Follow Your Dream Career

Often we associate "dream" to mean deepest desire, vision or ambition, and "follow your dreams" to mean pursuing your deepest desires.

What if "dream" were to be interpreted as internal wisdom, and "follow your dreams" meant to be guided and inspired in unique and profound ways by our internal wisdom?

Reasons to follow your dreams

(1) Everyone should follow their dreams. If you don’t follow your dreams you crush your dreams.

(2) Dreamers who followed their dreams have created everything around us.

(3)Personal growth will happen when you stretch yourself. If you don’t follow your dreams you’re not stretching.

(4)Your dreams and your actions define you. If you do what others tell you to do then you’re letting them define you.

(5)Following your dreams makes you an interesting person.

GETTING LAID OFF

Layoff  is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or a group of employees for business reasons, such as when certain positions are no longer needed or when a business slow-down occurs. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance.  Layoff is done when the company is facing financial difficulties.


It hurts to hear the words "Your services are not needed anymore. Please pack up your personal belongings and you will be escorted out of the building." Often the people leading these changes are not very sensitive to the fact that you are a human being and you have been loyal to this company!


There are ways you can prepare before you get laid-off - keeping in mind that it's important to remember that your job is not as secure as you think it is. There are also steps you can take to help get through a layoff, and even ways to use a layoff to your advantage.



How To Handle A Lay Off


1. Don’t get too emotional


The workplace is not a good place to express this disappointment and upset. Such reactions might be mistaken or misunderstood. It’s also best not to burn bridges, no matter how bitter or upset you may feel in the moment. You may need references from your manager or supervisor, and want to keep in touch with coworkers you’re close to. Ask for personal email addresses and act calmly, no matter how you may feel inside.


2. Get complete information


Sometimes we forget to listen or to get all the information we need. Is there a benefits package I get to leave with? Employers generally provide the information in a letter form as well, and your HR personnel can answer any followup questions you may have via email or phone. The key is to remember that the more details you have, the easier it’ll be to answer others.

3. Balance your finances and budget

Take a realistic look at your finances and budget, and see how long an unemployment benefits are going to last you. Whatever you do, do not put this off longer than a week. While we may not enjoy dealing with our finances, failure to do so could result in a far worse situation

4. Start searching for a new job

Nearly all job recruitments are now online, so searching through them is very easy . Jobs sometimes become available as people retire, or a company’s focus changes. Extend your search somewhat outside your profession as well, just to see what else might be available.

5. Don’t Give Up Hope

It is very important to remain optimistic. A pessimistic attitude can easily turn into full-blown depression when job hunting, especially in a down economy when hundreds of companies are laying off hundreds of thousands of workers. It’s a tough market to be looking for a job, of that there is no doubt. However, people who stand out in such markets usually can find a way to bounce back.

No Boss

 

 

In our professional life, we all have a person who has a higher authority than us and he is in a position to order us to do something. This person who can control our activities in the office is known as Boss. So a boss in general terms is the person who is in charge of you at work.

The relationship between an employee and the boss is very unique in itself.  Bosses organize your time for you. You have any problem give a complaint to your boss. The main thing a boss does, though, is give you the momentum you need to get through the stuff that takes perseverance. The main thing that ends the career of a Free Agent is the lack of a hand pushing on the back, someone handing out assignments and waiting for the deliverables. Who keeps you going when you don't feel like doing it? If you don't have a boss, you may need to invent one.

There is other side of the coin as well, which is that you cannot always say yes to your boss. It’s a simple fact that you can never be productive if you take on too many commitments — you simply spread yourself too thin and will not be able to get anything done, at least not well or on time. 

Saying 'No' is an art and at times it becomes imperative to refuse to people, especially when your life and health are at stake.The situation becomes stickier when your boss is sitting across the table and demands a 'yes' out of you, every single time.

How to say no to your Boss

(1) Concise message :-  It is essential that you choose your words wisely and deliver the precise message that you mean to.  Bosses tend to have selective hearing, and will hear what they want to hear while ignoring the rest. When you do use a “yes-but”, a boss may “tune out” after the “yes” portion, resulting in your objection (the “but”) falling on deaf-ears. So when communicating your message, you need to be sure that you are saying exactly what you mean. 

(2) Firm :- You need to be sure that your response is firm and directly to the point. A firm response lets them know that you mean business and that you’re stance on the issue is set in stone. Also it gives your boss a clear idea of what is acceptable and what isn’t. 

(3) Explanation is Key :- Give a proper explanation for saying no. Let your boss know exactly why;  if you are too busy to complete the tasks assigned, let them know. By doing this, you provide tangible reasons why the requested task cannot be completed. So rather than thinking that you are being lazy or stubborn, they will know that you are prioritizing properly, or that you know exactly what your responsibilities entail. 

(4) Offer Alternatives :-When saying “no” to something that you can tackle later, be sure to offer alternatives. For example- 

“I don’t have time to get to this right now because I am preparing for my conference call. But after that call I would be happy to get that done.” 

If it isn’t one of your responsibilities, consider something like this- 

“That isn’t something that is one of my responsibilities, but I know that Kim has done that in the past- maybe she could help you with that” 

Offering alternatives like these not only shows your boss that you are willing to help, but also provides a solution that will help the tasks get completed sooner rather than later.