Did I catch you off guard with this cartoon? Well, it’s adding some humor to the first day of a brand new year!
Anyway, I want you to make the most of the remaining 364 days, so I have gathered some links, quotes and some of my own musings that I hope you will find helpful.
- For this year, ditch resolutions and set SMART goals.
- After setting your goals, plan to evaluate your progress each day. “If you believe that you need to improve your self-discipline – hire a coach”, says Glenn Llopis of Forbes Blog. Related article here: Top 5 Career Investments for 2012.
- Start the New Year on the “Wright” foot. Reserve your spot today to join me on a FREE teleconference on January 3, @ 8 pm Eastern. Register here.
- Networking is still one of the most successful job search techniques, so nurture your network. Don’t wait until you are in a rut to connect with them.
- Understand how to use the ‘Vacuum Theory’ to advance your career: do the jobs others won’t do, make a visible difference with your presence, and become known as the ‘go to’ expert.
- Get Ready for your Next In-house Assignment (as in a Promotion).
- Self-Educate Yourself for FREE from 12 dozen places. You will find lots of choices.
- Reinvent Your Personal Brand so you can really distinguish yourself.
- Find a job you like and you add five days to every week. ~H. Jackson Brown
- Don’t allow anyone to discourage you from dreaming lofty dreams. “People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours.” @WomenofHistory.
Hope you find them helpful. Happy New Year to you and much success in 2012.
About Daisy
I am Daisy Wright, an award winning certified career management and interview coach, author, and certified resume strategist. I collaborate with executives, managers, and mid-career professionals in all aspects of their career and job search to help them get hired FASTER! I am the Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of The Wright Career Solution and quite passionate about diversity and inclusion and women's issues.
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About Daisy
For 2012, one of my goals is to get out to the west coast and visit all the relatives there, especially my Uncle Dick (Richard Nelson Bolles), author of What Color is Your Parachute? I hope to attend one of his workshops at his home.
Hi Brian,
The fact you have made your goal public means many of us will be holding you accountable.
I had the honor of having my picture taken with The Parachute Guy at a career conference in Denver several years ago, and it was great to have met him. Hope you get a chance to attend the workshop.
All the best for 2012,vand thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog.