Leadership & Mindset
Quote about happiness
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam #quote #success #life #selfimprovement #meditation #today #todayistheday
3 secrets to using LinkedIn to advance your career
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“411”] Image by Adriano Gasparri used under Creative Commons License [/caption] LinkedIn has created a unique niche for itself amongst professionals looking to bolster their career. Read my article about The You Brand , and you may start to see opportunities to use LinkedIn as your personal self promotion platform. Related Articles: The "YOU" Brand Why working from home may harm your career Here are some of the elements you could use to improve your overall LinkedIn visibility and credibility.
The secrets to acing that next interview
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Ed Dunens used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Believe it or not, getting an interview is becoming harder and harder. The last thing you want to do is waste a good opportunity, so here is what you need to know to ace the next interview. It's an interview not a discussion Regardless of how casual you think the interview will be, remember that it is not a conversation. Typically it is the roadblock to getting that better job with better pay, more benefits, increased flexibility or a better location.
7 non verbal mistakes people make during interviews
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Quinn Dombrowski used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Non-verbal communication can actually make up 70% of the message your are transmitting. It is much more powerful than verbal communications but much more difficult to control. Having performed hundreds of interviews, I have a list of the biggest non-verbal blunders I have notices during interviews that I wanted to share with you. Too much or too little eye contact - Not enough eye contact and it conveys lack of interest or low self confidence.
Quote about calm
Gravity is the source of lightness, Calm, the master of haste. A lone traveller will journey all day, watching over his belongings; Yet once safe in his bed he will lose them in sleep. The captain of a great vessel will not act lightly or hastily. Acting lightly, he loses sight of the world, Acting hastily, he loses control of himself. A captain can not treat his great ship as a small boat; Rather than glitter like jade He must stand like stone.
Monotasking is the new productivity hack
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1000”] Image by John Ragai used under Creative Commons License [/caption] I wrote an article called an end to multitasking in 2011 (Link). It explains why multitasking is actually bad for productivity. So you should stop multitasking.
David Allen : How To Hack Your To-Do List
David Allen is the master of masters when it comes to simple and efficient productivity hacks. His Getting Things done is the no questions asked ultimate reference to handling your day to day work overload properly and elegantly. Epipheo interviewed him about how to manage your to do list... It's also a 2 minute primer on GTD. Worth watching. Related Articles: The four truths about Getting Things Done (GTD) Tickle your way to better organization The Getting Things Done Workflow (GTD)