Top Ten Ways To Give Your Career The Spa Treatment

  By Mariette Edwards

Whether you love your job or hate it, taking time to review where you are and where you want to go will help you stay focused and relaxed about your future.

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Revisit your goals. Look at what you set out to do last year and how many of those objectives you can cross off your list.

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Refresh your resume. You've been telling yourself for months that you really should update your resume. Why not do it now?

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Research the job market. Is your dream job out there somewhere? You won't know until you take some time to find out.

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Renew your relationships. It's easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day that you forget to keep in touch with people. Take the time to get back in touch before you need to.

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Reposition your position. If you're not happy with how your job is positioned, plan what you will do to change how your boss and co-workers see you.

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Replenish yourself. Get yourself into tip-top shape by taking time to eat right, exercise and get to sleep on time.

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Register for classes. Your hidden talents and desires are screaming for attention. Take a class to prepare yourself for the next step in your career.

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Read. The library is packed with books that can take you anywhere. Scan the stacks until something catches your attention.

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Restore your confidence. Confidence is not a prerequisite for change. It is a reward for doing. Build your confidence by trying something you are afraid to do.

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Resist the status quo. Inertia is a tempting alternative to the stresses of change. If you have something you really want to do, change is the only way to get there.

Mariette Edwards is a business coach and consultant based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work as a business and career strategist and coach has been featured in numerous publications. Her articles on business and career strategies have appeared in print and on-line around the world. Visit Mariette at www.starmakercoaching.com .