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Showing posts with label Online Life Coaching. Show all posts

Monday, 31 December 2012

God Is Not a Fact But Fiction

An enlightening package is being put together for the serious readers, who stand by poised for a solid meal of sharp, sound illustrative that just slices through religious hypocrisy. There are millions of people walking around in nebulous religious confusion, just as I was for about fifty years. Yes, I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to realize something was indeed wrong in the world, and clearly the object of the problem is unsuspectingly the holiest entity on planet earth; the Church.


At this stage in human history, many are flourishing in economic effluence, science and other esoteric fields. However religion is ravaging the lives of humanity around the world. It is very ironical in nature, because it was only since the Romans designed the after Christ calendar system, consisting of secularism and spirituality; that the notion of a spirit-God creating the cosmos, including mankind, became global acceptance. Astonishingly, the B.C history that the ancient people have passed unto our generation has nothing in it which supports a spirit in charge of the world and humanity, in any manner.


So fortunately, people were created as servants for the alien gods, that is what history says. They have left us here on our own to do as we please. Religion was invented along the way over long yawn of time. And then the Romansbrought in the after Christ religious calendar, with a fictional draft of the Genesis creation tale. They have since saturated generations of people with the falsehood, causing them to be raised up into the vacuous notion that a God wants to save them.


So if anything of the heavenly story about Jesus's birth is fact; why then God did not lead the wise men directly to where baby Jesus was, but instead to the palace of Herod, an adversary who wanted to kill the baby Jesus... why? That can not be the behavior of a knowledgeable and just God. There is serious conflicts in the Biblical narrative, becave it shows that Rome knew Jesus was a political threat to its illegal occupation of Israel. And they knew the Jews had expected a seed of King David, to arise and expel all invaders from their country. That was the reason why King Herod feigned, that he wanted to worship the baby. When the wise men did not return to Herod as they were instructed, he felt mocked. And at that time the situation resulted in the slaughter of all children under two years old. How then is the Bible telling us of God's great plan of wise men going forth to adore a Messiah who would save mankind from sin, and the guiding star adrift from its destination? When did the Roman regime change from being the killer of Jewish people, and destroyer of their temples, and for what reason they wanted to kill Jesus as an infant? These are serious questions to be answered.


One is encouraged to read keen and purposefully, just to be sure you find true reality, not accepting notions based on the wrong application of words. In church "believe" and "faith" is permanently applied incorrectly to manipulate the ninds of unsuspecting ones. People must use their common sense all of the time, and let knowledge creates the right realization. According to primordial history, no heaven is prepared for us in the skies. This work is about making accurate distinction in issues, and to prick cognition, so that no one gets bamboozled.


Timothy Aldred - Bamboozled besieged by lies man never a sinner, The dark side of publishing, Sexuality creation of a blemished society. timothyaldred.com. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Professionalism in the Workplace

You have to be a professional in the workplace. It is one of the most important criteria used by superiors to evaluate your overall performance. Peers will also judge you according to the professional standards that you demonstrate in the workplace. In fact, professional ethics is very crucial in any corporate environment. It also plays an essential role in your career advancement. You can get hired if the prospective employer finds you to be professional. However, you must note that an employee can also be fired by being unprofessional in the place of work.


Professionalism is not only about wearing suitable corporate attire. You can become professional by practicing the following:


Maintain your mental stability. Keep that temper in check. The last thing you want to happen is to quarrel with your boss and co-workers. Arguments are expected to happen but stay away from getting into conflict with your contemporaries. Avoid the extremes. Do not be too boisterous or very quiet during meetings or company activities. Composure is the key in this environment.


It is important to communicate properly with everyone in the office. Be direct but courteous. Refrain from being too emotional when you interact with colleagues or managers. Besides, this can only reduce your interpersonal capabilities. Concentrate on the subject during discussions.


Stay smart! The clever employee knows what should be done and how to do it. Remember that working hard is not enough. Being smart means that you fulfill the expectations of your supervisors.


Respect works both ways. Have a high regard for the organization, your managers and co-employees and you can be sure to get the same degree of esteem from everyone.


