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  Jay White2008-04-14T09:34:35.423-05:00Committing to Your Career</h3><content type="html"><div id="write"><h7 class="write">Written on 4/14/2008 by <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/about/">David B. Bohl</a>, the author of <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/">Slow Down Fast</a>.</h7></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adc/25150693/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_dH0q9hvpVHg/SANrG7dnb5I/AAAAAAAABo0/srLHm_icFNo/s320/business.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189108962446241682" border="0" /></a>If you have found a career you enjoy – one that makes you feel good about what you are doing, highlights your talents, and makes you happy about going to work in the morning, you have taken a huge step in the right direction. Most of us want a great career. Not necessarily one that pulls a six-figure income, but one that we find fulfilling.<br /><br />Now that you have your career, it is time to commit to excelling at it. The amount of enjoyment you receive from your career, in fact, will be largely determined by how much commitment you give it. There are several ways you can go about ensuring you are giving your career the level of commitment it deserves.<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Work on Career Development:</span> Make time during your day to engage in activities that will increase your <a href="http://www.worklifemonitor.com/the_chaos_monitor/2008/01/job-numbers-got.html">success</a> at work. Read books or trade magazines relating to your career, learn the latest trends or newest technologies. Take classes, attend seminars or conferences, and do everything you can to build your expertise.<br /><br />Delve into the specifics of your chosen field. If there is one aspect you love more than the rest, make yourself an expert in that area and carve out a niche for yourself. Sometimes tackling the unusual and excelling at it can open the doors to possibilities you never before imagined. Once you have developed yourself as an expert, you will be amazed how many people will seek you out for assistance and advice.</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Examine the Emotional Aspect of Your Career:</span> <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/are-you-too-passive-at-your-job/">Stay tuned to your feelings</a> regarding the work you are doing. Discover the reasons why you find it appealing, take the time to enjoy the aspects of it you love or are proud of, and allow yourself the liberty to dislike those things that you find frustrating.<br /><br />Take time to actively think about your feelings as they relate to work. If it helps, keep a log or journal and write in it every day. Use your journal to acknowledge and then leave behind any negative emotions you may be experiencing about your job. Also take the time to write out all of the positive things you enjoy. When you are having a bad day, go back and read your positive entries as a source of inspiration or motivation.<br /><br />Somewhere in your journal, write down why you are glad you have your career, and all of the positive things it brings to your life. List your goals, so you can go back and use it as a reference.</li><br /><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Join a Professional Association: </span>If there is an association of professionals from your chosen field in your town, join it and attend meetings on a regular basis. Networking can create opportunities down the road that you may not even be aware of right now. It also allows you to find out the latest in trends, technologies, or anything else that affects how you do business. Expanding your perspective beyond your office walls allows you a better chance to stay on top of the latest developments.<br /><br />If there is no professional group in your area, join a regional one, or become involved in an organization such as <a href="http://www.toastmasters.org/default.aspx">Toastmasters</a>, which will help you improve your public speaking skills. Find opportunities to learn and to develop your talents, which will help you be more engaged when you are in your office.<br /></li></ul>The act of engaging in career enhancing behaviors demonstrates your commitment to your success in your career, not only to your superiors but to yourself as well. It provides ongoing motivation to ensure you keep striving to excel, allowing you to fully achieve the greatest satisfaction and enjoyment.<br /><br />Having your emotional reasons for doing your job in alignment with the physical aspect of performing your job will enhance your work experience and increase your chances for personal growth within the scope of your career. You must make a conscious effort each day to acknowledge those reasons why you love your job, and take steps to foster those good feelings. Tending to your career as you would any other important relationship in your life greatly reduces your chances of suffering from job burnout or stress, and will prevent you from falling into the trap of dissatisfaction and apathy.<br /><br />-David<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1980798-10536659" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.verizon.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> Limited time offer: Sign up for the FiOS Triple Play and get a FREE Samsung i85 Digital Camera or a $200 Circuit City gift card </a>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DumbLittleMan/~4/270045111" height="1" width="1"/></content><author><name>Jay White</name></author></entry><entry><updated>2008-04-11T07:55:18.701-05:00</updated><title type="text">Combining Self Improvement Techniques for Greater Success</h3><content type="html"><div id="write"><h7 class="write">Written on 4/11/2008 by <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/about/">David B. Bohl</a>, the author of <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/">Slow Down Fast</a>.</h7></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanj/162239024/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_dH0q9hvpVHg/R_9fTEkySUI/AAAAAAAABok/iP6dsJcYgmM/s320/thinking.png" alt="thinking" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187970077004286274" title="thinking" border="0" /></a>The quest to lead a more gratifying and satisfying life offers opportunities for <a href="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/continuously-increase-productivity-by-embracing-the-optimization-mentality/">self-improvement</a> in many different aspects of our lives. Advice and training for personal growth are available at every turn, covering a vast array of skills and techniques.<br /><br />Sometimes the wealth of information can be overwhelming. In our quest to simplify our lives we are overrun with advice on how to go about it. Just when we clear up the <a href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/03/lets-clear-out-your-mental-clutter.html">mental clutter</a> produced by our homes and our jobs, our search for fulfillment pushes us over the top.<br /><br />It can be difficult to know what course of action is right for you, or where to begin on your journey towards self-improvement. By taking stock of your life you should be able to find the right combination of personal development solutions to help you meet your needs.