The monotony of a professional life can plague you with feelings of dissatisfaction and stress. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make small changes that can have a huge impact.
Reenergize Over the Summer to Increase Your Productivity
The summer season invites you to take the time to reenergize. Doing so enables to you to increase your productivity in the office. Use these tips to take the steps to reenergize this summer!
Feeling Dissatisfied in the Monotony?
The monotony of a professional life can plague you with feelings of dissatisfaction and stress. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make small changes that can have a huge impact.
Favourite Quotes
Quotes are great resources with the potential to see us through the best and the worst of days. Available to enhance or support any circumstance imaginable and freely shared. Whether we seek a moment filled with humour, motivation, inspiration, understanding, patriotism, humanity, leadership or kindness it can be found in a simple quote. The combination of […]
Reignite Rejuvenate Relate
Success in your life, your business or your career will be influenced by enthusiasm, confidence, connections, focus, knowledge and motivation. These ingredients for success are not always easily acquired or maintained and a conscious effort is required to stay on track. The following 3 recommendations are sure to have a positive influence, Reignite, Rejuvenate, Relate. “ReIgnite at the […]
Thank You and Best Wishes
Another year is coming to a close and we would like to take this time to thank so many clients, associates, colleagues, new acquaintances and old. The very best of wishes are being sent your way for a wonderful holiday season and a very prosperous career! Please visit our blog and subscribe to our blog posts covering a variety of topics and […]
Inspiring Quotes
Stop and smell the roses, a change of scenery, or a series of inspiring and thought provoking quotes; whatever it takes in our busy and sometimes stressful lives, it is important to take a break and create an opportunity to look outside the box. Discover new ideas, re-visit old beliefs and perceptions, seek avenues for rejuvenation, revitalization and re-invention […]
Our Olympic Athletes – offering hope in career transition!
Guest Post by Gary Prenevost, gprenevost@frannet.com FRANNET Canadian athletes set a new world record for the most Gold Medals won by a host country, topping it off with the Gold in men’s hockey. This is one proud Canadian who certainly enjoyed our Olympic “cake” and then experienced the “icing on the cake”, when I stopped at […]
A Wealth of Insight
Seth Godin’s ebook is a wealth of insight, knowledge, inspiration, facts and trends. Words of advice covering everything from social media, sustainability, self/global healing and vision, shared with compassion, empathy, wit and charm. Seth Godin says, “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to […]
Inspiring Quotations
“It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others.” ~ Mark Twain “It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” ~ James Gordon “The most important thing in life is to stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I […]
Time Out
Inspiration, motivation, determination, drive, confidence! All are necessary components of a successful job search. In today’s economy we are dealing with record high unemployment rates, a fiercely competitive job market and an average of 10 months to secure a senior executive position! It is not always easy to stay positive and sometimes all we need is a Time Out, […]
Job Search Advice After Landing
There is no better job search advice than that which is provided by those who have successfully landed a job. Their experiences can provide a wealth of knowledge and encouragement for those who are still seeking a new job. The following advice has been shared after landing a new job: Persistence! Persistent follow-up with prospective employers is necessary but don’t expect that it will result in […]
The Recession is Good for You?
Yes, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur writes, 7 Reasons Why The Recession Is Good For You. This year will certainly be remembered by some as one of economic despair, which is why it is necessary to focus on the positive whenever possible. It is not healthy to be surrounded by the amount of negative hype that has been emanating […]
Employment Not Unemployment – A Positive Outlook
Despite the fact that Saskatchewan had a 2.9% increase in jobs in March over the same time last year and despite the fact that it has the lowest unemployment rate in the country, the headlines still focused on the negative and reported a growing unemployment rate. It is often tough to sift through to find the good […]
Leadership Quotes
“Leadership is the ability to articulate vision and influence others to move towards achievement.” In today’s challenging economy our global recovery will be achieved through the actions, courage, determination and responsibility of great leaders! Here are a few inspiring quotes on Leadership: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” ~ Peter F. Drucker “A leader must have […]
Resume Mistakes
There has been much information shared about common resume mistakes including formatting issues, too many pages, typos, missing contact information, lack of outstanding, noteworthy accomplishments and the list goes on. Although all of these are serious issues as they may very well eliminate you as a potential candidate, this is not exactly what I wanted to share with you today. In contrast to […]
Job Search Advice From Lessons Learned
Job Search advice is available from a variety of mediums and many an expert but none seems as valuable or as heartfelt as the advice provided by those after they’ve landed their new job based on lessons learned! HAPPEN is a leading Canadian Networking organization providing an excellent venue for those seeking employment to share leads, advice and eventually the celebratory events of landing the job! […]
Toronto ExecuNet Speaker, Linda Ockwell-Jenner
We are pleased to have Linda Ockwell-Jenner speaking at the Toronto ExecuNet Meeting October 28th, 2009. “To be a successful speaker is not to read from a script, but to talk from the heart. My passion is helping others understand that challenges are just a visitor in our lives.” ~ Linda Ockwell-Jenner An International Professional […]
Stay Positive in your Job Search!
At CNN.com John D. Sutter writes, “To find a job, ignore doom-and-gloom news, experts say”. John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a prestigious job-placement consulting organization says if you want to work, you need to block out the doom-and-gloom news about the economy, “It’s not relevant to any one person’s (job)search”. He […]
Toronto ExecuNet Speaker, Brian Bassett
We are pleased to have Brian Bassett speaking at the Toronto ExecuNet Meeting on April 22nd, 2009. Brian Bassett, Principal of Bassett Communication Clinics, is a corporate trainer and communication coach. The topic, “How Prepared Are You For Your Next Job Interview?”, will be a highly interactive presentation that will provide solid suggestions for making all of your […]
