What on Earth Are You Waiting For

What on Earth Are You Waiting For Are you constantly telling yourself that if things were a little different, you could do great things? Meanwhile, are other people forever telling  you  how much potential you harness? If you  ever find yourself daydreaming about a different career, living in a different city or travelling more, its time to get your motivation up off the ground and get going. Weve all found ourselves longing for more at times,  whether its  relating to work or our personal lives. Sometimes these daydreams can seem just like that, a dream you have to pass the day; something very  unachievable and completely unrealistic. But did you know theres a secret tip to actually getting things you want? Its simple: just do it.   Before you roll your eyes and think what a load of tosh, the inspirational phrase (coined by Nike) is  actually a pretty powerful statement that can help you achieve your ultimate goals. Simply starting somewhere, regardless of how small the step is,  can set you on the right path and have the positive impact youre searching for. Simple tasks, simple measures Have you ever put off a simple task for no reason at all? Perhaps youve received  an email and thought  Ill deal with that later. One way to kick off your new found motivation is to just do it. If you have a task that will take you under 5 minutes to complete, there is very little  reason to put it off. Doing this will boost your motivation as youll find yourself getting things done faster. Youll also get the results you need much faster too, allowing you to finish up a project in a much timelier manner. Forget  saying Ill start tomorrow Starting tomorrow can lead you to  forever. Tomorrow you might find yourself with new responsibilities or tasks that can put you off yesterdays  goal. Youre going to have hundreds of tomorrows that never truly come, and youve only got one now. The now  is where youre going to make the big changes that will affect your longterm goals. Define your stepping stones If youve got a longterm goal that seems miles off from you every achieving, chances are youre going to put it off because youre not even sure where to start. An easy way to make a large goal realistic is to set out stepping stones that can help you reach that point. Now these stepping stones could go on for months, years or even decades but at least youll know which stone to hop onto next. Care about it If youre stuck in a dead-end job or have lost real motivation, its likely  that the motivation you have to reach your goals has gone down the drain too. The trick to reaching your goals  is to actually give a damn about the work youre doing. How is it helping you reach where you want to be? You should always reminds yourself why you do what you do. Its a two way street; how is your current role helping you reach your goals? And how, in turn, are you helping your current company realise its desired destination? Its important to hold onto the real reasons why you do what you do, and use these as rocket fuel to get you where you need to be. Embrace your inner adrenaline junkie Procrastination is easy. When you procrastinate, you do things you know how to do and avoid those that time and effort to figure out. You dont challenge yourself or learn new things. Procrastination is like your great aunt at a party;  familiar, friendly  and  probably good at giving hugs, but when it comes down to it you dont want to spend to much time with  her. So let go of procrastination and jump out of your comfort zone, do some things that challenge you and youll be more likely to achieve something new. I could end this article with a typical go get em, son type paragraph. However,  achieving your goals is a personal thing, which everyone tackles differently. If youve ever had experience of shaking yourself out of a rut by just doing it, we would love to know. Leave your stories in the comments below! Image: Shutterstock

First Online Twitter Job Fair In Europe - Organised by Twitter

First Online Twitter Job Fair In Europe - Organised by Twitter In a blog post Twitter has confirmed  that it will have its  first Twitter Job Fair in Europe, an initiative designed to connect employers and job hunters via Twitter. People from all over the world come to Twitter every day to find information and advice about the world of work. In fact, there were more than seven million Tweets about jobs in the last month alone. On 24 February, businesses across the UK will come together as part of our first Twitter Job Fair in Europe, an initiative designed to connect employers and job hunters via Twitter. Employers People will be able to find exciting new roles on offer from companies across the UK by following the hashtag #YourJob. In addition, there will be information, advice and guidance from experts from a range of industries shared on Twitter throughout the day. Major UK employers from a range of industries have already signed up to take part, including retailer John Lewis (@johnlewisretail), global healthcare company GSK (@GSK) and charity Macmillan Cancer Support (@MacRecruitTeam). QA The day will also feature an expert QA with “The Apprentice” 2012 winner and recruitment entrepreneur Ricky Martin (@RickyMartin247). Ricky, who now runs recruitment company HRS (@Hyperec_HRS) with Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar), will be giving UK Twitter users career advice and insight on what employers are looking for today. Twitter users can Tweet their questions to Ricky using the #AskRicky and #YourJob hashtags. 0

