#WiseWednesday: Caroline Myss

“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most of you.” by Caroline Myss.

LMGTFY: Caroline Myss (born 1952), American author of numerous books including New York Times Best Sellers such as “Anatomy of the Spirit” (1996). She describes herself as a medical intuitive and a mystic.

L like LinkedIn Profile

At Career Angels we keep writing about how important it is to keep up with the VUCA market. It concerns us, consultants, but also you, experienced managers and executives who are (more or less) active on the job market. The Career ABC is a way to stay atop of what we know about the current job market. It includes updated definitions, myth busters, KPIs.

The remaining letters of the Career ABC series:

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#WiseWednesday: Thomas Carlyle

“No pressure, no diamonds.” by Thomas Carlyle.

LMGTFY: Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881), Scottish philosopher. Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with certain acclaim in the Victorian era. His 1837 book “The French Revolution: A History” was the inspiration for Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, and remains popular today.

#WiseWednesday: Ruth Gordon

“Courage is like muscle. We strengthen it by use.” by Ruth Gordon.

LMGTFY: Ruth Gordon Jones (1896 – 1985), American actress. She began her career performing on Broadway at age of nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties.

Insights: from awareness to job design

This is an email I received “out of the blue” and I’d like to share it with you, as it’s a good example of how important (and satisfying) a change in awareness can be:

Hi Sandra,

I’ll start my email by saying thank you. You probably don’t know why – allow me to explain:
I spoke to Iza [note: one of our Career Angels] last week and she told me that you are the author of the Challenge Accepted meetings, as well as the materials that have helped me organize my thoughts on my current professional situation. It’s taken me a full week to write this email, because I wanted to do it properly.

The Challenge Accepted group, as well as the Career Angels who attend the meetings are an inspiration for my job search – but also privately.

So far, I had lived with the – limitingconviction that a manager must advance upwards. This belief was strengthened while speaking to other managers, during interviews, talking to headhunters or even career advisors.

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#WiseWednesday: Henry David Thoreau

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” by Henry David Thoreau.

LMGTFY: Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), American essayist, poet, philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “Civil Disobedience”, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.