<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Take Stock of Your Life</span>: Look at your life as a whole, then look at each component part. Decide which aspects of your life need improvement or organization. You may want to be more organized in your personal time and at home, or you might need help getting organized at work so you are better prepared to handle your work load. Perhaps there are aspects of each area in your life that need improvement. Make a list of all of the things you would like to improve upon, such as managing your time better, learning to focus, <a href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/09/lose-and-control-your-clutter.html">decluttering your home</a>, or getting your work done faster so you can enjoy extra time off, and so on.<br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Revisit Your Values</span>: Make a comparison of how you want to change your attitudes and actions with your personal values. The changes you seek must be in alignment with your wants, goals, and needs in life. If you have not yet defined what your values are, you will need to do so. In order for any meaningful change to take place, your values must be clearly defined and your basic needs must be met. Once you have both of those in place, you can begin looking at methods of self-improvement.<br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Implement Your Plan</span>: Once you <a href="http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/category/values/">have determined</a> what your values are, and what changes you want to make in your life, you should be able to identify the exercises that are most likely to help you reach your goals.<br /><br />If your goal is to spend more time with your family, you may decide to implement time management practices such as keeping a calendar and practicing focused work in order to become more efficient. This allows you to finish your work in less time and with greater accuracy. Your newly found free time can then be spent at the park with your children, engaged in play. The act of playing with your children is part of your plan for <a href="http://creatingabetterlife.net/2008/01/13/pointers-to-resources-for-your-better-life-7/">work family balance</a>, and also provides a needed stress release. The time you spend talking one on one with your children provides the focus you wanted to attain, while building your relationship with them. On another night, you fill your free time on a date with your husband, bringing greater stability and balance into your relationship while practicing the art of focused listening.</li></ol>When you are seeking to achieve improvement in your life, there may not be any one specific answer that is right for you. Rather, you may find that by combining a number of self-improvement techniques you are able to bring about the desired results in a shorter period of time.<br /><br />You may want to improve many aspects of your life at one time, necessitating the implementation of a variety of new behaviors, or you may be trying to solve one complicated issue that no individual personal growth technique can fully accommodate.<br /><br />Your circumstances are unique to you, and therefore your solution must also be unique. Drawing out a roadmap of goals, with milestones to lead you there, will help you choose the best combination of changes to implement in your life, which in turn will give you the greatest chance of success in reaching your goals.<br /><br />Be cautious, though, about trying to make too many changes at once. Gradually introduce new habits or behaviors into your life, and give each one a chance to cement itself before adding the next one. This will help you make each new behavior a habit, reducing the chances of derailing your progress. It will also help prevent you from becoming overwhelmed by the process of change itself.<br /><br />- David<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1980798-10536659" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.verizon.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> Limited time offer: Sign up for the FiOS Triple Play and get a FREE Samsung i85 Digital Camera or a $200 Circuit City gift card </a>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DumbLittleMan/~4/268355225" height="1" width="1"/></content><author><name>Jay White</name></author></entry><entry><updated>2008-04-11T21:22:29.115-05:00</updated><title type="text">Decluttering? Learn to Take Great Photos for eBay</h3><content type="html"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_dH0q9hvpVHg/SAAXLkkySVI/AAAAAAAABos/flu48qx5wps/s320/PIC.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188172258294778194" border="0" />It's the time of year when most of the population comes out of hibernation. Perhaps mildly overweight, seasonally depressed, or a little cluttered, it's time to shake the cob webs lose and take some action.<br /><br />I have already explained the <a href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/09/lose-and-control-your-clutter.html">process of decluttering your house</a>. The end result however is a pile of "stuff" that's too good to trash, but, um, is still clutter that needs to go. Charity is always a good option but with most of America in a credit crunch , many people are finding <span style="font-style: italic;">themselves</span> in financial need. Maybe it's time to finally exercise your right to list items on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a>, <a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html">Craigslist</a>, etc.<br /><br />Auctioning items is not difficult, however, there are tactics to take if you want to maximize your time investment and realize higher returns. One of the most important is the photo. I mean, this is what the person is buying from - the image you put in front of them. There is more to this than point and click and since eBay charges you to add photos to your auction listings, you may as well make them winning shots.<br /><br />Photojojo, one of my favorite sites for photo-anything, does a fantastic job explaining over a dozen key aspects to consider.<br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"If you can’t use natural light, be sure to use the white balance function on your camera. You can also use image editing software like Photoshop to clean up your photos after the fact. Play with the color balance to take out any color casts you may have picked up from artificial lighting, and lighten the photos if they’re too dim. This is particularly important if you’re trying to show the color of your item."</blockquote>If you are photo-challenged and want an easy way to increase your time investment in eBay, head over to Photojojo and take a look.<br /><br /><a href="http://photojojo.com/content/tips/product-photo-tips-for-ebay-etsy-instructables/">Shoot to Sell: Taking Better Photos for eBay, Etsy & Instructables</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1980798-10536659" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.verizon.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> Limited time offer: Sign up for the FiOS Triple Play and get a FREE Samsung i85 Digital Camera or a $200 Circuit City gift card </a>
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