingFormula
Sunday, March 08, 2009
How To Be A Leader At Work
Most organizations have at least one person who is a natural leader. When it is announced she will be leading a new team, employees line up to join. When he asks for a volunteer for an assignment, people jump at the chance. Employees turn to her as a mentor, or look to him as a role model.
Meanwhile, others in the organization are struggling to do their job with too few human resources. So how do natural leaders do it? What is their secret to getting people to go the extra mile for them?
Although many effective leaders are naturally charismatic, there are a number of leadership behaviours that can be adopted by anyone who wants to have greater support from other people. While some leadership techniques may sound manipulative, a wise leader knows the best results come from having people provide their support willingly.
People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted, inspired and motivated to work towards a common goal.
Effective leaders make others feel good about themselves as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what she wants to achieve and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it.
One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he plays makes a contribution to the final result.
In a recent study of employees at all levels in companies of all sizes, Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, authors of Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, found that “meaningful work, making a difference and a contribution” was one of the top three reasons given by 90% of employees when asked why they remain at a company. (The other reasons cited among the top three were “career growth, learning and development” and “exciting work and challenge.”)
When someone understands why a job that might otherwise be considered menial is important, that person is likely to be both more committed and more productive.
People are also likely to follow leaders they see as positive role models. If a leader demonstrates a strong belief in something, it inspires others to work towards the leader’s vision, even when a situation might appear to be almost hopeless. An excellent example of a leader who faced this type of situation is Lee Iacocca. When Chrysler’s fortunes reached a low in the 1980s, he cut his salary to $1 per year to prove his conviction that things would get better. They did. Under his leadership, the company flourished.
Good leaders not only “walk the walk”, they “talk the talk”. When they speak about the future, they are positive and upbeat. Mark Victor Hansen, a successful motivational speaker and co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, said that even in the early days of his career, if someone asked how he was doing he always responded that he was doing fabulously. His enthusiasm won him plenty of supporters who helped make his vision a reality.
Yet some people feel the way to get support from others is by telling them how grim a situation is, hoping that will make them want to help turn things around. On the contrary, Eeyores (those who sound like the gloomy Winnie the Pooh character) may inspire people to start looking for another job, rather than work to improve the situation they are in.
If you have a tendency to be negative, but want to inspire others to support you in achieving a goal, resolve to focus on solutions rather than problems. If Plan A isn’t working, avoid bemoaning the situation and instead come up with a Plan B. If necessary, have Plan C waiting in the wings. Maintain a can-do attitude and you are likely to attract people who will support you in achieving your goals.
As well as communicating their vision, good leaders know they need to communicate “what’s in it for you” in order to have employees go the extra mile.
They also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenging but achievable goal. Those with a desire for power are told how their participation can bring them prestige and lead to greater opportunities. While employees who are motivated by affiliation need to hear how they will be part of a team of people working together.
Effective leaders also use techniques to communicate their belief that each team member is important, including remembering and using people’s preferred names (e.g. not "Rick" if someone prefers to be called "Richard"). As Dale Carnegie observed, “the average person is more interested in his or her own name than in all the other names on earth put together.” Keys to remembering names include paying attention when introduced to someone, mentally repeating the name and using it in conversation.
Good leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job title. They refer to employees as team members, associates, or colleagues – never as "subordinates" – and make no distinction between "essential" and "non-essential" staff or "professional" and "non-professional" staff. Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.
Good leaders believe that every team member matters and foster an environment that makes everyone feel important. It is no wonder they attract all the support they need to help them achieve their goals.
Tag Goulet is CEO of Fabjob.com, a company that publishes e-books on how to break into a "fab" job. Visit www.fabjob.com for information
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Lead On!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Meanwhile, others in the organization are struggling to do their job with too few human resources. So how do natural leaders do it? What is their secret to getting people to go the extra mile for them?
Although many effective leaders are naturally charismatic, there are a number of leadership behaviours that can be adopted by anyone who wants to have greater support from other people. While some leadership techniques may sound manipulative, a wise leader knows the best results come from having people provide their support willingly.
As U.S. President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower defined it:
Leadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted, inspired and motivated to work towards a common goal.
Effective leaders make others feel good about themselves as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what she wants to achieve and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it.
One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he plays makes a contribution to the final result.
In a recent study of employees at all levels in companies of all sizes, Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, authors of Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, found that “meaningful work, making a difference and a contribution” was one of the top three reasons given by 90% of employees when asked why they remain at a company. (The other reasons cited among the top three were “career growth, learning and development” and “exciting work and challenge.”)
When someone understands why a job that might otherwise be considered menial is important, that person is likely to be both more committed and more productive.
People are also likely to follow leaders they see as positive role models. If a leader demonstrates a strong belief in something, it inspires others to work towards the leader’s vision, even when a situation might appear to be almost hopeless. An excellent example of a leader who faced this type of situation is Lee Iacocca. When Chrysler’s fortunes reached a low in the 1980s, he cut his salary to $1 per year to prove his conviction that things would get better. They did. Under his leadership, the company flourished.
Good leaders not only “walk the walk”, they “talk the talk”. When they speak about the future, they are positive and upbeat. Mark Victor Hansen, a successful motivational speaker and co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, said that even in the early days of his career, if someone asked how he was doing he always responded that he was doing fabulously. His enthusiasm won him plenty of supporters who helped make his vision a reality.
Yet some people feel the way to get support from others is by telling them how grim a situation is, hoping that will make them want to help turn things around. On the contrary, Eeyores (those who sound like the gloomy Winnie the Pooh character) may inspire people to start looking for another job, rather than work to improve the situation they are in.
If you have a tendency to be negative, but want to inspire others to support you in achieving a goal, resolve to focus on solutions rather than problems. If Plan A isn’t working, avoid bemoaning the situation and instead come up with a Plan B. If necessary, have Plan C waiting in the wings. Maintain a can-do attitude and you are likely to attract people who will support you in achieving your goals.
As well as communicating their vision, good leaders know they need to communicate “what’s in it for you” in order to have employees go the extra mile.
They also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenging but achievable goal. Those with a desire for power are told how their participation can bring them prestige and lead to greater opportunities. While employees who are motivated by affiliation need to hear how they will be part of a team of people working together.
Effective leaders also use techniques to communicate their belief that each team member is important, including remembering and using people’s preferred names (e.g. not "Rick" if someone prefers to be called "Richard"). As Dale Carnegie observed, “the average person is more interested in his or her own name than in all the other names on earth put together.” Keys to remembering names include paying attention when introduced to someone, mentally repeating the name and using it in conversation.
Good leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job title. They refer to employees as team members, associates, or colleagues – never as "subordinates" – and make no distinction between "essential" and "non-essential" staff or "professional" and "non-professional" staff. Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.
Good leaders believe that every team member matters and foster an environment that makes everyone feel important. It is no wonder they attract all the support they need to help them achieve their goals.
Tag Goulet is CEO of Fabjob.com, a company that publishes e-books on how to break into a "fab" job. Visit www.fabjob.com for information
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Lead On!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Free Job Search Info
Hi
I have uploaded some job search tips and information for you at this site: www.franwatson.ca/Employment
I will be updating this over the next few weeks to include more information and links.
Help yourself.
Fran
I have uploaded some job search tips and information for you at this site: www.franwatson.ca/Employment
I will be updating this over the next few weeks to include more information and links.
Help yourself.
Fran
Friday, March 06, 2009
Do YOU Know these facts?
