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    Book Review: My 4 biggest lessons from The Desire Map

    I’ve been meaning to do a book review for The Desire Map for quite some time now. This is my kind of book review since it focuses on what I learned from the book. In my opinion, the best books have big life lessons.  And this book delivers BIG lessons.

     

    I read The Desire Map, a book written by Danielle LaPorte, in 2015 shortly after being laid-off. I found it (it found me), right around the same time that I was trying to find myself (again. Or was I trying to re-define myself?)

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  • Career

    How to rock your lay off: 3 tips & lessons

    Maybe you’re reading this because you’re going through a lay off. If so, your life is about to change dramatically and that can be pretty exciting (and scary). You have been presented with an experience. What are you going to do with it? I vote for rockin’ it.

    And if you haven’t been laid off, would you like to feel lit up and fulfilled? Keep reading because these tips and lessons are for you too.

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  • Career

    Want a fulfilling career? Answer these 3 questions

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    Your career is important. Here’s my logic…

     

    There are 365 days in a year; 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays. Let’s say you get 3 weeks of vacation time (15 days). You spend 235 days working a year. What?! That’s the majority of your days!

     

    How many of those 235 days are you all fired up? (Wait a second, you do remember what that feels like, right?)

    How many times do you say: this is exciting, this is fun, and wow I’m good at this.

    How many times do you: laugh out loud, smile with teeth showing, and eyes twinkle.

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