Rousing Review The Artist in the Office

Rousing Review The Artist in the Office I feel like Im not quite ready to review The Artist in the Office like it needs about a dozen more reads, as I want its awesomeness to really rub off and sink in and lead me to being a better coach. And yet, I dont wanna drag my feet in introducing it to all of you. It would be nothing but downright mean of me. I bought The Artist in the Office at my local indie bookstore (yay Greenlight!) quite a few months ago, and I knew it was not a transportation book. By that I mean it wasnt a book I wanted to read passively on the subway, getting interrupted and having to pay attention to where I am and having a Start and Stop point thats dependent on how far Im traveling. Instead, I wanted to delve into it on my terms, when I had the time and the space and the ability to get lost. And get lost I did. To put it simply, I wish I wrote this book. Its the type of book that I aspire to write and produce one day. Its encouraging, its inspiring, its fun, its beautiful, its quirky, its workbook-ish, and it literally is written for every single person whos pursuing their creative passion. Summer gets your head on straight by allowing you to own your artsy-ness and make sure its not left behind just because youre in a non-artsy environment. While she has a few disclaimers that these exercises shouldnt be done at the expense of your professionalism (or job!), she offers so many amazeballs ideas on how to make your workday creative no matter what youre doing, whether its Commuting Bingo, utilizing the copier for all its worth, or breaking into spontaneous dances with co-workers, she really opened my eyes to how creative a corporate environment could be! That I wish I had this book this time last year, when I was still Executive Assisting it up, goes without saying. Summers the friend whos ballsy enough to say, Maybe its your attitude that needs a change? while telling you all thats going right in your life and that shes so proud of you. Shell work you through the starving part of starving artist and make you feel that theres abundance, and offer you ideas to get un-stuck when the office gig has sucked the creativity from your veins and youre wondering, What am I doing with my life?! This little book which I read in about an hour or so, I think offers so very much. I think Summer, um, sums it up herself on the blog post I found about starting The Artist in the Office, which she did as a zine in 2006. She wrote: I feel there is this duality we live as artists with day jobs. We dont want our day jobs, but I do believe there is something in us that just LAYS OUR LIVES DOWN, that just says, OH, WELL. I dont want to say OH WELL anymore. If shes talking about you, then revolution! my friends. Pick up what Summers puttin down get yourself The Artist in the Office.

Tips For Writing An Objective For A Resume For An Assistant Manager Position

Tips For Writing An Objective For A Resume For An Assistant Manager PositionWriting an objective for a resume for an assistant manager position is not that hard. In fact, it can be done by almost anyone with some research and simple work. Let's take a look at some ways you can get started on the objective part of your resume. In fact, it really is as easy as writing the first sentence.You would definitely want to start by talking about yourself. If this is your first time writing a resume, you would definitely want to talk about why you are interested in the job. For example, you may tell the employer that you enjoy listening to music, or that you are very interested in the health care field.It is also important to talk about what skills and talents you have that would prove useful in the actual job. This is different from the writing about your interest and qualifications. Rather, this is how you would describe your strengths and make sure you do not forget the truth.After you finis h talking about your interests, strengths, and other qualifications, you would want to introduce the employer would find you appealing. You would probably tell the employer how much you like the position and the company. The employer would ask for further information about you and perhaps ask you questions such as, 'what are your accomplishments?'Next would be talking about the most important things you would bring to the position. For example, maybe you would want to talk about your ability to be able to run a team and do well with people and organization.The important things would include your ability to manage people, ideas, the ability to use technology, and any other skills you possess. You would also want to tell the employer about the type of information you know about the company and the type of work experience you have.Finally, you would want to talk about previous experience you have with the company. The employer would want to know about your past work, the types of proje cts you have been involved in, and any other experience you might have.