Did you know that:
only 20% of all employers have application forms - almost all employers want to see a resume
80% of employers rely on personal contact - if someone they know recommends someone, they are more willing to take a chance on that person than a stranger
jobs stay open on an average of only 5 days - so it is important to get your resume in to an employer as soon as you see the job opening, don't wait until the last day of the competition
small businesses create the most new jobs in the economy each each year
smaller firms are reluctant to publish jobs because they can't handle the flow of resumes or they don't have the resources to deal with it - so don't assume they aren't hiring, if you think you would like to work for a company, take your resume in and talk to the manager about what you would like to do and what skills and experience you can bring them
Now that you know, make sure you have your resume ready, targeted for the specific job you are looking for, and get out there!
To a successful job search
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
P.S. Drop by again soon as I will have some free job search tips for you to download
only 20% of all employers have application forms - almost all employers want to see a resume
80% of employers rely on personal contact - if someone they know recommends someone, they are more willing to take a chance on that person than a stranger
jobs stay open on an average of only 5 days - so it is important to get your resume in to an employer as soon as you see the job opening, don't wait until the last day of the competition
small businesses create the most new jobs in the economy each each year
smaller firms are reluctant to publish jobs because they can't handle the flow of resumes or they don't have the resources to deal with it - so don't assume they aren't hiring, if you think you would like to work for a company, take your resume in and talk to the manager about what you would like to do and what skills and experience you can bring them
Now that you know, make sure you have your resume ready, targeted for the specific job you are looking for, and get out there!
To a successful job search
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
P.S. Drop by again soon as I will have some free job search tips for you to download
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Identifying Barriers To Success
Although a person may seem to have all the skills needed to perform a job or be successful, any real or perceived barriers may nevertheless jeopardize one’s chance of excelling. It makes sense to think ahead of time and identify any potential barriers so that we are in a better position to deal with the judgments that others (including ourselves) may make about us. Sometimes the barriers are in ourselves. We may not want to venture into something new or different because we are not sure if we will be able to do it.
Employment Roadblocks
Clearly identifying where you are in the job search process is half the battle in re-entering the work force. Understanding what information and skills you need to overcome roadblocks and gaining that information and skills is the other half.
Future Plans
It is important to write down your goals in order to achieve them. For instance:
What do you want to do?
Where do you want to do it?
Can you travel or are you limited to the local area?
How much do you want to be paid?
How much do you need to pay your bills?
Do you want to work for yourself or for someone else?
How do you start?
What do you need to do first?
You may find this an easy process, or a very difficult one. For help in setting your goals and action plan, you can set up an appointment to meet with a counsellor to discuss the steps you need to take to set up your personal action plan.
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Values
For each list, check off the values that are important to you. Once you have done this, evaluate your choices and list them in order of importance as follows:
A – very important
B – important
C – somewhat important
What are your Work Values?
High Income – finding a job that will allow me to make a lot of more
Prestige – having a job that will give me visibility or status in my community
Professional Recognition – earning the respect of colleagues in my field
Helpfulness – doing work that directly helps people in need or serves a cause
Fast Pace – having work that requires me to be thinking or doing almost all the time
Autonomy – being able to work independently and make choices about priorities and organization
Leadership – using my ability to motivate and direct others in a supervisory capacity
Time Flexibility – being able to set my own hours and arrange my day as I think best
Intellectual Challenge – having work that stimulates my mind and requires me to stretch intellectually
Physical Challenge – having work that involves physical effort to get the job done
Sense of Mission – using my job to make the world a better place to live
Creativity – having the opportunity to express myself through my work
Team Member – working in a group toward a common goal
Personal Recognition – working for a boss and/or organization that notices and rewards my efforts
Contact With Others – having a lot of face-to-face interaction with the public or co-workers
Sociability – being ale to enjoy camaraderie with others at work who share my interests
Pressure – working under the stimulation of deadlines
Diversity and Change – participating in work activities that are often different day to day
Security – being able to have a reasonable expectation that my job or skills will remain in demand
Problem Solving – finding solutions to significant problems as the main focus of my work
Influence – having work that allows me to have a direct impact on people’s lives
Excitement/Adventure – having responsibilities that often involve risk taking and/or a degree of excitement
Predictability – having a job with day-to-day responsibilities that hold few surprises
Power – knowing I’m “in charge” and that people look to me for direction and authority
What are your Life Values?
Accomplishment - achievement, aspiration for excellence
Aesthetics – appreciation of beauty, art, music
Affection – satisfying love relationships, caring, becoming close and intimate with another person
Appearance – physical attractiveness, sex appeal
Autonomy – independence, self-direction, freedom, the right to do what I want
Career – satisfying and successful
Creativity – using imagination, being innovative, problem-solving abilities
Devotion – strong spiritual belief, religious faith
Economic security – comfortable life, freedom from financial worry
Education – intellectual achievement for self, family, or others
Emotional well-being – peace of mind, contentment, freedom from inner conflicts
Excitement – adventure, new experiences, challenges, exploring, being enthusiastic
Family well-being – taking care of loved ones, good family relationships
Friendship – having close friendships, companionship
Health – physical well-being
Helping others – humanitarian desires, serving and working with others
Home – home as an anchor, having a lovely home in a beautiful setting
Leadership –influence, power, control over others, being persuasive
Personal growth – development, use of potential, self-realization
Play – pleasure, fun, leisurely life, travel, sport
Prestige – visible success, recognition, status
Responsibility – accountability, reliability, dependability
Stability – order, predictability, tranquility
Other _______________________________________________
Best of Luck in your job search......need help, contact me
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Employment Roadblocks
Clearly identifying where you are in the job search process is half the battle in re-entering the work force. Understanding what information and skills you need to overcome roadblocks and gaining that information and skills is the other half.
Future Plans
It is important to write down your goals in order to achieve them. For instance:
What do you want to do?
Where do you want to do it?
Can you travel or are you limited to the local area?
How much do you want to be paid?
How much do you need to pay your bills?
Do you want to work for yourself or for someone else?
How do you start?
What do you need to do first?
You may find this an easy process, or a very difficult one. For help in setting your goals and action plan, you can set up an appointment to meet with a counsellor to discuss the steps you need to take to set up your personal action plan.
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Values
For each list, check off the values that are important to you. Once you have done this, evaluate your choices and list them in order of importance as follows:
A – very important
B – important
C – somewhat important
What are your Work Values?
High Income – finding a job that will allow me to make a lot of more
Prestige – having a job that will give me visibility or status in my community
Professional Recognition – earning the respect of colleagues in my field
Helpfulness – doing work that directly helps people in need or serves a cause
Fast Pace – having work that requires me to be thinking or doing almost all the time
Autonomy – being able to work independently and make choices about priorities and organization
Leadership – using my ability to motivate and direct others in a supervisory capacity
Time Flexibility – being able to set my own hours and arrange my day as I think best
Intellectual Challenge – having work that stimulates my mind and requires me to stretch intellectually
Physical Challenge – having work that involves physical effort to get the job done
Sense of Mission – using my job to make the world a better place to live
Creativity – having the opportunity to express myself through my work
Team Member – working in a group toward a common goal
Personal Recognition – working for a boss and/or organization that notices and rewards my efforts
Contact With Others – having a lot of face-to-face interaction with the public or co-workers
Sociability – being ale to enjoy camaraderie with others at work who share my interests
Pressure – working under the stimulation of deadlines
Diversity and Change – participating in work activities that are often different day to day
Security – being able to have a reasonable expectation that my job or skills will remain in demand
Problem Solving – finding solutions to significant problems as the main focus of my work
Influence – having work that allows me to have a direct impact on people’s lives
Excitement/Adventure – having responsibilities that often involve risk taking and/or a degree of excitement
Predictability – having a job with day-to-day responsibilities that hold few surprises
Power – knowing I’m “in charge” and that people look to me for direction and authority
What are your Life Values?
