Monday Motivation Your Weekly Career Links

Monday Motivation Your Weekly Career Links Photo by Duru Welcome to my weekly post called Monday Motivation! Every Monday morning, I will share with you some of my favorite links around the web. These may be about personal development, goals, career development, networking, fashion.who knows! I promise you that these tips will be a great start to your busy week and you will be able to use some of these tips at work or at home this week. Here are a few great posts around the web to start your week off right! I love  these tips  from Gini Dietrich about  Preparing Students and Young Professionals for the Business World.   A great tip she gives is to be  ready for this interview question What was the last book you read?    Whatever you say dont say  â€œI don’t have time to read.” Check out a guest post I did recently for the New England Job Show  Career Assessment: How Going Back to School Can Help you Land a Job. Have you checked out the  2010 Working Mother Best Companies?   How does your company fare with family-friendly benefits and flexibility? Have you made someones day lately?   Here are some simple ways to make someones day by Real Simple magazine. Without labor, nothing prospers. -Sophocles Feel free to share in the comments how these tips have helped you or add your own positive and motivating tip!   Have a wonderful week! ?? TODAY is your last chance to join before the price goes up! Just a quick reminder that the special inaugural member discount ends MIDNIGHT tonight!  Heres the link if you want to reserve your spot.   This is really the career community for you if you are serious about learning exactly how to get ahead in your career and be the successful woman that you know you can be. I am also throwing in these 3 bonuses: Bonus 1:  The recordings of the 6 interviews with 6 expert authors that I have already completed with Cliff Notes for each interview in case you dont have an opportunity to listen to each of them. Bonus 2:  My  Get What You Deserve Salary Negotiation  Workbook. Bonus 3:  My free webinar and workbook about what I learned from 27 successful women in 2012. Heres the link so you can learn more about this amazing opportunity plus  success stories  from other professional women just like you already in the club! They are already out there, taking action with what they are learning and making a big difference in their careers! Join us here. Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: How to Allocate Your Time and Your Effort by Harvard Business Review How to think like the next generation by Penelope Trunk 6 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Negotiating Your Salary by Brazen Life Ask an Advisor: Which Debt Should I Pay Off First?  by Daily Worth 15 Ways to Organize The New Year by I Heart Naptime “ It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground. ”  â€"  James H. Boren P.S. In case you are wondering, my Get Ahead Club is not a pitchathon for myself and authors. The women I interview are  sharing all of their secrets and all the good stuff  from their books!  Get the Cliff Notes of the interviews and save a ton of time and money by joining us here. P.S. Dont forget the discount ends  TONIGHT at midnight! ?? 5 tips for planning a career change at Careerealism 20 essential TED talks for new grads at Accredited online colleges Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. -Confucius Have a great week! ?? Here are some photos of our wine tasting excursion in Mexico: Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: Overcome the Top 25 Excuses to Wait on Your Dreams by Lori Deschene Things to Do After Work that Can Help Your Career by Amy Levin-Epstein 4 To-Dos for Your First Year on the Job by Jennifer Winter Best Apps for Busy Women by The Class Hammer Key Pieces for Any Work Wardrobe by WorkChic  â€œI’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” -Thomas Jefferson ?? ?? If you havent yet, please take this super short 4 question reader survey so I can make sure to bring you want you want and need in 2013. Click here to take the survey. Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: Richard Branson on Smiling as a Competitive Advantage by Richard Branson The DIY End-of-the-Year Career Review by Chrissy Scivicque What You Need To Know About Asking Your Boss For a Flexible Working Arrangement by Yvette Maurice 3 Budgets: Gifts for a Colleague (That You Can Buy Fast, Online) by Women Co. Take Ownership Of Your Life in Four Steps by Michael Hyatt All success is, really, is having a predetermined plan and carrying it out successfully over a long period of time.  Harvey MacKay ?? Here are a few great posts around the web to start your week off right! I definitely could have used this post during grad school 10 caffeine substitutes every student should know about.   I love to read and will definitely be checking out these 10 books that will change your life from She Takes on the World. Can you change the world from your cubicle?   Find out how  at Ms. Career Girl. Be sure to check out the best paying jobs for women in 2011 by Forbes magazine. New uses for things in your office Make your office supplies work overtime with these unexpected twists by Real Simple magazine. Dream as if youll live forever, live as if youll die today. ~James Dean Have a great day! ?? 10 Best Hobbies to Boost Your Career by AccountingDegree.com. If you have ever struggled with what to wear under a suit jacket, check out Corporettes Guide to the Best Tops for Under Suits. What Not to Say in a Job Interview according to the Wall Street Journal Online. One important key to success is self confidence. An important key to self confidence is preparation. ~  Arthur Ashe Have a great week! ?? Here are a few great posts around the web to start your week off right! When you are working with the a group, you want the smartest and best people on your team.   Check out Keith Ferrazis blog  for the  six tips to help bring out a colleagues inner einstein. Life is full of deadlines.   If you are having trouble getting your work done in time, read  Unclutters four reasons you may be missing deadlines and how to fix these problems. Its Monday and that means you need lots of motivation today!    Read Grow with Stacys key to staying motivated and how to really use it. I am always looking for ways to stay healthy.   That is why I love this article about taking on the world with healthy living goals.   I am working on my posture this week! Need some new work shoes?   Read Workchic.coms top 10 look good and feel good shoes. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”  ~ Anatole France ?? Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right! 10 Things You Must Consider Before Becoming a Full-Time Entrepreneur by Young Entrepreneur Council of Brazen Life Most workers not ready for major illness by Career Diva 10 Career Tote Bags That Accommodate All Your Magic Tricks by Corporate Fashionista 15 Spring Dresses Perfect For Work by the Daily Muse (P.S. I think these dresses only work in a casual environment) Where are Women Taking Over (and where are they not?) by Forbes Your imagination is your preview of lifes coming attractions.  ~Einstein ?? Tonight I am doing a Google Hangout with Pink and Black magazine.  Get the details and join us here. Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: 14 Things Successful People Do On Weekends by Forbes.com 4 Things I Wish I Could Say to all Job Applicants by Inc. Feeling Lonely? 4 Ways to Make Friends at the Office by The Daily Muse 5 Quick Tips For Better Listening Skills by Careerealism 10 Lessons From Skinnygirl from Selling to the Masses (Thanks to LinkedIn group member  Kim Herrington for this article!) “ No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy. ” â€" Ayn Rand IMPORTANT: Today is the LAST day to get access to all of the 15 Get Ahead Interviews that I have already done in 2013 for $1.  Join us here to get a ton of career inspiration, advice and support right at your fingertips! ?? Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: The Dark Side of Confidence by Forbes How To Sell Yourself In 30 Seconds And Leave People Wanting More by Business Insider Are You Stuck in the Buy, Debt, Work Lifestyle? by The Daily Muse Women: 3 Ways to Get More Respect by Inc. 7 Things to Do When You Get a Raise at Work by Money Crashers “ Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure. ”  â€" Amos Bronson Alcott ?? Here are your weekly career links to start your week off right: 12 Things Successful Women Do Differently by Huffingtonpost.com The Career-Advance secrets of 3 People with Awesome Careers by Fastcompany.com 3 Simple, Powerful Things Leaders Can Do To Inspire People To Do Great Things by Forbes.com 4 Essentials For Reaching Out To Strangers On LinkedIn by Careerealism.com (thanks to Get Ahead Club member Allison Cooper for this article!) 5 Strategies That Will Turn Your Employees Into Leaders by TheDailyMuse.com Have a great week! Anna