Advice Id Give My Younger Self

Advice I’d Give My Younger Self It’s my birthday today (yes, I was named after the month I was born in!) and I have a lot to look forward to. There’s competing in The CrossFit Murph Challenge on Memorial Day, my trip to Peru with my eldest daughter this fall, and my team and I have some cool plans for the business (stay tuned!). While I tend to focus on the future, my team challenged me to reflect on my past, just for today, by asking me: what advice would I give my younger self? Advice to My Younger Self If I could go back in time to advise “young May” when I was starting out in my career, I would tell my younger self these four things. See if they help you too. Focus on Your Super Strengths “Young May, get in touch with your super strengths and focus on using them. Just because you like challenge doesn’t mean you have to make things hard. And don’t equate effort with achievement.” Your super strengths are the things you do well and love doing. They’re the things you do that come naturally to you. And when you’re using those strengths, you feel like you’re “in the zone” or “in flow”. Things feel “simple, easy and fun” when you’re using your super strengths â€" they’re effortless and easeful. My super strengths have revolved around communicating with and influencing people. One boss put it this way: “May, you can say just about anything to anyone and get away with it”. And I’ve described it as being able to “bring together disparate groups to collaborate toward a common goal.” What are your super strengths and how are you using them? Value People Over Tasks As an achiever, I like getting things done. In fact, I like accomplishing tasks so much that I used to resent family members, friends and even my own team for interrupting me when I was in the thick of a project. The project could be as inconsequential as finishing an email or writing an equation in a spreadsheet. As you can imagine, this didn’t make me a model daughter, mother, wife or boss. I also used to think networking was a waste of time, or at least not as important as getting my work done. But the reality is our network of relationships are a key part of our success. It’s people who put us in touch with new opportunities, innovative ideas and enriching experiences, and not tasks. Relationships are a key part of success. It’s people who put us in touch with new opportunities, innovative ideas and enriching experiences. I ended up depending too much on my narrow network and missed opportunities to build my external reputation, raise my profile and broaden my career options. Since starting to value people over tasks, all my relationships have improved and my network is so much richer. Where do you stand on the “people vs task” spectrum? Don’t Worry About Finding Your Passion I never knew what my passion was, or at least not how it related to my job or career. That’s why I’ve never liked the typical career advice of “follow your passion”. When you don’t know what yours is, that kind of well-meaning statement can cause a lot of stress! I would have been much better off relaxing about it as I experimented with many different roles and activities. Instead of going around in circles trying to find my passion, what ended up working for me was to put myself out there and allow my passion to find me. Because finding your passion is a discovery process and not about thinking yourself into knowing. The more you experiment, the closer you’ll get to where you’re meant to be. Finding your passion is a discovery process and not about thinking yourself into knowing. What I’m doing now is exactly what I was meant to do all along. And the path I took has been excellent preparation for what I’m doing now. Have you already found your passion? Or are you still on your way to discovering it? Don’t Give Away Your Power As a “nice Chinese girl”, I deferred to authority figures and just about anyone else who had an opinion. I assumed everyone else had more knowledge and expertise than me. I valued harmony so much that I kept quiet even when I disagreed. Those with louder voices intimidated me. On top of that, I used apology language and said “sorry!” even when others bumped into me! (Just last week someone called me out on saying “sorry” unnecessarily, so I’m still working on it.) As a result, I gave away my personal power and made myself small and inconsequential without even realizing it. Whether it’s a lack of confidence, not wanting to offend, or something else, you close yourself off to opportunity when you give away your power. And that means it’s harder to make a difference for the people and causes you care about. The good news is you can reclaim your personal power at any time. For me, it began with a shift in my mindset. If you need to reclaim your personal power too, now would be a good time to start making the shift. Have you given away your personal power? If so, what step could you take to get it back? What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self? Whatever stage you are in your life, you’ve learned a great deal simply by living every day. And if you’ve made mistakes, you’ve learned even more of those valuable lessons! So pause and reflect on the most important lessons you’ve learned. Especially ones that remain useful to remember, embrace and act on right now. Maybe they’re about relationships. Perhaps they’re about your career. Or they might be simply about how you want to show up in the world. Whatever those life lessons are, they have value. And they might just help someone else too if you’re willing to share them. So how about you? What advice would you give your younger self? Leave a comment â€" I’d love to know.

