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News from Joan (right)

Get A Fresh Start (below)

Quotes for the Month

Job Seeking Tips: Change your career in the New Year

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“A person’s quality of life is more often improved by what is removed than what is added.”

—Cheryl Richards

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Get A Fresh Start

I don’t much like New Year’s resolutions because they are usually a “should” or an “ought to” rather than a “want to.” I suspect that is one reason we so often fail when trying to keep New Year’s resolutions.

I propose looking at the New Year as a fresh start with the opportunity to make new choices about everything from your hairstyle or fulfillment in work, to romance and spirituality. Cleaning out closets and file cabinets is a good place to start. What have you been hanging on to that no longer fits or serves you? Are there some attitudes or old beliefs in the cobwebs of your mind that need to go as well?

I have a client who makes a list of all his activities and the people he has spent time with in the past year. He makes a pro and con list of what is good or not so good in each and decides if he wants to spend more or less time or even eliminate some in the coming year. Over the years it has been interesting to see how much deeper and richer his life has become as a result of eliminating people and activities which were not in harmony with his values and life purpose.

As we mature, our needs, desires and priorities change. If you knew you only had one more year to live, what in your life would you be absolutely unwilling to put up with any longer and what would you make sure you did or spent more time on? Well, no need for such dire thinking. Just decide to make those quality of life changes because you can.

WISHING A REFRESHING NEW YEAR TO YOU!

Quotes for the Month

“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”
—Ben Stein

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
—ee cummings US poet (1894–1962)

“Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.”
—Wally ‘Famous’ Amos US cookie businessman (1936–)

“To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.”
—Anne-Sophie Swetchine 

Job Seeking Tips:
Change your career in the New Year

Abridged from CareerJournal.com

PRINCETON, NJ—If you're unhappy at work, the New Year is a good time to examine your options. One way to make your career more meaningful is to determine if your current job could be more enjoyable. Offering to take on new responsibilities, finding a mentor or learning something new may improve the situation.

If there are too many obstacles to achieve happiness in your present situation, you may decide you're ready to jump ship. “Your situation probably won't improve on its own,” says Tony Lee, publisher, CareerJournal.com. “It's all about making choices and taking action to find a job you'll be happier in. With the employment market on an upswing, now is a good time to consider making a career change.”

CareerJournal.com advises career changers to do their homework to determine the skills they need to qualify for a new job or enter a new industry. Network with business contacts, attend professional meetings and conduct other industry-specific research. On your résumé and in interviews, highlight your skills, as well as your interpersonal, management, technological and communication abilities. If you lack required credentials, seek the training you need to bridge the gap.

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