Many people, particularly as they accumulate years of work experience, find they have a growing desire to put passion into their life and career. My observation about why this takes place is that as we grow in life experiences a lot of the excitement or “newness” diminishes. We simply have been there and done that [...]
How to Apply Perfectionism to Your Career and Life
In business school, if not earlier, we’ve all learned about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs, and we’ve been told that what’s called “self-actualization” is the highest, or rather, most pressing human need, on which all other “lower” needs serve as only building blocks. While Maslow’s theories have earned their fair share of criticism, I’d like [...]
Your First Job: Why It’s More Important to Learn than Earn
As you diligently search for the job that sets the cornerstone for your career, it’s important to realize what is truly important in this first experience. While you may have college loans to repay and it can be tempting to take the highest paid option out there, this is not necessarily the best option [...]
Forget My Past… I Can Do This Job!
“Past performance is the best predictor of future success.”
That’s a phrase many hiring managers live by when evaluating candidates for a job opening. HR Managers often preach that mantra, and it certainly is the safest route to take when they want to be sure of making a good hire.
Job seekers, on the other hand, [...]
Job Concerns Living Inside the Head of a Person Near You
Are You Sentenced for Life to Your Current Occupation?
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Career Transition: 4 Stages of Career Planning: Bitten off more than you can Chew?
Bitten off more than you can chew with your career transition?
Do you feel overwhelmed and confused about all of the potential career choices?
Don’t know how to plan a successful career change?
Is your lack of career direction creating chaos?
My dog, Chester, often bit more than he could chew, and created chaos. Chester is a brown, “Bearded [...]
Campaign For Success
This article was first published on CareerRocketeer in May 2009, then again last week on CareerRealism.com. It’s been popular and is a great introduction to the free webinar today on this very subject. Click here to register for the free webinar that starts at 11am PST / 2pm EST Unstuck 101: How a Career Campaign [...]










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