5 Ways To Accomplish Your Goals Sans Fairy Godmother

5 Ways To Accomplish Your Goals Sans Fairy Godmother Out of My Own Way by artsyville You’re looking for her, aren’t you? That high-pitched, British, giggly blonde in a sparkly ball gown who may or may not travel in a bubble? The one who has that magic wand and/or magic fairy dust (it’s magic either way!) to waive over your project, shop, and/or business, allowing you to take perfect photos, write copious copy, and ring up super big-time sales in the time it takes to sing a nice song about it? Well, it’s time to stop looking. Actually, scratch that. While I’d be shocked to see a Fairy Godmother anywhere outside a Cinderella book, here’s how you can make your own magic: •      Take baby steps. If I had to credit one single thing to The Secret of My Success (namely, quitting my day job after 2 years 7 months, during which I got my life coach certification built up my business / safety net), it would be baby steps. Because I concentrated on doing something every day, I ended up covering way more ground in way less time than if I waited for a free afternoon or when inspiration struck. So, break your project down into said baby steps by determining the smallest, tiniest step you can take right now. And the next. And the next. And the â€" you get my drift. You can even use my Goal Game to help you. Work within those steps, and yes, even 15 minutes counts. I have a client that knows she can only commit to working in 15 minute increments, and for just 15 minutes a day. After a week, though, she’s put almost 2 hours behind her project, which is certainly not chump change! She does often work more than that, but when she does, it’s the icing on the cake. •      Experiment. What works for your bestie or your Mom or your spouse won’t necessarily work for you. I’ve yet to find a time management program that I want to marry, and as a Renaissance Soul, I’ve embraced the fact that I work best in 45 minute increments before I have to move on to the next thing (which is hardly seen as “the norm” in traditional society). Every single one of my clients has had to find their own process, and they do that by trying something new for a short amount of time and then tweaking it ‘til they can write their personal roadmap to the finish line. •      Dont bite off more than you can chew. What is worse than dumping a big project on your lap and giving yourself a week to do it, or writing a page of To Dos in your calendar with the expectation of them being done in a day’s time? These are not hypothetical questions. The answer to both is, “Nothing. Nothing at all is worse than that.” As tough as it is for overachievers like us (You mean I can’t have a full-time job a healthy marriage the amount of sleep a human needs spend every other waking moment on my Etsy shop?), I beg, I plead, I implore (yes, implore!) you to be realistic. Why not limit your To Do list to a maximum of 2 tasks each day? Worse comes to worse, you have extra time and steal a To Do from the next day, or (gasp!) take yourself up on some down time. Best comes to best, you still get your work done while not beating yourself up and making your head explode. Exploding heads are seriously not good. •       Bribery isnt just for little kids and gangsters. One of my clients decided that she would have studio time at the same time every day â€" right after dinner. She was used to plopping herself in front of the TV for hours until bedtime, but now, she uses her TV time as a reward for going into the studio and working, even for “just” 30 minutes. Besides looking forward to her reward before she even starts her work, she’s made it a habit, and now going into her studio is just what she does after dinner each night. It’s automatic. •       Be nice to yourself. Seriously. Your work doesn’t have to be torture. In fact, if it is, then maybe it’s time to reassess what you’re doing (although that’s another post for another time). If you find you’re dreading a part of your process, how can you make it as painless as possible? A client of mine hates hates hates (hates hates) ironing, yet she knows that she has to do it in order to make her cloth napkins. When we were working together and she got to that part of the project, she stalled, and we focused on trying to make ironing somewhat enjoyable. She remembered that she had a few episodes of The Next Design Star, her favorite show, waiting to be watched on her DVR, and committed to ironing while getting caught up in the competition. The next week, she had more room in her DVR and a crisp, wrinkle-free piece of fabric. She’ll never iron and want to shoot herself in her face again! Well, look at that. Midnight’s fast approaching! Apply the tips above to achieve your goal piece by painless piece, baby step by realistic baby step, and you’ll never have to worry about turning into a pumpkin again. This article debuted in my September newsletter, along with a sneak peak at The Declaration of You. If you dont wanna be told a secret after the entire school knows about it, then sign up here for future editions youll immediately get Pounding (Your Head Against) the Pavement: a Super Free, Super Awesome Workbook Thatll Make the Swelling Go Down. The next edition is going out at 1p Eastern on the 4th! ************************************************************************************************************** The Declaration of You will help ya take your shoulds, cants impossibles kick em to the curb! 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Free Resume Writing Services - Helps You Land a Job

