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Apr 18th, 2014 |
By Paul |
Category: application, aptitude, career choice, career coach, challenges, competitive challenges, competitive environment, confidence, focus, mentor, natural talent, negativity, opportunity, passion, professional image, strategy, tactics, training
“The Next Gen Leader” –Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the Leader You Were Born to Be- by Robert C. McMillan – The PracticaL Mentor’s book review I am thankful for the invitation from Career Press to review: “The Next Gen Leader” – Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the Leader You Were Born to […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, being a leader, career advice, career development, career strategies, experience, guidance counseling, Interactive career and workplace advice., job experience, lleadership, mentor, self confidence, success, tactics Posted in application, aptitude, career choice, career coach, challenges, competitive challenges, competitive environment, confidence, focus, mentor, natural talent, negativity, opportunity, passion, professional image, strategy, tactics, training |
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Mar 25th, 2012 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choices, challenges, choosing a career, competitive challenges, confidence, economy, opportunity, recession, retraining, strategy, success, tactics, training
Graduation is almost here. If you are graduating from high school there are several decisions facing you. Do you plan to go to college? Get a job? Stay at home? Move out on your own? If you are graduating from college are you going to go on to grad school? Get a job? Move back […]
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Feb 5th, 2012 |
By Paul |
Category: application, aptitude, Career advice, challenges, confidence, decision making, fear, focus, self confidence, strategy, tactics
When faced with a challenge it is good to take time to analyze the situation. Often our first impression is not the clearest or most detailed. In our haste to reach a conclusion we over look details, which may make a difference in how to best approach the challenge. While watching a colony of ants […]
Tags: decision, fear, job experience, mentoring, reactions, strategies, tactics, thinking Posted in application, aptitude, Career advice, challenges, confidence, decision making, fear, focus, self confidence, strategy, tactics |
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Feb 6th, 2011 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choice, confidence, self confidence, skills, strategy
The main reason we go to work is to make money. One of the primary goals of most workers is to increase their income. In most jobs pay increases come from raises and promotions. In theory the better we become at our jobs the more valuable we are to the organization. This especially true of […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career strategies, salary, tactics Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choice, confidence, self confidence, skills, strategy |
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Dec 26th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, Career advice, mentor, networking, new year, new year resolution, skills, strategy, tactics
Among the many New Year Resolutions you make this year improving your networking and interpersonal skills should be near the top of the list. Developing a strong social and professional network of friends and associates is essential to achieving most of your career goals. Almost everything you want in the workplace depends on other […]
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Nov 21st, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, Career advice, challenges, competitive challenges, confidence, negativity, self confidence, strategy, success, tactics, Thanksgiving
Many of us are caught up in situations that are less than ideal, and sometimes Thanksgiving highlights the negatives rather than accentuating the positives. So instead of giving thanks for all we have, we dwell on the negatives. Perhaps I am an idealist and think that Thanksgiving should be like a Norman Rockwell setting in […]
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Nov 1st, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choice, challenges, negativity, office problems, skills, strategy, success, tactics
This week there were several questions on Yahoo Answers related to working under adverse conditions. There were several categories, bad boss, nasty co-workers, critical adversaries, and the list goes on. Although the scenarios differ the common thread is a toxic situation with no apparent remedy. The most common answer posted in response to these questions […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career, career strategies, criticism, difficult people, employment, experience, fear, goals, tactics Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choice, challenges, negativity, office problems, skills, strategy, success, tactics |
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Oct 17th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choice, career choices, challenges, choosing a career, competing, competitive challenges, competitive environment, competitive peers, mentor, personality, problem, skills, strategy, success, tactics
For the past nine days I was on New England cruise to view the fall foliage and tour several ports of call. During the voyage, by chance, I met a semi-retired physiologist who specialized in helping patients who were having difficulties facing challenges. The bottom line to his clinical observations is many people in challenging […]
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Oct 3rd, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choice, career choices, challenges, competitive peers, fear, mentor, negativity, office problems, peers, personality, persuasion, problem, self confidence, skills, strategy, success, tactics
One of the greatest clichés is that there are no mistakes or failures only learning opportunities. While I do believe we learn from our mistakes, I am not sure that we always learn the most beneficial lessons. More often the lesson we take away is DON’T TRY THAT AGAIN!, instead of learning how to succeed […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career, career advice, career strategies, experience, failure, fear, goals, mentor, peer pressure, success, tactics, value Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choice, career choices, challenges, competitive peers, fear, mentor, negativity, office problems, peers, personality, persuasion, problem, self confidence, skills, strategy, success, tactics |
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Sep 26th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career choice, career choices, challenges, choosing a career, confidence, mentor, natural talent, passion, retraining, skills, strategy, success, tactics, training
All of the career guidance literature I have seen over my years study says we all have a special talent, and if we develop that talent, work will seem like play and we will magically excel in the workplace. Sounds great! Problem is after 50 years in the workplace, I haven’t found my special talent. […]
