For the majority of professionals, career success is the key factor in happiness. Considering the fact that the 80% of our time daily is dedicated to our work, it’s no wonder career is taken so seriously.
This article by Lewis Humphries, in Lifehack, recommends a list of 15 good habits for career success as well as personal success (to include the remainder 20% of our daily lives).
As the author says, “You cannot succeed in life without first achieving personal growth” and I couldn’t agree more! Why don’t we all make a commitment for the coming year? Let’s focus on developing these practices that will lead to our life and career success.
“According to recent statistics released by the Office for National Statistics, under-employment in the UK has now reached its highest level since 1992. An estimated 1.46 million of the nation’s part-time workers are actively seeking full-time employment, as the government struggles to create viable job opportunities for its citizens.
So while British Prime Minister David Cameron may have recently called for individuals from poorer backgrounds to “raise their aspirations,” he must first focus on creating opportunities that motivate this demographic. Even then, it must be recognized that motivation and aspiration are both complex psychological processes, which require a daily commitment and the cultivation of a positive lifestyle.
With this in mind, it is worth identifying the high performance traits and practices that will help you to achieve your goals. Consider the following habits to be successful.”
Here is the link to the article “15 High Performance Habits That Will Make You Successful”
There’s a tradition that has grown up in the UK, particularly, but not exclusively, in the Media industry to ’employ’ free interns. Although the law limits how long you can do this for, they get round it by calling them ‘volunteers’. In theory, the experience looks good on a CV, and might even get the intern a job in the company where they are interning.
Are you planning to make a career change? As the countdown to the end of the year has already started, this season is usually associated with making plans for the coming year. If making a career change is one of yours, then you might need a little help.
having a good time, but inside feeling sickly empty and unable to see the point or purpose in life. On the outside it looked fine; on the inside it was lonely and deeply, deeply unhappy. Because I’d lost touch with joy and happiness, I saw everything through a ‘miserable’ filter. Even when something wonderful was staring me in the face, I’d see the negative or the unhappy.
Puzzled, I went to get a hot chocolate, and took it to a bench in a secluded bit of the park. I’d pretty much finished it, and put the top back on, when I spotted a squirrel, running along the bench on the other side of the table. It kept poking its head up, largely ignoring me. I realised it could smell the chocolate. So it began a dance to get at the chocolate, coming close and then ducking down, then coming closer. Jumping on the table, then fixing me with a long hard stare. A couple of times it grabbed the cup, but backed off, frustrated because it couldn’t get in. If I’d wanted fleas or a sharp bite I could have touched the thing. Again, close up flash photography didn’t really seem to faze it.
If you have finally made the big decision to change your a career and you have just started your new job, you will need to focus on your career development in your new position. Whether you have 15 years working experience or you are an entry-level employee, you will find this article from ‘Ms. Career Girl’ to be truly beneficial. Tanya Kertsman lists six things that should be accomplished within the first year at a new job, in order to help you build your career and establish your future success.