Posts Tagged ‘learning’

Learning from Failure

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

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“If you speak like that, maybe some day you can lead of church of 10 or 12 people!”

These words stung badly. (more…)

The small voice

Monday, June 13th, 2011

The Career You’ll Love

Sponsored by Carl Dierschow’s career blog at www.Dierschow.com

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The small voice

If you think about it, our culture is very loud and brash – especially the American society.  But it’s generally true worldwide that people are struggling to figure out what’s important from the noise in their lives.

For me, TV and e-mail are the worst addictions.  (more…)

The 10 best hobbies to boost your career

Monday, May 16th, 2011

I ran across an excellent article today, entitled The 10 Best Hobbies to Boost Your Career.  It’s on a site called AccountingDegree.com, but don’t let that fool you – it’s applicable to a much broader audience.

The thing I liked the most is that it lists a wide variety of ideas, including ones that might at first seem a little “out there.”  Shopping as a hobby to develop your career?  (more…)

Trust your intuition

Monday, April 25th, 2011

It just doesn’t feel right, but I don’t know why.

I find that peoples’ intuition is usually a lot more tuned than people give it credit for. Especially for those who pride themselves as being logical and rational, it can be hard to admit that useful information can come from … well … someplace unknown.

Read more on my Workbloom blog»

Ten Ways to Help Your Career Outside Work

Monday, April 18th, 2011

We like to separate work from life. Work is work, and life is … well, what you’re doing when you’re not working.

It’s a useful separation to make, but sometimes even more useful to break. One example is to use your non-work time to help your career.

Read more on my Workbloom blog»

Focus on your strengths!

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Here’s an idea I’ve been promoting for many years, but it’s more true than ever.  On Richard Everson’s blog he talks about the importance of focusing on your strengths, and using that as a launching pad for your career and business success.

Good stuff, worth reading and thinking about.

Ten learning resources you might not have thought of

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Most of us have now recognized how important it is to develop your skills after graduation, so that you continue to keep up with advances in your field. This is something that’s mandatory for a healthy career, whether or not you get reimbursed by your employer.

But for many, the primary tools for learning are reading books, magazines, and going to classes. That can get repetitive and boring, and may not be the best way for YOU to learn.

Read more on my Workbloom blog»

How often are you actually productive?

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The Career You’ll Love

Sponsored by Carl Dierschow’s career blog at www.Dierschow.com

Welcome to my career tips newsletter! I encourage you to pass this to anyone who might have an interest in revitalizing their career – instructions for subscribing are at the bottom.

How often are you actually productive?

Here’s a secret that many don’t want to admit:  At work, most of the time is spent not being productive.  In the worst case, there are many activities which are actually counter-productive – they’re taking you further away from the goal.

When so many people are worried about losing their jobs, they’re scared to raise attention to this not-so-useful work.  After all, maybe if you look busy, they’re going to assume that you must be necessary.

Ultimately, though, this destroys your heart and soul.  (more…)

The Ultimate, Perfect Résumé

Monday, February 28th, 2011

I’ll give you the bottom line right now: The perfect résumé or CV doesn’t exist. Sorry about that.

Why would this be?

Because your résumé is the beginning of a conversation between you and another person.

Read more on my Workbloom blog»

Those who are creative survive

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

In hard times, what do most people do?

Our first thought is to become very conservative. Don’t spend money, don’t take risks, just keep plugging away and working hard until things get better.

Read more on my Workbloom blog»