Each week we present our Daily Leap Career Video of the Week. The video we share presents news or advice related to career and life development, searching for a job, the economy and employment, and other career-related topics.
In the video below from the Art of the Improvement, learn why it's important to develop a vision for your life and learn a few tips for creating one. Take a look.
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Monday, September 17, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Daily Leap Career Video of the Week: How to Make a Vision Board
Each week we present our Daily Leap Career Video of the Week. The video we share presents news or advice related to career and life development, searching for a job, the economy and employment, and other career-related topics.
In the video below from Modern Health Monk, Alex Heyne discusses the importance of having a vision and focus for your future and shares a plan for creating a vision board. Watch the video for more.
In the video below from Modern Health Monk, Alex Heyne discusses the importance of having a vision and focus for your future and shares a plan for creating a vision board. Watch the video for more.
Friday, September 8, 2017
High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: How to Improve Your Life in 8 Steps
This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share them so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!
- How to Improve Your Life in 8 Steps: "A vision forces you to be specific about what you’re going after, and once you have it, it becomes part of your identity and propels you into action each day."
- 9 Keys to a Happy Career Making Millions: "consider starting or joining a company that is socially conscious. Find one that gives back to the community. Alternatively, you can start volunteering."
- 9 Signs an Employee is Exceptionally Productive: "Effort without a genuine purpose is just effort. Effective people don't just know what to do--they know why. They have a long-term goal. They have short-term goals that support their long-term goals."
- Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day: "In an era of fast-paced offices, instant gratification, and constant access, one of the most important things we can do personally and professionally is take a step back."
- 7 Places in the US So Cheap You Can Afford to Quit Your Job and Be an Entrepreneur: "there's a high-quality of living, good weather and fast internet....These are places where the cost of living is so cheap you can afford to quit your day job and become an entrepreneur."
Friday, May 5, 2017
High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: How to Get the Life and Career You Really Want
- How to Get the Life and Career You Really Want: "You summon up all your energy and your creativity. You're not afraid because when you only have today, what are you afraid of? You have nothing to lose. You give it your all."
- 5 Steps to Achieve the Life You've Always Dreamed Of: "It starts by creating a vision of who you want to become. Seeing is believing, so walk by sight and believe that your best days are ahead of you."
- Send This Email When You're Running Late to a Job Interview: "if you’re worried about it working, know that it’s inspired by one of the best messages I received from a candidate who was going to be late for an interview."
- How to Fire Someone Gracefully: "If you need to talk about how you feel, talk about your emotions with your mentor before having the conversation with your employee. This will allow you to keep a cool head and stay collected, especially if the employee becomes emotional."
- 8 Things You Should Never Put On a Resume: "Objectives or statements of purpose take up space that could be put to better use ― and your cover letter is where you should really expand on what you have to offer."
Monday, January 14, 2013
Create a Vision for 2013, not Goals
It's almost universal that the beginning of a new year is a time for establishing a new direction for ourselves, particularly our careers. Like many people, you have probably spent time pondering what you would like to do differently in your professional life in 2013. Perhaps you have thought about or have started creating goals for yourself. If you have done this or in the process of doing this, I have one thing to say to you...
Stop. Immediately.
Don't get me wrong: goals are important. But they are only one part of the success equation. In fact, they are merely the manifestation of something bigger and more compelling for you and your career:
A vision.
Visions are powerful and are the drivers of goals. Before you set the goal to lose 30 pounds or write that novel, feelings manifest around what it would be like to accomplish those goals. There's an underlying state or result that you are trying to accomplish and you use goals as a means to do so. But to make your goals powerful and more likely to be accomplished, it's essential that you have a strong vision that taps into those feelings.
How do you create a strong vision? Answer this question: what would be different for your career in 2013 that would make you feel powerful, accomplished, and terrific about yourself?
From there, continue with these questions (and don't just answer them: feel them. Experience them.):
What about this "different thing" would make you feel powerful and accomplished?
Imagine that it's the end of 2013 and you've created that which you want to be different: what would that be like?
When you think about the previous question, where do you feel it in your body? What "glows?"
