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Career Change & Advancement

How To Reduce Stress By Cleaning Up Your Relationships

May 16, 2012
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Good quality personal and professional relationships help reduce stress and depression, and increase your sense of well-being and happiness. However, one of the biggest mistakes people making in trying to achieve success and happiness is that they tolerate an unsupportive environment, which includes the people you spend time with. If you want to enjoy your career and social life more, it’s time to clean out your relationships and follow these 5 steps to building a great network

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How To Survive Doing Boring Work

May 8, 2012
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Practically every workplace and job has something boring about it, so from time to time we all have to endure trying to muster the motivation to do a task that sends us to sleep. Unfortunately this is when procrastination often kicks in, and in most cases the boring work has gotta be done – like it or not! So what can you do to get motivated and through these tasks more quickly?

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Why Sloppy Is Better Than Perfect

May 1, 2012
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I remember going to interviews back in my corporate life and being proud to state that perfectionism was one of my strengths. Oh how wrong I was! You see, striving for something that doesn’t exist is pretty foolish, and it can really hold your career and business back if you continue on a quest for something mythical. Here’s why…

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Forget The How, Focus On What

April 24, 2012
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If you’ve been contemplating a career change, but don’t know how or what, it’s critical to get your head engaged first so that you don’t find yourself stuck in the same boring career this time next year! The key to getting your brain working FOR you, and not against you, lies in knowing your left from your right. Let me explain…

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Why You Need To Disrupt Your Routine

April 11, 2012
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Routine can be a fabulous thing, letting us form habits that help us through the day and make life easier. But – and it’s a big BUT – routine can also be very detrimental when it comes to career progression and that’s why a rejig from time to time can benefit us all. Here’s why…

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5 Ways To Get Your Mojo Back On Bad Work Days

April 3, 2012
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Everyone’s experienced ‘one of those days’ where you’ve lost your motivation to work, feel less capable of doing a good job and your productivity’s at an all-time low. But what can you do if every day feels like that? Here are 5 quick tips to help you get your mojo back asap…

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Improve Your Career With Creative Thinking

March 20, 2012
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If you want to improve your career, but you’ve been stuck in a rut, working your butt off and getting nowhere, it’s time to start thinking a little more creatively to change the error of your ways…

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How To Avoid Being A Jobsworth

March 6, 2012
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In any job it’s important to know what your goals and objectives are, and a good clear job description will give you exactly that. However, if you want to be an outstanding employee or excel in your chosen career, ditching your job description could be just what you need to get ahead faster. Here’s why….

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Would You Want To Meet You?

February 24, 2012
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Image is important and your personal brand is a delicate thing. So what can you do to nurture this golden nugget and build your brand so that you’re in demand personally and professionally? Here’s how…

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How To Deal With Whinging, Gossiping, Lazy Colleagues

February 7, 2012
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Working with people who are lazy, gossip all the time or have a bad attitude are a reality in many work places. Here’s how to deal with them…

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