Well, here we are almost half way through 2008 - and here also is a recession-beating “mid-summer” career change coaching offer - but only for the next 48 hours.
Why now?
Well, those of you in the corporate world may already be going through mid-year performance reviews.
Good luck. I feel your pain
But what about your [...]
Even though it was way back in 1980, I can still recall doing 105 press ups on the evening of the 10th October - my 20th birthday.
105 remains my personal best and the closest I’ve come since then is 80 - achieved last year after a few months of daily practice, working my way up [...]
Corporate personal development plans (PDP) might not always be the most exciting of topics to blog about, but there are 2 important points embedded within how PDPs function that potential career changers ought to consider:
a) 50% of the ‘big’ projects you will be ‘asked’ (more like ‘tasked’!) to do during the year will never make [...]
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
There’s a plastic stand on my desk, just to the left of my monitor, which can hold 5 CDs.
That’s originally what I bought it for.
But after my “giving up” session I had no need for this one and was thinking of recycling it too.
Then the thought came to me that my goal of “publishing 6 [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Yesterday I introduced the idea of “big goals” as an indication of your broader career vision (or visionary blueprint).
But big goals (or “OG” goals as I refer to them) are only 1 of 4 types of goals I am aware of - each of which can be created in one or more major areas [...]
Monday, February 11, 2008
What did you make of Scott’s “Do The Unthinkable” story I wrote about yesterday?
Any doors creaking open for you after reading it?
I was struck by two things from the video on his home page:
The life changing impact on Scott of watching Sarah Reinhartsen become the first single amputee to complete an IronMan Triathlon. This was [...]
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Many in the personal development world are fond of quoting this statement:
“Quitters never win. Winners never quit.”
But, in the context of work and careers, can a person sometimes win by quitting?
I think most would agree that there’s certainly risk in quitting a job or career path - sometimes quantifiable, often not.
From a career coaching perspective [...]
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
This is a classic job interview question.
Do you have an answer ready?
Perhaps the question’s too easy - especially if you’re already following a supposedly vocational profession such as teaching or medicine or law?
Don’t be so sure!
Before I start my series of posts on success and goal setting I’d encourage you to visit the fascinating [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
My first introduction to Brian Tracy’s personal development material was his CD Audio course, “Psychology of Achievement”.
I listened to that course many times during my “university on wheels” commute by train and made at least a dozen pages of notes, which I still have. And being an active student of different learning styles, I [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Here’s the followup to yesterday’s post on Al Secunda and his 15-Second Principle.
I created an 8 minute YouTube Video to highlight the relevance of Al’s approach to slipping past the procrastination giant. (The answers to yesterday’s quiz are also shown underneath the video here.)
1- For many people their biggest DREAMS remain FROZEN FANTASIES.
2- Al’s purpose [...]
