Jan
31

Why to Love What You Do

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We have spoken previous about liking what you do and there are many reasons for that you might not have thought of before. If you do not like where you work or the job you have, do you often come home tired and a bit angry? You cannot blame the commute because when you truly like your job, the commute is not a problem. Your family and friends might notice these aspects of your personality if you are unable to identify them. This can change! You can be happy at work, on your way to and from work, and when you arrive home. When you like what you do, there are many other benefits as well.

When you are working and you either do not believe in what you are doing or you do not like it at all, then you become tired and depleted and you are not able to perform the work to the best of your ability. That just adds to the cycle because then you begin to feel like a failure and it just goes in a circle. Doing what you love allows you to feel energy and you are then doing all that you can because you enjoy it. This keeps your brain engaged and active. You begin to excel and hen you can see the qualitative and quantitative benefits of loving your job.

You begin to have more energy to spend in all the aspects of your life. Your relationships will grow and bloom and become what they were at the start. You and your spouse, or significant other, will be able to revitalize your love and have more energy to spend together taking walks, going on dates, or just talking. The relationship will have a more optimistic glow to it as opposed to the gloomy feeling it had when you were stressed and working too hard.

You will be able to better see the vibrancy that life has to offer. There will be more fun things to do and you will be able to take advantage of them. The little things that used to bug you will not anymore and you can just laugh them off. Little challenges will become stepping stones as opposed to stumbling blocks. Everything will feel half-full, as opposed to the half-empty feeling it had in the beginning. Things can change and there is beauty in that. Let your career correspond with your passions so that you can love the world, yourself, and friends more easily and freely.

Here is a video that talks about something similar. Take the initiative if you feel like this guy to change your life for the better. You do not necessarily have to do it through this company, but it is the principle that I want to get across to you.

Jan
25

Lessons Learned From College

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College is where you learned to work with others in a sometimes difficult environment.

Before you got a job, you were in school and college. That was most likely the extent of your exposure to the ‘real world’ and that is where you learned everything that you needed to know to get by. It is hard to see those lessons as you are experiencing them, and even sometimes it is hard to distinguish them as you are reflecting on your time at a university. There are some critical lessons you learned there that you would do well to remember.

You are able to work and live in a difficult place. College students do not have much money, typically speaking, and therefore you learn the importance of a dollar. You learn how to budget and how to get by on a relatively tiny amount of money. Most of your money goes towards tuition and books and such and I doubt you realized how much your family spent on food until you were buying meals for yourself. You also learned to live in a dorm and get along with a roommate. Whether you were best friends or not does not matter. What is important is that you learned to compromise and deal with someone else in a very small, enclosed space. Thinking about that makes a cubicle look a little more spacey, doesn’t it? Next time you are paired up with someone that you do not like or you are a little short on cash, just look back to those four or more years you spent in college.

You learned the importance of independence and also how crucial it is that you use that independence wisely. Ramen may have sounded like exactly what you wanted every single night, and for a few years that may have been what you ate. However, you eventually saw that it was not doing good things to your health and you may have even missed vegetables. You realized that you had to pay for the consequences yourself even if it was hard. Staying out late was not a good thing to do if you had an early class the next day. Maybe you ignored your alarm clock once or twice just because you could, but you grew to understand that nothing gets done and that you are accountable for what was covered in that class you missed.

One key college lesson that you might look over is that you learned to network. At parties you learned how to talk to that cute person that you wanted to meet, you also learned how to talk to the not so cute person who had cute friends. You learned how to talk to people and make connections. You might still be in contact with those people. That is a skill that you use all the time at work and do not even notice because it has become second nature to an extent. You learned how to get what you want by talking to the people that would make it happen.

These are just a few examples of some of the critical lessons you learned in college that will continue to help you throughout your life.

Jan
13

3 Reasons to Get a Degree in Graphic Design

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Graphic design is a great skill set that can open a variety of opportunities.  Although you can learn a lot from free tutorials online and lots of hours of self-teaching with software programs, earning a degree can give you an upper hand over the competition to land your ideal job at an interactive agency, in-house, or independent contractor.

 

  1. Expand Your Knowledge: This may seem obvious, but when you go to school to earn a degree, you will learn a few things!  When you get a graphic design degree, you learn most of what there is to know about the subject.  The ins and outs, the theory behind it, as well as the actual how-to.  Some people skip the “fluffy stuff”, but understanding good design theory will allow you to expand your creative lens and do higher-quality work.
  2. Build Your Portfolio: When you enroll in a graphic design program, you will be required to build a portfolio of your work. As you develop, your professors will grade your work and give you feedback on how to improve. By the time you graduate, you will have a portfolio you can be proud of to showcase your work in job interviews or when meeting potential clients.
  3. Grow Your Network: One of the main benefits to school is that it can open up several networking opportunities.  Both your teachers and peers will have the chance to mentor you and introduce you to people they know.  Most schools sponsor events on a regular basis to bring potential employers and students together to help expand your opportunities.

