Resilience is a necessity in your skill toolbox A career lacking resilience will at some point lead to boredom or burnout, explains career coach Beth Benatti Kennedy. Pushing through change and difficult situations builds the resilience necessary to ultimately lead a successful career, she writes. Ladders (12/10)The right way to resign Start documenting a transition plan early for your replacement, noting daily responsibilities and key contacts or vendors. Be gracious in your departure, because you may be able to use the employer as a future reference or return working for them, points out Pattie Hunt Sinacole. Boston (12/9)
By reframing your mindset to play the role of the host rather than the attendee, it can help eliminate networking anxiety through making others feel welcomed and comfortable. By getting good at reading others' body language and understanding your purpose in attending the networking event, you will build more meaningful connections, writes Kelly Hoey. Forbes (12/10)
The Landscape
Companies giving anniversary rewards in lieu of pay hikes With the unemployment rate at 3.7%, some companies are rewarding employees for their years of service by providing anniversary awards. The 2018 Benefits Survey of the Society for Human Resource Management found that 63% of companies offer workplace anniversary rewards, with rewards rising 9% in a year. Reuters (12/10)
Your Next Challenge
Create a "fear list" to defeat fear of failure Redefine fear of failing to push past those feelings, explains career coach Susan Peppercorn, as fear is all in your mind. Create a "fear list" to jot down the fears that may be holding your back and then set "approach goals" to change your mindset about how to more constructively view and defeat those fears. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (12/10)
Balancing Yourself
Big-picture thinking keeps things in perspective Focus on the process rather than the end goal to reduce stress, be happier and overcome obstacles in your career. Don't beat yourself up when things go wrong; focus on what you can control, and understand that you are in control of your destiny, writes Syed Balkhi. Business (12/10)
According to scientists at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium, the squid emoji by Apple is anatomically incorrect. The aquarium tweeted last week that the flap pictured between the emoji's eyes -- called a siphon -- should actually be on a squid's back, mainly because it is responsible for propelling the animal forward and ridding itself of waste. Quartz (12/9)
Tomorrow is the most important thing. ... It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
