Posts Tagged "talents"
Need a Job? Three Steps to Take Now
The fact that millions of Americans are unemployed or underemployed is not news. Although we seem to be engaged in Einstein’s infamous trap of ‘doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’ Policy makers are debating how to entice businesses into hiring more people and the unemployed are angry and frustrated over the lack of available positions. Nearing record-breaking unemployment rates, perhaps it is time to consider a different route to finding meaningful, satisfying, and rewarding work in people’s lives. As we’ve discussed here before, creating jobs won’t help our economy. If you are looking for a job, or know someone who...
Read MoreCareers Are Created By People Not Jobs
The recipe for developing a career you love is not what most people believe it to be. With many of my coaching clients, they come thinking that there is a “perfect job” out there waiting to be discovered and if they can just find it and present themselves in the best way to their perspective employers then voila—the start of a beautiful career is in place. Sadly, this fantasy scenario rarely plays itself out. Just as in love, where many believe that there is no one perfect mate, simply a good mutual match where both parties are interested in working and growing together, so it is true for your career. The key to success lies not in looking outside for the...
Read MoreCreativity without competition is a key to happiness
Share By: Kathleen Schafer, Founding Principle-Leadership Connection What I have learned so far, is that Creation is a common experience that everybody is sharing, yet it speaks individually to every single soul. That’s the genius of it. –Jim Carrey People often tend to view comedians, athletes and rock stars as those lucky few who get to use their creativity as the cornerstone of their careers. And what a wonderful way to do it, on big stages, in front of admiring crowds earning millions of dollars?! The problem, as is evidenced by the rejected contestant on any number of reality shows, is that we have come to believe that if we are not “the...
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