Accomplishment - achievement, aspiration for excellence
Aesthetics – appreciation of beauty, art, music
Affection – satisfying love relationships, caring, becoming close and intimate with another person
Appearance – physical attractiveness, sex appeal
Autonomy – independence, self-direction, freedom, the right to do what I want
Career – satisfying and successful
Creativity – using imagination, being innovative, problem-solving abilities
Devotion – strong spiritual belief, religious faith
Economic security – comfortable life, freedom from financial worry
Education – intellectual achievement for self, family, or others
Emotional well-being – peace of mind, contentment, freedom from inner conflicts
Excitement – adventure, new experiences, challenges, exploring, being enthusiastic
Family well-being – taking care of loved ones, good family relationships
Friendship – having close friendships, companionship
Health – physical well-being
Helping others – humanitarian desires, serving and working with others
Home – home as an anchor, having a lovely home in a beautiful setting
Leadership –influence, power, control over others, being persuasive
Personal growth – development, use of potential, self-realization
Play – pleasure, fun, leisurely life, travel, sport
Prestige – visible success, recognition, status
Responsibility – accountability, reliability, dependability
Stability – order, predictability, tranquility
Other _______________________________________________
Best of Luck in your job search......need help, contact me
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Monday, March 02, 2009
Be Careful What You Say
You Are What You Say
by Carole Martin
The words you use to express yourself send a strong message about the person you are and what you know. Your vocabulary and how well you use it can say more about you than the message you're trying to communicate.
In the job search, the right words are essential to your success. Whether you're creating your resume or preparing interview answers, being aware of and using industry jargon is important. Industries use keywords or lingo. You will sound more knowledgeable and in-the-know if you use these words.
Wendy Enelow, who has written books to help job searchers as well as articles for Monster, has a passion for words and appreciates the power of keywords. In Best Keywords for Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews, Enelow says, “Keywords are used to explain what is required by the employer. They are the buzzwords -- the hot words associated with a specific industry, profession or job function.”
Enelow gives four good reasons why you should use keywords:
1. To get noticed -- with electronic resumes, they're critical.
2. To demonstrate your knowledge of the industry and profession.
3. To talk the talk; be able to use the words with your interviewer.
4. To make interviewers' jobs easier. They can extrapolate information from the words you use.
“Most searchers don't know the keywords, how to use them or where to find them,” says Enelow.
Which Words Are Key?
Each industry uses common words to describe what's required for a job. Descriptions are a list of qualities and skills employers are looking for in a candidate -- the wish list. By using this information and keywords, you can reveal yourself as the ideal candidate.
Lingo differs from industry to industry. In the sales industry, words such as “territories” and “quotas” are used. In healthcare, the words are medically directed: diagnostic tests, therapeutic procedures, patient management plans, etc. Use the industry's lingo in your cover letters, resumes and interviews.
Where Are These Words?
A good place to start is with job postings. Print out and review multiple job postings for a specific position, and you will begin to see the keywords repeated over and over.
The Occupational Information Network -- O*NET OnLine -- is a complete list of occupation keywords along with related positions. This site also lists skills requirements and could give you a feel for a field's specific lingo.
Don't Be a Showoff
Researching words will pay off when you begin to write your resume or prepare your interview script. Of course, don't use a word solely to impress your interviewer. Fitting keywords in at appropriate times in the conversation is what will help your cause. Knowing the definition behind words is what will convince the interviewer that you know what you're talking about.
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Work with words wisely, while whispering, wailing, whimpering, or watching wonderful women wonder and wander wilfully with wistful writings :)
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
by Carole Martin
The words you use to express yourself send a strong message about the person you are and what you know. Your vocabulary and how well you use it can say more about you than the message you're trying to communicate.
In the job search, the right words are essential to your success. Whether you're creating your resume or preparing interview answers, being aware of and using industry jargon is important. Industries use keywords or lingo. You will sound more knowledgeable and in-the-know if you use these words.
Wendy Enelow, who has written books to help job searchers as well as articles for Monster, has a passion for words and appreciates the power of keywords. In Best Keywords for Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews, Enelow says, “Keywords are used to explain what is required by the employer. They are the buzzwords -- the hot words associated with a specific industry, profession or job function.”
Enelow gives four good reasons why you should use keywords:
1. To get noticed -- with electronic resumes, they're critical.
2. To demonstrate your knowledge of the industry and profession.
3. To talk the talk; be able to use the words with your interviewer.
4. To make interviewers' jobs easier. They can extrapolate information from the words you use.
“Most searchers don't know the keywords, how to use them or where to find them,” says Enelow.
Which Words Are Key?
Each industry uses common words to describe what's required for a job. Descriptions are a list of qualities and skills employers are looking for in a candidate -- the wish list. By using this information and keywords, you can reveal yourself as the ideal candidate.
Lingo differs from industry to industry. In the sales industry, words such as “territories” and “quotas” are used. In healthcare, the words are medically directed: diagnostic tests, therapeutic procedures, patient management plans, etc. Use the industry's lingo in your cover letters, resumes and interviews.
Where Are These Words?
A good place to start is with job postings. Print out and review multiple job postings for a specific position, and you will begin to see the keywords repeated over and over.
The Occupational Information Network -- O*NET OnLine -- is a complete list of occupation keywords along with related positions. This site also lists skills requirements and could give you a feel for a field's specific lingo.
Don't Be a Showoff
Researching words will pay off when you begin to write your resume or prepare your interview script. Of course, don't use a word solely to impress your interviewer. Fitting keywords in at appropriate times in the conversation is what will help your cause. Knowing the definition behind words is what will convince the interviewer that you know what you're talking about.
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Work with words wisely, while whispering, wailing, whimpering, or watching wonderful women wonder and wander wilfully with wistful writings :)
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Commit To Lifelong Learning for Personal Success
Commit to Lifelong Learning to Achieve Professional Success
by Debra Pestrak
Being the best in anything requires long hours of practice and a commitment to lifelong learning. From the greatest athletes to the most talented musicians to the world’s prolific writers, these people dedicate themselves to their chosen profession and continually strive to improve themselves. They know that self-improvement is the key to success, and they make a daily effort to hone their talents.
Success in business is no different. In order to be an expert in your field, you must continually improve your business skills and stay on top of business trends. The more you commit to self-improvement and learning, the better you will become and the faster your career will excel.
In order to stress the important correlation between learning and business success, several Fortune 500® executives recently explained how self-improvement paved the way for their rise to the top. Their insights and advice go beyond traditional business school teachings and encompass vital learning's that all workers at any level should heed.
Learn From Those Around You
After spending anywhere from 12 to 18 years in school, many people embark into the business world believing they have all the knowledge under their belt that they’ll need. In reality, quite the opposite is often true. Real business learning begins your first day on the job and it continues until retirement. Those people who accept this fact master business trends and advance their careers faster.
