Eat Your Career

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How to Become an Expert in Your Chosen Field

Eat Your Career

It’s not just because I’ve been writing this blog for over 5 years (any Joe-schmoe off the street can do this, you know!). How do you do this? Or start a blog like this one (as I said, anyone can!). Read books and blogs, take classes online and in-person, let your expertise spawn from the expertise of others.

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How to Become an Expert in Your Chosen Field

Eat Your Career

It’s not just because I’ve been writing this blog for over 5 years (any Joe-schmoe off the street can do this, you know!). How do you do this? Or start a blog like this one (as I said, anyone can!). Read books and blogs, take classes online and in-person, let your expertise spawn from the expertise of others.

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How to Destroy Perfectionism

Eat Your Career

Every blog post I publish is a challenge. But I know now how to set it aside in order to move forward. No matter how much you fight or push or punish yourself. If you learn how to unconditionally love who you are and what you mean to the world, no one else matters. It does, however, still trigger mild anxiety.

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How to Be Proactive about Career Success

Eat Your Career

Here’s something that happens to me at least several times a month: I get an email from a blog reader. It usually contains a very long, very elaborate description of his or her career problem. And then, at the very end, the person says something along the lines of, “What do you think I should do?

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How To Ask For Help With Your Career (And Get It)

Eat Your Career

Before I jump into the advice portion of this article, please allow me a moment to vent… I get anywhere from a couple dozen to a hundred or more emails a week from my blog readers. However, it dawned on me this morning that many people might not know exactly how to do that. I love it and I read them all, I assure you. Tweet This!

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How to Keep Your Competitive Edge in the Workplace

Eat Your Career

Seek out opportunities for growth, even if you don’t immediately see how it relates to your career. The more you expand your horizons, the more you have to offer in the workplace—and you never know how it will pay off. When I started my first blog so many years ago, I was looking for a hobby. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Passed Over for a Promotion: How to Deal

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On a recent free coaching call , I heard from a loyal blog reader who was feeling distraught. In a nutshell, her situation was this: After interviewing for almost six months, she thought it as a “sure thing” that she’d be offered a new position in her department. Then, as if from nowhere, an external candidate was selected for the role.

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