11 government policies that promote happiness at work to give a country a competitive advantage - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

11 government policies that promote happiness at work to give a country a competitive advantage - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Discussing public policy in Dubai Given that happy companies?have significant competitive advantages,?governments have a strong interest in enacting public policies that promote happiness at work in their country. But what exactly could a government do to achieve this? At the World Government Summit in Dubai earlier this month?I was part of a panel that discussed how public policy could promote?workplace happiness. We had ?a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion and?came up with many?cool ideas. Some of these may seem radical or weird?but many of them are already in place in countries around the world. Here are 11 ideas I would suggest: 1: Regulate and inspect?psychological?workplace safety Pretty much every?country?has a government agency that sets?requirements for physical workplace safety and sends out?inspectors to?visit e.g. factories and construction sites to make sure that the correct safety equipment is?being used and that workers are following?safety regulations. So why not do the same for psychological workplace safety? In the Scandinavian countries, this is actually in place. The Working Environment Authorities?conduct inspections?in cases where they suspect that working conditions are psychologically unsafe. They inspect things like: Amount of work and time pressure High emotional costs of labor Bullying and sexual harassment Contradictory or unclear work?requirements If they find that the workplace is psychologically unsafe they can issue orders?that the company must follow. In serious cases they can even issue fines. Breaking a leg because you trip over something at work is painful and can take a long?time to heal. But make no mistake about it: being bullied by your boss or working under constant stress can?affect your mental and physical health just as?severely. Therefore it makes perfect sense to mandate standards for psychological workplace safety and inspect workplaces to make sure theyre followed. 2: Regulate against permanent overwork In Denmark, we have laws protecting employees from permanent overwork. The result is that?Danes tend to leave work at a reasonable hour most days, and?they also get five to six weeks of vacation per year, several national holidays and up to a year of paid maternity/paternity leave. While the average American works 1,790 hours per year, the average Dane only works 1,450. Even Japan where the culture of overwork is so rampant?that they have a word called karoshi that means death from overwork, is trying to enact similar laws: The law, introduced as a response to the social problem that has been serious since the late 1980s, makes it the state?s responsibility to take steps to prevent death from overwork. It calls on the government to study the situation of heavy workloads that impair the health of company workers and lead them to take their own life. Protecting employees from permanent overwork makes them happier and more productive. 3: Mandate employee representation on board of directors Heres another idea from Scandinavia give employees representation on the board of directors: Employees in Danish companies employing 35 employees or more, are entitled to elect a number of representatives to the board of directors. The number elected by employees should correspond to half the number elected by those who own the company at the general meeting, and should be at least two. Crucially these employee representatives are not mere observers they have all the same powers and responsibilities as the regular board members. This means that employees are informed about and have influence?on major strategic decisions. 4: Make government workplaces role models I would love to see governments take a leading role by making public sector workplaces among the best in the country. Sadly, the public sector usually has a bit of an inferiority complex. Since they usually cant offer the same salaries, perks and incentives as private sector workplaces, they feel that they cant?be as good workplaces. However,?it turns out that those factors matter very little for workplace happiness, as long as theyre fair. However, public sector workplaces have a huge potential for being happy because they can offer something that many private workplaces struggle to give their employees: Meaningful work. Public organizations almost by definition work for an important purpose. Schools educate children, hospitals heal the sick, city planners create better and more liveable cities?- even the garbage men play a huge role in making peoples lives easier and better. By contrast, lets say ?you work in an ad agency. The end result of your hard work might be that some company somewhere sells a fraction?more?detergent. Is that really meaningful to you? If public sector workplaces would take the lead on offering their employees things like meaningful work, great leadership, good working conditions, work/life balance, professional development and employee empowerment they could serve as role models for all workplaces. 5: Promote lifelong learning When a?government makes education available cheap or free to its citizens, there is a much bigger chance that they get to realize their full potential and become happy at work. And this should not be limited to young people. Lifelong learning should make it easy and affordable for anyone to upgrade their skills so they can get different or more interesting work. 6: Require companies to measure and report on employee happiness Pretty much all countries require strict financial reporting from companies. So why not require companies to measure and report on employee happiness? 7: Require all government suppliers?to be certified happy workplaces The government of any nation buys?huge amounts of?goods and services from private sector companies. No government should knowingly buy from a company that used slave labor or child labor or polluted the environment. So why not require that?all government?suppliers be good workplaces? 8: Dont hobble?trade unions Trade unions have a somewhat mixed reputation and can fall?victim to corruption or cronyism. However, on the whole it is clear from the research that collective bargaining is a powerful tool to improve working conditions not just for union members but for all workers in?many areas including?compensation, vacation time, maternity/paternity leave and workplace safety. Employers and lobbyists?in some countries?are trying to?restrict unions, making it easier for employers to keep costs?low. If?a government protects workers rights to organize, the result is better working conditions and happier workplaces. 9: Celebrate the best workplaces Several private companies conduct surveys to find the best workplaces in different countries, but these rankings are always limited to those workplaces that pay to be included. This limits their usefulness. So why not let the state publish a ranking of the best workplaces in the country? 10: Make?unemployment benefits widely available and liveable When unemployment benefits are too low to live on or too hard to obtain, employees are locked in to their jobs, because leaving a bad workplace could have disastrous financial consequences. However, when unemployment benefits support a decent standard of living and are available also to people who quit a job, getting away from a toxic workplace is much easier. 11: Make?bad workplaces and managers?legally responsible for the harm they cause If a workplace is run in a way that systematically harms its employees mental health, causing stress and depression, it should be possible to hold the leadership of that company legally accountable. We already do this for workplaces that dont live up to physical workplace safety regulations serious violations?can lead to fines or even jail time for the managers responsible. I think it makes perfect sense to do the same for companies or managers that harm their employees mental health. The?point Any government has an interest in enacting public policies that strengthen the competitive advantage of companies in that country. However, this is often?done by cutting corporate taxes, deregulation or corporate subsidies none of which have much of a track record of success. If a government is truly serious about giving companies a sustained, strong competitive advantage, they should really focus on policies that create happier workplaces. This would not only be good for the companies and the employees, it would also be good for the national economy, as it would boost national productivity and reduce absenteeism, stress and related healthcare costs. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

