Earning a living and having a life is there a difference?

Yes there is!

Notice the key word that sticks out like a sore thumb "earn". Yes, you have to "earn" a living, meaning you will be paid a certain compensation based on certain unique set of skills you possess. If your set of skills is in a high demand then the compensation for those skills will be higher and the opposite stands true. Having a life is different. We can earn a living AND have a life. In fact your life should be in harmony with your desire to earning a living. Too many people earn a living and have yet to start living life. You have to define what “having a life is” for yourself. Here are a few tips to think about: 1.) A personal pursuit of excellence, 2.) Proper love of yourself and others, and 3.) and an evaluation of what you are spending your time on. Ask yourself are you enjoying your life? If not, then examine why. What is important to you? What do you cherish? The answers to these questions are a part of your make up and design. These questions are starters to help determine if you are “just” earning a living or living a life worth having.

MJW

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5 reasons to read Success magazine

My favorite magazine review:

I subscribe to many magazines and Success is the only one I read cover to cover each month. Stay tuned to others I would recommend reading.

1. Success Magazine encompasses all elements of our lives. Health, Wealth, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Career, Inspiration... Just to name a few.

2. Provides a positive outlook for people to dream big.

3. Features well known masters (who we have heard of) in an array of business fields from Joel Osteen to Michael Dell, who shares with us their secrets to success.

4. Features articles on experts in their field whom we have probably have never heard of.

5.  More topics include Family, Business, Lifestyle, History, Finances... I could keep going, but you get the picture.

Bonus Reason: a FREE CD in each issue of interviews full of wisdom

Here is their website:

http://www.success.com

Remember to K.I.M.

Marla

Ten Reasons why people love Amazon

1.  Amazon Prime allows buyers to receive free shipping on all Amazon filled products for an annual fee if $99.00.

2. Amazon Smile will donate .05% of your qualifying purchase to your favorite charity.

3. Amazon is cheaper than all major book retailers.

4. Amazon purchased Zappos for $1.2 Billon. Smart move…

5. Amazon is best known for books sales, but anyone can find just about anything on Amazon.

6. You can sell on Amazon for supplemental income.

7. Authors can self-publish with Create Space (An Amazon Publishing company).




8. Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, was chosen as Success Magazines Achiever of the Year.

9. Buyers can purchase with the one click option. (Which may be dangerous).

10. The Kindle Fire. Enough said.

Marla

Job vs.Career, Is there really a difference?

Yes there is a difference. To properly answer this question we must know the definitions of the words JOB and CAREER. As defined by BusinessDictionary.com, a job is a group of homogeneous tasks related by similarity of functions, when performed by an employee in an exchange for pay, a job consists of duties, responsibilities, and tasks (performance elements) that are (1) defined and specific, and (2) can be accomplished, quantified, measured, and rated. A career is the progress and actions taken by a person throughout a lifetime, especially those related to that person's occupations. Take notice that a job is defined as list of tasks and a career is defined as progress and actions.  In layman terms, a person may have a job in which they complete an assigned task. However, dissatisfaction grows because no progress is being created. The “no progress” is what I call the “Clock in and Check out Syndrome”. A person arrives at work and does everything on their task list and they go home, in essence the person has clocked in physically but mentally they have checked out because the “job” has become a routine.  A career involves action, curiosity, boldness, and drive. Let’s take our same person who clocks in to attack their task list for the day; this person can easily turn the list into progress.  How one may ask? For example, if filing is one of the tasks, one must ask themselves is it simply filing papers? Or is it keeping record of what is being filed and when? Could it be seeking opportunities to file other documents to help someone else? Notice these questions lead to one common denominator, which the employee is doing more than expected. Doing more than what is expected helps to navigate the path to a successful career. In doing more a person can discover areas they did not realize they were good at and even enjoyed. Too often people have shared with me the reason they are not doing what they want to do in their lives is due to their work keeping them busy or they do not have time. I am a firm believer that we make time for what we want. My answer each time is why not utilize the job which is occupied now to build the career desired? Take advantage of the task list assigned each day and look for ways to do more. Make and take the time to invest in yourself. Start to build your career right where you are or else you will always have a job.

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MJW

Be grateful for traffic

Another car has cut me off. Here is a great opportunity to test my nerves. I can do one of two things. One, I can get upset, shoot a bird (middle finger), and ride behind the car as if I were going to slam into the back if it. Keep in mind, if I do this it will cause me stress, ruin my day, I will more than likely have an attitude all day, and go to work and talk about how some person cut me off (how dare they). The second option is simply do nothing. Yes, nothing. I can keep driving, keep smiling, and not allow other people’s actions determine the outcome of my day.  A matter of fact, I could even wave my hand to show them it was ok to get in front of me. It really is not a big deal. Time after time I have seen people honk their horns and get steaming mad because someone cut them off in traffic. The first thought I have is, NO ONE owns the road. I have learned this small lesson. Let IT go and K.I.M. (Keep It Moving). Life is too short and we will have to sit in traffic regardless. I am grateful I have a car to be able to sit in traffic and that is more than enough for me. What about you?

Thanks for reading

Marla

TruthSpeaksCoaching

K.I.M

Keep It Moving