One of your most vital learning resources will be your senior co-workers. They have experience you can learn from and can guide you to correct decisions. Jean Hamilton, Chief Executive Office, Prudential Institutional, cites her mentors and co-workers as her greatest teachers. She says, “I’ve been lucky to work with a number of people from whom I’ve been able to learn. I’ve used them as role models, carefully watching to see things they do well and thinking about how I can emulate them in what I do…. Listening to what others have to say, observing success, and then finding a way to personally incorporate that into your own set of goals and standards—all of that is critical.” By following the lead of these people, Hamilton was able to push past her limits and hone her business judgment.
Similarly, Ellen Hancock, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exodus Communications, reveals that she acquired most of her communication, leadership, and influencing skills through on-the-job training. When she began her career, she made it a point to meet with her mentors monthly.
She believes having a mentor is vital to success because the learning “becomes more of a personal experience rather than just an assignment.”
To adequately learn from others, look around your current organization and find someone who represents your values. Align yourself with that person so you can continually learn how to best do your job and how to improve your business skills. As you discover the type of support you need to advance your career, you can build a support network of those people who can best assist you with attaining your goals.
Learn From Your Own Mistakes
While mistakes and failures are often painful experiences, they are wonderful learning opportunities that can guide your career and self-development. Too often, people are afraid to make mistakes. They prefer to take the safe route and don’t challenge themselves to achieve more. Those at the top of their field are not afraid of mistakes. They know the importance of risking and learning from their mistakes and are able to move on to achieve greater things with the lessons their mistakes teach them.
Anne Sweeney, President, Disney/ABC Cable Networks and President, Disney Channel, agrees that mistakes are vital to career success. As she says, “I believe that if you stay in jobs where you know you cannot fail, you will never grow. Along the way, you must be prepared to take risks and make mistakes. I mean big mistakes. Mistakes that people know about. Mistakes that people may even write about. Mistakes that will make you question whether you have in fact chosen the right path. This sort of risk-taking constitutes an act of faith in yourself.”
Learn From Training Opportunities
In order to advance your career, you must also take advantage of every training opportunity, whether it’s from your company or an outside source. Why? Within most organizations, knowing various areas of the business is a prerequisite for a move into the executive ranks. You may be able to move close to the top as a specialist, but most organizations will not give you a policy- or decision-making position without knowledge of other areas of the business. This is why you must expand your knowledge base and seek out new ways to gain useful information.
When it comes to learning, Shelley Broader, Senior Vice President, Hannaford Brothers, is a pro. Throughout her climb to the top, she took advantage of every training session she could. She now advises aspiring businesspeople to do the same. “Take advantage of cross-functional learning opportunities and don’t pigeonhole yourself with a single set of skills,” she says. “I’m not practicing what I learned in college by any means, technically. Yet, I have a marketable set of skills and I can learn any tactical function. I can manage people and manage process. I can learn the tactical function that I’m managing.”
To gain hands-on learning, volunteer for new teams and task forces. Read your company’s annual report. Also, look to outside sources, such as trade journals and industry newsletters, for up-to-date market information. The more you know about your company and your industry, the higher you’ll go in your organization.
Learn Something New Today
Career advancement is possible when you make lifelong learning one of your top priorities. As you gain new knowledge and insights, you can continually evaluate the path you’ve chosen to be sure you’re on the right track. By committing yourself to be an eternal student of business, you can rise to the top of any organization.
Read Only © Copyright 2002 Debra Pestrak Used with permission of copyright holder
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Debra Pestrak is an expert at helping people unleash their success, allowing people to be more productive and getting what they want out of life. She is an award-winning speaker, author, business consultant, educator and coach. Pestrak is founder and CEO of Success UNleashed, Inc.®, a company dedicated to delivering high-impact and empowering programs. Visit www.debrapestrak.com for more information on Debra and her programs.
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Article courtesy of Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey & Ideas At Work! Visit our webiste: http://www.ideaman.net/ for more downloadable Business Enhancement Success Thinking series of articles by some of North America’s top speakers and experts. If you’ve enjoyed this article, please let the author know, and tell them you read it on http://www.ideaman.net/ Bookmark this site as we add new articles as they are received.
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Bob has lots of great articles, check them out!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
by Debra Pestrak
Being the best in anything requires long hours of practice and a commitment to lifelong learning. From the greatest athletes to the most talented musicians to the world’s prolific writers, these people dedicate themselves to their chosen profession and continually strive to improve themselves. They know that self-improvement is the key to success, and they make a daily effort to hone their talents.
Success in business is no different. In order to be an expert in your field, you must continually improve your business skills and stay on top of business trends. The more you commit to self-improvement and learning, the better you will become and the faster your career will excel.
In order to stress the important correlation between learning and business success, several Fortune 500® executives recently explained how self-improvement paved the way for their rise to the top. Their insights and advice go beyond traditional business school teachings and encompass vital learning's that all workers at any level should heed.
Learn From Those Around You
After spending anywhere from 12 to 18 years in school, many people embark into the business world believing they have all the knowledge under their belt that they’ll need. In reality, quite the opposite is often true. Real business learning begins your first day on the job and it continues until retirement. Those people who accept this fact master business trends and advance their careers faster.
One of your most vital learning resources will be your senior co-workers. They have experience you can learn from and can guide you to correct decisions. Jean Hamilton, Chief Executive Office, Prudential Institutional, cites her mentors and co-workers as her greatest teachers. She says, “I’ve been lucky to work with a number of people from whom I’ve been able to learn. I’ve used them as role models, carefully watching to see things they do well and thinking about how I can emulate them in what I do…. Listening to what others have to say, observing success, and then finding a way to personally incorporate that into your own set of goals and standards—all of that is critical.” By following the lead of these people, Hamilton was able to push past her limits and hone her business judgment.
Similarly, Ellen Hancock, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exodus Communications, reveals that she acquired most of her communication, leadership, and influencing skills through on-the-job training. When she began her career, she made it a point to meet with her mentors monthly.
She believes having a mentor is vital to success because the learning “becomes more of a personal experience rather than just an assignment.”
To adequately learn from others, look around your current organization and find someone who represents your values. Align yourself with that person so you can continually learn how to best do your job and how to improve your business skills. As you discover the type of support you need to advance your career, you can build a support network of those people who can best assist you with attaining your goals.
Learn From Your Own Mistakes
While mistakes and failures are often painful experiences, they are wonderful learning opportunities that can guide your career and self-development. Too often, people are afraid to make mistakes. They prefer to take the safe route and don’t challenge themselves to achieve more. Those at the top of their field are not afraid of mistakes. They know the importance of risking and learning from their mistakes and are able to move on to achieve greater things with the lessons their mistakes teach them.
Anne Sweeney, President, Disney/ABC Cable Networks and President, Disney Channel, agrees that mistakes are vital to career success. As she says, “I believe that if you stay in jobs where you know you cannot fail, you will never grow. Along the way, you must be prepared to take risks and make mistakes. I mean big mistakes. Mistakes that people know about. Mistakes that people may even write about. Mistakes that will make you question whether you have in fact chosen the right path. This sort of risk-taking constitutes an act of faith in yourself.”
Learn From Training Opportunities
In order to advance your career, you must also take advantage of every training opportunity, whether it’s from your company or an outside source. Why? Within most organizations, knowing various areas of the business is a prerequisite for a move into the executive ranks. You may be able to move close to the top as a specialist, but most organizations will not give you a policy- or decision-making position without knowledge of other areas of the business. This is why you must expand your knowledge base and seek out new ways to gain useful information.
