Posts Tagged ‘development’

6 Simple Steps to Make Progress Towards Achieving A Goal

Every day that goes by you either move closer towards achieving a goal or you move further away from that goal. If you take specific steps you can be assured that you are moving towards our goal. If you do nothing you are moving away from the goal. By being still, you lose momentum, and the level of inertia of our current position increases. Following these steps will guarantee… Continue reading

November 26 2008 | By Danny | Tagged: achievment, development, focus, goal, growth, planning, success | 19 comments»

4 Personally Proven Steps To Become A Calmer Person

I love weekends. Why? I can wake up and just spend a few minutes lying awake without the need to do anything. No need to rush to work, or to speak to anyone. Just lying there with eyes wide open and nothing in mind. I realized then that those are some of the calmest moment in my life. It has always been a personal mission for me to be calm in… Continue reading

August 14 2008 | By Mohamad Zaki | Tagged: calmness, development, life, relaxation | 12 comments»

How to Avoid Getting Stuck in the Past

Do you have a trophy room? This is a place where you keep your various trophies, certificates, award plaques, autographed trinkets and other things that remind you of past accomplishments. This could be a fireplace mantle, space on a bookshelf, a downstairs room or a building depending on what you have been up to. If you have one of these, be careful to avoid getting stuck in the past. They… Continue reading

July 16 2008 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: development, growth, motivation, past, Productivity | 6 comments»

The Use and Abuse of Regret

Two weeks ago, I asked Lifehack.org readers what advice you'd offer to your younger self, knowing what you know today. The responses were a little overwhelming -- powerful, powerful stuff. More and better responses than I had hoped for, to be honest.

I'm not sure what advice I'd offer my younger self. I've messed up a lot, taken a lot of wrong turns, but even the wrong… Continue reading

January 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: development, learning, mistake, past, regret | 11 comments»

How to use natural selection to drive your career

Charles Darwin was one of the greatest scientific geniuses of all time. His Theory of Evolution is accepted just about universally in the scientific community. It explains that all life is driven by a process that he called Natural Selection. Life is a constant competition for survival. When creatures reproduce, tiny changes and imperfections are introduced into the next generation. Most fail. But a few, a very few, successful… Continue reading

April 16 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: ability, development, workstyle | 3 comments»

The only sure-fire investment

There's only one investment that's absolutely guaranteed to give you a great payback, regardless of the state of the economy and the uncertainties of this fragile world. I'm talking about the investment you make in yourself. Think of yourself as a business Imagine you’re Jane Doe, Inc. Whether you’re self-employed or work for a giant corporation—or even if you’re not in employment at present—this business is your basis for financial survival. If… Continue reading

February 12 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: achievement, development, investment, learning | 6 comments»

An Interview with Your Favorite Person – Yourself

When was the last time you had a good conversation with yourself? I mean a full-on, I'm a crazy person, talking out loud, discussion with yourself?

You actually talk to yourself all the time. Most of it is subconscious, and a lot of it is negative and cautionary. But what about taking the time to really ask yourself some serious questions?

The Interview

It's our very nature to think of ourselves first… Continue reading

February 8 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: development, motivation, personal, question, self-talk | 5 comments»

Declutter your career

Just as you occasionally need to clean out a closet, you may also need to "clean out" your career to enable a focused and productive mindset, and to create expectations for advancement. The article goes into detail about how to handle distractions, conflicts, email overload, and distracting colleagues so you can accelerate your career. Just as it can be helpful to clear out closets at home every so often… Continue reading

February 8 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: career, development, organization, Productivity, promotion | no comments»

How to Handle the Silent Treatment

I think most all of us have, at some point in our careers, had a difficult relationship with a supervisor. While some supervisors are motivating, reliable, and well-intentioned, some supervisors can be close-minded, reserved, and difficult to communicate with. Kayleen Schaefer from the College Journal addresses the question "What to do when a boss gives you the silent treatment?" Question: My boss doesn't communicate with me. I sit three… Continue reading

January 19 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Communication, conflict+resolution, development, workplace | 4 comments»

Give yourself more time

Penelope Trunk at Yahoo Finance gives her take on getting things done at the workplace. She posts 11 tips that will help you get through your perpetual to-do list and free up time for career-development, collaboration, and what she considers seeing the "big picture." Penelope Trunk lists some points that tend to go unmentioned and may be considered a bit ununusual: Delegate stuff you like. You can't delegate your unappealing… Continue reading

January 19 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: development, gtd, Productivity | 3 comments»

Eight Resolutions to Enhance Your Career

If you've found a job that is enjoyable, it can be very easy to get into a routine. However, a routine can quickly morph into a rut which may negatively impact your career development. Following with the theme of the season, Jaclyne Badal from the College Journal (a branch of the Wall Street Journal) gives eight resolutions that will help jump start your career in 2007. The… Continue reading

January 15 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: career, development, personaldevelopment | no comments»

Book Review: Fire Your Boss

A Stephen M. Pollan and Mark Levine book published by Harper Collins Publishers Incorporated, 2004, 273 pages. Nonfiction: Career Changes, Career Development, Self-actualization (Psychology). The book promises a career plan to take control of your work life, boost your income, have a better job offer at hand and find happiness outside the office.Folks, this thing is Cynical with a capital C. Take a look at this lift from inside… Continue reading

November 23 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: book, career, development, review | no comments»

What it takes to be great

"Natural talent" vs "Practice makes perfect" always strikes me as a question when looking at career development and hiring. Geoffrey Colvin at Fortune Magazine writes a great article with set of real examples on targeted natural gifts doesn't exist, but consistent practice is what makes people great: What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway (Charts) Chairman Warren Buffett the world's premier investor? We think we know: Each was a… Continue reading

October 24 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: development, practice, talent | 3 comments»

Stretch Goals Matter

My son, Harold, is 7 months old (You can glimpse him at the end of a movie here). He's mastered sitting up, and now he's trying to figure out moving around on the ground. I've realized something pertinent to careers this morning based on this experience, and thought I'd share it. (You didn't think this was suddenly Parent Hacks, did you?) Stretch Goals Matter Harold was trying to reach… Continue reading

August 26 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: development, goals, improvement, motivation | 3 comments»

No More Mr Yes

Phil Gerbyshak is exhuberant. You can see this the moment you land on his site. But one downside to being such a positive person (you're this way too, right?) is that we tend to say YES all the time, when we should really consider saying no a little more often. Phil did a personal assessment, and immediately realized the impact this decision was having on his life: I realize… Continue reading

August 11 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: development, Lifehack, Management, prioritizing | 2 comments»

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