Saturday, March 5, 2011

"Slow Down, Your Move to Fast....."

Have you had this happen to you?

The other day a friend confided that she is networking and volunteering so much that it has started to eat into her job search time.  I'll bet that's common, especially for the person used to working for eight or more hours a day.  We all know that networking brings about 70 - 80% of the job opportunities and volunteering develops new skills or strengthens existing ones.  Still, overdoing can take an emotional toll.  Slow down, choose your networking and volunteering activities and make sure that there is time to job search, spend time with your family and take care of YOU.  The Job search is stressful enough...

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Be Open to Learning New Things: Another Lesson from the Yoga Mat

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