Life is not without speed humps, that goes for our personal lives and our corporate lives. They can take many forms, maybe a relationship sours, you miss out on a promotion or a ruling goes against you.
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As happiness can often be derived from our level of satisfaction with our personal relationships (outside work) and our job satisfaction – it is important that we consider re-tooling to get us back on track and well, be happier ! . . . → Read More: Re-Tooling for a New Career As I have said before, in all likelihood this will put you way beyond your peers whom are still drinking moche lattes and talking about ‘how they can’t believe it’s July ‘. . . . → Read More: Mid Year Kick Start Sometimes when we are asked to volunteer for projects or take on new challenges we only think of the burden of work, rarely do we think of the opportunity to excel and stand out or dare I say – gain distinction ! . . . → Read More: Gaining Distinction I think it is easy for us to ignore the wisdom of our parents but if we think about it we may be surprised how much we have absorbed and how often they influence our lives and possibly we pass these along to others. . . . → Read More: My Parent’s Wisdom  4 comments  Career Planning, Corporate Life, Reduce Stress, Smell the Roses, Surfing, Work Life Balance, Working Hours, advice, crazy hours, exercise, family, mentors, relationships, work long hours, your priority  Buying a House, Corporate Life, Debt, Dreams, Parents, Spending Money, Stress, Unhappy in job, Wisdom Many people I speak to don’t believe time management can make a difference. Most of the time you can quickly tell why – they don’t practice what they have learnt, they aren’t disciplined with their time. . . . → Read More: Taking Back Control – An approach to Time Management I was given a subtle signal in 2003 and I did the above and have never looked back. I realised I was a self obsessed idiot at the time and the signal from my boss allowed me to make a 180 degree turn. . . . → Read More: Stepping back from the edge – Getting a second chance She went onto explain her extended family and how demanding they were on her time and their expectations. To me Karen seemed stuck so I said to her, “it seems to me you may not need a new job as this one really works for you but instead you need more time to focus on you”. . . . → Read More: New Job or More Life? By creating a plan and executing to that plan you set yourself on an aggressive path to find your job. Yes you need to have the skills to do the job and yes you need to go through terrifying interviews so you need to be realistic about the jobs you can do and practice your interviews. . . . → Read More: The job hunting blues I told him that for myself whenever I am looking at two or more roles in front of me (if I am lucky enough to have options!) that I would much rather take the role that scares me silly than the role that feels like a warm pair of slippers…you know – comfortable. . . . → Read More: Scare yourself silly ! Confronting Career Options |
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