Who would you become by this happening (not in the physical sense, but the spiritual one)?
What is a metaphor for this vision that you can tap in to when needed?
What is a visual (an object, a picture, etc.) that you can keep close by you to remind you of this vision?
Spend your time to create powerful, clear visions for your 2013, and create your goals from those visions. And spend time - every day - revisiting those visions to help strengthen your commitment to your goals.
How are you envisioning your 2013? Share in the comment section below.
Stop. Immediately.
Don't get me wrong: goals are important. But they are only one part of the success equation. In fact, they are merely the manifestation of something bigger and more compelling for you and your career:
A vision.
Visions are powerful and are the drivers of goals. Before you set the goal to lose 30 pounds or write that novel, feelings manifest around what it would be like to accomplish those goals. There's an underlying state or result that you are trying to accomplish and you use goals as a means to do so. But to make your goals powerful and more likely to be accomplished, it's essential that you have a strong vision that taps into those feelings.
How do you create a strong vision? Answer this question: what would be different for your career in 2013 that would make you feel powerful, accomplished, and terrific about yourself?
From there, continue with these questions (and don't just answer them: feel them. Experience them.):
What about this "different thing" would make you feel powerful and accomplished?
Imagine that it's the end of 2013 and you've created that which you want to be different: what would that be like?
When you think about the previous question, where do you feel it in your body? What "glows?"
Who would you become by this happening (not in the physical sense, but the spiritual one)?
What is a metaphor for this vision that you can tap in to when needed?
What is a visual (an object, a picture, etc.) that you can keep close by you to remind you of this vision?
Spend your time to create powerful, clear visions for your 2013, and create your goals from those visions. And spend time - every day - revisiting those visions to help strengthen your commitment to your goals.
How are you envisioning your 2013? Share in the comment section below.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Keeping Success In Your Sight
When I was a student in a motorcycle safety class years ago, the most memorable piece of advice my instructors passed on to us students was this: you go where your eyes go. As you ride in the moment, aware of your surroundings, your eyes are your strongest asset to keep you from crashing. Your body naturally responds to where you are looking, and-with practice-you become one with your bike.
It's easy to see how this fundamental of safe riding is an analogy for career success, particularly through a transition. Life can seem like a topsy-turvy mess when weathering the storm of a lost job or a job that has yet to materialize. Stress, frustration, and desperation can cloud your vision. If you're not careful, you could end up in a nasty wreck.
Where are your eyes pointed? Safety in your career isn't holding one job for the rest of your life: it's how that job fulfills your long-term career vision. If you're committed to and holding a vision, transitions-be they voluntary or involuntary-aren't considered disruptions but opportunities for growth.
Use the following questions to help you align a vision and refine success:
How would I articulate my career vision?
When looking back on my career, what would I like to have accomplished?
Where do I feel empty/lacking in my career, and what does this tell me about my ?
What past work experiences have brought me closer to my vision?
What important goals have I achieved, and what goals do I have yet to fulfill?
Cruise into a career that is uniquely yours by keeping the bigger picture in mind. Set your eyes on your vision and don't let it escape your sight. Become at one with your career.
It's easy to see how this fundamental of safe riding is an analogy for career success, particularly through a transition. Life can seem like a topsy-turvy mess when weathering the storm of a lost job or a job that has yet to materialize. Stress, frustration, and desperation can cloud your vision. If you're not careful, you could end up in a nasty wreck.
Where are your eyes pointed? Safety in your career isn't holding one job for the rest of your life: it's how that job fulfills your long-term career vision. If you're committed to and holding a vision, transitions-be they voluntary or involuntary-aren't considered disruptions but opportunities for growth.
Use the following questions to help you align a vision and refine success:
How would I articulate my career vision?
When looking back on my career, what would I like to have accomplished?
Where do I feel empty/lacking in my career, and what does this tell me about my ?
What past work experiences have brought me closer to my vision?
What important goals have I achieved, and what goals do I have yet to fulfill?
Cruise into a career that is uniquely yours by keeping the bigger picture in mind. Set your eyes on your vision and don't let it escape your sight. Become at one with your career.
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