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Entries from October 2007

Five Ways To Tell That You Can’t Stand Your Job

October 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Do you hate your job? Well, you’re probably obvious about it. So obvious that your co-workers and your boss can tell you hate it. However, most bosses are too lazy to care, because if they fire you, then he or she will have to pay you severance and find someone else to […]

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Tags: Random · Career Development

Mixing Up Your Daily Activities Reduces Stress

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Contrary to what some people believe, my experience has been that mixing up your daily activities can help relieve stress. Routine activities start out as a soothing experience, but I don’t think we were created to do the same thing every day, at the same time. Just as a marriage needs to be […]

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Tags: Personal Development

Looking At Life In The Eyes of An Entrepreneur

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Do you have the itch of being a bonafide entrepreneur? Do you salivate over the idea of owning your own business? Well, what is stopping you from making that a reality? Okay, I could ask five more questions, but that would start getting annoying. I have this crazy idea that you […]

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Tags: Entrepreneurship · Personal Development

Becoming Successful Starts With Overcoming The Fear of Failure

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments

If you have never checked out the blog, Career Ramblings, go browse around the site right now. They have a thoughtful article titled, Personal Success Is a State of Mind. The title sounds a little cliche, but they make some very good points. I agree with their thesis that the only thing […]

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Tags: Entrepreneurship · Career Development · Personal Development · Career Transitions

Body Language Says It All During An Interview

October 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

During an interview, your body language probably talks more than the actual words that are coming out of your mouth. The interviewer already knows about your academic credentials, and they already know how much you want the job. What they are looking for is who YOU are. They want to know what […]

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Tags: Interview Tips · Job Search

Five Ways To Move Closer To the Career Of Your Dreams

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Inside all of us is a career that we think is unattainable. We think that it is too far-fetched to consider going after that one career that we dream about at night. Some of us are in that career, but many of us are on the outside looking in when it comes to […]

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How To Get The Promotion You Want

October 18th, 2007 · No Comments

There is one thing and one thing only that will always help you get the promotion you want. Maybe there is another position within the company that you are looking for, but you don’t know what to do to separate you from the other competition. I have the secret to help you get […]

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Tags: Career Development · Personal Development · Interview Tips · Career Transitions

Creating A Balance Between Work And Life

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

This Fox News article about working while on personal time is a growing trend for entrepreneurs and high-ranking officials at corporations. Owning a small business or being an executive of a large company has its demands. Your cell phone is constantly ringing, your email is always full, and people depend on you. […]

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Tags: Career Development · Personal Development

A Degree is Worthless, An Education is Priceless

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

My generation has fallen into a huge trap when it comes to our philosophy about higher learning. We have created a society of young people whom think that having a college degree will automatically make them successful in the marketplace. Young people will spend anything and everything to get a so-called “prestigious” degree, […]

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Tags: Education

The Difference Between A Job And A Career

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

I was talking to my wife the other night about decisions that I wish I would have never made in the past. One of them was jumping on a job right out of college just because it paid a decent paycheck. I told her that if I was smart, I would have worked a menial […]

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Tags: Career Development · Career Transitions