The Career You’ll Love

We’re constantly going through cycles in our jobs, in our careers, and in our lives. And if you’re out hunting for a job, it’s tough to keep your energy up to do the draining work every day.

Be sure to give yourself a break. Just as your body needs its rest every night, your mental stamina will also go through normal ups and downs.

But there’s also some tricks and techniques to regenerating your energy when you need to. Try some of these out to see what works for you.

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When you think about it, “time management” is a ridiculous concept. Time always has been, and will continue to be, impossible to manage.

Each of us is given 24 hours a day, and that’s it.

Really, the choice is about how you manage your attention: where you place your focus, your energy, and your effort.

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No matter how much I know I need to do some things, it’s a pain. I have to wash the dishes, but nothing much is going to happen if I don’t do it right now. So maybe I’ll procrastinate for awhile, then a little longer. Pretty soon, it’s next week with a big pile of dishes in the sink.

There’s a number of great ways to get around these mental barriers:

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In the work environment, it all seems to be about receiving recognition and compensation for the work we do. Great bosses know this, but there are so many others which are … clueless.

How do you keep motivated to do great work when your boss isn’t being much of a help?

One answer is to go ahead and create your own recognition and rewards for a job well done.

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Some of you might know that I got hung up in London this week, due to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano blowing its top in Iceland.  It was a bit upsetting because it disrupted all my plans for this week, and resulted in a great deal of uncertainty about whether I would even be home for some important events this weekend.

In the end, I grabbed a flight home yesterday, which oddly enough wasn’t even full.  I’m still scratching my head over that one.

But here’s the important thing I learned:  The universe handed me a great opportunity through all this.  (more…)

Here’s a simple, but interesting concept I’d like to throw at you today.

How much time and energy do I spend worrying about the future? I might lose my job. That next appointment with the doctor might not go well. We don’t know how the new US Health Care law will impact us personally.

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Life’s stressful.  So much work to do, so much to worry about.  If you have a job, you’re stressed about losing it.  If you don’t have a job, things seem so hopeless.

The fabric of society is falling apart.  Politics bring important decisions to a standstill.  Global climate change.  Terrorism.

OK, folks, enough.  Cut yourself some slack.

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I’ve been a bit under the weather for the last week, recovering from an unpleasant bout of stomach flu.  Now that I’m back up to 98% again, I was thinking about the value of taking a break from the intensity and stress.

One of the nice things about getting sick – if you permit me to say something might be “nice” here – is that it gave me a great excuse to let things slide a little bit.  I had a great reason to blow off some the less important meetings and to reset expectations.  After all, everyone has first-hand experience with being ill.

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My job search hit a speed bump this week when I was informed that I’m no longer in the running for a job as a leader in a local software company. The logical side of my brain can handle this, of course, because I know that it takes a lot of contacts, applications and interviews in order to land a job.

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Something light and interesting today!  My wife and I went to the Phoenix Art Museum this afternoon, and there were some fascinating pieces.

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