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11 Tools to Feel & Be Successful in Your Career

It is normal to feel beat up and demoralized at work. Even the best job can feel like a trail run where you tripped over roots, caught in snags, and fell in the mud. It would be amazing if your manager regularly told you you are awesome. Hope, though, isn't a strategy. You need to take matters into your own hands. I want to give you 11 tools that can help you feel awesome and do great in your job and career. Pick up the tools that feel right for you. Ignore the rest.

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Key Career Moments that Determine your Future & Drive Results

In your professional journey, you experience key career moments that impact your direction and focus. To gain more control over your professional future, try viewing your career as comprised of two elements: these key career moments, and all of the work you do in-between. The important realization is that key events generate the content and quality of your work.

Some key career moments are predictable and others happen spontaneously, turning out in retrospect to be pivotal moments on your profess…

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Start 2024 With Smart Career Journey Action

Are you excited about what's possible for your professional life this year? Do you have a plan to grow? It is very normal to lose sight of those goals or ignore the power that a new 12-month cycle brings. I'm going to guess that as the New Year rolls over, you’ll have one of three states:

(1) excitement about continued success and growth,

(2) resolution to figure out how to fix a bad or just so-so professional situation, or

(3) resignation/settling that you'll continue to coast or endure your profe…

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Career Development During the Holidays

The Holidays are not a career development wasteland. In fact, December & January are a powerful time for career development. There are 3 time periods, or natural phases that take place during the Holidays and each phase has its own inherent opportunities. They are:

  1. The Social Phase

  2. The Reflective Phase

  3. The New Beginnings Phase

How can you make the most of the holidays?

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The Social Phase

Of course, during the Holidays, you have competing demands for your time and attention. Parties to attend. If you cel…

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11 Essential Career Boosting Tips

11 Essential Career Tips for a Successful Year Ahead.

As we step into a new year, it's the perfect time to give your career a well-deserved boost. Whether you're aiming for professional growth, better networking, or simply looking to enhance your work-life balance, these 11 essential tips are here to guide you. From decluttering your inbox to becoming a thought leader in your field, each piece of advice is designed to empower you in making informed decisions for your career. So, let's dive into…

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Is Your Current Job Worthy of Your Ambitions?

If you have ambitions to grow and advance, your current job and other professional involvements should be a canvas to develop, show what you can do and make an impact. That impact is summarized by bullet points in your resume and the true stories you tell in an interview. Is your current job worthy of your ambitions?

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