It's more important than you might have considered. When it comes to your opinions, beliefs and life plans, you have to be willing to change your mind. You never want to be so set in your ways that you close yourself off to other options. Sometimes when you're so committed to what you know, it … Continue reading You have to be willing to change your mind
Category: Career
So much more than the room you’re sitting in
When you're a kid, not learning in a lesson or not being interetsed in the subject or topic being taught can happen when you don't like the person teaching you. At a young age some people totally rule out subjects like Math, Science, History or Art simple because of who the information is coming from. … Continue reading So much more than the room you’re sitting in
Out of office
It's getting to that time of year when the Out of office goes on with an automatic reply that goes something like: ' Hi, I am currently on leave until 4th January and will respond upon my return. If urgent please contact name@company.com in my absence.' However, for daily blogging there is no break or … Continue reading Out of office
Knowing why
When it comes to future plans we often forget the reason behind the paths we choose. We know what we want, when we want it and what it will take but we forget the reason why we want it. A common example is career paths. A person may want to become a nurse in the … Continue reading Knowing why
2 pieces of career advice
In a recent conversation where two people were giving career advice, I noticed a wide gap between their perspectives. The first person spoke about doing something you were interested in, gaining a qualification and working hard to be a specialist in your field. The second person just spoke about picking a career in a field … Continue reading 2 pieces of career advice
Too late to start over
Most of us have at some point looked back on our life and perhaps not wished but thought about what would have happened if we took a different path. If you applied for that job in another city. If you moved out of your family home sooner or maybe done it later. If you started … Continue reading Too late to start over
What we can learn from working from home
Turns out that the 9-5 isn't as necessary as it once was. With everything going on in the world meetings are becoming emails or being done by video, travel has come to a halt and working from home may become the non-optional office alternative. Despite the unfortunate situation that has caused things to change, I … Continue reading What we can learn from working from home
What to do if your manager isn’t helpful
You might feel frustrated but all is not lost. In a previous post I wrote about job satisfaction and I thought it might be useful to delve into some practical tips. It's all good and well telling someone what to do but it's sometimes helpful to tell them how. So, let's say you work in … Continue reading What to do if your manager isn’t helpful
On being content with not becoming a writer
Or at least trying to be. I remember being around 16 or 17 telling a classmate about my writing hobby and that I had thought of doing it as a career. At the time I was pretty lost with regard to career plans and my civil engineering dream was becoming less and less likely. My … Continue reading On being content with not becoming a writer
Being professional and moving the benchmark
When you're a kid you think that 21 is grown up. You think that by that age you'll have everything figured out, that you'll have met your life partner and that you'll suddenly be this proper adult with a career... But then you get to that age and you don't quite feel how you thought … Continue reading Being professional and moving the benchmark
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