Do not dress too informally or shabbily. Most companies implement a strict dress code so make sure to follow regulations.
It is not right to make unsavory comments or jokes that will hurt somebody's feelings. Never refer to personal appearances, ethnic groups, gender or religious practices.


Never lie or be insincere. Dishonesty will not only lead to termination. It can ruin your image forever. Once you get dismissed for cheating, you will find it difficult to look for another good job. Besides, regaining the trust of other people is hard to achieve.
Controlling your behavior is also necessary. There is nothing wrong in being confident but do not go beyond this. Arrogance has no place in any organization so better watch out for this attitude.


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Sunday, 23 December 2012

Turn Fear Into Love

If you look around you, there are fear messages all around you. The news is saturated with fear messages and most conversations tend to revolve around some form of fear. With fear being in the main stream, it can be challenging and you can even get weary if you're trying to hold the light when no one else seems to be doing that around you.


I get it. I've seen angels since I was a child. I read people's energies and know things about them that they may never understand. I've brought bugs back to life when they were squooshed and it seemed there was no hope for them with my healing gift. I've fought for my right to just feel what I feel without being told I'm crazy or too sensitive and in the process of it all I have lost myself many times, fallen and scraped my knees more times than I can count, lived on the streets, I have been beaten and still I wondered why no one else felt the things that I did deep in my soul.


One word. FEAR.


Everyone is emotionally sensitive. Everyone has spiritual gifts. Everyone can tap into their inner wisdom, the light, God, Infinite Spirit and be in the flow of manifesting what they desire. Many have lost their way.


They've been told to be a certain way. Boys have been told not to cry, to tough it out and macho up. Girls have been told "Shhhh... that's not very lady like" and this still happens because I see it every day. Over the years people have been placed into categories, held up to expectations by others, told they were bad, given tools for war rather than tools for peace and love and now we live in a world where people are struggling to feel love, struggling to feel happy and struggling to get through tough times.


So let's bring in some light. You may identify with some part of this. I wanted to be transparent because there is a gift in my rich past experience and I know that. I would be selfish not to share it with you so I share it with the intention that it spark some light within you.


How to turn fear into love.


First of all you must be willing to buck the crowd at times. Not everyone is going to get the light right away. Some may go away and others may take a while to come around. It's not about them. It's about YOU claiming your right to light and to living your life from that place. That means getting up and sending light to the people in your home, at work, at the store and doing everything you do in the light.


Create a practice that will help you tune into more love and light in your heart. Meditate, journal, read spiritual books, join a spiritual group, hire a mentor who can hold the space for you and practice saturating yourself in lighter thought forms, lighter feelings, lighter perceptions. The heavier stuff will start to fall away.


Face the fears about being in the light and thinking you'll be rejected. When you release rejection and the fears around BEING YOU for all that you are then a cellular change begins to take place. Energetically you begin to shift into a different way of being. You'll naturally be in harmony with the world around you and resistance, challenges and obstacles will start to disappear.


You have a right to be the light. In fact it is your spiritual responsibility to everyone on this planet. Fear has only created pain, separation and war. Only love and light will remove fear from your life.


You owe it to yourself, your family and the rest of the world to finally drop your story, drop the fear, drop the pain, drop the drama and claim today that you will begin to write a new story that will fulfill you, heal you, nurture you, support you and in turn spread to those around you.


Marilyn Rodriguez, Transformation Specialist, is a spiritual adviser, certified master energy therapist, coach and ordained minister. She is an author and speaker and has shared the virtual stage with thought leaders including Bob Proctor, Marianne Williamson, Marci Shimoff and Bruce Lipton. She is the founder of Miracle Solutions helping people to clear personal blocks and transform their lives guaranteed.


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Friday, 21 December 2012

10 Ways To Feel Great About Your Goals Today!

What kind of goals do you have right now? What would you like to happen in the important relationships in your life? What do you want to achieve in your career? What do you want to accomplish just for yourself?


What kind of goals do you have for the next week or so? How about the next few months? And the next few years?


