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Volume 4 Issue 19	Visit our website at www.career-intelligence.com	November 1, 2003

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In This Issue

Editor's Notes
Spotlight — Think & Grow Rich
Make Sure Your Goals Include R & R — How to develop more effective short-term goals
Optimizing Your Resume For An Internal Promotion
What's New! — Additional NEW Articles, our Expert's latest Advice, Teleclass updates, etc.
Marketplace — Resources & Services

Editor's Notes

Greetings! Already I'm counting down till Turkey day. As I say each and every year, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: Tons of great food, casual attire and no presents to buy. Twenty days and counting.

In this issue, we focus on Getting Ahead. If you're in a rut - kind of like a car stuck in the mud, wheels spinning, no movement - maybe you need to evaluate how you're spending your time (Make Your Goals More Effective With A Little R & R). If your master plan includes moving up in your current organization, we have some tips for you from our resume expert Annemarie Cross (Optimizing Your Resume For An Internal Promotion).

Whatever you're doing - on your own or working for a large corporation - you'll get farther using the principals in this issue's Spotlight: Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. When I started reading this book I found myself thinking that many of the steps sounded familiar. As I got further, I realized that that these principals probably were the inspiration behind many of today's top motivational speakers.

Be sure not to miss our What's New section below. You'll find tips on overcoming burnout from stress-management expert Frances Lylan Wolff and advice on how to create an executive presence from professional image expert Sherry Maysonave.

Finally, if you're in the Fairfield County area, please join me for Goals! Get Going With An ActionPlan on Saturday, January 24th. During this half-day workshop, you'll get started creating your ActionPlan for 2004. Get a 20% discount with our Early Bird special! (See ad below)

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It's your life, make the most of it :)

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Using Your Brain

While some self-help books become dated, others become classics. A few months ago, I recommended How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie originally published in 1936. Well, Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, is another classic.

You've probably already heard of this book. In fact, many of the principals found in Think & Grow Rich will sound familiar. That's because they have been used by many motivational experts over the last 20 years. They are also the principals many famous people credit for their success.

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In Think & Grow Rich, Hill goes through thirteen steps to success. Three that you can put into practice immediately are autosuggestion, decision and the subconscious mind. If you've ever meditated you already know the power of affirmations. Hill explains how to distill what you want into a concrete statement that will help you focus on getting what you desire.

If you're stuck in a rut, it may be the inability to make a decision and act on it that's keeping you there. In Chapter 7, Hill illustrated the power of a "made up mind." You may be surprised to see how powerful a decision can be.

Finally, any athlete can tell you the power of the subconscious mind. He or she knows the importance of blocking out negative thoughts and harnessing positive emotions.

While not as easy to get going, Hill also explains the power you can unleash with a Mastermind group. A Mastermind being a group of people with similar values and a variety of abilities who can, and will, work together to help each other reach his or her goals. On a personal note, I know several people who have found participating in such a group to be invaluable.

While some of the language is old-fashioned, the principals in Think & Grow Rich will never go out of style. I'm sure you will find this book a valuable read. I know I did.

(Recommend your favorite book or movie for a Spotlight by sending an email to me at arichmond@career-intelligence.com)

Are you getting what you want from your life?


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Make Sure Your Goals Include R & R	back to top

How to develop more effective short-term goals

By Annette Richmond, MA

Do the things you want seem just out of your reach? Whether it's getting a new project off the ground or trying to reduce stress in your life you'll make more progress if you set goals.

Unfortunately, you're busy. You don't have time to sit down and write goals. That's where you would be wrong. You don't have time not too.


Optimizing Your Resume For An Internal Promotion	back to top

By Anne Marie Cross

While many people believe that the only time a resume is required is in support of an application for a position with a new employer, another instance where a resume could be utilised, is to enhance a candidate's application for an internal position. Regrettably, in the latter, a resume is either disregarded or if submitted, fails to include pertinent information that will strategically position the applicant's submission as a worthy candidate.

With an internal application it is easy to presume that management are either aware of your job responsibilities, or can locate this information from a job description or other resources obtainable through the Human Resources department. For those who believe this to be the case, beware, as you could be disadvantaging yourself from the outset. The fact that you are currently working with the employer does not mean that your current manager (or potential manager) is familiar with the solutions and achievements you have secured within the work place, so it is up to you to portray this - and what better way than within a contribution-oriented resume.

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Additional Articles New! — ZIP IT! by Rhoberta Shaler, PhD.

If your first impulse is to speak up when you see or feel something is wrong in your workplace, zip it! Yes, just zip it!. Read More

Ask the Expert — Have you ever heard the term "executive presence" and wondered what it meant? Noted image consultant Sherry Masonave defines the term for one reader. Are you having trouble finding a balance between school, work and your other responsibilities? Read what stress management consultant Frances Lylan Wolff has to say. To post your question visit Ask Our Experts.

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