A Woman With 7 Income Streams Explains Why Its One of the Best Things You Can Do For Your Career

A Woman With 7 Income Streams Explains Why It's One of the Best Things You Can Do For Your Career In 2001, Dorie Clark was working as a political reporter. It was her first job out of grad school. One day the director of human resources called her into his office. “I thought perhaps they were changing our dental plan,” she recounts in her new book, “Entrepreneurial You.” “Instead, I got laid off â€" effective immediately.” Today, Clark is a marketing strategist, an adjunct professor of business administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and the author of multiple books, the most recent of which is “Entrepreneurial You.” On an episode of The Art of Charm podcast, Clark explained the value of diversifying your income streams and professional pursuits, so that should you meet a fate like she did in 2001, you won’t be devastated. Here’s Clark: “Everybody knows if you have money, you shouldn’t invest it all in one stock. Everybody knows that’s a bad idea. You need to diversify there. “But for our jobs, for how we make money, I think many of us â€" most of us â€" have one way we make money. It can be very risky. I’ve really come to believe, and have done a lot of research over the years, that one of the best ways that we can create real, legitimate professional stability for ourselves is by choosing to cultivate multiple income streams. “That’s certainly true for entrepreneurs, but even for people who work inside a company, cultivating a side income stream of some sort â€" whether it’s having an Etsy store on the side, or doing a little bit of coaching or having a workshop now and then, whatever it is, doing a little bit of paid speaking â€" having that sideline gives you additional protection against uncertainty and also has a lot of other benefits. “Frankly it helps you build your skills; it helps you develop your brand.” In the book, Clark writes that she currently earns a living from seven sources: writing books, speaking, teaching at a business school, consulting, executive coaching, running online courses, and generating affiliate income through her email list. On the podcast, Clark shared another story that illustrates the power of diversifying your career, drawn from “Entrepreneurial You.” Lenny Achan started his career as a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City; on the side, he was developing apps. His boss found out and was impressed, and gave him the chance to head up social media for the hospital. Achan accepted the opportunity and performed so well that he subsequently became the head of communications at Mount Sinai. Leonardo da Vinci is another example of someone who was a “wide achiever,” in the words of Roman Krznaric, author of “How to Find Fulfilling Work.” Da Vinci was alternately a portraitist, an inventor, and a scientist. Krznaric says that in light of decreasing job security today, spreading yourself among several different jobs, as da Vinci did, is probably a smart thing to do. In “Entrepreneurial You,” Clark quotes Jenny Blake, a former Googler, a career coach, and the author of “Pivot.” Blake said when she was starting to build her speaking business, she relied on one-on-one coaching sessions to provide “bridge income.” That is, even though speaking was her passion, she wasn’t yet earning enough from her speaking gigs to support herself â€" the income bridged the gap between two career phases. Clark offers a free online assessment to see how you can start diversifying your income and career. But there are plenty of so-called “side gigs” you can take up, from web designer (up to $32 an hour) to group fitness instructor (up to $41 an hour). This article originally appeared on Business Insider.

