The Success Rockets Blog

Information to Build The Career and Life You Want and Deserve

Personal Branding, Leaving A Legacy personal branding personal values Jun 06, 2011

Today I thought I would share with you a recent response I gave to a question on LinkedIn. The question was essentially about what kind of legacy you want to leave. This is a great question that is often used in coaching to help people focus on what is ultimately important to them. This is,...

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A Personal Branding Lesson from Kung Fu Panda personal branding Jun 01, 2011

Have you seen the original Kung Fu Panda movie? The movie is filled with principles you can apply to making your career more successful (and if you're doubtful, ask yourself which of the GAILs is speaking to you now).

Today I'd like to focus on 1 lesson from the movie that is...

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Friday's Rocket Fuel: List of of Each of Your GAILs friday rocket fuel personal development May 27, 2011

Spend sometime this weekend and identify one of each of your GAILs and write it down.

The act of writing your GAILs helps make them more real. It takes them from having a hold on your mind to putting them partly out side of you on the...

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Leadership Lesson: Helping Others Succeed - A Lesson From Oprah leadership development May 26, 2011

With the end of the Oprah Winfrey show a lot of attention has been placed on Oprah - her success, what she's doing next, and lots of memories.  And there is certainly a lot to learn from Oprah about how to be successful. 

However, today I'd like to focus on the leaders who recognized...

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Friday's Rocket Fuel: Vision Your Success friday rocket fuel leadership development success vision statement May 20, 2011

If you want to be successful, one of the most power things you can do is invest some time in creating a clear vision or picture in your mind, and even literally make a picture, of what your successful life looks like. The more clear your vision is, the more you will consciously and...

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Friday's Rocket Fuel: What Limiting Beliefs Are Holding You Back? friday rocket fuel personal development May 13, 2011

Have you ever had a belief like:

  • I'm too old to go back to school
  • I'm too shy
  • She/He would never go out with someone like me
  • You need to have a PhD to do that job
  • I'm not good at ...

These are all examples of Limiting Beliefs. What is a Limiting Belief?

Limiting Beliefs are ideas or principles...

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Career Development: Is Your Career Path Really A Strategic Game? career strategy May 11, 2011

With the job market heating up I've recently had a number of people talk with me about how their approaches to finding a new job or getting promoted. During these conversations I often hear about some elaborate plans- how to portray yourself to one person, what information to withhold from...

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A Mother's Day Lesson on Career Development and Career Success career development gratitude personal branding personal development personal values May 09, 2011

As I’m writing today’s article on career development I’m reflecting on the lessons I’ve learned from my mother. Just yesterday was Mother’s Day.  Personally, it’s a significant one for me, the first since my mother lost her 11-year battle breast...

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Friday's Rocket Fuel: Write Your Ideal Job Description! career strategy friday rocket fuel jobs May 06, 2011

One way to differentiate yourself as well as propel yourself to success is to write a job description for your ideal job. Go ahead and write out all of the qualities of your ideal job. Make your job description as real as possible, including:

  • Job Title
  • Responsibilities
  • Corporate Culture
  • Salary...
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Career Growth and Job Satisfaction Requires You to Stretch career career strategy employee engagement success May 02, 2011

I was recently talking with a group of professionals about career growth and a common theme emerged from what many in the group were doing to advance their career - getting better and better at doing the same thing. Some were taking classes, seeking advanced degrees, certifications, or even just...

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Friday's Rocket Fuel: Personal Branding with Your LinkedIn Headline personal branding social media Apr 29, 2011

Your "Professional Headline", as LinkedIn calls it, is one of the most important parts of your profile. It's the short phrase you see below your name on your profile.

Why is this particular part of your profile so important? First of all, when people search for someone with a particular skill...

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Personal Branding, Social Media and Your Future career development personal branding social media Apr 26, 2011

Social media is a powerful tool use can use to express your personal brand for many purposes ranging from finding new business to new friends to finding your next job. Social media can also reveal aspects of who you are that harm your personal brand, reputation, career and job...

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