http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-328781 My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » Baby steps [Lifemuncher] Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:37:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-328781 [...] Web Worker Daily � Archive Tip of the Week: Try Searching Instead of Planning for Career Succes...: “To use a search strategy to move forward in your career, take small steps towards what you think you might like to do (and what might reward you financially), stopping and checking often to see if you’re getting the results you want.” [...] [...] Web Worker Daily � Archive Tip of the Week: Try Searching Instead of Planning for Career Succes…: “To use a search strategy to move forward in your career, take small steps towards what you think you might like to do (and what might reward you financially), stopping and checking often to see if you’re getting the results you want.” [...]

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-305816 WebWorkerDaily » Archive Are You a Thriving Web Worker? « Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:59:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-305816 [...] you get new work. What percentage of your current clients came to you, and what percentage did you seek out? Do you wait for offers to drop in your inbox or do you actively offer your services to the clients [...] [...] you get new work. What percentage of your current clients came to you, and what percentage did you seek out? Do you wait for offers to drop in your inbox or do you actively offer your services to the clients [...]

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-274994 Rubinowicz Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:54:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-274994 For those looking at trying to integrate creativity into their working life, I recommend Carol Lloyd's "Creating a Life Worth Living." I've been working through it for several chapters now and have learned a great deal about what I like and what I need from working. What I like most about it is that you actually have to do the work and it's not the usual crap about satisfying your "inner child." For those looking at trying to integrate creativity into their working life, I recommend Carol Lloyd’s “Creating a Life Worth Living.” I’ve been working through it for several chapters now and have learned a great deal about what I like and what I need from working. What I like most about it is that you actually have to do the work and it’s not the usual crap about satisfying your “inner child.”

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-271757 Graham Douglas Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:30:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-271757 Yes and you can train yourself to apply integrative thinking when negotiating the change from what you have to what you want in all circumstances. On my website I offer low-cost tools for doing this. Yes and you can train yourself to apply integrative thinking when negotiating the change from what you have to what you want in all circumstances. On my website I offer low-cost tools for doing this.

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-271175 Bailey WorkPlay :: The Alchemy Of Soulful Work | Searching Or Planning Your Career Journey Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:21:33 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-271175 [...] Anne Zelenka at Web Worker Daily conjures up a nice bit of integrative thinking by linking the process of securing international aid to the process of navigating our career journey. She writes of the differences between a top-down strategy (planning) which is fine if you know exactly where you’re going and a bottom-up strategy (searching) if you’re less sure of your direction. It’s a cool leap and one that resonates with the WorkPlay philosophy of playful career experimentation. To use a search strategy to move forward in your career, take small steps towards what you think you might like to do (and what might reward you financially), stopping and checking often to see if you’re getting the results you want. When you search, you’ll spend relatively more time acting and checking results and relatively less time setting goals and trying to predict an uncertain future. [...] [...] Anne Zelenka at Web Worker Daily conjures up a nice bit of integrative thinking by linking the process of securing international aid to the process of navigating our career journey. She writes of the differences between a top-down strategy (planning) which is fine if you know exactly where you’re going and a bottom-up strategy (searching) if you’re less sure of your direction. It’s a cool leap and one that resonates with the WorkPlay philosophy of playful career experimentation. To use a search strategy to move forward in your career, take small steps towards what you think you might like to do (and what might reward you financially), stopping and checking often to see if you’re getting the results you want. When you search, you’ll spend relatively more time acting and checking results and relatively less time setting goals and trying to predict an uncertain future. [...]

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-270063 Career Planning: Opportunity - With The Band Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:21:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-270063 [...] Worker Daily (If you don’t subscribe yet, do so) Searching instead of Planning You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, [...] [...] Worker Daily (If you don’t subscribe yet, do so) Searching instead of Planning You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, [...]

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-269381 listen_to_blogs Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:16:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-269381 I'd say this is a good strategy for 'career success' in US. But a different strategy would be better in developing countries like India and China. Given the amount of competition in traditional careers(medicine, engineering, management etc.), a lot of planning is required once you have done your initial search for what field one wants to get into. I’d say this is a good strategy for ‘career success’ in US. But a different strategy would be better in developing countries like India and China. Given the amount of competition in traditional careers(medicine, engineering, management etc.), a lot of planning is required once you have done your initial search for what field one wants to get into.

]]> http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-268805 Jeff Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:54:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/28/tip-of-the-week-try-searching-instead-of-planning-for-career-success/#comment-268805 Thanks for the post. I would add that the top down approach invites a large amount of procrastination. You know: "I'm going to make a big move once I <i>finally</i> figure out what it is that I want to do." That attitude kept me at a job for 7 years. I finally made a smaller change in my job (same company, different group), and that really helped me understand what I liked, what I didn't like, what I wanted more of, etc. Thanks for the post. I would add that the top down approach invites a large amount of procrastination. You know: “I’m going to make a big move once I finally figure out what it is that I want to do.” That attitude kept me at a job for 7 years. I finally made a smaller change in my job (same company, different group), and that really helped me understand what I liked, what I didn’t like, what I wanted more of, etc.

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