Are You Truly Committed To Your New Years Resolutions - Work It Daily

Are You Truly Committed To Your New Year’s Resolutions - Work It Daily A good friend of mine recently sent me his New Year’s resolutions: Be here now. Keep it real. Try to answer e-mail promptly. I was taken aback by number three. First, it was the only one that required specific action, and I wondered why he would choose returning e-mails above all the other important actions to take in this world, and over a more general commitment to “Keep in close and regular contact with people important to me” or “Take action quickly on items of importance.” Even more than that, however, I was struck by the insertion of the word “Try.” Is Trying Lying? I have spent the last 10 years or so reducing the incidence of the word “try” in my spoken and written communications. In a women’s empowerment program I was taught, “Trying is lying.” In a completely different seminar, the instructor had someone hold a tissue box in the air and said, “Try to drop the tissue box.” The person dropped the tissue box, and was met with, “No, you just dropped the tissue box. I told you to try to drop the tissue box.” In another seminar, a different instructor did the same exercise, asking a participant to “Try to pick up that chair.” Trying to pick it up looked like holding on to the chair and pretending to pick it up but not actually doing it. “Trying” to do something, as illustrated in these examples, is as good as not doing the thing at all. You’re not doing it, and you’re not not doing it. Trying leaves you in an in-between place that, in my understanding, is ultimately powerless and ineffective. Excuses, Excuses We as human beings often use trying as an excuse. Have you gotten that project done? “No... but I tried! I just kept getting distracted.” Have you lost the weight you said you would? “No... but I tried.” Why isn’t your relationship going the way you want it to? “I don’t know... I’m trying so hard to make it work.” We say things like “I’ll try to be there on time” so if we’re not on time we haven’t broken a promise. We human beings are so sneaky! Ultimately, a choice is required. Either you do it or you don’t. If you don’t do it, I believe the most powerful stance is to take responsibility that you didn’t do it. If you’re still committed to a result, then do something else that works to get that result. As another wise person pointed out, the way to attain any goal in life is to keep taking action until you achieve it. Sounds so simple doesn’t it? Compassion Is Key My New Year’s resolution friend disagreed with my take on trying. He wrote, “I affirm the importance of stating, ‘I will try.’ It’s like saying, ‘I intend... .’ It sends a message â€" to myself and others â€" about how I am organizing my spiritual energies.” When I asked why he didn’t write “Try” for his other resolutions, he responded, “... It’s the only one of the three that doesn’t come to me naturally. So I must try harder. ” (He also mentioned if following number three were to contradict number one and/or number two, he would choose not to follow number three. We have all seen the negative consequences of impulsive or compulsive e-mailing!) I understand the value of compassion, and I understand we sometimes go through stages in our level of commitment to a goal. Perhaps a gentle entry (like a promise to “try”) can be useful for taking on promises we don’t know if we will keep. Certainly, if we don’t meet one of our promises, it doesn’t help to beat ourselves up about it. Using the word “try” lets us succeed even when we fail. But can’t we have compassion even if we frame our promises as absolute? If I resolve to “answer e-mail promptly” instead of to “try” to do so, and then I don’t answer promptly, I might be empowered by acknowledging I didn’t do it, looking at why I didn’t do it, and, if appropriate, making a new promise or doing it a different way next time. To me, that’s “keeping it real.” Honesty â€" The Best Policy New Year’s resolutions are notoriously not kept, and I wonder if the reason is people put a silent, implied “Try” before every one of them. If we truly resolve to do something, rather than to try to do it, we live a more powerful life and one where results will show up with more reliability. At least my friend put “try” where it could be seen, instead of pretending something was true that was not. A straightforward acknowledgement of one’s tendency toward fallibility might be more powerful than having “trying” live in the unsaid. At least with an honest promise, there’s room to grow. In the end, we must each choose the language and intention that work for us, in service of living up to our greatest promises and resolutions. Enjoy this article? Check out these related articles: 10 Professional Resolutions For The New Year Poll: Have You Maintained Your Professional Resolutions? 4 New Year’s Resolutions For Your Entertainment Career Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