Having life goals - big and small, in the near future and ones that last a lifetime - can feel amazing. Goals are a great way to bring direction to your life, to revitalize your motivation and to nurture your sense of purpose.


More than this, defining your goals can be an amazing way of nourishing relationships with others.


When you talk about your goals with someone you trust and care about - and they share theirs in turn - you can build deep levels of empathy and connection.


And, of course, some of the most rewarding goals we achieve in life are those that we accomplish together with loved ones - sustaining a compassionate relationship, nurturing a fun, loving home, bringing a new life into the world.


Yet just as our life goals can give us the opportunity for great happiness and success, they can sometimes feel a little daunting. After all, the higher you set your goals, the more challenging they tend to be.


So how do you sustain a great positive attitude towards the goals you have set for yourself? How do you ensure that you rebound from any setbacks with your motivation revitalized?


Read on to find out more.


The tips in this article can help you feel great about your goals. See how much more positive you can feel about what you'll accomplish in your life when you explore this new approach to your life goals.


Think of some of your life goals now - any goal, big or small - and explore the steps below.


Ways You Can Flourish


1. Acknowledge Just How Great It Is That You Have Life Goals


It may sound obvious, but one of the easiest ways to re-energize your enthusiasm for your goals is to recognize that you have them in the first place. After all, it's sometimes easy to get used to the resources, skills and accomplishments we acquire through life. Each success can blend into the natural landscape of our lives, unless we take a moment now and again to remind ourselves what we have achieved.


And creating your own life goals to work towards is a success in itself - you've given yourself direction, motivation and purpose.


So give yourself a few moments to acknowledge that simply generating your own life goals is a great achievement in itself.


2. Focus On Your Outcome


Our most rewarding goals are often our biggest, and therefore the ones that can sometimes feel far away. You can revitalize your motivation by releasing any thoughts of how you will get there, the steps you will take, the decisions you will make - and simply relax for a few moments to focus on what it will feel like when you have accomplished your goal.


How will you feel different compared to now?


What will achieving this goal do for your confidence?


How will achieving this goal affect your important relationships?


3. Focus On Progress By Focusing On The Closest Steps


For goals that sometimes feel daunting or far away, remind yourself of the simple formula for success - if you are making progress towards your goal, your goal is getting closer, and if your goal keeps getting closer, it's only a matter of time before you achieve it.


You can do this easily by focusing on two things - the step you have achieved, and the step you are about to achieve. Think about them now, and the steady pattern of successful progress that these steps represent.


4. Remind Yourself Who You Are Doing This For


Any goal will be easier to achieve when you are clear about why you are doing it. And a big part about being clear is knowing who this goal is for - you.


You have chosen this goal because it will make a tangible positive difference to your life. Of course, because of the important relationships in your life, successfully achieving your goal will also positively affect many other people, but it's important to acknowledge that success comes more easily when you are clear about why this is the right goal for you.


5. Celebrate The Uncertainty Of Having Your Own Life Goals


Like any aspect of life which has yet to occur, life goals come with inherent uncertainty. Are they the right goals? Will you achieve them? Will achieving them be all that you wished for? What will you aim for next?


Rather than attempting to disregard this sense of uncertainty, why not embrace it? After all, as fulfilling as it is to achieve your goals, success also represents a kind of finality.


Uncertainty is simply an opportunity for you to make choices, and in doing so express who you are. And isn't that kind of positive uncertainty just another name for excitement?


6. Share Your Goals


A shared journey can make any potential obstacle surmountable, and make you feel like you can rebound from any setback. So share your goals with the people in your life. You will forge stronger bonds of empathy as they share their goals, you will find your motivation revitalized and the people who know you best will be able to help you to acknowledge your core skills and resources, and even give you tips for the way forward.


7. Remind Yourself That You Can Change Your Goals If You Want To


We all define our goals based on what we know at the time. Yet the world and our own lives never stand still. Things evolve. And your goals can evolve too.


