Do You Know the Price You Must Pay for Career Success? Part 2
In Part 1 which you can find hereย of this 2-part series, we covered 3 investments you must make to attain and sustain career success. We will cover the final 4 here. ๐. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค-๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ โ Career Success comes with some personal sacrifices and a call for wisdom in managing work and life. Sometimes, you […]
Are Your Words Inhibiting Your Career Development
A seed that is carelessly thrown by the wayside does not know that it landed there unintentionally. Instead, it will do what seeds do if the conditions are right โ germinate, grow and bear fruit. Our words are seeds and they hold so much power. Countless times, we forget this principle and joke about certain […]
Which of These 10 Values Do You Bring to the Table
When I was in a previous job, someone asked me this question, โIf you left this job, what is the ONE thing they would miss about you?โ I must say, I went on a rampage trying to defend how I provided all-round value. But they insisted on the ONE thing that was my super-strength. It […]
One Thing in Common – 24hrs!
(A revised post to form part of your year-end reflections…) Life is busy! That is something most of us know very well. As we transition from one phase of life to another, we find ourselves taking on more responsibilities without receiving relief from our previous menu of responsibilities. In addition, we don’t get more hours […]
Perfection VS Excellence
On social media, people have the tendency to portray a perfect life, family, job etc. Many lives are portrayed through the filters they put up in order to appear perfect. However, real life doesn’t come with filters. Even though we are not perfect people, we can strive for excellence! Excellence is the quality of being […]
Small Tasks Add Up!
Whether you are a receptionist, office orderly, graduate trainee, manager or do not have a title yet, take pride in every task you are given. Every CEO started from somewhere – others from serving tea or selling water and fritters! If your goal is career success, then you must avoid mediocrity (inferior or poor quality […]
It’s Beyond Job Hunting. This is About Building a Life
Finding the right job is beyond a salary and a place to spend our Mondays to Fridays. It’s serious life business because it shapes the trajectory of our lives. Let’s talk about it… ๐. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก We spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else. The role we […]
Don’t Let a Toxic Workplace Make You Question Your Best Traits
Let’s talk about this… If youโre respectful, hardworking, eager to grow, and genuinely care about your work, but youโve been made to feel like thatโs โtoo muchโ or โnot enoughโ, please hear this: itโs not a sign to change who you are. Perhaps, it’s your environment that needs to change. Sometimes, dysfunction punishes what should […]
An Employee Often Measures Their Worth By How Gard They Work.
A Supervisor On The Other Hand, Measures it By What Gets Done Let’s talk about it… Itโs a quiet disconnect that many professionals face. Youโre putting in the hours, staying behind after work, attending every meetingโฆ but if the results arenโt clearly visible and there is no tangible output or impact, your effort might go […]
Not Every Season is For Pushing. Some Are For Pausing
Let’s talk about it… As professionals, especially in fast-paced environments (raise your hand if you work in a fast-paced environment), weโre conditioned to constantly produce, perform and prove. But here’s the truth: Burnout doesn’t prove your commitment. Similar to how processes of nature have cycles – planting, growing, harvesting, resting – so do you. Your […]