Persistence
In Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937, Napoleon Hill speaks of persistence as an essential quality. He writes, “Without persistence, you will be defeated before you start. With persistence, you will win.”
Month: June 2010
Categorizing Your Skills: Self Management Skills
Skills are one of the most important things you have to convey to a prospective employer. If you had to name your five most important and valuable skills right now, what would you say they are? Here is a way to organize your thinking about skills as you prepare for an interview.
Categorizing Your Skills: Job Content Skills
Skills are one of the most important things you have to convey to a prospective employer. If you had to name your five most important and valuable skills right now, what would you say they are? Here is a way to organize your thinking about skills as you prepare for an interview.
Categorizing Your Skills: Transferable Skills
Skills are one of the most important things you have to convey to a prospective employer. If you had to name your five most important and valuable skills right now, what would you say they are? Here is a way to organize your thinking about skills as you prepare for an interview.
Salary Negotiation Tips Part 2
My summer reading includes career books, and I recently checked out Salary Negotiation Tips for Professionals by Ron & Caryl Krannich, Ph.D.s. Here are two more mistakes they say many professionals make when negotiating salary offers.
Salary Negotiation Tips
My summer reading includes career books, and I recently checked out Salary Negotiation Tips for Professionals by Ron & Caryl Krannich, Ph.D.s. Here is the first of three mistakes they say many professionals make when negotiating salary offers.
Enlist your Internal Partner for Success
In Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937, Napoleon Hill spends many pages on discussing your subconscious mind. Hill believed strongly in the power of visualization and your ability to influence your destiny through positive thoughts. He also believed that you must engage your subconscious as well as your conscious thoughts if you want to succeed.
Emerging Occupations
If you are considering a career change, you might want to consider jobs that are brand new. Positioning yourself as a worker in an emerging field has several advantages. Here are three to consider.
MOJO
Marshall Goldsmith, is the author of MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, and How to Get It Back If You Lose It. He might not have been thinking about careers, but MOJO is a necessary component of your job search as well.
Procrastination
In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says: “Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.”