It's important not to confuse purpose and resolve for stubbornness. If you feel that a goal you have been working towards is genuinely no longer right for you, maybe it's time to take a fresh look at things. After all, you can be sure that your unconscious mind will become aware of this kind of unease very quickly, and make it increasingly difficult for you to achieve goals that you are not wholeheartedly committed to.


The ability to change your mind and refine your goals in response to a changing world and your evolving life is a sign of strength, not of weakness. Just as you can embrace the sense of uncertainty that having life goals brings, you can look on each new day as an opportunity to positively reassess your goals.


8. Give Yourself Plenty Of Life Goal 'Rest Stops'


If you were embarking on a thousand mile road trip, you wouldn't attempt to do this on your own in one go, would you?


So apply the same principle to your life goals - which, after all, are an important kind of journey in themselves. Schedule regular intervals when you will free yourself from all aspects of your life goals. This means that, during these times, you will not only not actively work on your goals, but you free yourself from even thinking about them.


The duration of your life goals 'rest stops' are up to you, but you can experiment with scheduling a particular hour off during the day, or any time after 9pm, as well as longer rest stops like a whole week every month or so.


Notice how revitalized you are when you return to focus on your life goals after one of your 'rest stops'. You'll see the opportunity for fresh perspectives and novel solutions that you may have missed before.


9. Remember That You are More Than Your Goals


Goals are important for a full and fulfilling life. Achieving your goals can be one of the most amazing feelings. Yet you will always be more than your goals. When you remember this, you will ensure that your happiness comes from more than your goals, too.


10. We All Encounter Setbacks But Only Some People Choose To Have Failures


A setback is simply a 'check in progress'. Something didn't work out the way you expected. Your outcome was not as positive as you'd hoped. The important thing to remember about setbacks is that everybody experiences them.


Yet what transforms a setback into a failure is how you respond. If people instantly respond - or react - to a setback with a sense of doom and gloom, a feeling that things are suddenly out of their control, then they are setting themselves on course for failure.


If you recognize a setback simply for what it is - that you have only been 'set back' a little, you will see opportunities to revise your approach and get back on the road to success.


As you come to master this distinction between setbacks and failures, you'll have mastered one of the most important skills for flourishing.


Happy flourishing. Dan. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.

Thursday, 20 December 2012

Forgiveness And The Art Of Letting Go

I once heard a quote from a client of mine that hit a deep chord within me. "Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." I believe it was Buddha that said this. It was at this point I began to realize the pain I was causing myself by holding onto past anger. For all I knew, these people didn't even know I was angry at them, and most likely didn't care. So what was the point, and how do I get rid of it? It took a very long time, and a lot of soul-searching but here is what I came up with.


Hanging onto any emotion begins to wear away at us and break us down physically, emotionally, and mentally. I see it in my practise every day. Anger is like a cancer eating away at us until we are but a shell of what we once were. This was happening to me and I was aware of it. It affected how I felt, my relationship, my interactions with others, and my work. I didn't recognize myself anymore, and knew I had to make a change. It was here that felt I had hit a brick wall, and then it came to me. Forgiveness.


Forgiveness is the key to letting go. Many believe that forgiveness means that they condone what has been done to them, this is not the case at all. Think of it this way, forgiveness is not done for someone else but for yourself. It means freedom, salvation. With this thought process in mind, it makes it a little easier to swallow. Forgiveness of ones self is hardest of all. We tell ourselves we should have known better, I could have helped, I would have done things differently. What we tend to forget is that we are all human and all make mistakes. Be kind to yourself, and allow yourself to make mistakes, for it is from these mistakes that growth happens.


Holding onto the past prevents us from growing and moving forward. It can create fear and worry when it comes to meeting new people or new situations. It also prevents us from achieving our goals like being promoted, or finding that perfect relationship, or even being present. So ask yourself, what is it you are holding on to, and what is needed to let it go?


I have been through so much in my life and my passion is helping others through the discoveries I have already made. I love writing about self-growth and improvement and strive for happiness and health in my life, my relationships, and work. For more articles like this one please visit my website: essenceofhealthmarkham.com. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.

