Self Improvement

Now more than ever, people are finding more efficient way to make the most of their careers. Workers insist on implementing career management strategies into everyday life. For some, career management means updating a resume each time a new accomplishment is complete or each time a promotion is earned. For others, it means checking in with a recruiter or HR manager on a regular basis. It can be assumed that career management can only help workers stay organized, attune to what in going on in their industry and ready to accept future opportunities.

Recruiters can help with career management by keeping professional records up to date. They can let the worker know which career opening there are opening up and how the candidate can best market them to get the position. Recruiters keep their ears open and will try to fit the best people for the job in the running for it.

There are many websites dedicated to career management. Some ask that candidates upload their resumes or complete an extensive questionnaire so that the records are up to date and employers can scan over them to see if the candidate is right for a position.

Some services for a fee with send out resumes that people put together to a multitude of employers. Some believe that when finding a job, it is a numbers game and the more people who come across a resume, the better.

The reason that career management is so important is because in order to stay competitive in this job climate, candidates need to be at the top of their game. Sloppy records, unclear achievements and waning references do not make a potential employee look promising.

There are so many people concentrated in the same market vying for the same jobs, it is important to stick out and evoke interest in you job potential. A career management professional is someone who is always ready for whatever questions come up, can provide detailed and correct references and in the best case scenarios, can provide samples of previous work they completed that is applicable to the new position they are applying for.

Even if you are comfortable in the career you have and are not interested in advancing whatsoever, you should still practice career management processes in case you ever need to make a change. Some career changes are unforeseen and it is important to be ready at a moment’s notice to be in a great position to find a new career.

When most people think of Buddha statues, they picture the laughing Buddha. After all, anyone who has ever been into a New Age store or a Chinese restaurant has probably seen one of these Buddha statues. You know the ones I’m talking about –The ones with big bellies, huge grins, and dimples everywhere. Although these are some of the most adorable Buddha statues, they are by no means the only ones, nor are they used by all Buddhists. Nonetheless, they make great good luck charms, souvenirs, and gifts for friends and family. They are widely to believed to bring good luck, prosperity, and happiness – who doesn’t want those things?

When you are picking out your own statue of Buddha, you should trust your heart more than any particular set of beliefs. Within Buddhism, there are hundreds of different currents. Is one better than the rest? Who is to say. Basically, the point of Buddha statues is to aid in meditation. To that end, a statue that inspires the appropriate feelings is the right Buddha statue for you. Do you want a happy, smiling Buddha to help you get in touch with the joy of inner peace? Do you want a sober, meditative Buddha statue to help you develop a meditative mind state? Do you want a wrathful Buddhist deity to help you drive away distractions and speed your way along the path to enlightenment? By answering these questions, you can pick out the right statue for you.

You can even for sake Buddha statues altogether in favor of Thangka paintings or other types of mandalas. Some Buddhists I know even like to meditate without any visual aids at all. They simply concentrate on their breath or chants mantras silently to themselves. It is all up to you.

Of course, you don’t have to be a Buddhist to like Buddha statues. You don’t even have to meditate. I know quite a few collectors who simply enjoy the way Buddhist artwork looks. Much like the famous sculpture “The Thinker” by Rodin, the image of the Buddha in his silent contemplation draws us to think about timeless issues of identity, consciousness, and meaning. These statues can also be used to create a feeling of calm and peace in a room. You would be amazed how much the decoration you put up affect the mood of you and your guests. Buddhism statues can be used to great effect to create the proper ambiance.

In order to be able to communicate successfully with others we have to develop our listening skills, truly listening to what someone is saying and understanding them is the key to effective communication. While the majority of us think we listen to what others are saying, in fact very few of us actually do listen intently and this is where misunderstandings can arise, which leads to difficulties and sometimes arguments.

Most of us has, over the years developed poor listening habits and have continued through life with these habits, some of the most common habits that people have developed which leads to poor listening skills include.

• Listening without really hearing what the other is saying, which often leaves us missing the point
• We allow other influences around us to distract us and drift away from the conversation
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Having a positive attitude is the key to being happy and leading a successful life, our thoughts play a huge role in how we feel and positive thinking leads to a confident person happy in life, while negativity leads to low self-esteem and you missing out on so much in life. We so often talk ourselves out of things without even realising we are doing so, everyday hundreds of negative thoughts drift freely through our mind, we put ourselves down too much and sow the seeds of doubt. There is a small simple tool that you can use throughout the day to help to change these negative thoughts and instil a more positive way of thinking; using daily positive affirmations can change your life drastically for the better. They can make you more confident, more aware, more sure of yourself and change your life in many more aspects for the better.

What are positive affirmations?
Positive affirmations can be used throughout the day anywhere and at anytime you need them, the more you use them the easier positive thoughts will take over negative ones and you will see benefits happening in your life. An affirmation is a simple technique that is used to change negative self-talk that we are rarely even aware of doing, into looking at your life with a more positive attitude. Most of us have for many years bombarded ourselves with negative thoughts so changing your thoughts and the way you think won’t happen overnight but if you stick with affirmations they will work once you have retrained your way of thinking. There are many different affirmation techniques for dealing with different situations in life and the most popular and successful are listed below.
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