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Education Is One Thing...Employment Is Another
Many would simply say more college education is the solution to good employment, but be skeptical of this approach. Training other than a bachelor’s degree often provides the best preparation for some high-paying or high-growth jobs.
Should you take a Homographic Approach to your Career Planning?
A Homo what?? Homographs are words that have two distinct meanings. For example: “It’s probably not appropriate if we appropriate their results” or “the august citizen will take office in August” or in the case of career planning, “his career ended after his car was seen to career into the telephone pole.”
The Next Big Thing
In preparation for a talk I was giving to about 100 entrepreneurs, I asked the host to tell me about the makeup of the audience. I wondered if this group that gathers regularly was made up of business owners who had it all figured out, not even close, or somewhere in-between. His answer was the latter – many of the entrepreneurs have laser focus and many are still trying to figure out if they were really doing the right thing to best serve their talents and interests. How to figure ‘IT’ out is a challenge for all of us, whether we are already in business or still deciding if we want to take the plunge. One of the keys is quiet.

BE DiFFERENT YOU! Covet the Fox
Winning on the Inside is all about the Fox and building trusted relationships with them...
Competing Strategically in Your Career
Strategies used by businesses to compete can also be used by individuals to manage their careers.
Career Planning: How to Discover Your Dream Job
An effective job search begins by figuring out the specific criteria and values you want the job to fulfill. It may sound obvious, but before you can find the job you really want, you have to know what you're seeking.

Enjoy the Journey - Career Selection
Life's too short to spend your working life doing something you don't like or enjoy and when things are looking grim and the job we have looks like it might be shortlived, rather than be worried, we should look at it as a new beginning.
Your Career Journey
People think of life as a journey with their career just a part of it, like a hobby, little realising that your career journey is not just a part of your life, it is your life. A life shared with family and friendships, but life nonetheless.
What resumes can’t do and how to tell a better story
Resumes have no personality, no energy, and no passion. Resumes don't do a very good job. Resumes are ticket to get entry for a job. It won't talk about real story of person

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Clearing Up The Myths About Strategic Thinking and Planning
I continue to be amazed at the amount of misinformation and the number of myths that exist about strategic thinking and planning. During my entire career, I have heard business owners, senior executives and not-for-profit board members and executive directors utter “mythical” statements about strategic thinking and planning. And I have observed that these same people truly believe that these myths are reality. My purpose in writing this article is to share what I believe are the 5 biggest myths and also provide some insights into what I believe are the 5 biggest “realities” of strategic thinking and planning.

“The Top Ten Reasons Strategic Planning Meetings Fail, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”
Strategic planning is an awesome and powerful process that sometimes gets a bad rap because of some bad experiences people have had when engaging in some form of strategic planning meetings. Many times the combination of personal agendas, absence of open minds, and preconceived judgments about the strategic planning process can turn strategic planning meetings into real disasters. And frankly, there are many reasons why so many strategic planning meetings are unsuccessful. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach has developed a list of the top 10 reasons why strategic planning meetings fail. And the Top 10 Reasons are:
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.
Unemployed? Plan Your Career Now
Our economy is a mess, and we are in uncharted territory. Most everyone is feeling the pinch, especially if they now find themselves unemployed or wonder if they are the next one to lose their job. Unfortunately, most people put more planning into their next vacation than they do their career or more realistically their “careers.”
Make Smart Career Choices In 2009
When planning your next career move, look for trends that will possibly require your present skills and abilities. Most likely you will need some addition education or training, but it will be focused in the right area. Look for the “sunrise” jobs (the new hot jobs with a growing demand) This article will spark some ideas which will help you focus on making smart career choices.
Mentor and Be Mentored: Both are Critical to Success
When you reflect upon your career, do you have a mentor that has played a role in your professional and/or personal development? On the flip side, as you have advanced in your career, have you taken the time to mentor others whom you have worked with and/or managed? Having and being a mentor are two of the major milestones during one’s career. Mentoring is a critical part of managing a successful and sustaining career.

Should you take a Homographic Approach to your Career Planning?
A Homo what?? Homographs are words that have two distinct meanings. For example: “It’s probably not appropriate if we appropriate their results” or “the august citizen will take office in August” or in the case of career planning, “his career ended after his car was seen to career into the telephone pole.”
Career Advice: Five Secrets to Creating Your Dream Career
There are countless career opportunities in this economy for you to create your dream job. Why be unhappy with your career when you can create the perfect job that leads to a happy fulfilling career using a little creativity? The following are seven secrets to creating your dream job and very successful career.
Planners vs. Actors: How to find a profitable balance between over-thinking and jumping the gun
Are you doing without planning or planning without doing? Both quick action and over-planning are problems. In order to have the best-executed strategy that will lead you to your goal, planning and expedient action are both critical. Ask yourself, can I plan more, or should I do more? Somewhere in the middle is probably the right answer.

What's Wrong With Your Corporate Planning Process?
Does your corporate strategic planning process consistently deliver the outcomes you expect or has strategic planning been devalued (literally or figuratively) within your organization due to its declining efficacy? Corporate planning in today’s rapidly-changing and uncertain business environment requires a strategic planning process that empowers organizations to achieve operational excellence on a day-to-day basis while also planning for the future. If your corporate planning process has lost its luster, consider what may be wrong.
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