Life Isnt a Dress Rehearsal Lessons on Career Growth From a CIO

Life Isnt a Dress Rehearsal Lessons on Career Growth From a CIO Ten years ago, Brooke Forbes was on the brink of a major life change. After an eclectic career that had taken her across 14 companies and lines of business from sales and absatzwirtschaft to business development, operations, and software development Forbes and her family were preparing to move to Singapore, where shed be next in line for a role she considered a bucket-list opportunity. With little more than a week before the move set to take place, however, something happened that led Forbes to completely alter curse. She took an interview at Nearly a decade after going with her wohl and shifting career paths, Forbes now serves as Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology for Fidelity Investments Personal Investing division. Although she says she now can recognize that everything Ive done professionally has sort of culminated in this moment, earlier in her career, she never wouldve anticipated that shed choose to stay with the same organization for 10 years.What I had found previously is that if I wanted to change or grow, I had to change companies, she recalled. I think the really unique thing about Fidelity is that we have associates whove been here 20 to 30 years, which I didnt see in the other companies Ive worked for.The reason for that, Forbes added, is that its possible to have 10 or 15 different careers in a 10-year period here.One thing thats constant about Fidelity is change, and our ability to move and change with markets and opportunities in a way that creates an incredible amount of job opportunity, growth, and mobility for our associates. For me, I found that every six months, my portfolio was always changing, people were changing, and new initiatives were always coming up. It constantly feels fresh.Of course, a culture of continuous innovation is essential for an organization thats as focused on technology as Fidelity. When people ask Forbes if Fidelity is a financial servi ces company or a technology company, shes able to answer that, truly, its both.Before joining Fidelity, I had no idea how much innovation actually happens here, Forbes explained. In my role, Im overseeing about 2,000 of our associates worldwide who are helping support and transform the digital tech ecosystem every single day. We have an incredible team where their full-time focus all they do and all they work on is specifically the technology tools our associates use to be productive in any job role theyre in, whether theyre a frontline financial advisor sitting in our Investor Centers with customers, in our contact center, working as a software developer or as an executive.Technology touches all parts of life at Fidelity, whether its being used to support the careers of its global network of associates or to help customers actualize their financial planning goals. In the end, it all comes back to the companys unique position at the intersection of the human experience and the dig ital experience, Forbes says, which shes ultimately able to use in a way that empowers others.Life isnt a dress rehearsal, and financial planning is really critical for anything in life that we want to achieve, Forbes said. Money is a very emotional thing for all of us and certainly for our customers. The heritage this company has of helping others plan for their future I would tell you that almost every single associate here feels a direct affinity to that mission and that cause.Forbes herself certainly does, which is one of many reasons she looks forward to seeing how her career path and impact continues to evolve at Fidelity. Im incredibly excited about the work weve got ahead of us over the next couple years to digitize our business even further, she said. And I hope to be here another 10 years, if not 10 years after that.Considering a career move? Click here to learn more about opportunities at Fidelity--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with Fidelity. Find a job there today

The Most Disregarded Solution for Linkedin How to Upload Resume

The Most Disregarded Solution for Linkedin How to Upload Resume The Nuiances of Linkedin How to Upload Resume The fantastic thing about LinkedIn is it has a Whos Viewed Your Profile section you can check. My LinkedIn Toolbox is everything you have to dominate LinkedIn TODAY To add interests on Linkedin at first you should come to your own profile page and as soon as you scroll down at the base of your LinkedIn Profile then you will notice your Interests section. Under your Contact Info, LinkedIn provides you the choice to link to a site or blog. A Startling Fact about Linkedin How to Upload Resume Uncovered Nowadays you know what LinkedIn offers and what type of people typically utilize it, but that probably doesnt provide you any particular ideas for how to begin using it yourself. You desire to learn mora about seeking work at the organization, but youre going to require the important skill sets too. Particularly if youre starting your career in which you dont have a lot of work experience. In order to pull great talent, you must have a work description that spells out just what the job entails, company history, and basic advantages. The Basic Facts of Linkedin How to Upload Resume Find out more about writing a great LinkedIn summary here and dont forget to register for our totally free course, where you will learn lots of great secrets that can help you get the fruchtwein out of LinkedIn. Theres no ideal approach to compose a letter of interest for graduate programs, however there are a lot of ideas you will be able to follow to compose a particular letter thats acceptable for you nicely. You might get a whole lot of examples on our website the perfect way to initiate the work letter. Thank you employer to have the chance to work along with the provider. The option of LinkedIn as a social media for your professional work and company activities isnt a wrong one hence you must understand a number of the LinkedIn profile best practices. On ho w to produce my LinkedIn profile better, it is extremely valuable to stuff your headlines with relevant keywords and phrases that bear a relationship with your work title, keywords you want to appear once an employer does a search on LinkedIn. A killer LinkedIn profile is mandatory if you wish to grow your private brand and business. Linkedin How to Upload Resume Options Lots of people neglect to continue to keep their LinkedIn profiles updated. They can do just fine with a free LinkedIn account, but if youre serious about using LinkedIn and all of its most advanced features, you may want to upgrade to premium. There are two methods to print your LinkedIn profileJoe.

