The Career Explorer's Journal in 2011

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A New Year always brings in the new

The 2011 Edition of The Career Explorer's Journal is here to bring something new to the way we think about and experience work - one career, one person at a time. Maybe your something new will be a better idea of what you want for the future or a clearer picture of what you're working towards. Maybe you'll discover something a little more fundamental, like new feelings of progress on a job search or a sharper sense of focus on that all important next milestone and what it looks like for you.

The Career Explorer's Journal is free now and for the rest of 2011 and it offers something new to everyone who finds it. ExploreYourCareer.com is also there for you to tell us what you think and share your experiences before, during and after your reader's journey. It's my hope that 2011 will be a year full of new career discoveries for everyone who picks up this book. From your very first choice to become a career explorer you'll join me and everyone else who has already taken exactly the same first step. Every single one of us on a mission to discover where we want our careers to go.

Wishing all the very best to you and your career in 2011!

Paul

Calling a breakthrough!

There are always moments in any difficult, long or complicated task where you see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Career Management demands that a hugely complicated set of priorities are dealt with and there are low & difficult moments for many people. So when our greater objectives come into view - especially for the first time - it is worth pausing to recognise the breakthrough this represents.

[The sun sets on another average photograph]

I'm not in the habit of quoting him but Winston Churchill summed up a breakthrough perfectly when he said, "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

[For anyone who thinks that WWII & breakthrough moments in individual careers aren't an appropriate mix, here is something with a little less gravity but no less uplift. Amelia Earhardt said, "when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful 'break' was apt to lurk just around the corner."]

Whether it is learning something new from your job search & career research; having something confirmed to you by someone whose judgement you trust; or just a little good fortune that comes to you after weeks or months of making calls, attending meetings & networking: recognise & celebrate these breakthroughs when they happen. Think of them as reward for all of the hard work and effort that you have invested into managing your career and appreciate the part they will now always play in your future success.

This post is for everyone working hard for a breakthrough right now and all those who have recently made great progress!

All the best,

Paul

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