Graphic design is a growing field, with demand on the rise.  To prepare yourself for success you can establish a firm foundation and begin a quality portfolio while you earn your degree.  Employers will recognize your commitment to the design profession and have confidence that you can grow professionally as a graphic designer.

Jan
12

Most Popular Job Sites

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1 | Yahoo! HotJobs
99 - eBizMBA Rank | 40,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *78* - Compete Rank | *119* - Quantcast Rank | N/A - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

2 | careerbuilder
185 - eBizMBA Rank | 26,400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 71 - Compete Rank | 61 - Quantcast Rank | 423 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

3 | monster
189 - eBizMBA Rank | 26,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 22 - Compete Rank | 73 - Quantcast Rank | 473 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

4 | indeed
252 - eBizMBA Rank | 17,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 100 - Compete Rank | 153 - Quantcast Rank | 503 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

5 | simplyhired
638 - eBizMBA Rank | 9,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 222 - Compete Rank | 107 - Quantcast Rank | 1,585 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

6 | Aol Jobs
1,340 - eBizMBA Rank | 4,400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *1,400* - Compete Rank | *1,280* - Quantcast Rank | N/A - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

7 | snagajob
1,430 - eBizMBA Rank | 4,200,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 390 - Compete Rank | 310 - Quantcast Rank | 3,589 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

8 | USAJobs
1,432 - eBizMBA Rank | 4,190,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 392 - Compete Rank | 631 - Quantcast Rank | 3,272 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

9 | Job
1,580 - eBizMBA Rank | 3,800,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 208 - Compete Rank | 1,001 - Quantcast Rank | 3,531 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

10 | theLadders
3,126 - eBizMBA Rank | 1,400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 2,564 - Compete Rank | 3,053 - Quantcast Rank | 3,760 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

11 | Dice
3,405 - eBizMBA Rank | 1,300,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 2,383 - Compete Rank | 4,983 - Quantcast Rank | 2,848 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

12 | JobBankUSA
7,227 - eBizMBA Rank | 1,050,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 3,840 - Compete Rank | 3,127 - Quantcast Rank | 14,715 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

13 | EmploymentGuide
7,902 - eBizMBA Rank | 950,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 1,941 - Compete Rank | 1,879 - Quantcast Rank | 19,887 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

14 | vault
13,672 - eBizMBA Rank | 480,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 8,194 - Compete Rank | 6,839 - Quantcast Rank | 25,983 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA

15 | jobster
13,943 - eBizMBA Rank | 450,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 6,897 - Compete Rank | 8,002 - Quantcast Rank | 26,931 - Alexa Rank.
Most Popular Job Websites | Updated 1/12/2012 | eBizMBA


Jan
11

Do What You Love: Turning Love Into An Income

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Ryan Harris is a surfboard designer and artist and is able to do what he loves and get paid for it!

It is true, you can turn what you love into what you do for a living. Believe it or not it happens! It takes dedication and commitment to get to that point, but once you are there, you are soaring. There are so many career opportunities out there that you are sure to be able to find something you like. The hard part is balancing money with interest. If the money interests you more than anything, then by all means go for the highest paying job that you can. But if you just want to do something you love, then follow that and the money will come. Here are some examples of people that made it work.

Nathan Sawaya is what is known as a brick artist. He does not work with red clay and mortar, he builds something on a much smaller scale. He works for LEGO and sculpts various objects with their little, plastic pieces. His work is on display at various locations around the world and he has been featured in publications such as the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalogue. He is able to offer customized sculptures of people or their loved ones once they order something. He most recently made two replicas of the lions that guard the entrance to the New York Public Library, a job that cost well into the five figures.

Two friends, Mike Prichinello and Zac Moseley, are co-owners of the Classic Car Club Manhattan. Their job is to drive antique and classic cars and talk to other people about them. The membership for the club is a whopping $15,000 dollars a head per year and includes things such as skeet shooting, road rallies, and sport parks. For many people, it sounds as though they are living the dream. They are able to take it slow and easy while living a lifestyle that can only be described as glamorous.

Aloha, Ryan Harris! What could be better than being a surfboard designer? Not much. Ryan Harris is the co-owner of a surfboard company called Eco Boardworks. He is there to design and build some of the coolest looking, ecologically friendly surfboards in the world. He says, “I get dirty like a five-year-old every single day, covered in dust, covered in resin and then get to clean up and go home and then do it all over again.” Life is good for Ryan Harris. He enjoys what he does and he got to that point all by himself.

There are plenty of other dream jobs out there. The thing is that you need to find what your dream job is. What is it that you love so much that you would be willing to do it for the rest of your life? Once you figure that out, follow your dream and you will eventually get there and love every second of it. Do not get trapped doing something that you are only slightly good at but hate. Make the most out of life.