Oops, I dont really want to resign

Oops, I dont really want to resign Oops, I dont really want to resignPosted October 13, 2011, by Louisa Veidelis Youve made up your mind. Youve handed in your resignation letter and have even started cleaning out your junk drawer. But then your situation changes. Perhaps the new job fell through. Perhaps a last minute counter offer was too good to resist. Perhaps personal circumstances require you to stay a bit longer. Retracting your resignation may seem like the most difficult thing in the world, but if its the right thing for you and the company, then its definitely best to just grit your teeth and bear the embarrassment. verstndigung im strafverfahren with this awkward situation with a professional and dignified manner and within a week it will be out of peoples minds. Talk about it The first step is to explain your decision to the HR manager. Be honest, say what needs to be said (and no more) and, most importantly, be professional. Apologise for any inconvenience you have caused and reinforce the message that you are happy to stay, explaining how it will benefit the business. Depending on your reason for staying, there may be other factors to include in your discussion. Missed out on the other job If your change of heart is due to a new job that fell through, explain that the only reason you were interested in the other job was the professional development they were offering. This might be a good time to suggest ways your employer could help you develop your skills in your current role, or to scope the possibility of a job change within the company. Ill take the money If you decided to stay because of an impressive counter offer that is, your existing employer offered a better salary package than the potential new one, the skills you bring to the company are obviously valued and this too may be a good time to discuss your expectations for career development. They have offered you a pay rise they might be willing to offer improved conditions to guarantee your retention. I dont really want to stay So you need the security for a bit longer but arent planning on staying forever. Depending on the employer and the timescale, you could be honest or bend the truth a little and say youre happy to stay indefinitely you can deal with the re-resignation when the time comes. Conflict resolved If you had been considering leaving because of a conflict with colleagues, which has now been resolved, emphasise that the issue has been sorted, and that, apart from that glitch, you love your work and the opportunities the company offers. Be respectful of the other parties in the conflict, dont name names or place blame it will only reflect badly on you. The Im staying letter Make the decision official. A new letter is called for to retract the resignation letter. This is just a brief official leide stating your decision. This is not the place for emotions. No need to go into detail a simple In light of recent/personal circumstances I have decided to retract my resignation at company will suffice as explanation. As a matter of common courtesy, reinforce that you are happy to stay and offer polite apologies for any inconvenience caused. Dealing with the office gossip If the word is out, people may be digging for dirt. If you stay professional and discrete and just say what needs to be said my situation has changed and Ive decided to stay they will move on to the next water cooler controversy soon enough ResourcesMy first resumeCover letter for my first jobCareer Insider StoriesShelley Lask - Body Positive Health & FitnessInterested in becoming a?Human Resources OfficerGeneral ManagerBusiness ManagerAccountantOffice AdministratorPopular Career Searchesresignation letters samplefree resume templates australiaword format templatesgood resignation lettershairdressing resignation letter CoursesBachelor of Social WorkEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Health AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineBachelor of Criminal JusticeEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Allied Health AssistanceEnquire Online Enquire OnlineLouisa VeidelisRelated ArticlesBrowse moreOnline studyStudy tipsStudy Mistakes That Could Be Sabotaging YouThere is one simple way to increase your grades and enjoy your studies and that is by recognising the mistakes you are making and how they could be sabotaging you. Are you guilty of these common study mistakes?WORKFORCE TRENDSEmployer confidence takes a dipEmployer hiring plans for the coming months have dropped for the first time this year, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.RedundancyHow flexible work practices lightened impact of financial downturnAustralian employment policy initiatives have helped to minimise job losses during the global financial crisis, as outlined in a report on global labour markets by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).