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Four tactics for career success in 2009

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James Little
on February 1, 2009
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This is a summary of an article of the same name in Builder.au

  1. Write down specific goals. So your goals will be more actionable – and memorable. Try and encapsulate those goals in a word that is meaningful to their outcome…
  2. Do a SWOT analysis on yourself … At the very least this will provide you with some practise for interview questions; but it will also help you visualise your path. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
  3. Ensure your loved ones are covered … Make sure you plan in your friends and family. If they don’t fit then your life will lose balance and your plans will be more likely to derail.
  4. Self promote … I don’t find it very easy to fit communication about my personal development into established meetings that are usually about current projects and I usually treat impromptu conversational as everyday small talk; so I feel the following is something I should note:

If the environment doesn’t accommodate that type of communication, use chance meetings to keep her updated e.g.: In the elevator ride leaving the office, if Boss asks “How are things?,” rather than talk about your health, try something like, “Great! The new software is running well and we’re hearing positive feedback from everyone.”

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Happy new years 2009!

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James Little
on January 5, 2009
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Welcome to 2009… which appears to be an exciting year indeed!

This is just a quick post to outline my new years resolutions… which are my first ever new years resolutions in my current 30 years. The following list will continue to be updated as I decide what it should contain:

  1. Focus on getting back into shape; I’ve been a little lazy and I’d like to improve. Goal: Build over the first month up to at least 3.5 hours per week of low aerobic exercise.
  2. Finish building my fitness diary website. Goal: Prior to April, then I will be able to promote it to an international audience.
  3. Give up drinking V energy drinks. They are now ridiculously expensive and I could spend the money elsewhere… at almost $3 a day, it adds up! Goal: Don’t buy V.
  4. Promote one of my favourite small local businesses every week on this blog.
  5. Provide more positive support and reactions, or more simply: say yes more. Though not necessarily to everything! As in the “Yes Man” movie. Goal: Say yes more often.
  6. Spend more time outside! Goal: Difficult to measure. Target the majority of one evening (after work) and one weekend day outside.