Goals for the New Year

In meeting your goals for the year...try breaking them down into mini-steps or baby steps as in the movie "What about Bob". Don't let fear of the unknown or failure stop you from doing something you have to in order move your life forward, especially when it comes to your life and career plan.

New Years' Resolutions

To continue with the theme of developing your own niche, we can try looking at this New Year by doing something different each day and getting out of our comfort zone. Complacency is the death of creativity.... So try a new approach to New Year's resolutions and check out this site... www.365thingsin365days.com. This is one way of breaking out of the norm of being mediocre. Wishing everyone all the best for 2013. Happy New Year !

Finding your niche....

Here is my version for a definition of NICHE.... N- a new growth trend I -Individually customized to a labour market need C-Continuous and steady growth predicted for this trend- both for the present and future H- a Heartfelt and committed interest on your part E- Excites you and others For those with their own business In your niche marketing, make sure your market and business plan incorporates social responsibility, and is ecologically and environmentally conscious—then you can plan for profit with these two important factors in mind.

Find your niche

For every successful career, you need to find your niche. Find your passion. Find what excites you. Do you labour market research to see if it is feasible and move forward. If it is not feasible, find a growing market similar to that field and pursue it. Good luck.

We are irrevocably intertwined

We are irrevocably intertwined, interrelated... what we do to ourselves- we also do unto others. This is something we must acknowledge and honour every day of our lives. Acknowledging and honouring this is one of the many steps in moving toward establishing caring dialogue and eventually to holistic leadership in the workplace.

Be Your Own Consultant

In career and life planning, you often have to be your own consultant. That is why it is so important to take the time for reflection, review and write new goals for yourself on a regular basis. In this reflection, be true to who your are- not to who you think you should be. When making a career/ life decision—after you have done sufficient research- listen to your inner voice and trust your instinct.

Olympic Fever

The Olympics begin on the 27th... this Friday... We, the world, can see first hand the truth of the statement--- you are the power of your dreams-- by all those who are participating and who have worked so hard to get there. Let us experience the Olympic spirt they will personify and exercise it in our daily personal and professional lives. Let the Games begin!