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Bibliotherapy: Boost Well-being and Find Community With a Therapeutic Book Club

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They can focus on fiction or nonfiction, have themes to guide book choices, and be organized through places like work, school, professional organizations, religious groups and libraries. Libraries are also an up-and-coming place to find bibliotherapy book clubs. As co-authors of The Librarian’s Guide to Bibliotherapy , Judit H.

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Discover the Best Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

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But the benefits of personal development, professional development and learning soft skills are amplified due to their age. Volunteering gives teens the opportunity to better understand their worth by learning new skills, expanding their network in a positive environment and gaining confidence through positive engagement.

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How to Build a Powerful Professional Network

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Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “How to Build a Powerful Professional Network.”. That’s why, in this beautiful month of love, I’ll be showing you how to build a powerful professional network. Unfortunately, many people don’t pay much attention to their network until they need something (like a new job).

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Instead, I lost touch with my professional network, fell behind on technology and had to basically start over as a “seasoned newbie” at age 50, despite having decades of experience. Strengthen those left-brained skills As a writer, I’m all about storytelling, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Analyzing data. Doing taxes.

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How to Find a Mentor Who Will Best Support Your Growth

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While learning how to find a mentor can be intimidating, it is a skill that can be essential to helping you get ahead at work and in life. Then, create a separate list of people you know or admire in your industry and cross-reference their skills and achievements against your list of objectives.

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How to Use Downtime at Work Productively

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Be sure to prioritize those projects that will help you develop important skills and/or experience for your future career goals. FYI, you can access replays of ALL of the training webinars I’ve hosted for the past two years in the Career Success Library. Attend networking events. Do things to get ahead. Get yours here.

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Experts Say You Probably Don’t Really Know How to Brainstorm

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Enterprise social networking allows it to occur in multiple offices simultaneously. There has to be a… library or depository of ideas” that everybody can view. Even the most carefully structured brainstorming session will fizzle, not sizzle, however, without a skilled facilitator. It’s a learned skill,” Segal says.

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