Friday, January 30, 2009

Advance your career and get the distinct competitive advantage


When it comes to your earning power, your education is the most important thing you can do. The more education you have, the better your chances of earning more “lifetime” income.

Your education can come in a number of different ways;

Going to college
Taking Evening Courses
Doing a FETAC Course
Becoming apprenticed to a trade
In House training
Distance Learning
PLC Course
Training on the job
Online Learning

Education is out there. It is available to everyone no matter what age or level of education you have or wish to have.

You can find all the different course providers necessary to keep up-skilling in our Course Directory.

In this trying time we have to get creative and think about the skills we have, the skills we need, and the skills that can be improved on.

Creativity is a combination of qualities, of which all people have to some degree. Creativity depends on many factors including experience, motivation and talent. The way you use these qualities is what makes the difference. According to the publication CollegeJournal.com, there are three factors that determine creative success.

* Problem Solving

CollegeJournal says creative types recognize a problem early and easily. Once they recognize the problem they can begin to formulate an approach to solving.

* Strength

Successful creativity depends on your ability to move past your fears. There will always be no doers and negative opinions. Don't let others stomp on your ideas. Use strength to get past the negativity.

* Originality

Original thinking is what allows you to get outside the box and ignore what everyone else is doing. Processes, norms and stereotypes strip creative thinking of life. Mental tradition is bad, mental flexibility is good.



Start thinking outside the box, stay positive and keep learning! It will advance your career and maybe even take it in a new direction.

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