When it comes to learning, Shelley Broader, Senior Vice President, Hannaford Brothers, is a pro. Throughout her climb to the top, she took advantage of every training session she could. She now advises aspiring businesspeople to do the same. “Take advantage of cross-functional learning opportunities and don’t pigeonhole yourself with a single set of skills,” she says. “I’m not practicing what I learned in college by any means, technically. Yet, I have a marketable set of skills and I can learn any tactical function. I can manage people and manage process. I can learn the tactical function that I’m managing.”
To gain hands-on learning, volunteer for new teams and task forces. Read your company’s annual report. Also, look to outside sources, such as trade journals and industry newsletters, for up-to-date market information. The more you know about your company and your industry, the higher you’ll go in your organization.
Learn Something New Today
Career advancement is possible when you make lifelong learning one of your top priorities. As you gain new knowledge and insights, you can continually evaluate the path you’ve chosen to be sure you’re on the right track. By committing yourself to be an eternal student of business, you can rise to the top of any organization.
Read Only © Copyright 2002 Debra Pestrak Used with permission of copyright holder
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Debra Pestrak is an expert at helping people unleash their success, allowing people to be more productive and getting what they want out of life. She is an award-winning speaker, author, business consultant, educator and coach. Pestrak is founder and CEO of Success UNleashed, Inc.®, a company dedicated to delivering high-impact and empowering programs. Visit www.debrapestrak.com for more information on Debra and her programs.
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Article courtesy of Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey & Ideas At Work! Visit our webiste: http://www.ideaman.net/ for more downloadable Business Enhancement Success Thinking series of articles by some of North America’s top speakers and experts. If you’ve enjoyed this article, please let the author know, and tell them you read it on http://www.ideaman.net/ Bookmark this site as we add new articles as they are received.
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Bob has lots of great articles, check them out!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
Friday, February 27, 2009
Expanding Your Horizons
It's important that you take risks when you are job searching, that you try something new and different instead of just sticking with what worked in the past. This poem is something I wrote about taking risks in Toastmasters, but it works no matter what you are doing. Be willing to try something new - a new taste sensation, a food you haven't tried before, a job that seems interesting, a book you haven't read... The possibilities are limitless and your personal growth will be tremendous if you try one new thing each and every day. By the end of the year you will have tried 365 new things. Some you will like, and some you won't, but you will have enhanced your capabilities.
You may not have heard about Toastmasters, but if you haven't, you should look it up at www.toastmasters.org and find the club nearest to you. Go and attend a ocuple of meetings. You will learn many new skills there which will help you in your job search. Toastmasters is all about communication - both speaking and listening. Members learn how to think on their feet and come up with answers to spontaneous questions. You will be amazed at how well this prepares you for interviews.
Trying Something New
Expand my horizons?
Oh no, I’m too scared,
I don’t think I’d know what to do.
I’ve grown used to the comfort
Of just coming and listening,
And maybe doing timing, or ah counting or quizzing.
But take on a role of Toastmaster, no way.
I might make mistakes. What would I say?
And table topics is frightening, people might boo,
When I introduce a topic or two.
Expand my horizons
Do you really think I could?
The thought just scares me to death.
Well, ok, not quite, but almost, but then,
That’s how I felt before I began
My weekly sessions at Toastmasters.
So maybe I can.
Ok, yes I’ll do it.
Sign me up.
I did it, I did it, and I did ok.
I really expanded my horizons today.
And it felt so good I’ll do it again,
Just give me that schedule
And I’ll put down my name.
Perhaps next week I’ll give my next speech
Or maybe even the word of the week.
My confidence grows with every new step,
And I look forward to things that I haven’t done yet.
I’m expanding my horizons and I’ll continue to soar,
As each week I’ll do something and then one thing more.
I want to say thank you to all of the group.
It’s because of you I was able to do it,
Because you supported me all the way through it.
Thank you for being there when I was afraid.
Thank you for helping me to be prepared.
Thank you for showing me how it is done.
Thank you for sharing and for having fun.
So expand your horizons and try something new.
Or you’ll never know just what you can do.
Here's to taking risks and facing challenges head on!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca/publicspeaking.html
You may not have heard about Toastmasters, but if you haven't, you should look it up at www.toastmasters.org and find the club nearest to you. Go and attend a ocuple of meetings. You will learn many new skills there which will help you in your job search. Toastmasters is all about communication - both speaking and listening. Members learn how to think on their feet and come up with answers to spontaneous questions. You will be amazed at how well this prepares you for interviews.
Trying Something New
Expand my horizons?
Oh no, I’m too scared,
I don’t think I’d know what to do.
I’ve grown used to the comfort
Of just coming and listening,
And maybe doing timing, or ah counting or quizzing.
But take on a role of Toastmaster, no way.
I might make mistakes. What would I say?
And table topics is frightening, people might boo,
When I introduce a topic or two.
Expand my horizons
Do you really think I could?
The thought just scares me to death.
Well, ok, not quite, but almost, but then,
That’s how I felt before I began
My weekly sessions at Toastmasters.
So maybe I can.
Ok, yes I’ll do it.
Sign me up.
I did it, I did it, and I did ok.
I really expanded my horizons today.
And it felt so good I’ll do it again,
Just give me that schedule
And I’ll put down my name.
Perhaps next week I’ll give my next speech
Or maybe even the word of the week.
My confidence grows with every new step,
And I look forward to things that I haven’t done yet.
I’m expanding my horizons and I’ll continue to soar,
As each week I’ll do something and then one thing more.
I want to say thank you to all of the group.
It’s because of you I was able to do it,
Because you supported me all the way through it.
Thank you for being there when I was afraid.
Thank you for helping me to be prepared.
Thank you for showing me how it is done.
Thank you for sharing and for having fun.
So expand your horizons and try something new.
Or you’ll never know just what you can do.
Here's to taking risks and facing challenges head on!!
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca/publicspeaking.html
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Your Prescription For A Healthy Career
Although these statistics were quoted from 2006, the information contained in this report is as valid now as it was then, if not more so as several hundred thousand more people have turned 60 since then (including me). My mother is 88 and still living on her own, my boyfriend's mother is 75 and living on her own.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that eight of the 20 fastest growing occupations are in healthcare. In fact, more new healthcare jobs will be created by 2014 than in any other industry.
Why are healthcare careers so hot? Here are some of the major reasons:
Baby Boomers turn 60 this year. The population of elderly persons, who have greater healthcare needs, are increasing faster than the overall population.
In addition, Boomers' aging parents, whose life expectancies have increased in recent years, have caused the demand for home healthcare and residential care workers to increase significantly.
With the recent advances in medical technology, lifespans have increased, and new technologies make it possible to treat illnesses and injuries that in recent years may not have been treatable.
With federal law requiring that the healthcare industry technologically update its record-keeping practices and with health insurance becoming more complex, the need for administrative support in healthcare will also grow.
On top of these facts, many of those employed in healthcare will soon be retiring themselves, leaving vacancies in the industry. Now you can see why people interested in pursuing a healthcare career can be virtually ensured a lifetime of secure employment.
The Path to Healthcare
While it's not always necessary to complete a four-year degree program to work in the healthcare industry, the majority of occupations require completion of some kind of training program. Nurses, for example, may begin their careers with an associate's degree and Registered Nurse (RN) certification program.