To Dairy or Not To Dairy

To Dairy or Not To Dairy Dairy is one food that always sparks controversy! Some claim that dairy is healthy if it’s pasteurized, low-fat and eaten in moderation (www.mypyramid.gov). Some say that plenty of raw, full-fat dairy is a health food (www.westonaprice.org), while others insist that the only good dairy is no dairy at all (www.pcrm.org). Here are some of the issues to consider when deciding if dairy is right for you. And remember: we are all made differently (bioindividual), so what works for your friend/mom/sister/coworker may or may not be right for you. Calcium Bone Health Proponents of milk say that milk is a great source of calcium, a mineral that is essential for bone health. However, studies show that countries with the highest milk consumption also have the highest osteoporosis rates. Countries with low rates of milk consumption have low rates of osteoporosis. Some say that better options for strong bones include dark leafy greens, bone broths, sea vegetables and other whole foods, combined with natural sunshine, exercise and Vitamin D. Vitamin D Milk sold in stores is fortified with vitamin D2, a form that the body does not utilize as well as D3. However, raw dairy from grass-fed cows contains naturally occurring vitamin D3. Grain and Soy-Fed vs. Grass-Fed Cows Most dairy in the US comes from factory farms, where the animals are fed products not natural to a cow’s diet, such as grain, corn and soy. Labeling that says the animals were fed a “natural grain diet” are misleading as grass, not grains/corn/soy are a cow’s real natural diet â€" cows are grazing animals that naturally feed on grass.   The same applies to chickens so eggs from those chickens are not natural despite the labeling. In fact, the unnatural diet makes them sick, which causes them to need antibiotics. Chronic Diseases Studies such as The China Study suggest that consuming animal protein, including dairy, promotes cancer growth, and reducing or eliminating animal protein can stop and reverse cancer growth. (What would happen to the billion dollar cancer industry if everyone cut back or eliminated animal products and suddenly got healthy without chemo, radiation, or surgery?) Studies also show that reducing animal products can reverse other chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Where do you stand in the dairy debate? Are you in the “Got Milk?” camp, do you use dairy products sparingly, or have you eliminated them all together?

How To Get Out of a Career Rut (PODCAST) - Classy Career Girl

How To Get Out of a Career Rut (PODCAST) Do you live for the weekends? Do you hate Monday mornings? Are you majorly stuck in a career rut or in a job you hate? You may not even hate your job, but you just know that you are so much better than what you are doing right now and you want a bigger challenge. Todays episode is going to give you 7 ways you can get out of a career rut. How To Get Out of a Career Rut In the past, I used to live a double life â€" working a day job I hated and then coming home and being a “job applicant” after work and on weekends. I was totally stuck and didn’t know how to get out.   It didn’t matter  what  jobs I applied to, all I knew is that I needed to get out! It took years for me to finally figure out that applying to jobs online didn’t work because I needed to understand myself better first.   As soon as I did that, that dream job just starting popping up left and right.   Eventually, I didn’t even have to apply for jobs because those jobs would just come to me. There are many mistakes job searchers make when trying to get out of a career rut. Subscribe  on  your favorite platform below: iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Radio TuneIn iHeartRadio Sound Cloud #AskAnna Question from Jacklyn: How do I change my life into my dream and how do I get myself out of this rut? My Response: Here are 7 Step You Can Take Today to Get Out of Your Career Rut One Step Closer to Your Ideal Career: 1. Evaluate Your Current Situation 2. Take a Day Off 3. Make New Habits 4. Learn a New Hobby 5. Meet New People 6. Add Things You Enjoy To Your Job 7. Use Your Nights and Weekends You may also like these episodes: Women and Transition: How to Reinvent Yourself Your Second Act: Navigating Your Career Transition FREE: TWO Proven Resume Templates Youll Want to download now! Download Here This is for you if you have ever been frustrated trying to get all your bullets lined up. Thanks for listening to the Classy Career Girl podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes. Thank you!

