Lose These 10 Things To Be Successful
It's the beginning of a new year, a more successful year. But to become successful and get closer to the person we can become, does not mean that we have to add more things. It will require us to give up on some of them.
There are certain things that are universal, which will make you successful if you give up on them, even though each one of us could have a different definition of success.
You can give up on some of them today, while it might take a bit longer to give up on others.
1. Unhealthy Lifestyle Take care of your body. This is where it starts, if you want to achieve anything in life. First you have to take care of your health, and there are two things you need to keep in mind:
- Healthy Diet
- Physical Activity Small steps, but you will thank yourself one day.
2. Toxic People Birds of a feather, flock together. If you want to soar with the eagles, hang out with the eagles. People we spend the most time with, add up to who we become. There are people who are less accomplished in their personal and professional life, and there are people who are more accomplished than us. If you spend time with those who are behind you, your average will go down, and with it, your success. But if you spend time with people who are more accomplished than you, no matter how challenging that might be, you will become more successful.
3. Making Excuses It's not the cards that you were dealt, but how you played the hand. Successful people know that their life is their own responsibility, no matter their starting point, weaknesses and past failures. It is both frightening and exciting to take responsibility for what happens next in your life, but that is the only way you can become successful. Excuses limit and hold us back, preventing us from growing personally and professionally. Own your life; no one else will. You are the master of your destiny.
4. Blending In Being average does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone, and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are freed from our fear, our presence automatically free others.
Place your lamp on the table, not under it. If you never try and take great opportunities, or allow your dreams to become realities, you will never unleash your true potential. And the world will never benefit from what you could have achieved. So voice your ideas, don’t be afraid to fail, and certainly don’t be afraid to succeed.
5. Need To Be Liked If you want to avoid pissing people off, then don't do anything at all. You can please some of the people some of the time, but you won't please all of the people all of the time. This is entirely natural, and there’s no need to justify yourself. The only thing you can do is to remain authentic, improve and provide value every day, and know that the growing number of “haters” means that you are doing important things.
6. The Fixed Mindset Technology is changing everything fast. The future belongs to those that can keep up by learning more skills and combine them creatively. People with a fixed mindset think their intelligence or talents are simply fixed traits, and that talent alone leads to success, without hard work. How wrong that is. Successful people know this. They invest an immense amount of time on a daily basis to develop a growth mindset, acquire new knowledge, learn new skills and change their perception so that it can benefit their lives.
You are never to old to learn, to expand and to adapt.
7. Being a YES Person Saying YES to things that don’t support your goals, will get you nowhere. Successful people know that in order to accomplish their goals, they will have to say NO to certain tasks, activities, and demands from their friends, family, and colleagues. In the short-term, you might sacrifice a bit of instant gratification, but when your goals come to fruition, it will all be worth it.
8. Trying To Be Perfect Nothing will ever be perfect, no matter how much we try. You cannot control everything. Fear of failure (or even fear of success) often prevents us from taking an action and putting our creation out there in the world. A lot of opportunities will be lost if we wait for everything to be right, before we act. So do and then improve.
9. Fairy Tale Method You are not going to find that magic lamp with the genie... There is no shortcut. Overnight success is a myth. Success is the result of perseverance, adaptability and foremost, hard work. Successful people know that making small continual improvement every day, compounded over time, will give them desirable results. That is why you should plan for the future, but focus on the day that’s ahead of you, and try to improve a little bit, every day.
10. Distractions Give up your dependency on television and social media. Well, maybe not give up. But cutting impulsive web browsing and television watching (diseases of today’s society) will leave you more time to be productive. These two distractions should never be an escape from your life or your goals. Unless your goals depend on either, you should minimise (or even eliminate) your dependency on them, and direct that time towards things that can enrich your life.
The best days of my life at work are where I get to help people. I believe that caring is contagious & it makes the world a better place. When I have the opportunity to use my abilities to make a difference, it makes me so happy.
One perk of my job would have to be, being able to help customer’s pets. Whether it relates to healthy nutrition for them or figuring out possible allergies and how to avoid them. Either way I just enjoy being able to get a stressful situation under control, and making sure everyone is leaving healthy and happy.
Yesterday I was at a senior center and people gathered together to take a class. The class was on older people dealing with finding jobs in the workforce. Here are some shared tips on what to do? I thought I would share them with you!
How to Age-Proof Your Résumé
These tips can help older job seekers highlight their skills, not their ages
Searching for a new job is challenging, regardless of how old you are. However, if you are 50 or older, you may face some additional hurdles.
According to a recent study by AARP, 76 percent of older workers blame age discrimination for their lack of confidence in finding a new job. Their concern is justified. Government data shows that age 55-plus job seekers typically face substantially longer periods of unemployment compared with those job seekers between 20 and 24.
If you are concerned about facing bias during the job search, don’t panic. There are many things you can do to showcase the skills and experience you’ve earned during your career. The following tips will help you age-proof your résumé to help you stand out from the competition and land the right job.