Free Resume Writing Services - Helps You Land a JobThere are many ways to get resume writing services. Many online sites offer resume editing services, which can be beneficial to those who do not have the skills or time to do it on their own. There are also many web sites that offer resume writing services to individual entrepreneurs and small businesses. Using these services is a great way to offer quality work to an employer and for your career to flourish.Resume writing is a skill that has been passed down from generation to generation. Today, more people are seeking to improve their job skills and have learned the importance of quality resume writing. Through the many free resources available today, students as well as professional job seekers are learning the importance of developing a resume that will help them land a job.In addition to this, many professional job seekers are creating and submitting resumes with a professional twist. Taking advantage of the many free resources that are available on the Internet, they are offering some creative editing for applicants to show what they are really all about. There are a variety of services offered online in order to meet the needs of both business owners and entrepreneurs.When one searches for resume writing services websites, the search results may yield a list of different sites that offer this type of service. Although many of these companies do offer paid services, there are many freelancers out there who can give their services for free. Some offer simple resume writing services, while others offer a unique service to meet the needs of both the business owner and the job seeker.An experienced professional resume writer will provide a fresh resume to help meet the needs of the client, as well as build a professional resume that will highlight all the skills that one possesses. Such resume writing services websites can offer the services of several people, including one who can create a professional resum e that showcases the skills and abilities of the applicant and will certainly stand out in the resume writing industry.One of the best things about using such a website is that it will not only help get your resume noticed, but will also allow you to showcase your skills and abilities in a great manner. Using these service websites will allow you to avoid making a one-sided or generic resume and it will allow you to highlight your particular skills and abilities. When you submit a resume online, you will be able to do so without being challenged. Writing a good resume takes a lot of time and effort, so using a free service for resumes will allow you to focus on creating a resume that will help you land a job.Utilizing a free resume service will also allow you to allow your resume to stand out among all the other resumes out there. You will be able to make a more meaningful impact to the hiring manager through this free service.

This Is the Fastest Growing Job in America Right Now

This Is the Fastest Growing Job in America Right Now Apps aren’t going away anytime soon â€" and neither are the jobs creating them. Application developers â€" the people responsible for developing, building, and updating computer and mobile apps â€" make a median salary of $101,790 a year, and for the next five to seven years they’re going to be more in demand than any other job making a six-figure-salary in the U.S. The U.S. will be adding 255,140 app developers to the job market between 2016 and 2026, according to occupational projections website Projections Central. That’s about 26,000 new openings for app developers every year, in addition to the estimated 60,170 positions opening up each year to replace current app developers. Because platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are open source â€" meaning the code to build apps that work on them is freely available â€" anyone with coding and developing skills has the ability to create for their users. That means any entrepreneur who hires an app developer can create a product, readily available to billions of daily potential customers. In terms of training, aspiring app developers can major in computer science at any two or four-year program, but a lot of them are often self-taught. More important than preliminary education, though, is the constant upkeep in their skill sets: app developers need to be well-versed on the latest coding languages to make sure they’re still a viable candidate for their current or prospective job. An app developer who stopped learning new languages in 2012, for example, wouldn’t know the ins and outs of HTML5 and would be underqualified for a job today, much less in 2026. Of course, there are other jobs adding to the job market in substantial numbers over the next several years. But the ones adding more than app developers are less financially supportive. Fast food workers, aides for the elderly, and registered nurses will see over 43,000 new openings in each of their industries, annually. These jobs have a national median annual salary below $25,000, with the exception of registered nurses, who make a more comfortable $70,000 a year. Other six-figure-salary jobs, meanwhile, are adding to the workforce at a slower pace. The runner-up, General and Operations Managers, will have 41,000 fewer jobs added to the workforce than app developers between now and 2026 â€" just enough time for all the high schoolers and undeclared majors out there to start thinking in code. Correction: A previous version of this story stated that new apps would be available to over 200,000 daily potential customers.