Saturday, 15 December 2012

No Children, No Hope

Right now this statement may resonate with some of you, and may seem completely foreign to others, but here it is: believe it or not, in this humble "writer's" opinion, we're all born geniuses. Genius-hood is native to us as humans; we just manage to "forget" this genius as we become socially conditioned.

Those humans popularly regarded as "Geniuses" have done nothing more than simply held onto their childish perspectives; their whole world being brightly coloured by their inquisitive minds and their ability to see opportunity where stumbling block presents itself.

Some of the greatest minds on Earth offer some support of this statement.

Call to mind that classic image of Einstein poking his tongue out at the camera. Have you ever looked in his eyes, or have you only focussed solely on the tongue? Look deeply into his eyes, the spark of child-likeness shines out like an eight-week-old puppy first discovering dirty socks.

Another fine example was Mozart. Now, if you can get past the hideous laugh bestowed, rightly or wrongly, upon this prodigy in the movie "Amadeus" by the dude who played Cool's dad in Parenthood, there were truths ridden throughout this film - didn't it strike anyone that Mozart was perhaps a little, well, childish?

Child-likeness is akin to genius - with minds and hearts young enough to not be dictated to by structure. The very structure that generally leads people to becoming grumpy, stiff old codgers who keep complaining about, "The youth of today".

You are really as old as you feel. It's that simple.

The beauty about this is that it's not just confined to people; it's indicative of an entire concept - the concept of youth; that of being too fresh to be crushed by the weight of structure. This extends to younger companies making ideal partners in communications for example... especially ones in Alexandria who will be re-locating to Redfern early next year. And ones called Heard, coincidentally enough.

You see, we've all been around the advertising block a few times, and we all have stories about how long-established structure and stale culture ensures that creativity remains well and truly strangled, and things are never really going to change, because no one ever had the balls to TRULY shake things up.

Well, we're in the formative stage, where we're frequently calling upon our vast collective experience of all aspects of our jobs, learning from the things we felt didn't work, and incorporating the things that did. We're creating a new company, a new way of working with each new day, and the results are astounding. (*Insert scene of looking wistfully into the clouds, eyes with soft focus, with wind gently blowing hair and a single-note piano composition evoking thoughts of hope and joy).


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Monday, 3 December 2012

Building Self Confidence the Right Way

Your confidence level depends on what you do and where you stand in your life right now. When your confidence decreases, the best thing to do is pause, take a good look at yourself and figure out the steps you need to regain conviction. Success will come if you are able to do this. Lack of confidence will lead to doubts and derail your success. That is why it is important to boost one's self-esteem. There are various ways to enhance your confidence depending on the level you want. Self-respect does not happen instantaneously but it will not take you an entire life span either. You will see everything taking shape if you pay attention to this task.


It is necessary to give yourself some credit for accomplishing targets no matter how small these may be. Concentrate not only on problems but achievements as well. Be pleased with the positive things that have come into your life. The mere thought of your capabilities and strong points provide you with happiness and raise confidence levels.


Be grateful for pleasant things which you have obtained. Eliminate all anxieties and be contented with what you have. Avoid inferiority since it can only lead to a shortfall of confidence.


Develop a positive outlook in life. This will absolutely raise your confidence levels. Adopting a pessimistic viewpoint will not do you any good. The key is to look at the positive side of things. Think of yourself as highly competent just like your triumphant colleagues. A positive mind can bring you happiness. Change your insights and your feelings will follow.


Prepare for any eventualities. Time will come when things can be ambiguous so you need to cope quickly. Be ready for anything or else you will be losing your sense of worth. Choose things that will make you comfortable and boost your confidence.
Stay away from people who will attempt to bring you down and instill in your mind that you are not competent in achieving your objectives. It does not matter if unscrupulous individuals surround you for as long as believe that things can be done.


Make it a point to dress smartly and be clean all the time since physical appearance will also lift up your confidence.
Finally, live an organized life. Come up with a doable plan of all the things that you want to do and how soon you want to accomplish these goals.


