Archive for the ‘Career’ Category

Why You Should Move Away

Photo by creativesam.
By Peter Clemens
Well, it has been a week since my last post – an interlude far longer than I normally plan. It has, however, been a big week for me. A week of big decisions that will affect the rest of my life. This past week I committed to moving overseas [...]

Bored At Work?

Yesterday morning I wrote about the FiSH! Philosophy in relation to work. Funnily enough, I had a tough day at work and my positive attitude was really challenged. I think I maintained a positive attitude (but only just). Anyway, this got me thinking about my career as a whole.
At present I have a good [...]

Fish Philosophy Quotes

Well as I type this it’s Monday morning and the prospect of going to work looms in little over 1 hour. I have a real passion for life at the moment and, to be honest, work is the last place I feel like going. Unfortunately it is a necessity until I build up other sources [...]

How to Win Friends and Influence People

I recently finished listening to this audiobook of this classic by Dale Carnegie. Great stuff. Some of the advice is so simple, and yet so effective. The following points caught my ear:
Remembering Names: the ability to remember a person’s name is a great skill to have. I have wanted to work on this for some [...]

Build Your Reputation, Build Your Career

Some time ago I met with a friend of mine who has been able to climb quickly up the corporate ladder whilst still being relatively young. I asked him to tell me what was the single most important factor in him getting to his position. His answer was a single word: REPUTATION.
I thought of this [...]

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