According to CareerBuilder.com's Spring 2006 quarterly job forecast, nearly one in five hiring managers in the fastest growing industries, including healthcare, will be hiring administrative and clerical staff. That's especially true in healthcare. Medical assistants, pharmacy assistants, dental assistants, and other administrative positions, which only require training programs of two years or less, will be among the fastest growing occupations.
With such a healthy future in the industry, the prognosis is good for those considering a career in healthcare.
Sources
"Health Care" - Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Survey: More Jobs Expected in Spring '06" - CareerBuilder.com
To your health
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that eight of the 20 fastest growing occupations are in healthcare. In fact, more new healthcare jobs will be created by 2014 than in any other industry.
Why are healthcare careers so hot? Here are some of the major reasons:
Baby Boomers turn 60 this year. The population of elderly persons, who have greater healthcare needs, are increasing faster than the overall population.
In addition, Boomers' aging parents, whose life expectancies have increased in recent years, have caused the demand for home healthcare and residential care workers to increase significantly.
With the recent advances in medical technology, lifespans have increased, and new technologies make it possible to treat illnesses and injuries that in recent years may not have been treatable.
With federal law requiring that the healthcare industry technologically update its record-keeping practices and with health insurance becoming more complex, the need for administrative support in healthcare will also grow.
On top of these facts, many of those employed in healthcare will soon be retiring themselves, leaving vacancies in the industry. Now you can see why people interested in pursuing a healthcare career can be virtually ensured a lifetime of secure employment.
The Path to Healthcare
While it's not always necessary to complete a four-year degree program to work in the healthcare industry, the majority of occupations require completion of some kind of training program. Nurses, for example, may begin their careers with an associate's degree and Registered Nurse (RN) certification program.
According to CareerBuilder.com's Spring 2006 quarterly job forecast, nearly one in five hiring managers in the fastest growing industries, including healthcare, will be hiring administrative and clerical staff. That's especially true in healthcare. Medical assistants, pharmacy assistants, dental assistants, and other administrative positions, which only require training programs of two years or less, will be among the fastest growing occupations.
With such a healthy future in the industry, the prognosis is good for those considering a career in healthcare.
Sources
"Health Care" - Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Survey: More Jobs Expected in Spring '06" - CareerBuilder.com
To your health
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Create Your Own Economy? FInd out How!
I have some exciting news to share. (And it might shock you a
little too.)
Are you ready? Here goes -- now is actually a FANTASTIC time to
start or expand a business.
Yes, really!
And to prove it, I want to invite you to a FREE teleseminar Ali
Brown is hosting on Thursday, March 5, called "How to Create
Your OWN Strong Economy This Year... With Online Information
Marketing."
(In a hurry? Just go here:)
You may have heard of Ali. She's really shaken up the Internet
marketing world by being honest and telling it how it is. And
now she's going to do the same about the economy, the recession,
and building a business.
On this FREE one-time-only teleseminar, Ali will be sharing her
secrets on one of the best business models in the world. It's
recession-proof, allows you to control your own income, and
hundreds of men and women just like YOU are using it to add
hundreds to thousands of dollars to their bottom line each
month. It's called online information marketing and you'll be
getting a crash-course so you can start implementing
IMMEDIATELY.
On this call you'll learn:
* The 5 ways you can recession-proof your business... starting
today.
* Why the Internet is still the BEST way to build a business
FAST, and how to get started.
* 3 mistakes entrepreneurs make when taking their business
online... and how YOU can avoid them.
* How to create easy information products that can generate you
passive income while you work or play.
* How you can claim $500 OFF Ali's brand new 2009 Online Success
Blueprint System -- featuring DVDs, CDs, and more!
You'll want to sign up NOW before you forget. Here's the link again
See you on the call!
All the Best,
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
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P.S. - If there's one thing you should know about Ali, it's that
her teleclasses are jammed-packed with information and this one
will be no different. She's sharing important, UPDATED
information about how to use information marketing to thrive
even in a recession. You won't want to miss this teleseminar!
Here's that link one mote time.
little too.)
Are you ready? Here goes -- now is actually a FANTASTIC time to
start or expand a business.
Yes, really!
And to prove it, I want to invite you to a FREE teleseminar Ali
Brown is hosting on Thursday, March 5, called "How to Create
Your OWN Strong Economy This Year... With Online Information
Marketing."
(In a hurry? Just go here:)
You may have heard of Ali. She's really shaken up the Internet
marketing world by being honest and telling it how it is. And
now she's going to do the same about the economy, the recession,
and building a business.
On this FREE one-time-only teleseminar, Ali will be sharing her
secrets on one of the best business models in the world. It's
recession-proof, allows you to control your own income, and
hundreds of men and women just like YOU are using it to add
hundreds to thousands of dollars to their bottom line each
month. It's called online information marketing and you'll be
getting a crash-course so you can start implementing
IMMEDIATELY.
On this call you'll learn:
* The 5 ways you can recession-proof your business... starting
today.
* Why the Internet is still the BEST way to build a business
FAST, and how to get started.
* 3 mistakes entrepreneurs make when taking their business
online... and how YOU can avoid them.
* How to create easy information products that can generate you
passive income while you work or play.
* How you can claim $500 OFF Ali's brand new 2009 Online Success
Blueprint System -- featuring DVDs, CDs, and more!
You'll want to sign up NOW before you forget. Here's the link again
See you on the call!
All the Best,
Fran Watson
www.franwatson.ca
======================================
P.S. - If there's one thing you should know about Ali, it's that
her teleclasses are jammed-packed with information and this one
will be no different. She's sharing important, UPDATED
information about how to use information marketing to thrive
even in a recession. You won't want to miss this teleseminar!
Here's that link one mote time.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Life Is About Choices
Life is About Choices and the Decisions We Make
In our journey through life we travel along many different roads and paths. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and religious vocation. There are roads that lead to fame and fortune and roads that lead to isolation and poverty.
As we pass along these roads and paths we encounter various corners, detours, and crossroads. Some paths seem to easily lead us in a new direction, but often the most perplexing road that you encounter is a crossroad.
With four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where they lead, which road will you take? What is the guarantee that you will choose the right one? How will you make your decision?
First, it is important to remember that there are no guarantees.
You never really know where a road will lead you until you take it. This is one of the most important things you need to realize about life. There are so many possible outcomes, which you really cannot control. The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you react to different situations.
It is important to act
Since life offers no guarantee you might as well take the risk and decide on a direction. It is only after you have made a decision and reflected on it that you realize its soundness. If the consequences or outcomes are good for you, then you have decided correctly. Although it is true that one wrong turn could get you lost, it could also be that such a turn could be an opportunity for an adventure. It is all a matter of perspective.
Taking risks is not about being careless and stupid. Here are some pointers that could help you choose the best option in the face of life’s crossroads:
• Get as much information as you can about your situation.
Just like any news reporter, ask the 5 W’s: what, who, when, where, and why. What is the situation? Who are the people involved? When did this happen? Where is this leading? Why are you in this situation? Oftentimes, the reason for indecision is the lack of information about a situation.
• Identify and create options.
Discover what options the situation gives you? Sometimes the options may be few, but often they are numerous. But what do you do when you think that the situation offers no options? This is the time that you create your own. Make your creative mind work. Start brainstorming ideas - from the most simplistic to the most complicated, entertain all ideas. Do not shoot anything down when an idea comes to your head. Sometimes the most outrageous idea could prove to be the right one in the end. If you have difficulty doing this, you can ask a friend to help you identify options, but make sure that you make the decision yourself in the end.