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Alternative to Google Reader New options - If you’re reading this blog from Google Reader, it’s time to take action â€" Google Reader is going away as of July 1st. Don’t worry, though â€" you can still easily access Keppie Careers and your other favorite blogs. Alternatives to Google Reader One easy option to keep up with my posts is to subscribe via email. When you subscribe, you’ll get a copy of 60 Tips to Land a Job and a special offer for business owners! Youll receive a weekly email with my blog posts and some additional information from me each Sunday. Sign up here. Or, if you really like to view posts from a reader, you can try some of the popular tools that are replacing Google Reader. The one that seems to have the most buzz is called Feedly. Heres a step-by-step guide to move your feeds from Google Reader to Feedly. Heres what Feedly wants you to know about moving from Google Reader. You may want to try out Feedly, which requires a free plug-in for Firefox, Safari and Chrome browsers. (It doesnt work in Internet Explorer.) When you log in with your Google name and password, it will re-create your Google Reader for you. (It cant get much easier than that!) It also had a neat feature that allows you to easily add feeds to your Feedly reader via an integrated button on your browser. There are many other alternatives to Google Reader to capture and review the content you like to see. FlipBoard is one app that combines a visual and content focused experience. If you like many options, The New York Times recently published an article about readers. They note, Newsreaders are available for every kind of phone, tablet and computer: Bloglines, NewsBlur, Pulse, Taptu, Reeder, FeedDemon, Spundge, Good Noows, HiveMined, Prismatic, Netvibes, NetNewsWire, ManagingNews and so on. So, if youre a Google Reader fan, make the switch now, before its too late. If you never look at your feeds anyway, be sure to sign up via email to receive Keppie Careers links once a week. Please share your ideas for keeping track of your favorite blogs in the comments.

Resume Writing for Creative Fields Brooklyn Ny for Dummies

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Relevance Outweighs Details Save the Whole Life Story for Your Momma -If you asked your parents how to write a resume, they would probably tell you to list every job youd ever had, and then detail everything youd done at those jobs. Twenty-five years ago, when people mailed their typed resumes to the person to whom theyd be reporting, that was sound advice. In todays market, wasting space on your resume with irrelevant information is a quick way to land it in the rejection pile.If youve been in the workforce for a while, chances are good that youve had at least one job that wasnt relevant to your overall career path. For instance, someone looking to hire you for corporate communications really wont be interested in the job you had serving milkshakes at the Dairy Queen. So dont waste space on your resume talking about it.Lets say that youve been in the workforce for 20 years, but youve only spent 10 of those years in related professional roles. Its okay to include a line on your resu me that says, Ten years previous experience providing outstanding customer service in the retail and restaurant industries. It wont matter to a finance company when or where you held those positions, but it lets them know that you understand how service businesses work in the real world.The next time you encounter a recruiter, ask him how much time he typically spends reviewing a resume. Most will tell you a number between five and 30 seconds. Thats right the saatkorn document into which you invest hours of your time receives just half-a-minute of his. Thats why its critical that your resume contain only accomplishments relevant to the job youre seeking. If youre applying for that corporate communications gig, you dont want the hiring managers eyes to fall on Dairy Queen rather than published company newsletter.Forget what your parents told you. In todays job market, a resume doesnt have toand generally shouldntinclude every single thing youve done at your past jobs. Tailor each res ume to highlight your most relevant accomplishments, and employers may actually spend a little mora time reading it over.Jessica Holbrook Hernandez is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, speaker and President/CEO of Great Resumes Fast. She creates high-impact, best-in-class, resumes and cover letters that transform job searches into interviews and ultimately job offers. For more information about professional resume writing or to read more career and job search related articles visit http//www.greatresumesfast.com or call 1.800.991.5187.

5 Ways to Deal With a Psychopath At Work, According to a Mental Strength TrainerFairygodboss

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