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		<title>12 Steps to Work Sanity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are all encouraged to find work about which we are  passionate.  This is the ideal:  to work at something you “love” and get paid,  too!  Those of us who achieve this lofty  ideal, often find ourselves work-aholocs!   We live to work rather than working to live.
Work is a positive addiction…and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=210</link>
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		<title>&#8220;New Normal&#8221; Executive Themes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My career management consulting colleagues and I have been comparing notes recently on workplace trends, issues and challenges.  A trenchant summary came from one client quote:
“The pressure is to drive productivity and assure quality.   At the same time, we need to stay attentive to the “soft stuff” with fewer resources, more job loss anxiety, steeper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=204</link>
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		<title>Brief Encounters of the Important Kind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you thought about the impression you are making in your every day life?
How conscious are you in the elevator, talking with the receptionist or lobby guard, walking on the street or down the hall, answering the phone (particularly when distracted or in a hurry), or shooting off that quick email response?
Rarely will others tell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=200</link>
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		<title>Is Your Resume Working for You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Your Resume Working for You?
Writing a resume is still considered proforma and a primary job search tool.  Often, composing and distributing resumes is the first step in making a transition.
Most resume writers use well-established chronological plus achievement formats and distribute their resumes as a way of introducing themselves, to gain third party introductions, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=191</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Wait: Create</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you seeking meaningful work, and having difficulty finding a job where you can do it?
Daniel Pink, in his new book, Drive, helps us see a brighter workplace future, which he calls “Motivation 3.0”.  In this world, we can bring innovation, enthusiasm and meaning to our companies and clients. While traditional, job centric (Motivation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=175</link>
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		<title>Get Energized</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Need a career lift?  Try this:
Every day for two weeks (weekdays and weekends) list:
What you find satisfying that you want to do more of.  Note what makes it enjoyable or meaningful to you.
What you dislike and would like to do less of or stop doing.
What prevents you from doing what satisfies you.
What distracts or derails [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=165</link>
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		<title>Five Ways to Make it Happen in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that year end is completed and bonuses distributed and unemployment reports are looking more optimistic, you are most likely thinking about what you want to achieve in 2010.
These have been tough times to be thinking about getting ahead.  Many of you may be thankful you have a job….but are building up a mountain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=160</link>
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		<title>Go for It!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[William James said it succinctly over a hundred years ago:  motivation follows action.
How can you marshal your energies when you are overwhelmed with negative news, overworked, in transition or underemployed?  According to Shawn Achor, the answer may be in the pursuit of positive psychology research and tools.
I was fortunate to take an all day One [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=154</link>
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		<title>The New Career Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October Blog
The New Career Security
In his October 21st Op Ed column, Thomas Friedman challenged us to provide an education system that makes Americans so competitive in the global marketplace that we would become leaders again.  He noted that successful workers now and in the future “invent smarter ways to do old jobs, energy-saving ways to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<title>Realistic Reinvention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“All my life I&#8217;ve wanted to be someone; I guess I should have been more specific”
&#8211; Lily Tomlin
Are you waiting for your “passionate calling” to call to you?
Does the structure and stability of the status quo you sought now restrict your future?
Are you exhausted by a protracted job search and thinking about “Reinventing Yourself” but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sherylspanier.com/blog/?p=143</link>
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