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- ***How Career Assessments Can Help You - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you ever found yourself wondering what kind of job or career you would be best suited for? If so, you are certainly not alone, as there are millions of people who will go through the very same thing each and every year. There are many reasons for this too. It may be because your job simply ...
Views: 716 - ***Illegal Interviewing Questions- What You Need to Know and Say - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen you are going through a career change, it is often hard to determine how to handle the interview. It’s a good possibility that you haven’t been in a job interview for quite some time if you are undergoing a career change; this is why it’s more important than ever to know what to say and ...
Views: 716 - ***Negotiating – Negotiating a Successful Deal Can Be Extremely Satisfying - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesNegotiating a deal and getting what you want can be very satisfying. Of course, it is also a lot of work. In order to be a successful negotiator, you will need to do your homework. Know what you are talking about and what you are asking for. Be sure you know the value of what you are ...
Views: 716 - ***Tips for Using Social Networking as a Success to Online Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere are many available sites on the Internet, available to people wishing to get career change advice. It has never been easy to find a job like the way social networking has made it be. This is because of the varieties in the provision of jobs on different websites from where you can make ...
Views: 716 - I Was So Embarrassed - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIn March 1987, I launched a new magazine called Creating Excellence: Vermont’s Journal for People in Growing Businesses. It was a very proud moment. The magazine was my baby—a beautiful baby. In fact, the cover of the invitation to the launch party read, “A Magazine is Born.” I’d worked ...
Views: 713 - Finding True Love: How “Not Looking” Is the Answer! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDianne, a long-term client of mine in her late 30s, recently celebrated her fifth anniversary: the fifth anniversary of her own personal quest to find the man of her dreams. According to Dianne’s personal calculations, she has thus far dated 12 military men, 9 police officers, 5 fireman, 3 ...
Views: 708 - ***Networking is the Key to a Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesSocial networking is the approach that is being used by people around the globe to convey their intents of career transition and find out the best way to do it through great career change advice that is brought forth during discussions. Social networking can be said to be a grouping of ...
Views: 706 - How to Control and Manage Stress and Stress-Related Conditions - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere is no denying that many of the chronic ailments people suffer from today are worsened by (or even directly caused by) stress. This has been demonstrated in doctors’ offices for decades as well as being discussed in the media and in medical conferences and confirmed by medical research. ...
Views: 704 - ***Negotiating – Know What You Want, Set Your Expectations and Prepare to Use Your Negotiating Skills - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you are experiencing career transition, preparation can be the best tool in your arsenal. Potential employers are looking for employees who are confident. They expect you to step into your new job and be able to take control as quickly as possible. The more prepared you are for your ...
Views: 703 - ***Where are The Jobs in a Recession? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile too many people seem to be trying to make a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to the recession and our current economy, more people are seeing this problem as an opportunity to make some much needed changes in their lives. Sure, news channels and politicians would have you believe ...
Views: 696 - Living Drug Free on Earth Day 2009 - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesApril 22, 2009 will be the start of the Green Generation Campaign, and in 2010 will be the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. With such great attention being put forward to help the planet, now is the time to take some attention and help those battling drug or alcohol addiction. We are working ...
Views: 693 - ***Salaries and Benefits: What should you be getting paid? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat you should be getting paid depends on several different criteria. First and foremost is your experience. Every year you are in a career, the more money should be coming your way. However, for those in a career change, this may not always work out in your favour. Education, certification and ...
Views: 691 - ***Monitoring and Using Action Plans: Why? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesEveryone in the world knows that this isn’t the greatest that our nation’s economy has ever been, and that it might be a little bit harder to find a good job than it was maybe 10 years ago. You certainly don’t have to tell this to the people who are currently looking for jobs; they already know ...
Views: 690 - ***Your Career Change Should Rely on Your Dreams - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you have dreams? Of course you do because you are human. But are you living those dreams? Are you making them happen? If you have answered no to the last two questions, it is time that you start living your dreams because you only live once. You get one chance to make things happen for ...
Views: 689 - ***Career Development – Go For the Gusto, Make More Education Part of Your Career Development Plan - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen you are making your career development plans, if you are interested in advancing to higher paid jobs, you may need to factor in more education. Depending on the field you are working in you may get to a certain level and get stuck if you do not have a college degree. But do not let that ...
Views: 686 - Success through Volunteering - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen we focus on improving our lives, our first thoughts tend to center around what we can do for ourselves. We create a vision, set goals, read books, and take classes. We take action by implementing what we have learned to fulfill our goals and make our vision a reality. These steps are ...
Views: 673 - A Sense of Place: Taking Time to Rest Your Ambition - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI think everyone should have a sanctuary. It might be a special corner of your garden, a special chair in a quiet corner, or a home office. My sanctuary is a bathroom. It has more art on the walls than did my entire first home. It’s decorated lovingly with my favorite colors and fabrics. There ...
