Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Happy Tuesday, Everyone! Here’s another great guest post from Real Life Home. Growth is part of life, but many professionals forget that it’s part of careers, too. Even if you’re making strides in terms of earnings or job titles, a professional development plan gives you new and rewarding challenges to master….
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Quick Note on When to Ask
A task can seem daunting if you’re unsure how to do it. If so, ask someone for help. Or get your boss to give you more detailed instructions. As a freelancer, I work mainly with clients. If I get stuck on something, I email the person who ordered the work to get more clarification or…
Quick Note on Owning Your Mistakes
You can’t be perfect. In your personal relationships and professional life, you will eventually mess up, no matter how hard you try not to. If you mess up, fess up and own up. If the mistake was indeed yours, don’t try to hide it, lie about it, or blame someone else. Just own it. To…
Quick Note on Going for the Heart
Whether writing your first novel or opening the bakery you’ve always dreamed of, you want that hard work and time equity to pay off. Maybe you hope for a monetary return on your investment, or you think it would be nice to get some recognition for what you’re going to accomplish. It’s great to have…
A Quick Note on Productivity
When pursuing your goals, do you sometimes humble-brag about how “busy” you are? It’s easy to get caught up in busy work and to feel like the days need to be longer. Maybe you get trapped into spending disproportionate time making lists, checking off to-do items, or clearing out your email. Those activities aren’t necessarily…
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