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Saturday, 1 December 2012

Making a Personal Development Plan

Many people want to try to improve themselves in a variety of ways, but they often don't know where to start. Perhaps you have a laundry list of traits that you'd like to change about yourself, and it's simply overwhelming before you even start? Truthfully, if you made only a few changes, you could see a drastic improvement; it's really not necessary to change everything about yourself. Instead, you need to create a plan which prioritizes and organizes your personal goals. By prioritizing your goals, you end up with a manageable plan of just a few items and will avoid the burnout that comes with trying to do everything at once.


The first thing you need to do is to write down your "need to change" laundry list. Putting these items down in black and white helps you when selecting which items to prioritize, as you will be sure you haven't forgotten anything important. Once you have your list, you should sort the individual goals into groups, putting similar goals together. For example, you might have a "physical appearance" group which includes getting a more flattering haircut, becoming more physically fit, and changing your diet. You might also have an "emotional responses" group which includes being overly aggressive in social situations and reacting badly to constructive criticism. Continue this process until you have sorted all of your goals. Try to avoid having categories with only one item in them, as the entire point of the exercise is to reduce the number of discrete tasks in front of you, not to simply rename the goals.


Once you have sorted all of your goals into larger categories, you next need to rank those categories. Start with the category which you feel needs the most work. This is not necessarily the one with the most items in it; instead, it should be the category which most affects your day to day life. Continuing with the example above, it is likely that the emotional response category affects your life more than the physical appearances category does, since an inability to accept criticism could affect your professional or academic life as well as your personal life. The emotional reactions category would then be given the highest priority and placed at the top of the list.


Now that you have determined which categories of goals are the most important, you need to develop a plan for executing them. Don't create a plan for all of the categories just yet. You want to take this process one step at a time. Instead, break down the ultimate goal of the category into smaller and more manageable tasks. This does not mean that you break your category back into the separate goals. Instead, it means looking at the overall picture of the category and trying to improve on that. Again using the example above, we wouldn't break down the emotional responses category to aggressive behavior and a response to criticism again. Instead, you would break this goal into action steps that change your emotional response to situations. Both aggressive behavior and a poor response to criticism stem from having an inordinate amount of anger at an otherwise benign situation, so you would want to focus on techniques to control and reduce your anger. You should not make a plan for the next category on your list until you are satisfied with the progress on your first item.


By prioritizing your personal development goals, you take an overwhelming task and make it manageable. You cannot do everything at once. Changing one trait at a time means you'll see real progress, and be a better person in no time. If you are looking for development in your career, you should also look into business internship. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.

Friday, 30 November 2012

The Web You're Weaving

There's a fascinating relationship among Twitter, your brain and the world. Billions of tweets, texts, posts, emails, and phone calls have one thing in common: they're neural signals in the global brain. We've already seen how quickly and profoundly social networks have altered the global brain. Each tiny tweet, at a larger level, is shaping the next global identity, a "we" that everyone can have a powerful voice in.


Over the past two years, social media has played a major role in ousting the rulers of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Facebooking and tweeting has been instrumental in the civil uprisings we've witnessed in Syria and Bahrain, along with protests in Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia and a half dozen other countries.


The direction of our whole planet is being shaped in countless ways by our global community of thinkers and talkers. Folks simply telling their friends what's on their minds. Sharing their joys and sorrows, but also saying I don't like the way this going, and If this were to change in this way, things would be better for me and my family.


In the past, the print and TV news provided our only connection to the struggles of the oppressed yearning to breathe free. Now, anyone in Morocco can instantly send and receive messages to and from the global brain. We have an immediate, direct connection to their personal heartaches and hopes. No reporter needed.


The aspect of this global metamorphosis that I find most exciting is that average folks like you and me can affect the global brain simply by engaging in our normal behavior: having conversations. We no longer have to rely on organized political parties or religious leaders to create the social change we long for.


We've discovered DIY social change via the global brain. A brain so powerful, it's toppling traditional barriers like religion, nationalism, and politics.


