Transformational reflections and strategies to help keep you on-purpose®

Transformational reflections and strategies to help keep you on-purpose®

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How to build a Win-Win Relationship with your Recruiter

When you are seeking your first professional position or a senior career move, you want as many people on your side as possible and that includes recruiters. So how do you build a win-win relationship with a recruiter? I know that many professional job seekers have had mixed experiences when working with recruiters. With my own clients or candidates, I stress that recruiters are an invaluable resource in the process of searching for their next career position and that they have excellent contacts throughout a…

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The Multi-Tasking Myth

“ A man who chases two rabbits catches none. ” v                                            - Roman Proverb It may surprise you to hear that people who multi-task are actually less productive than those who just concentrate on one project at a time. (Yep, that’s us blokes. Haven’t you heard the ladies say: “He’s a man! What do you expect? He can only do one thing at a…

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Four secret strategies to ensure you are the last to be fired!

In this blog, I would like to share with you four successful strategies to ensure you are a TOP (The On-Purpose) Performer and thereby help “bullet proof” your career. In a previous blog I explored the difference between a Me Inc! or Me Stink! Mindset. As an employee or team member you will usually demonstrate either one of these in the way you consistently serve your customers and clients. With a Me Stink! Mindset you react below the line nearly always blaming rather than taking responsibility for…

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ACTivating your Career

We all have ‘off’ days in our work situation. That is not unusual. Sometimes the stress, pressure, interactions and duties we have to perform seem to feel like we are walking around with a brick on our heads. However, what if the ‘off’ days suddenly seem to number more than they should? What if every day seems to be an ‘off’ day? You do not just feel as if you are walking around with a brick on your head, but also that you are trapped!…

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Freeing Yourself from Divided Interest

When do I say “yes” and when do I say “no”? Having recently had another birthday I got thinking about life, time and what I might do with the remainder of my earthly time frame. None of us knows what this time frame might be but as we get older we sure know that our time on earth goes very quickly. It’s a bit scary as well as sobering and challenging! What I do know is that each of us has a Purpose and we…

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