21st Century Career SuccessWritten by Michelle Casto
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§Opportunity to present yourself as an independent contractor or vendor with services to offer. How can you successfully navigate through turbulent times of change and career uncertainty? By developing resiliency, exercising proactivity, creating excellent self-marketing tools, keeping your skills up-to-date, and finding your unique life balance. 1.Develop resiliency (the ability to bounce back). Having right attitude about career change is imperative to your ability to bounce back from setbacks, sudden changes, and twists and turns along your career path. You will experience a lot of career change and transitions, so you may as well get comfortable feeling uncomfortable. 2.Take a proactive approach to your career development You must constantly be on lookout for new ways to apply your gifts and talents in new economy. This requires thinking creatively, actively promoting yourself/business, and being actively involved in how your career progresses. Staying involved in professional associations, and continuous networking are excellent ways to connect with other like-minded professionals. 3.Create first-rate marketing materials Always keep your resume current. You never know when you are going to want to share it with someone or pass it along. If you are in business for yourself, develop classy business cards and letterhead. Harness power of internet by developing an interactive website. 4.Commit to lifelong learning To keep earning, keep learning. Do not wait until you lose your job or want to look for another position to gain new skills or training. Recognize need to be open to learning and attend classes related to your area of expertise to keep your skills sharp and marketable. Keep in mind top skills needed for career success include:Communication, Computer-knowledge, Creativity, Customer Care 5.Find your unique life balance There are four dimensions to life: love, labor, leisure, learning. Remember that work is just one aspect of your life pie. Be sure to indulge in all of your areas. Because having an overall balanced life is what leads to most fulfillment.
Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed. is a Whole Life Coach, Speaker, and Author of the Get Smart! LearningBook Series: Get Smart! About Modern Romantic Relationships and Get Smart! About Modern Career Development. She can be reached at coach@getsmartseries.com Visit virtually: www.getsmartseries.com and www.brightlightcoach.com
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A person wanting success might give themselves permission to release family's attitude about success. For health issues, recognize that you don't need a parent's acceptance now. The subconscious won't change until it feels that you'll be safe. When you're able to make a new pattern feel more secure than old one, subconscious will mobilize its resources and accept new idea. Contemplate your connection to Universe. The Universe wants best for you and will keep you safe when you rely on It. You are an individualized expression of Universe, and It has given Itself (as you) all you could ever desire. You just have to feel safe enough to accept it. The old patterns were just outdated ideas that helped you at a time when you needed them. You've outgrown them just as you've outgrown training wheels on your bicycle. The Universe provides everything you need for full, joyful experience of life. When you're able to recognize how and why it hasn't felt safe to change, address those subconscious concerns by realizing that you're in a different space and time, and feel security of Universe, your subconscious will cooperate with you to expand into a greater experience of life. Affirmation: The Universe provides me with everything that I need for a full, joyful, harmonious life. It's safe for me to change. My subconscious realizes that old ideas no longer serve me. I've outgrown need for old pattern. It's now appropriate for me to create new mental patterns. I feel secure and whole with my new mental, physical and emotional concepts and life. It's safe for me to expand into a greater experience of life
Linda-Ann Stewart is a nationally known hypnotherapist, writer, and workshop facilitator with over twenty-five years background in metaphysics. At her website at http://www.cedarfire.com, she offers personal development articles, affirmations, e-books, online spiritual growth courses, audio tapes, and a free newsletter. She can be reached at linda-ann@cedarfire.com
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