• Weigh the pros and cons of every option.
Assess each option by looking at the advantages and disadvantages it offers you. In this way, you get more insights about the consequences of such an option.
• Trust yourself and make that decision.
Now that you have assessed your options, it is now time to trust yourself. Remember that there are no guarantees. So choose… decide… believe that you are choosing the best option for you at this point in time. You can always change your mind and take a different direction at a later date.
Whether it is the right decision or not, only time can tell. But do not regret making a decision, whatever the outcome. Instead, learn from it and remember that you always have the chance to make better decisions in the future.
When it comes to your job search, you don't have to stay in the same job year after year, you have choices. Assess your situation, brainstorm some ideas, and make your decision, then take action.
In our journey through life we travel along many different roads and paths. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and religious vocation. There are roads that lead to fame and fortune and roads that lead to isolation and poverty.
As we pass along these roads and paths we encounter various corners, detours, and crossroads. Some paths seem to easily lead us in a new direction, but often the most perplexing road that you encounter is a crossroad.
With four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where they lead, which road will you take? What is the guarantee that you will choose the right one? How will you make your decision?
First, it is important to remember that there are no guarantees.
You never really know where a road will lead you until you take it. This is one of the most important things you need to realize about life. There are so many possible outcomes, which you really cannot control. The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you react to different situations.
It is important to act
Since life offers no guarantee you might as well take the risk and decide on a direction. It is only after you have made a decision and reflected on it that you realize its soundness. If the consequences or outcomes are good for you, then you have decided correctly. Although it is true that one wrong turn could get you lost, it could also be that such a turn could be an opportunity for an adventure. It is all a matter of perspective.
Taking risks is not about being careless and stupid. Here are some pointers that could help you choose the best option in the face of life’s crossroads:
• Get as much information as you can about your situation.
Just like any news reporter, ask the 5 W’s: what, who, when, where, and why. What is the situation? Who are the people involved? When did this happen? Where is this leading? Why are you in this situation? Oftentimes, the reason for indecision is the lack of information about a situation.
• Identify and create options.
Discover what options the situation gives you? Sometimes the options may be few, but often they are numerous. But what do you do when you think that the situation offers no options? This is the time that you create your own. Make your creative mind work. Start brainstorming ideas - from the most simplistic to the most complicated, entertain all ideas. Do not shoot anything down when an idea comes to your head. Sometimes the most outrageous idea could prove to be the right one in the end. If you have difficulty doing this, you can ask a friend to help you identify options, but make sure that you make the decision yourself in the end.
• Weigh the pros and cons of every option.
Assess each option by looking at the advantages and disadvantages it offers you. In this way, you get more insights about the consequences of such an option.
• Trust yourself and make that decision.
Now that you have assessed your options, it is now time to trust yourself. Remember that there are no guarantees. So choose… decide… believe that you are choosing the best option for you at this point in time. You can always change your mind and take a different direction at a later date.
Whether it is the right decision or not, only time can tell. But do not regret making a decision, whatever the outcome. Instead, learn from it and remember that you always have the chance to make better decisions in the future.
When it comes to your job search, you don't have to stay in the same job year after year, you have choices. Assess your situation, brainstorm some ideas, and make your decision, then take action.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Work At Home Opportunity
I have been involved with SFI for a number of years and it is a business that pays consistently, has LOTS of customer support and training and is a great way to get started working at home.
Here are some comments from others involved in this SFI Opportunity.
"Two years ago I clicked on a small, three-line ad for the SFI opportunity. Having been around the industry a number of years, I could see in SFI what I did not see in most other opportunities...I began marketing my gateways within days. I now own a business that reaches every corner of the globe."
The Fortune Builders Network
BC, CANADA
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Want to know more? Check it out here:
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"Getting up and going to the office every morning was such a hassle...With SFI, I no longer have that problem. Thank You SFI."
Kim Provanchie
NY, UNITED STATES
Read more testimonials
"I have owned my own business, or rather it has owned me, for more than 13 years. The freedom to take a vacation, spend time with my family, and have the financial security to take care of the future is still missing. I started looking at network marketing about two years ago, and after looking at several opportunities, I am convinced that SFI is one of the most duplicatable, professional, and viable opportunities in existence. If you follow the program and ask for help when you need it, you will succeed!"
Michael Bowman
AL, UNITED STATES
I've been in network marketing for a very long time and thought I had seen it all. SFI is the most incredible and absolutely best system I have ever seen to become financially free while helping other people do the same. Mr. Carson and all his associates who use his system will become successful and very, very wealthy! SFI is going to rock the world and bring every other business venture to it's knees! "
Michael J. Drummer
CO, UNITED STATES
SFI's Strong Future International innovation is very much in line with my own life philosophy: Trying to make a difference and leaving a legacy! I truly think Strong Future International is an instrument to not only leave a legacy but also create much needed awareness of our global responsibilities. And, almost as a side effect, it will help us draw from a new market of like-minded people out there who can now discover the awesome SFI marketing opportunity. Thank you, Gery for stepping up to the plate and making our business even more credible in an incredibly crowded Internet marketplace."
Andy Uhlig
GA, UNITED STATES
SFI is the best way to introduce yourself to money and a great opportunity for an improved future! This program really works if you put in the time required."
Michele Dunlop
ON, CANADA
Are you ready to see what SFI is all about?
Bravo, SFI! I'm a success-conscious Nigerian who is now an instant leader and on my way to financial independence after embracing SFI marketing and its residual-income earning program. Withing two months of coming on board as an affiliate, I have become an Executive Affiliate (EA) and have introduced 80 affiliates into my network...SFI possesses awesome, well-organized, and managed structure that produces the best ever imagined fortune for a committed affiliate in record time. "
Kabeer Sarumi
0, NIGERIA
Your Opportunity awaits you……….are you ready for it?
"I am very fortunate in finding a company like SFI to get myself on the road to financial freedom. I do not have to invest a lot of my hard-earned money, and I love the idea of doing all of my business on the Internet. SFI is about SUCCESS, not empty promises. I like that. You are surrounded by one big family from all over the world and when I need help, there is always someone from our team to answer my questions. Thank you for letting me be a part of the most powerful marketing network on the Internet. "
Dilip Ganatra
INDIA
Hoping to see you soon on the money side of SFI!!
Fran Watson
Here are some comments from others involved in this SFI Opportunity.
"Two years ago I clicked on a small, three-line ad for the SFI opportunity. Having been around the industry a number of years, I could see in SFI what I did not see in most other opportunities...I began marketing my gateways within days. I now own a business that reaches every corner of the globe."
The Fortune Builders Network
BC, CANADA
***************************
Want to know more? Check it out here:
**************************
"Getting up and going to the office every morning was such a hassle...With SFI, I no longer have that problem. Thank You SFI."
Kim Provanchie
NY, UNITED STATES
Read more testimonials
"I have owned my own business, or rather it has owned me, for more than 13 years. The freedom to take a vacation, spend time with my family, and have the financial security to take care of the future is still missing. I started looking at network marketing about two years ago, and after looking at several opportunities, I am convinced that SFI is one of the most duplicatable, professional, and viable opportunities in existence. If you follow the program and ask for help when you need it, you will succeed!"