As this stream of messages on social media continues, it's reshaping each individual brain, too. Regardless of how little or how much each of us paid attention to the recent Arab spring, we've all benefited from the surge of powerful, positive energy emanating from that part of the world.


That's the thing about positive energy. It expands. It builds power. It's unstoppable. What started in Tunisia is spreading rapidly. A rising tide lifts all boats. And as one of the most creative and optimistic societies on the planet, America's tapping into that positive energy, big time.


This powerful new wave of energy is palpable to some, but for most of us, it's subtle. We commonly hear it characterized in the Western media in capitalist jargon: increased consumer confidence, lower unemployment and a strengthening economy. But the meaning is the same. Our unemployment rate is about a third less than Europe's 12%.


When people feel more powerful, they become more optimistic. More willing to take chances. To open or expand a business. To find more meaningful work. To move. To buy a home. In short, to follow their passion, wherever it leads them.


As they're following their passion, they're sharing their journey. The highs and lows. The relief and satisfaction they feel when they land that better job. The frustration they feel about holes in public policy that delay their move. For example, some won't leave an unfulfilling job simply because of the affordable health insurance provided by their employer. So they'll tweet about the health policies that would make their lives better.


Their journey is also shaping the global brain. We've grown weary of the years spent in lock down, scared of terrorism and financial upheaval. Fear as a primary motivator goes against human nature.


Throughout our history, we've proven that we thrive best when we feel free to be creative. To connect with each other based on offering our best. And working together to make our communities, our country and the world a better place for all of us.


It's never been easier to change the world. I think we're going to continue to see government, corporate and social policy swayed by loose networks of unaffiliated individuals just doing what comes naturally to them: chatting with friends. And clicking "share".


Judy Widener is a Certified Life Coach and author of Power For A Lifetime: Tools You Customize to Build Your Personal Power Every Day Of Your Life. You can sign up for Discovering Your Values, a 5-day e-course at no cost at myinnerfrontiers.com. Her passion is assisting her clients to discover what is most important to them, then to create more balance and satisfaction in their lives.


She offers a comprehensive program that teaches clients simple ways to build their personal power and overcome obstacles to achieving their dreams. Judy has coached more than 600 people over the past 13 years. Her website is myinnerfrontiers.com. Providing useful self development, self empowerment and self esteem tips and reviews online.

Friday, 23 November 2012

How to Differentiate Yourself From Other Job Seekers

When it comes to searching for a job, your unique skills can help you snag a well-paying job. Industries such as information technology and accounting are growing faster than the national average. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), IT jobs and accounting jobs will grow by 32% and 16% respectively through 2018. However, this does not mean that jobs in these industries are easy to get. Therefore, here are some tips to give you an edge over other job seekers.


Acquire Skills in a Hot Niche


With specialization at the work place becoming the norm, becoming an expert in a certain field is surely the way to go. If you love crunching numbers, you can opt to specialize in portfolio compliance. Figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that a top specialist in this niche earns as much as $139,350 every year in salary and perks. The average salary currently stands at $85,240, while the lowest earners take home $44,080. Another hot niche in accounting is expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. On the IT space, hot careers include cloud computing, big data analytics, and data security.


Internship


If you cannot find a job straightaway, consider taking up an internship. This will help you sharpen your skills as you seek out potential employees. A survey carried out by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that 70% of interns get job offers. In comparison, 80% of students who skip internship often do not find a job immediately after graduating. Employers who participated in the survey said the experience gained during internship plays a big role when recruiting new staff members. Therefore, you should take the initiative to find internship openings.


Do Not Solely Depend on Recruiters


Sending out your resume to recruiting firms does not mean that you can rest on your laurels. Think about this, a survey carried out by Right Management found that 40% of jobseekers find work through networking. This shows that you need to do more than spend time on job boards. Reach out to friends and industry professionals who can help you find work.


Even if you are a graduate or a professional with years of experience under your belt, differentiating yourself from other jobseekers is important. Look for careers that pay top dollar in your industry and fine tune your skills accordingly. Also, do not shy from taking unpaid internship. This will help you improve your chances of finding work. In addition, make networking a top priority.


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