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Sep 19th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: A game, abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, competing, competitive challenges, confidence, mentor, self confidence, skills, success
Forging alliances at work may be the most beneficial strategic career move a person can make. Alliances are more than casual friendships, and are formed to advance common goals or interests. These bonds of common purpose can provide a shield against adversity, and a conduit for opportunity. Making and keeping alliances can improve and maintain […]
Tags: abundance, alliances, aptitude, career, career advice, career strategies, experience, forming alliances, goals, guidance counseling, Interactive career and workplace advice., mentor, mentoring, success, tactics, workplace alliances Posted in A game, abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, competing, competitive challenges, confidence, mentor, self confidence, skills, success |
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Sep 12th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, competing, confidence, office problems, personality, persuasion, self confidence, skills, success, training
Confidence is a necessary skill that is often neglected in the development of a career strategy. There are different kinds and degrees of confidence, and finding the balance that best suits your personality and goals is often difficult. As many people suffer from over confidence as lack of confidence not only in themselves, but also […]
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Aug 29th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, difficult boss, fear, grades, negativity, negotiations, office problems, peers, persuasion, problem, skills, success, training
Most of us spend more time working than at any other activity, but we manage our working relationships less than in any other situation. In our personal relationships we usually seek and obtain a level of interaction that permits us to enjoy ourselves and grow our skills. Even in our casual relationships, like recreational activities […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career, career strategies, difficult people, education, employment, experience, goals, guidance counseling, job experience, negotiating, success, tactics, value, working Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, difficult boss, fear, grades, negativity, negotiations, office problems, peers, persuasion, problem, skills, success, training |
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Aug 23rd, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, challenges, competing, competitive challenges, competitive environment, mentor, resume, retraining, skills, success, training
I am not sure exactly what causes it, but every year at the end of August or the beginning of September, I get the urge to go back to school. Perhaps it is the realization that summer is drawing to a close as the days get noticeably shorter and there are hints of autumn appearing […]
Tags: abundance, ancillary skills, aptitude, career, career advice, career strategies, college, computer skills, continuing education, education, employment, goals, graduation, guidance counseling, mentor, mentoring, on line courses, resume, school, success, tactics, value Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, challenges, competing, competitive challenges, competitive environment, mentor, resume, retraining, skills, success, training |
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Aug 15th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: A game, abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, closing, competing, competitive challenges, competitive environment, competitive peers, economy, job description, mentor, office problems, peers, personality, problem, skills, success, training
I re-learned a lesson the hard way this week. This summer I took a temporary job. When I was hired I was told the job had a definite term, and there would be no more work after the term was over. I accepted the job. There were several people who were hired to accomplish the […]
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Aug 9th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, economy, job description, mentor, personality, persuasion, problem, recession, retraining, skills, success, training
This week there was a lot buzz about Psychometrics and other job screening techniques. questionsIt is probably a sign of the times, as employers are flooded with applications for all available jobs. The idea of psychometric testing and correlating traits with aptitude and performance is becoming main stream. So how do you prepare for psychometric […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude tests, career, career advice, career strategies, economy, education, employment, experience, fear, goals, job experience, job testing, mentor, mentoring, personality test, psychometrics, success, tactics, value Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, economy, job description, mentor, personality, persuasion, problem, recession, retraining, skills, success, training |
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Aug 1st, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, economy, negativity, recession, retraining, sales, skills, success
This week there was a lot more bad news for the economic recovery. Although some companies reported huge profits, the overall conclusion is the U.S. economy is sputtering, and there could be even more lay offs. For those of us already unemployed the hopes of finding work seems to be fading even more, and those […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career, career advice, career strategies, company research, economy, education, experience, fear, goals, guidance counseling, job experience, recession, success, tactics, training Posted in abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, economy, negativity, recession, retraining, sales, skills, success |
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Jul 18th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: application, Career advice, closing, mentor, negotiations, persuasion, sales, skills, success
Perhaps the best definition of closing a deal is when a commitment is made. The classic business definition is when money changes hands, but in our careers and life in general we make a lot of deals that do not involve money. Deals are a social concept where one side gives some thing in exchange […]
Tags: abundance, aptitude, career, career advice, career strategies, goals, job experience, mentor, mentoring, money, rapport, sales, success, tactics, value Posted in application, Career advice, closing, mentor, negotiations, persuasion, sales, skills, success |
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Jul 11th, 2010 |
By Paul |
Category: abundance, application, aptitude, Career advice, career challenges, career choices, challenges, CV, GPA, grades, job description, mentor, resume, skills, success
This week there seemed to be a lot of questions regarding resumes, applications and CVs. What was unusual this week is most of the questions were about getting caught in a lie. The biggest culprit was grades. Some added a few points to their grade point average. Others just flat out copied the scores from […]
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