Comments on: Employers: it’s your turn to be fabulous http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/ So, kids are mostly raised & I've just gone back to work... Tue, 03 May 2011 14:46:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Almostgotit.com | Trust Your Nose http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Almostgotit.com | Trust Your Nose Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:58:09 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1331 [...] And another thing. [...] [...] And another thing. [...]

]]> By: Almostgotit.com | Un-Fabulous Employer: asking for too much upfront http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Almostgotit.com | Un-Fabulous Employer: asking for too much upfront Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:50:34 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1288 [...] ~The first part of this post can be found here.~ [...] [...] ~The first part of this post can be found here.~ [...]

]]> By: Working Girl http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Working Girl Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:47:32 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1287 Fascinating. Thoughtful. Deep. I can't wait for Part II! Fascinating. Thoughtful. Deep. I can’t wait for Part II!

]]> By: almostgotit http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 almostgotit Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:24:09 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1284 <em>Thanks to both Peggy and Alison for very gracious responses to oft-prickly me. It was wonderfully serendipitous for the latter's column to appear today, after I'd written this post. Don't miss it, all!</em> Thanks to both Peggy and Alison for very gracious responses to oft-prickly me. It was wonderfully serendipitous for the latter’s column to appear today, after I’d written this post. Don’t miss it, all!

]]> By: Ask a Manager http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Ask a Manager Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:06:47 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1276 Hi Almost Got It! Great post. I found it through the comment you left at http://www.usnews.com/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2008/7/7/management-is-not-a-popularity-contest.html?msg=1 and I responded to you over there! Hi Almost Got It!

Great post. I found it through the comment you left at http://www.usnews.com/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2008/7/7/management-is-not-a-popularity-contest.html?msg=1 and I responded to you over there!

]]> By: Career Encourager http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Career Encourager Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:23:14 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/07/08/employers-its-your-turn-to-be-fabulous/#comment-1275 Almost got it - I like your thinking to be very selective about the online advice you are "accepting" - we live in a society of continual informational overload and a lot of what is out there simply isn't relavant to our needs, hopes, and goals. So it's a crucial career (and survival) strategy to be able to cut through the noise and select what you know will work for you. Years and years ago when I was going through a rough patch, my doctor wrote me a prescription to "Stay away from people who discourage you." It seemed like such a strange thing for a doctor to do, but I really wanted to feel better so I thought "Why not?" and put his advice to work. I began paying much less attention to a couple of family members and co-workers and family members who had made it their past time to catalogue my faults and shortcomings regularly, and focused on being around the people who encouraged my "nutty" dreams and ambitions. The net result was that my mood improved considerably and I achieved some fun goals. The people who were discouraging to me never really changed their tune - they still find fault with me today only they don't seem to bother me as much. The people who were encouraging to me, are the very ones now encouraging me to go for my new goals. Good luck with your goals and I look forward to reading Part II! Peggy Almost got it –

I like your thinking to be very selective about the online advice you are “accepting” – we live in a society of continual informational overload and a lot of what is out there simply isn’t relavant to our needs, hopes, and goals. So it’s a crucial career (and survival) strategy to be able to cut through the noise and select what you know will work for you.

Years and years ago when I was going through a rough patch, my doctor wrote me a prescription to “Stay away from people who discourage you.” It seemed like such a strange thing for a doctor to do, but I really wanted to feel better so I thought “Why not?” and put his advice to work. I began paying much less attention to a couple of family members and co-workers and family members who had made it their past time to catalogue my faults and shortcomings regularly, and focused on being around the people who encouraged my “nutty” dreams and ambitions. The net result was that my mood improved considerably and I achieved some fun goals. The people who were discouraging to me never really changed their tune – they still find fault with me today only they don’t seem to bother me as much. The people who were encouraging to me, are the very ones now encouraging me to go for my new goals.

Good luck with your goals and I look forward to reading Part II!

Peggy

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