A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish

For Those Who Whine

Do you realize that you’re spending more energy complaining about your situation than you are at actually getting out of your situation? When I say "take action" to change your situation, I don't mean the action of complaining. Complaining is action, but it's also wasted energy...Similar to eating "empty calories" when the goal is to stay healthy.

Why are you looking towards others to lend a helping hand? Their hands are already full with their own life and their own problems. At the end of the day, you only have yourself to rely on. Don’t expect others to use their time and energy to help you when you’re too busy complaining that you’re not even willing to help yourself.

Nobody like a whiner. You won’t get far if whining is your only area of expertise. With a few moments of introspection, you may realize that you put yourself in your situation or that in the least, you contributed to it. If this is the case, then you also have the power to get yourself out of your bad situation. Realistically, you may not be able to completely free yourself, but you may be able to dig yourself out enough that someone else is actually able to help you the rest of the way.You must take the first step.

You’ve got what it takes. Focus your energy and spend your time very wisely. Time is sacred; you can never get it back. Good luck!

Leverage Video Games In Your Knowledge Management Plan

If the workplace can leverage quality video game technology, customize it for their mission, and intertwine it with their current development programs and training methodology, they will be able to bring the huge influx of Millennial Generation workers up to speed more quickly and with increase enthusiasm. Another strategy to consider for those tasked with employing suitable replacements for their aging and retiring workforce.

Additionally, by using this strategy with careful planning, workplaces may even be able to bring some excitement into the often static routine of their current, long-time employees. Tie this in with knowledge management to link skills and experience building with invaluable knowledge sharing and retention, and we’ve got a winner.

 

Don't Endure Sunday Night Blues, Get Rid of Them!

Do you have the Sunday night blues or are you looking forward to an exciting, fulfilling day at "work"?... you know, that thing you do that's suppose to keep you from starving. If you're not one of the lucky ones, remember *not* to blame others for the fact that your job sucks. It's your job and it's your life. Despite jobs being hard to come by, there are jobs out there. You don't have to settle for your situation and there are other ways to get rid of the Sunday Night blues that don't involve getting rid of your job. Perception is huge! Before leaving your current job, think hard about what you can get out of it before you jump ship. You may even decide to stay a bit longer based on the benefits of staying that you came up with. What are some things you may have come up with? Company paid training courses, ability to list completion of a project as an accomplishments on your resume, getting your "year" in or finishing up your current year of employment so you look less like a job-hopper. ..or you can round out the numbers of years you worked somewhere so you can simply say "5 years" instead of "4 years ten months". You'll have to seriously consider the pros and cons, because sometimes when you're absolutely miserable, few things are worth "big" things like sacrificing your soul, destroying your mental health, or watching your definition of ethics and your personal integrity get slugged by a tracker trailer.

The reasons for job and career disatisfaction can be complicated. Your job might be 'ok' but your boss sucks. Maybe your boss is 'ok' but his boss sucks. Maybe it has nothing to do with either one. Either way however, your situation isn't what you want it to be. You deserve to enjoy your career! It's more possible than you may think!

So here's what to do: When you drag yourself out of bed tommorow, don't forget to take your confidence and power with you. Use them to take action on at least one thing (that's within your control to implement) to take that first step in improving your situation! Know what you want your end result to be. Stop waiting for things to change, take action on making it happen. 

First Blog!

The Eidolon Alternative Lifestyle Career Blog is my first experience with serious blogging and I'm looking forward to it! I have a vision for this blog and it's to be informative, entertaining, thought-provoking, and comfortable-casual. We'll see how this goes. With my creativity energy going in so many directions, it's hard to decided which content to share on my blog versus my newsletters, articles, reports, etc - but we'll figure it out together, I'm sure.

I think a great place to start with this blog is to share some of the questions that have come my way and my responses. Kind of like a Q&A where my answer to one individual can help many others. I won't use the names of the individuals if I didn't get specific permission to do so. I receive questions via email, phone, in passing, and sometimes in online forums in groups of which I'm a member.

Also - feel free to respond and participate in this blog. Share your feedback, comments, questions, and opinions. I don't want a bootleg blog that no one visits, cares about, or reponds to! Come be a part of this amazing initiative!I invite you to share this journey with me.

So shall we begin?