Hate Your Job? 3 Ways to Find a Better Job
What to do when you hate your job? You definitely can’t talk about it. Your spouse may commiserate with you but will ultimately tell you that you have to keep earning a living. Your friends will tell you to suck it up and to be happy you even have a job. And, of course, they are right. You’ve got to pay the bills and there are millions who are unemployed that would kill to have a job they hated. So what should you do? If you’re feeling particularly philosophical (or maybe nostalgic for early 80s pop music), you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?” Read the Rest of This Article »
5 Points on How the Art of Persuasion Brings About Peace of Mind
The act of persuasion is among the most important skills of any successful businessperson. A great idea is nothing if it can’t be sold. A great product is nothing if it isn’t used. We convince people of things every day – or they convince you. The person whose ideas are best is not the leader, but the person with the best ideas who gets their ideas adopted. This is important stuff, and of course this can be incredibly stressful.
But it’s easier than you think. Read the Rest of This Article »
7 Harsh Truths They Don’t Tell You About Following Your Passion
Do you want to follow your passion?
How is it going?
If you’re like most people, it’s not going so well.
Most of us expect a white knight to swoop down and lead us to glory once we’ve found our passion, but it doesn’t quite work that way.
Following your passion takes hard work, but it’s immensely rewarding. There are a lot of lies people tell about following your passion.
But in this article you’ll get nothing but the stone cold truth, so keep reading. Read the Rest of This Article »
11 Warning Signs That Your Job Owns You (Without You Knowing It)
Tell me if this sounds familiar.
You walk into work a couple minutes early and head straight to your desk. You open your inbox, take a look through your to-do list, and get ready to start the day. You try to plan your day as quickly as possible to insure you get everything finished early so you can meet friends for drinks after work.
You’re particularly motivated because you have plans, so you knock out your first three tasks in record time. Then all hell breaks loose.
All of a sudden you’re fielding emergency phone calls with one hand, answering emergency emails with the other, scheduling two hours worth of meetings and just like that you have to cancel your plans. Read the Rest of This Article »
Why You Should Pay Attention To Diversity
The reality of today’s work environment in not only North America but in many places around the world is that diversity is here to stay. As a result of immigration over the years, we are finding many of our communities more and more diverse each year, which of course is directly related to local businesses. Whether it’s inside offices, factories or on the outside with retail or corporate customers, you will likely encounter more people from different cultures than ever before. Arming yourself with some skills in the form of diversity exposure and education will definitely help you function better in today’s working world. In fact, here are two major benefits you can realize as a result. Read the Rest of This Article »
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