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When you are a Superstar in your job

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When you are a Superstar in your job If you are new to your job or an employee with a lot of experience, there is always that status that most people aspire to achieve or not in their job which is the superstar status.  Most companies see you as a talent that they would like to add to their ranks, and for them to teach you and gain from your talents in order to benefit the company and pay you a salary plus incentives or whatever the deal is in return.  However, this is the usual norm, you clock in and out, five times a week from 9 – 5 do your daily tasks and live your life happily ever after. But there is that one individual that seems to have their life sorted and have cracked open the secrets to the universe and have achieved the superstar status. Most companies have that person, they might have the same position as you do, but they do seem to get more credit and more salary sometimes.  I know, it can be annoying but it is what it is. No, I do not hav...

Winter is here

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Winter is here Well for a lot of you out there that look forward to winter, the rain, snow, fire place, winter clothes and cold weather, well that is not what I am talking about here. If you are looking for some romance or a weather forecast on how winter is going to be, then you are in the wrong place.  If you have never watched Game of thrones, oh dear you are missing out on a lot of action and drama and a lot of phrases that have became popular over the years. Not to spoil it for you, you can guess that the meaning of “winter is here” is that things are going really bad.  If you have already braced yourself and prepared yourself mentally, physically and financially then winter shouldn’t affect you that much, but what happens when you don’t? I have been taken by surprise by winter a few times, finding myself in a position that I did not see myself reaching. In the past, I got a new job with a decent salary and started to organize and budget my spending’s a...

Friday Wisdom, Lessons on how to get a job

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Friday Wisdom Lessons on how to get a job For some reason, I always wanted to publish a book, never really knew what it should be about, should I go for a novel, fiction, non-fiction, to be honest, the idea never really materialized until recently.  I finally made the decision to write down a book that depicts my journey in the career world, some of the experiences that I went through, what was going through my head, lessons that I have learnt along the way that might help in getting a job, and a chapter dedicated to Mobile resume and how it came to life.  The main reason why I decided to write “ Friday Wisdom ” was not only because it was something that I always wanted to do but mostly I wanted to provide insight and share my experience in searching for a job in order to raise awareness and potentially help people get a job.  I did find myself searching for a job a few times in my life, each time for a different reason mostly driven by ambition and ...