- Focus on your recent experience.
The further along you are in your career, the less relevant your earlier work experience becomes. Employers care most about your recent work that matters for the roles they’re filling, not your experience from 15 or more years ago. As a result, give more detail about the positions you’ve held in the past 10 to 15 years that are related to your current job search, and say less about your earliest jobs.
- Eliminate older dates.
Remove the dates related to work experience, education and certifications if they fall outside the 15-year window. While you may want to consolidate older work experience in a separate section or a “Career Note,” including the dates of employment is unnecessary. Similarly, it’s important to share your credentials on your résumé, but the employer doesn’t need to know you earned your MBA more than 17 years ago.
- Limit your résumé to two pages.
Most recruiters spend less than 10 seconds reviewing a résumé before deciding if the candidate should receive further consideration. With so little time to make the right impression, it’s important to streamline your résumé to two pages. Focus on using this space to highlight your recent work experience and accomplishments that best match your current career goals.
- Avoid the “jack-of-all-trades” approach.
Although you may have held numerous roles throughout your career, your résumé shouldn’t be a laundry list of everything you have done. Focus on tailoring your résumé’s content to support your current career objective, rather than providing a generalized summary of your entire work history.
- Optimize your résumé with keywords.
Seventy-five percent of all online applications will never be seen by human eyes, thanks to the hiring bots, which are software programs known as an applicant tracking system (ATS). Their job is to collect, scan and rank an employer’s inbound applications. To improve your résumé’s chances of making it past this digital gatekeeper and on to a human for review, make sure your document includes the appropriate keywords. If a word or phrase repeatedly shows up in the job listings you’re interested in, incorporate these terms into your résumé.
- Upgrade your email address.
Older workers sometimes are seen as lacking technical savvy. Don’t give employers a reason to believe you might fit this stereotype. Ditch your old AOL or Hotmail email account for a free, professional-looking Gmail address that incorporates your name.
- List your mobile phone number.
If you’re still listing your landline number on your résumé, it’s time to update your contact information. Only list your cellphone number on your résumé so you can control the voicemail message, who answers important phone calls from recruiters, and when.
- Join the LinkedIn bandwagon.
LinkedIn is a valuable platform for connecting with others in your industry and uncovering new job opportunities. It’s also an important place to advertise your candidacy to prospective employers. In fact, a study by recruiting software provider Jobvite found that 93 percent of employers admit to reviewing candidates’ social network profiles — regardless of whether the candidates provided that information.
If you’ve avoided using LinkedIn in the past, now’s the time to create an online profile that supports your career goals. Then, customize your LinkedIn profile URL and add it to the top of your résumé to ensure recruiters find the correct profile for you.
- Showcase your technical proficiencies.
The fact that you know how to use Microsoft Office is no longer noteworthy (unless your role requires advanced knowledge of Excel). Show employers that you’ve kept up with the latest tools and platforms related to your field. If you’re in a nontechnical profession, create a small section toward the bottom of your résumé that lists these proficiencies. If you realize there’s a skill or tool outside your wheelhouse that’s routinely appearing in the job descriptions you’re targeting, check out sites such as edX, Coursera and Skillshare to find free or low-cost online courses.
- Customize each online application.
Small tweaks to the content of your résumé can make a big difference in determining whether your online application reaches a human being for review. Before you submit another online application, re-evaluate your résumé based on the job posting. Then, make small edits to customize your résumé so that it clearly reflects your qualifications for this specific role.
- Ditch the objective statement.
Avoid using a run-of-the-mill objective statement that’s full of fluff and focuses solely on your wants and needs. Instead, replace it with your “elevator pitch.” In a brief paragraph, known as a professional summary or executive summary, explain what you’re great at and most interested in, and how you can provide value to a prospective employer. In other words, summarize your job goals and qualifications for the reader.
- Aim for visual balance.
If content is king in a résumé, then design is queen. How your information is formatted is just as important as the information itself. Focus on leveraging a combination of short blurbs and bullet points to make it easy for the reader to quickly scan your résumé and find the most important details that support your candidacy.
- Focus on achievements, not tasks.
At this point in your career, recruiters are less concerned with the tasks you’ve completed and more interested in learning what you’ve accomplished. Separate each job under your work history into a short blurb that describes your role and responsibilities. Then, add a set of bullet points to describe the results you’ve achieved and the major contributions you’ve made that have benefited the organization. By bulleting these details, you’re drawing readers’ eyes to the information they care most about: your qualifications. Whenever possible, quantify your accomplishments to provide additional context for the recruiter.
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How would you answer, "what is your greatest weakness"?
Come to work with a good attitude, be thankful you have a job . People who have a job are more likely to get a better one if they prove they are trustworthy and show up every day. Be honest with your boss, donty just call in to go Christmas shopping unless you have personal days coming. When you are sick is when you have a legitimate reason for taking a sick day.
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