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Do You Need College to Succeed?
As the cost of a college education spirals and loans becoming more difficult to get, maybe it's time for you to reconsider if you really need college to succeed? This article provides information and an exercise to help you make some career decisions.

Q&A - Problem with a mentor
Here's a tough situation a NeverEatAlone reader is having with his mentor (and that's the first problem -- only having 1 mentor!). My quick two cents follows. Also check out Chapter 29 in Never Eat Alone, "Find Mentors, Find Mentees, Repeat."
Smart Women Prefer the “Limited” Lifetime Warranty
This article is about our struggles in decision making. We all have such a difficult time making decisions . From the simple (where to eat dinner) to the complex (ending a long-term relationship). We want our decisions to be the “right” decisions forever. Why? Because we fear change and we fear making the ‘wrong” decisions. We want to have the opportunity to make everything last forever. This is not possible in life. We need to embrace the idea of a “limited lifetime” warranty when we make decisions so that as we change and grow, we can make new decisions that work for us moving forward.
Your Career Plan - Be The CEO Of Your Own Career!
How can you identify a different job or career, find time to job hunt, and get back to enjoying the game of life? Thinking like a CEO will help you map out a successful career with work that's fulfilling and energizing.

THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A LIFE COACH?
There are many points during our lives when we will probably seek advice from friends, family or maybe a professional. We may want help making decisions about a particular event or situation. The life coach makes available the kind of consistent assistance and support that may be lacking in a person’s life or difficult to obtain when consulting family or friends who may have quite different perspectives.

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Career Vision Moving Your Life From Stress To Balance
The vehicle for moving from the Stress Cycle to the Balance Cycle is a personal vision for your life and your career. This is a picture of yourself in the future that is meaningful and fulfilling for you. It can help you at each turning point when you make decisions about your life and your career. It can help you every day to make those small decisions that add up to the Stress Cycle or the Balance Cycle.

Career Tune-up: Maintaining your Professional Path
As 2008 begins, it’s the perfect opportunity for a Career Tune-up. The New Year provides a natural time to evaluate how your career progressed over the past year and to determine what you want for the year ahead. Investing time in assessment and planning will enable you to have a greater impact on your professional development. The Past Year When you review your career milestones of the past year, you’ll want to take a candid look at what worked and what didn’t work for you, your clients and your organization. Defining this will help you to make decisions about next year.
When you feel like jumping ship!
Making a career change can be one of those huge life changing decisions. Get into action and be open to the possibilities – life is a journey not a destination. Your career is a big part of your life so you had better enjoy the ride!

How to Manage Your Future Career Prospects Today
How much thought have you given to matching your personality traits and skills to your career direction? Often people spend more time deciding on what new car to purchase or their next holiday than making conscious decisions about a career path.
Smart Women Prefer the “Limited” Lifetime Warranty
This article is about our struggles in decision making. We all have such a difficult time making decisions . From the simple (where to eat dinner) to the complex (ending a long-term relationship). We want our decisions to be the “right” decisions forever. Why? Because we fear change and we fear making the ‘wrong” decisions. We want to have the opportunity to make everything last forever. This is not possible in life. We need to embrace the idea of a “limited lifetime” warranty when we make decisions so that as we change and grow, we can make new decisions that work for us moving forward.
Getting Clarity in Decision Making
Good decision making is important for effective leadership and career success. Good decisions, made in a timely manner can make all the difference to your success. Poor decisions court failure, affecting your status and leadership of your own life. Bradley Foster takes your through a couple tools that will help you get clarity even in the midst of some of the most difficult decisions.

The Missing Link in Employee Assessments
Many companies use assessments to help make hiring and promotion decisions. Most assessments measure one of the following attributes of the candidate: * Specific job skills * Their motivation and career goals * Their personality and potential derailers (e.g. emotional intelligence) * Their likely fit with the organization’s culture One important area that is often not assessed is the candidate’s ability to use good judgment when making decisions based on complex or ambiguous information.

Five Principles for Making Smart Decisions
Every day we contemplate numerous decisions. Some decisions are simple, such as deciding which gym class to attend, while are other are life altering, for instance deciding on taking an overseas promotion. Regardless of level of importance, these decisions will have an impact on our lives. Studies have shown that the more choices we have, they harder it seems to make a decision. Making decisions doesn’t have to be a daunting task; there are step we can learn to make smart decisions.
“Control” At The Top While Permitting Autonomy At The Bottom
Shortly after Lou Gerstner became CEO of IBM in 1993, he made one of the most significant decisions of his entire career. At a time when many people were calling for the IT giant to decentralize and dismantle into smaller, more flexible companies, Gertsner chose to do the opposite. He instead used IBM’s large size (and subsequent capabilities) to help customers integrate the diverse components of their information technology (IT) systems. In other words, by keeping IBM’s decision-making centralized and integrated, IBM was able to help customers with IT decisions they would have otherwise been forced to make on their own.

Who Has the D? Unclog Decision-Making Bottlenecks
Making good decisions and making them quickly is a differentiator of high-performing companies. And the key to outperforming competitors is the quality, speed, and execution of your decisions. Yet in many companies, decisions routinely stall. One culprit? Ambiguity for who is accountable for which decisions. Here is a tool to help clarify your strategic decisions: Think RAPID.
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