How to manage your own career

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Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash.com

Not all organisations provide clear career paths or career management programs. Should your career be managed by someone other than yourself anyway? Ultimately, you are the one who will make the choices on your career path. Here are some ways to feel better informed and equipped to do so.

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Thoughts about curiosity …

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Photo by Luis Alfonso Orellana on Unsplash.com

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity leads us down new paths.
~ Walt Disney

The yukikaki championship – an unusual sports event

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Festivals of ice, snow and lights are part of winter festivities in Hokkaido. In Otaru’s program of events was an unusual World Championship. I went along.

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Thoughts about community engagement …

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Photo credit – Nicholas Green via unsplash.com

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.
~ Cesar Chavez

Can you take a compliment?

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Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash.com

 

 

 

 

 

Can you accept a compliment? Are you comfortable with acknowledgement and praise? Not everyone is. Some people feel very uncomfortable when they are complimented – even though it is generally well-meant and positive. Why is this and what can you do about it?

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Friday food treat: Tamagoyaki

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Photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagoyaki

Tamagoyaki is Japanese omelette. The word “tamagoyaki” means literally “grilled egg”. It is made by rolling together layers of cooked egg in a rectangular pan called a makiyakinabe

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