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to help you:
1. United States of
America's primary source
on career info:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates Bureau
of Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job
Search - Post a Question
etc.: www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After
Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for
Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine
.com
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_tool
box.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
Articles
Change - Here's How!
Nobody said change was easy. That's why most people don't do it. But
there is a deeper reason behind why it is hard that if understood, will lead
you to take action that will bring you new habits and sustainable results.
When you evolve and grow as a person you start with: 1) VALUES which
create 2) ATTITUDES which create 3) BEHAVIORS. For example, when you
were a young child you valued having friends, trusted all people and
behaved openly. Then through some unpleasant experiences on the
playground you learned that not everyone is trustworthy on the same level so
you behaved by choosing friends that were consistently nice to you.
Here is a career example: You value your job so your attitude is that you want
your boss to notice you in order to advance so you behave by working long
hours to be noticed.
When you want to change your internal culture the process must move in
reverse, which is unnatural, making it much more difficult. You must start
with: 1) NEW BEHAVIORS which will create 2) NEW ATTITUDES which will
create 3) NEW VALUES.
Career example: You don’t want to work long hours anymore because it has
taken a toll on your family so you want to change your internal culture by
starting with a behavior. You will stop working longer and begin working
SMARTer. You will change your behavior by setting SMART weekly goals that
are broken down into SMART daily goals. Remember SMART Goals are
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results Oriented and Time Framed. Don’t
worry about changing your attitude and values – that will happen on its own.
You will find that your attitude will change when your boss notices how your
own self discipline has made you more productive – a smart adjustment on
your part without any coaching. You start to help colleagues with goal setting
and you begin to value how goal setting is not only a precursor to
achievement but also to leadership and a better quality of life.
If you want to change - just act. Do something differently. Don't worry about
the feelings behind it. They will follow.
In the words of Henry Ford…
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.”
“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain
amount of scratching around for what it gets.”
“I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what
can't be done.”
“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real
security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge,
experience, and ability.”
There are a couple of key factors that get in the way of change. Watch out for
them because they will become excuses that will lead to self-paralysis.
These key Leadership Obstructers are:
1) Guilt and Worry We guilt about the past and worry about the future. Both
are useless emotions because we can’t change the past and worrying never
changed the future for anybody. Action and goal setting change the future.
2) Blame and Complain We blame and complain about whatever we can
so as not to take responsibility for changing behaviors. It’s easier being a
victim.
Did any of the above Leadership Obstructers ever make you happier or did
they simply take you farther away from a healthy life balance? What
behaviors will you change to move your life forward? Act! Start now!
Email this to a friend who may appreciate the advice.
Follow Mary Lee’s career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
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For the FREE Worksheets: "SMART Goals," “It’s Not Who You Know It’s Who
knows You” and “Goals - What They Did for Me” go to: www.startingovernow.
com/Articles-andTip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a stay-at-
home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on to become a
newspaper reporter, trade association executive director, public relations
consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career
tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.startingovernow.com.
Contact Mary Lee or sign up for her free e-newsletter at info@startingovernow.
com.
Nobody said change was easy. That's why most people don't do it. But
there is a deeper reason behind why it is hard that if understood, will lead
you to take action that will bring you new habits and sustainable results.
When you evolve and grow as a person you start with: 1) VALUES which
create 2) ATTITUDES which create 3) BEHAVIORS. For example, when you
were a young child you valued having friends, trusted all people and
behaved openly. Then through some unpleasant experiences on the
playground you learned that not everyone is trustworthy on the same level so
you behaved by choosing friends that were consistently nice to you.
Here is a career example: You value your job so your attitude is that you want
your boss to notice you in order to advance so you behave by working long
hours to be noticed.
When you want to change your internal culture the process must move in
reverse, which is unnatural, making it much more difficult. You must start
with: 1) NEW BEHAVIORS which will create 2) NEW ATTITUDES which will
create 3) NEW VALUES.
Career example: You don’t want to work long hours anymore because it has
taken a toll on your family so you want to change your internal culture by
starting with a behavior. You will stop working longer and begin working
SMARTer. You will change your behavior by setting SMART weekly goals that
are broken down into SMART daily goals. Remember SMART Goals are
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results Oriented and Time Framed. Don’t
worry about changing your attitude and values – that will happen on its own.
You will find that your attitude will change when your boss notices how your
own self discipline has made you more productive – a smart adjustment on
your part without any coaching. You start to help colleagues with goal setting
and you begin to value how goal setting is not only a precursor to
achievement but also to leadership and a better quality of life.
If you want to change - just act. Do something differently. Don't worry about
the feelings behind it. They will follow.
In the words of Henry Ford…
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.”
“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain
amount of scratching around for what it gets.”
“I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what
can't be done.”
“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real
security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge,
experience, and ability.”
There are a couple of key factors that get in the way of change. Watch out for
them because they will become excuses that will lead to self-paralysis.
These key Leadership Obstructers are:
1) Guilt and Worry We guilt about the past and worry about the future. Both
are useless emotions because we can’t change the past and worrying never
changed the future for anybody. Action and goal setting change the future.
2) Blame and Complain We blame and complain about whatever we can
so as not to take responsibility for changing behaviors. It’s easier being a
victim.
Did any of the above Leadership Obstructers ever make you happier or did
they simply take you farther away from a healthy life balance? What
behaviors will you change to move your life forward? Act! Start now!
Email this to a friend who may appreciate the advice.
Follow Mary Lee’s career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
Sign up for Mary Lee’s FREE e-newsletter of free career and productivity
advice by emailing info@startingovernow.com.
For the FREE Worksheets: "SMART Goals," “It’s Not Who You Know It’s Who
knows You” and “Goals - What They Did for Me” go to: www.startingovernow.
com/Articles-andTip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a stay-at-
home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on to become a
newspaper reporter, trade association executive director, public relations
consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career
tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.startingovernow.com.
Contact Mary Lee or sign up for her free e-newsletter at info@startingovernow.
com.
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Change -
Here's How!
Nobody said
change was easy.
That's why most
people don't do it.
But there is a
deeper reason
behind why it is
hard that if
understood, will
lead you to take
action that will
bring you new
habits and
sustainable results.
Here's How!
Nobody said
change was easy.
That's why most
people don't do it.
But there is a
deeper reason
behind why it is
hard that if
understood, will
lead you to take
action that will
bring you new
habits and
sustainable results.
’)Productivity and Leadership with a Healthy Life Balance
Make It Fun = Get More Done!
Whether your company is in need of better productivity from your workforce, or
you want to build a better network, are starting over, are an empty nester
re-entering the workforce, have been laid-off, or are going through a divorce
there is information here to help you! Learn to take your interests and channel
them into productive goals on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to
achieve proven and practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your
insight, take advantage of the resources here, challenge yourself, and continue
to develop and grow.
For the FREE StartingOverNow E-newsletter, or to contact Mary Lee simply send
an email to: info@startingovernow.com. Share your story.
Make It Fun = Get More Done!
Whether your company is in need of better productivity from your workforce, or
you want to build a better network, are starting over, are an empty nester
re-entering the workforce, have been laid-off, or are going through a divorce
there is information here to help you! Learn to take your interests and channel
them into productive goals on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to
achieve proven and practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your
insight, take advantage of the resources here, challenge yourself, and continue
to develop and grow.
For the FREE StartingOverNow E-newsletter, or to contact Mary Lee simply send
an email to: info@startingovernow.com. Share your story.