Michael Bowman
AL, UNITED STATES
I've been in network marketing for a very long time and thought I had seen it all. SFI is the most incredible and absolutely best system I have ever seen to become financially free while helping other people do the same. Mr. Carson and all his associates who use his system will become successful and very, very wealthy! SFI is going to rock the world and bring every other business venture to it's knees! "
Michael J. Drummer
CO, UNITED STATES
SFI's Strong Future International innovation is very much in line with my own life philosophy: Trying to make a difference and leaving a legacy! I truly think Strong Future International is an instrument to not only leave a legacy but also create much needed awareness of our global responsibilities. And, almost as a side effect, it will help us draw from a new market of like-minded people out there who can now discover the awesome SFI marketing opportunity. Thank you, Gery for stepping up to the plate and making our business even more credible in an incredibly crowded Internet marketplace."
Andy Uhlig
GA, UNITED STATES
SFI is the best way to introduce yourself to money and a great opportunity for an improved future! This program really works if you put in the time required."
Michele Dunlop
ON, CANADA
Are you ready to see what SFI is all about?
Bravo, SFI! I'm a success-conscious Nigerian who is now an instant leader and on my way to financial independence after embracing SFI marketing and its residual-income earning program. Withing two months of coming on board as an affiliate, I have become an Executive Affiliate (EA) and have introduced 80 affiliates into my network...SFI possesses awesome, well-organized, and managed structure that produces the best ever imagined fortune for a committed affiliate in record time. "
Kabeer Sarumi
0, NIGERIA
Your Opportunity awaits you……….are you ready for it?
"I am very fortunate in finding a company like SFI to get myself on the road to financial freedom. I do not have to invest a lot of my hard-earned money, and I love the idea of doing all of my business on the Internet. SFI is about SUCCESS, not empty promises. I like that. You are surrounded by one big family from all over the world and when I need help, there is always someone from our team to answer my questions. Thank you for letting me be a part of the most powerful marketing network on the Internet. "
Dilip Ganatra
INDIA
Hoping to see you soon on the money side of SFI!!
Fran Watson
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Work At Home
Looking for an employment opportunity you can do from home?
Here are some resources for you to check out.
My Data Team Global Data Entry & Traditional Data Entry Jobs:
more to come soon...check back
Fran Watson
Here are some resources for you to check out.
My Data Team Global Data Entry & Traditional Data Entry Jobs:
more to come soon...check back
Fran Watson
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Georgia Donovan: http://www.theclothesdoctor.com/index.html
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Has Business Casual Gone Too Far
Get rid of the tee shirt that has your life motto or philosophy statement written across it. A simple white or colored tee works best.
Get rid of anything dirty, worn, torn. If you wash your car in it or wear it to clean out your backyard it's not right for the office.
Get rid of anything tight. That goes for guys too. Loose the tight jeans, tank tops or anything that is suggestive or bare. Short shorts are a no no and are in very bad taste.
Get rid of the backpack and save it for weekends. Invest in a good briefcase.
Get rid of the baseball cap. Save if for the softball game.
Get rid of your favorite tattoo, I'm not saying that you should go to local dermatologist and get it burned off, but at least cover it. The same goes for body piercing.
Get rid of those dirty sneakers .
And women should never ever go braless! I don't care if you're a 32AA, you ALWAYS wear a bra to the office.
What works best: A basic blazer in navy, black or tan over a great pair of pressed jeans and a white tee shirt. Denim shirts with khaki pants or skirts.
The look you want here is professional yet casual . If you still haven't a clue as to how to put it together, here's a tip. take a look at your boss's, boss.
The above is from Georgia Donovan's blog. For more information on Fashion and Makeup, check it out here:
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To putting your best foot forward in your job!
Fran Watson
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Has Business Casual Gone Too Far
Get rid of the tee shirt that has your life motto or philosophy statement written across it. A simple white or colored tee works best.
Get rid of anything dirty, worn, torn. If you wash your car in it or wear it to clean out your backyard it's not right for the office.
Get rid of anything tight. That goes for guys too. Loose the tight jeans, tank tops or anything that is suggestive or bare. Short shorts are a no no and are in very bad taste.
Get rid of the backpack and save it for weekends. Invest in a good briefcase.
Get rid of the baseball cap. Save if for the softball game.
Get rid of your favorite tattoo, I'm not saying that you should go to local dermatologist and get it burned off, but at least cover it. The same goes for body piercing.
Get rid of those dirty sneakers .
And women should never ever go braless! I don't care if you're a 32AA, you ALWAYS wear a bra to the office.
What works best: A basic blazer in navy, black or tan over a great pair of pressed jeans and a white tee shirt. Denim shirts with khaki pants or skirts.
The look you want here is professional yet casual . If you still haven't a clue as to how to put it together, here's a tip. take a look at your boss's, boss.
The above is from Georgia Donovan's blog. For more information on Fashion and Makeup, check it out here:
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To putting your best foot forward in your job!
Fran Watson
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Are you Good Enough... or Better?
When we were in school, 50% was a pass and often many of us were content to just do enough to pass. many of us have carried this mentality on into our working lives. We do just enough to get by each day, to produce the minimum that we can get away with. If we make mistakes, we figure that someone else will pick up the slack. We never really think about what happens beyond our own doors. We forget that "no man is an island" and that every stone thrwon into a pond causes a ripple effect that affects everything around it.
You are the stone, you are cast into the waters and what you do affects everyone around you. What kind of an effort are you making in your job today. Are you content to be "just good enough", or are you striving to be better?
Consider the following:
If 99.9% is good enough, then...
12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
114,500 mismatched pairs of shoes will be shipped each year.
18,322 pieces of mail will be mishandled per hour.
2,000,000 documes will be lost by the IRS/Revenue Canada this year.
2.5 million books will be shipped with the wrong covers.
Two planes landing at Chicago's O'Hare airport will be unsafe every day.
315 entries in Webster's dictionary will be misspelled.
20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions will be written this year.
880,000 credit cards in circulation will turn out to have incorrect cardholder information on their magnetic strips.
103,260 income tax returns will be processed incorrectly during the year.
5.5 million cases of soft drinks produced will be flat.
291 pacemaker operations will be performed incorrectly.
3,056 copies of tomorrow's Wall Street Journal will be missing one of the three sections.
Think about the above as you go to work this week. Be the best you can be and do the best you can do. GIve all your effort to your work while you are at work, and all your effort to your family life when you are at home.
Have a wonderful year!
Fran Watson
You are the stone, you are cast into the waters and what you do affects everyone around you. What kind of an effort are you making in your job today. Are you content to be "just good enough", or are you striving to be better?
Consider the following:
If 99.9% is good enough, then...
12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
114,500 mismatched pairs of shoes will be shipped each year.
18,322 pieces of mail will be mishandled per hour.
2,000,000 documes will be lost by the IRS/Revenue Canada this year.
2.5 million books will be shipped with the wrong covers.
Two planes landing at Chicago's O'Hare airport will be unsafe every day.
315 entries in Webster's dictionary will be misspelled.
20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions will be written this year.
880,000 credit cards in circulation will turn out to have incorrect cardholder information on their magnetic strips.
103,260 income tax returns will be processed incorrectly during the year.
5.5 million cases of soft drinks produced will be flat.
291 pacemaker operations will be performed incorrectly.
3,056 copies of tomorrow's Wall Street Journal will be missing one of the three sections.
Think about the above as you go to work this week. Be the best you can be and do the best you can do. GIve all your effort to your work while you are at work, and all your effort to your family life when you are at home.
Have a wonderful year!
Fran Watson
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