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By: Leadership Workshops Asia » Blog Archive » How to bounce back

Leadership Workshops Asia » Blog Archive » How to bounce back — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:20:22 +0000

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By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:27:11 +0000

Such an insightful post! I especially like your suggestion, "Listen to people who hate you." It's hard to do, but these are often the people that will teach you the most about yourself…especially in your own reactions to them!

By: Valador

Valador — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:25:50 +0000

I got the above advice forum with me here, it is better to get a community where you can get solutions, answers to your questions there instead of doing timeless surveys.

By: professional resume writer

professional resume writer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:16:59 +0000

Penelope, the advice you are giving is incredible:) I especially like the part where you wrote about people lying and not relying on your parents advice. Unfortunately when being young and naive I did it all the time, and the second I stopped listening to their ancient way of reasoning I started moving up my career and educational ladder, started prioritizing in a way that makes me happy thus successful.

By: VinC

VinC — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:47:14 +0000

Thanks for the sharing, though "Listen to people who hates you" is something I hate most, but I do really understand when they "hate" me, they must have a reason behind it, and understanding that reason will help me have a better character (which of course, will help my career). But sometimes it's just really hard to do that..

But thank you for the encouragement and advices.

By: Atniz

Atniz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:49:29 +0000

I understand that your strong point here is to listen to our haters. But, I am not entirely going to listen to those who hates me. This is a dog eat dog world and blatantly listening to advice might just be a bad step for us. Sometimes, listening to what our haters write could just demotivate us and drive us to give up hole. So, I would rather listen to myself than listen to anyone when it comes to career selection.

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750 Words on Advice — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:55:29 +0000

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By: Business Forum Advice

Business Forum Advice — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:13:26 +0000

I got the above advice forum with me here, it is better to get a community where you can get solutions, answers to your questions there instead of doing timeless surveys.

By: glr

glr — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:20:25 +0000

Not sure about "stick with people who give bad advice". Of course, no one will be correct 100% of the time when giving career advice. But I'd rather spend my time listening to someone who is right 85% of the time than 15%.

There are people out there who have gained not just knowledge, but wisdom through their life and career experience. If you can get advice or mentoring from someone like that, and have the unusual good sense to listen to it while you're young, you'll have a much better chance at success in your career.

By: Eliciting Quality Feedback » Lone Gunman

Eliciting Quality Feedback » Lone Gunman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:31:56 +0000

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