6 Really Simple Ways to Keep a Successful Career CareerMetis.com

6 Really Simple Ways to Keep a Successful Career CareerMetis.com It’s an interesting challenge: you’ve invested your time and energy into achieving your goaland now you must continue to reap the benefits of your journey.Resting on your laurels isn’t an option because there are so many people who would love to assume the position you’re in; who would like nothing more than to replace you.evalTo keep what you’ve achieved, you must keep your feet moving.These 6 actions were very helpful to me in my career as I navigated my way through the hierarchy to eventually reach the executive suite of a major corporation.1) Change it UpNever assume what got you here will keep you here or will get you where you want to go next. If you continue with the play that rewarded you yesterday, be prepared for disappointment in your current position.This is a tough one for most people who have a difficult time morphing themselves from their past successful job approach to something new and different; they assume that if they continue to follow the vector they a re on, life will be good.I created an approach that worked well for me. I tagged it “the magic question” â€" “what do I have to do differently?”. It is a disciplined method of assessing what changes someone must make when they find themselves in a new role â€" a self intervention.Continued success must be earned every day; constantly reinventing yourself is essential.2) Work HarderIt’s easy to drift when you have achieved the goal you have worked so hard to achieve. You sit back in your new chair, put your hands behind your head, take a deep breath and say to yourself “I’ve made it”.evalThe issue is, however, your current resting place is temporary; it lasts only as long as you continue to add value to the organization. Falter for a moment and there are many others who are waiting to step in.Once you’ve got it, keep your head down, sweat more and deliver more.3) Keep Your FriendsContinue to nurture “the family” that has supported you up to now; you will no doub t need their support as you go forward.There is a tendency for some people to lose contact with their friends and colleagues once they have arrived at their career destination; this is a mistake.evalThe more challenging the role you achieve, the more you need support around you to advise you and to simply be there for you when you have emotional let downs.Make a point of thanking each one of your support team personally for their faith in you and what you stand for, and ask for their continued allegiance.4) Learn something newYou have been rewarded for what you have learned in the past, but don’t rest on your laurels too long.New challenges require new thinking, and anyone who believes that yesterday’s knowledge can be successfully applied to consistently solve tomorrow’s problems is in for a major shock.Continuing to relying on the expertise you’ve gained up to now will make you stale, and eventually will lead to ineffectiveness in fulfilling your responsibilities.Keep lear ning new stuff. Not only will it keep you relevant in terms of your ability to take the issues of the day head-on, being ahead of the knowledge curve will provide you with the energy needed to maintain the pace and momentum you require for continued success.5) Look Beyond the HorizonTake the initiative to play a personal role in your organization’s future.Get out of the confines of your new job description and develop your own perspective on where the organization needs to go to build value for ownership. Study how customer demand is changing and the likely impact it will have on your competitive position. Develop a profile of new competitors being licensed by disruptive technologies. And build your own view of the strategic game planthat should be followed to meet these new challenges.evalIf you provide strategic value to the organization beyond what is expected of your current responsibilities, you will establish yourself as an asset with a long life to your bosses.6) Draft Your Next ChapterYou may be tempted to take a time out, rest, and enjoy the spoils of your efforts once you’ve achieved your goal, but don’t get sucked into playing the game this way.Take a deep breath perhaps, but then look for a new prize to focus on â€" lean into the wind and keep your journey alive.Successful careersare built on a number of successive achievements; rarely does the “one-hit wonder” happen. It’s a serial process of achieving your goal â€" learn and deliver success in it â€" look for other opportunities where you can add value for the organization â€" move on.Finally…Many people fall victim to losing it once they’ve got it. This is not only a travesty in terms of not achieving their ultimate potential, but it also represents an opportunity cost to an organization.evalThe victims essentially rob their organization of the future value they could have provided had they been able to leverage their achievement into added career success.These six actions will a t least give you a fighting chance to hold and build, not hold and lose.

Summary Sunday Get Ahead

Summary Sunday Get Ahead Sunday is the day re-share some of my favorite content here! Theres a lot of information out there and so little time. I hope this roundup makes you think and provides you with information you find interesting, valuable, and worthwhile! Let me know! The ONLY Article You Need to Read Its the P.Q. and the C.Q. as Much as the I.Q. from The New York Times I shared this on Facebook, Twitter and now here! Thomas L. Friedman wrote The World is Flat several years ago. His thoughts and opinions are top notch. If you only have time to read one thing this weekend, this would be the one! Friedman concludes: The winners won’t just be those with more I.Q. It will also be those with more P.Q. (passion quotient) and C.Q. (curiosity quotient) to leverage all the new digital tools to not just find a job, but to invent one or reinvent one, and to not just learn but to relearn for a lifetime. It’s P.Q. and C.Q. as Much as I.Q. nyti.ms/VmycBr by Thomas L. Friedman YES!!! â€" Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa) January 30, 2013 Soon-To-Be Graduate Start Mapping Your Career with LinkedIn Alumni from the Official LinkedIn Blog Do you want to find out how that successful alumni got where they were? Curious about what people with a similar degree have gone off to do? Looking for alumni contacts at a target company? Well, look no further- www.linkedin.com/alumni can answer these questions and more! Technically, this is great no matter where you are in your career! Social How Job Seekers and Employers Are Connecting Online from OnlineColleges.com

Using a Resume Writing Service Reviews

Using a Resume Writing Service ReviewsFor those seeking employment, a resume writing service is something they should consider. If you want to put together a professional resume to place in the hands of hiring managers, you should consider using a professional resume writing service. Not only will it save you time and money, it will increase your chance of landing a job as well. These services are becoming more popular as more employers are getting their resumes professionally written.A professionally written resume helps your resume stand out from the crowd. By doing so, it demonstrates your capabilities and experience to an employer. In addition, when writing a resume, you should focus on crafting a statement of purpose that fits with the needs of the employer.The Statement of Purpose helps the reader understand what you hope to accomplish within the organization you will be applying for a job with. To have a great resume, the statement of purpose should stand out and be unique to your resume. Your resume should also speak to your skills and strengths as a candidate.Another benefit of using a resume writing service is its ability to enhance your resume. You can tailor your resume to fit the hiring manager's specific hiring requirements. A resume writing service can produce an individual resume for each candidate and include all information necessary to fit the needs of the manager. This is helpful because a resume for each applicant is usually far longer than a standard resume and will be easier to edit.A successful resume can also make it easier for you to obtain the position you seek. Through the use of a resume service, you can show the hiring manager that you are a good fit for the position, and that you understand the role and responsibilities of the position.The next step in preparing your resume is to select an appropriate writing format. Many professional resume writing services offer several different resume formats for different situations.Other ben efits of using a resume writing service include a new and easy way to find out about job openings. With the use of the internet, you can search job postings for information on the open positions you are considering and find the most ideal position for you based on your resume and other personal information.You can find out how to improve your resume and become more prepared to land the job you want by participating in resume writing service reviews. This service reviews offer you guidance on how to customize your resume and which resumes are the best suited for certain situations and employers.