I was invited to check out this post and I thought it was very useful. This is a list of twenty TED Talks for new grads. Check it out!
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Career quotes to boost your confidence. Relax and enjoy!
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Career Quotes
“Superior men and women trust themselves at a deep level. They are very sensitive to what feels right.” –Brian Tracy
“We move toward a kind of defining presence because, through our passions we are utterly present.” –Greg Levoy
“There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” –Wayne Dyer
“Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation of all abundance.” –Eckhart Tolle
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” –Julia Child
“Just as the master musician may cause the most beautiful strains of music to flow forth from the strings of a violin, so may you arouse the genius which lies asleep in your brain.” –Napoleon Hill
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement nothing can be done without hope or confidence.” –Helen Keller
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be successful.” –Herman Cain
“A career is born in public, talent in privacy.” –Marilyn Monroe
“Life is a process. Enjoy it.” –Stevie Puckett
“Burnout doesn’t happen when you are working long hours on invigorating activities.” –Marcus Buckingham
“As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you the first time around.” –Oprah Winfrey
“Follow your bliss.” –Joseph Campbell
“And as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” –Marianne Williamson
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Lori Bumgarner of paNASHstyle.com possesses a combined fifteen years experience in career coaching and image consulting/media coaching. She specializes in the areas of image consulting and interview/media coaching to assist a variety of clients including emerging and established recording artists, music industry professionals, job seekers, and anyone looking to improve their image!
Lori Bumgarner of paNASHstyle.com possesses a combined fifteen years experience in career coaching and image consulting/media coaching. She specializes in the areas of image consulting and interview/media coaching to assist a variety of clients including emerging and established recording artists, music industry professionals, job seekers, and anyone looking to improve their image!
Check out her ebook Advance Your Image. I reviewed it on CareerTipsBlog.com if you want to take a look at that.
In this interview, Lori answers these questions.
- What difference can you make be being purposeful about your image?
- How best to get started with creating or managing your image?
- What is most important to remember managing your image?
I have learned a lot over the past few months from Ester Hicks.
First and foremost is to care enough about myself to control my focus. I feel so good so fast by being aware and tweaking this one aspect about my thinking. What I do is imagine how I will feel when I have what I want and choose to feel that now. I get jazzed about all the experiences I want to have and what I want to create and I go with that feeling as long as I can.
Another huge change for me is clearly understanding that I cannot control what someone else is thinking or experiencing…and I don’t want to. What I want is to leave them to their creation and focus on mine. The freedom and heightened energy I have from this release is astounding.
I have also appreciated the idea of wellness as a natural state of being. I remind myself periodically throughout the day to relax, allow, and enjoy.
There is definitely something to be learned by studying those who find their success by following their bliss. Here are some things that characterize those kinds of people.
- They have a zest for their work which fuels their zest for life.
- Most of the time they are happy and energetic and generally a breath of fresh air.
- They seem above the fray and are usually relaxed and composed.
- They are proud of their contributions and move along with confidence and ease.
- They will talk to anyone about what they do for a living with pride and enthusiasm.
How can anyone have that?
It begins with knowing it is possible, and believing you can tap into that kind of abundance. Then move to some visualization…see yourself in those shoes and feel it in your body as if you were already there!
- Imagine that others find you joyful to be around and that even complete strangers will support you in your goals.
- Be cognizant of when you are in a zone, when things are coming easily. These “flow” experiences are major hints that you are on the right track and they will help you identify your passion. Appreciate that feeling as often as you can. In fact, appreciate all good feelings you notice no matter what observation brings them!
- Look for people who are in a groove, study their success, and imagine how you would feel if you had results like them. Focus on the pieces that feel good to you and be inspired to your next action steps then enjoy and appreciate your progress as you go on your way.
This post make some good points relevant for careers today. Check it out.
For most of us, our career is the source of funds for all our other experiences. Money made through work enables us to have and do things, of course. So why don’t most of us spend more money taking care of our careers per year than taking care of our pets or our tickets to special events?
