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Engaging Zingers #1: The Wooden Yardstick

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Career Engagement: Incomparable.

Merry Christmas. I hope the gift you open on Christmas day is yourself.

Comparing yourself or your career development to others is to transform yourself into a wooden yard stick. You may be able to measure things but you are no longer human. The next time you feel jealous, diminished, or envy of another person, ask yourself:

Do I want to be a wooden yard stick or a living human being who is simply incomparable?

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David Zinger is an employee engagement expert focused on career engagement in 2018. If you want to make a difference in your own career reach out to David today at david@davidzinger.com

Career Zingers #8: Trash Talk for 2018

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Career Development: Empty Your Bins

On a cold January morning, the garbage truck and recycling truck picked up my trash and recyclables. Every week two large bins of material from my home either gets thrown out or recycled. Too many of us in our career development are always trying to add, attain, obtain, or achieve. I invite you to respond to the following three questions: (1) Am I able to identify what I need to throw out of my life versus what I can reuse or recycle? (2) What is weighing me down in my career that I need to trash? (3) What skills, strengths, and experience can I recycle or transform into a new way of working? Before you add more to your career, take out the trash!

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David Zinger is focused on career, employee, and work engagement in 2018.