Views: 668 - Five Steps for Taking Your Career from Denial to Victory - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you have a feeling that something is wrong in your career, yet you have not done anything about it? Do you feel like something is missing in your career, but you’d prefer not to think about it? This is called denial—when you know something is not right, but you are not acting to change it. ...
Views: 663 - The Secret Power of Giving - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou can get anything you want out of life if you see that enough other people get what they want. –Zig Ziglar In the 30 years I’ve been studying self-improvement I’ve seen this principle proven time and time again. I’ve been most successful myself when I find out what other people want and then ...
Views: 659 - If You Don’t Succeed, at Least Fail - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe generally accepted concept of success and failure is incorrect. People consider success and failure to be opposites. To understand why this is incorrect, consider the concept of failure: for many, failure is when we do not succeed at an assigned task, goal, project, or objective. The reality ...
Views: 656 - Transforming Dreams, Creating Goals - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat is the difference between having a dream and having a goal? A dream is a goal without legs. It is a wonderful thing to have and can be the guiding passion of your life, but unless you give it the legs to move, getting there is going to be very much a matter of luck. To transform a dream ...
Views: 649 - A Matter of Chatter - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesI first met Cindy during my second year of college, in the cafeteria where she bumped into me. Yes, she literally bumped into me, and the food on her tray went flying all over the place. I heard her mutter under her breath, “What an idiot!” “Pardon me,” I replied, not knowing what else to say ...
Views: 647 - Know Your Good Fats - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAre you weary of hearing about those bad, bad fats? “Don’t eat that junk. It’ll make you fat.” Many writers can’t resist the words artery clogging when they mention saturated fat. I won’t distinguish between fats and fatty acids or other complications, but there are distinctions that will help ...
Views: 642 - Yes, Virginia, There Is a Secret to Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIs there a secret to happiness? You probably are expecting me to say that no, there is no secret. While it is true that there are many factors that affect our happiness, I believe that there is one secret that determines whether those factors will work for you, and that is the secret to ...
Views: 640 - Eight out of Ten Fast Ways to Rapidly Reduce Your Stress - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIn today’s fast-paced society, more than just professionals and those of us with management jobs fall victim to the pain and suffering of life’s stresses. Today’s never-ending rat race can cause us to develop such fast-moving, impulsive, stress-filled lives that we often fail to achieve the ...
Views: 633 - ***Surviving Recession: Some Things to Keep In Mind - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere may be a possibility during our tough economical times that you may lose your job. While there are not many people that this will happen to, you need to realize that there is a possibility there. Whether you lose your job or not, you should know that there are many things that you will ...
Views: 631 - ***See How Coaching Can Help You Get Your Dream Job! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles1. Get Your Groove Back. My client Jon was a talented executive who had been given some negative feedback on his performance. He was confused and his confidence had taken a bashing for the first time in his career. I worked with him to understand his strengths and his challenges. Then we ...
Views: 607 - Assimilation Versus Accumulation: The Practice of Getting Full Nourishment from Everything in Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe wealth of material and information available to the modern world has reached a level greater than at any other time in history. Now at the pinnacle of our ability to manipulate our environment and produce all the things we need, and many that we don’t, it’s entirely possibly that many of our ...
Views: 605 - Sleep On It - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOld enough to have my own problems, yet young enough to believe my father’s word without question, as a child, I spent countless evenings seeking his advice. At 6 p.m., I’d sit at the kitchen table, facing the back door. I wanted to be first to present my concerns to him. It was always a short ...
Views: 599 - The Most Important Meetings You’ll Ever Attend Are the Meetings You Have with Yourself - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou are your most important critic. There is no opinion so vitally important to your well-being as the opinion you have of yourself. As you read this, you’re talking to yourself right now. “Let’s see if I understand what he means by that . . . How does that compare with my experiences? I’ll make ...
Views: 592 - Five Simple Strategies for Keeping Your Life Stuck - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOne of the most common complaints I hear when I talk with potential clients is that they feel “stuck.” They may be in relationships that are no longer working, but they don’t know how to leave. They may have dreams of starting their own businesses, but they aren’t sure where to begin. They may ...
Views: 591 - Take Advantage of the Internet - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWe live in a glorious time. The world’s entire body of knowledge is easily accessible and readily available to anyone who cares. A mere 100 years ago, the information now available at your fingertips was reserved only for kings and scholars, for the rich and the titled. One generation ago, ...
Views: 565 - Seven Emotional Blocks to “Eating Right” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you’re like me, you’d sooner write a nutrition book than follow one! If you’ve read at least one nutrition or diet book in your lifetime (or perhaps dozens), then you know what to eat. You may even have it down to a science: a cup of this, four ounces of that, two tablespoons of this, and so ...
Views: 559 - Simplify to Simplicity - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIn a world where shoulds, coulds, and expectations have become the norm, life can become a complicated juggling game. “Simplify your life” is a catch phrase many coaches use with clients who are wound too tight—they have tremendous personal and professional responsibilities and stressors (some ...
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