It is important to think of career coaching and lifelong learning as investments rather than only expenditures. Better yet, make career development a line item in your annual budget so that money spent on it is not just emergency spending but thoughtful, pre-planned spending instead which has a much better chance of long-term, positive impact.
You’ve noticed a potential mentor but suspect they are too busy to be a mentor? Or maybe you just don’t know how to break the ice with them. Try informational interviewing. Its not just for students or those choosing a career for the first time! Informational interviewing can help you transition to a new career field, further your network, or find a mentor.
Approach people who you suspect are too busy to be mentors and ask them for an informational interview. This is only one meeting of 30 minutes or so in duration but it has great potential for you to get excellent advice and information about the transition you are considering. It is also a way you can receive a little mentoring from several different people. Of course, be on the lookout for ways you can contribute to your interviewee’s efforts too, now or at a time in the future.
Here are the steps to make an info interview happen. Call your contact. Let them know you want to learn more about their career field and you were hoping they could help. Ask if you can schedule a time to speak with them for 30 minutes because you would like to ask them how they got into the field and about their recommendations for people considering entering the profession.
Following are some questions typically asked in an informational interview. Remember you most likely will not be able to ask them all since you want to keep the interview to only 30 minutes unless they encourage you to continue.
- How did you get to this point in your career?
- How did you find this job?
- What would you do differently if you were starting over in this field?
- Are there any professional associations you can recommend?
- What do you read to stay up-to-date in the field?
- What is happening in this industry?
- What recommendations do you have for a person interested in this field?
- Do you know others I should speak to about this career field?
Be sure to take a pen and paper for quick notes and recommendations and ask for their business card before you leave. Don’t forget to write and send a thank you note the following day.
Find a mentor by being found in the environment where the kind of people who you would like to have as a mentor hang out. The way to find the environment where they hang out is to first follow your own interests. Continue to make better distinctions about yourself and where you want to go then follow your nose to the gathering places for people whose interests match yours. Locate and engage the experts in those places. Share your enthusiasm and demonstrate that you are there to learn and that you are very interested in contributing to the conversation.
I found my most recent mentors by first defining my career goals then participating in my career field. I went to conferences and meetings, volunteered on committees, and entered the dialog appropriately. I looked for ways to contribute (usually by volunteering to do or organize something for the group) and I formed relationships through those activities.
Remember too that mentoring doesn’t have to be a formal arrangement. Most of my mentors weren’t even aware that I considered them mentors at all. This is because very important mentoring often occurs in small doses. Not to knock a formal mentoring arrangement because if both parties are willing to commit to meeting and talking for a regularly for a month or six there are benefits to both the mentee AND the mentor.
I have been blogging for a year and it has been a roller coaster ride. I began with a less than enthusiastic attitude because I was not sure about the process and there were tough decisions and commitments to make. But now I am so happy that I tackled the learning curve because starting the blog helped me find my personal brand and gave me a reason to learn more about internet technology. Now as my first year of blogging comes to a close I have my arms up and I am screaming and laughing down the roller coaster’s big hill! It has been a worthwhile endeavor.
Blogging does not have to be a huge time commitment either. Heck, you can even use Twitter.com for micro blogging to begin building an online presence in a little by little kind of way that will add up after a few months (btw, I would be honored if you follow me on Twitter).
Examples of easy and popular software used for creating blogs include WordPress.com, Blogger.com, and TypePad.com. WordPress and Blogger offer ways to get started in blogging for free with just a couple of clicks. Blogger is an easy way for a non-techie person to get started within minutes. WordPress has more options that may be needed as a blogger becomes more experienced. It also offers excellent search engine optimization but it has a slower learning curve for the inexperienced.
An easy way to have your blog hosted on a domain name of your choice is to go with a hosting company that includes blog set up. I can highly recommend my hosting company www.hosting.com where you can set up a dedicated domain name for your blog for $45 per year. They have excellent customer service and you should feel free to call them with even the most basic questions about your new blog.
I’m probably preaching to the choir here, but blogging really is a cutting-edge way of being involved in your industry and providing proof of knowledge and technology savvy. The best thing that happens when you start blogging is that whole new relevant and deep discussions take place and new networking relationships and industry connections are made.
Go and see!
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