How important are soft skills when it comes to advancing your career, getting a raise, or showing your employer that you deserve to take on more responsibility? Soft skills are just as important as job-specific, hard skills. But before we get into why or how they are vital, let’s look at why now is theContinue reading “5 Soft Skills for Career Success”
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Redoing the Past – Setting Boundaries
When we are older, we are wiser. We also spend a lot of time rethinking past life decisions and choices. If only we had a time machine to fix whatever needs fixing! One such moment from the past that stands out is a moment at work. I wished I had taken action to set boundaries.Continue reading “Redoing the Past – Setting Boundaries”
What Job Would You Do For Free?
Take care of yourself first.Then help others without expecting anything in return.The results may surprise you. Something I enjoy doing is mentoring others. It’s not really a job because I don’t get paid for it, and it’s not volunteer work, either. I don’t commit a certain number of hours to mentoring. I just help whenContinue reading “What Job Would You Do For Free?”
How has technology changed your job?
Remote work has made it possible to work anywhere, anytime. This work setup is perfect for those who enjoy a flexible work schedule, instead of a rigid 9 to 5 with a set lunch break. You experience fewer distractions and you can work when you’re most alert. Technology is one of the main reasons myContinue reading “How has technology changed your job?”
What’s more important: Time or Money?
In life, there are two important currencies: time and money. Sadly, we can’t have both, although ideally, we would want both. How do we prioritize which one is more important? One is a finite resource while the other is not. Which would you choose to have in unlimited quantities: time or money? Each day, weContinue reading “What’s more important: Time or Money?”
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