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Eight Skills of Highly Successful Consultants

With respect to Dr. Covey and his famous 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (all habits that will make us better counselors!), here are eight skills that all of us as counselors can work on improving. This article will start with three overarching skills, and then describe five more specific skills to consider in your ongoing development. One way to …

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Pro Bono Work – Why would you do it?

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, there are good reasons to take on free projects if you have the time. while the term Free It frequently refers to free legal services, and also applies to any free commercial services provided for the public good. While it could easily be construed as work you do because you’re not …

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Social Work Theory and Practice – Making Links

Social Work Theory and Practice - Making Links

Our experience is that many students in a social work degree can be intimidated by the word “theory”. This immediately prevents effective learning about theory. The theory in social work is about how we relate to others and how we make sure we provide effective services. It is important that the theory is not seen as the preserve of academics …

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How to discover the purpose of your life and work

How to discover the purpose of your life and work

Why is this important? We are all born with most aspects of our lives already defined for us. Our economic status, cultural identity, personality, core values, and habits await us when we are born. For many people, this predetermined life is lived without question throughout life. This naturally extends to our work, our relationships, and how we view the world. …

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What makes a good day at work?

What makes a good day at work?

Many of us have to work for a living. We need money for our overheads and responsibilities, and hopefully have some money left over for little bonuses and incidentals along the way. Earning enough in the best way can be the main concern on our mind. We often feel compelled to compromise when it comes to our work; We may …

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Self-awareness and your profession

Self-awareness and your profession

Psychology plays an important role in the development of our careers. It begins by defining our interests at work when we are young and expands over time to include interpersonal relationships, self-motivation, passion for what we do, attitudes toward superiors, team collaboration, and many other aspects of the job. Perhaps most importantly, psychology talks about how built we are at …

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Is multitasking bad for lead generation?

Is multitasking bad for lead generation?

Yes, we all need to get the most out of our workday. Considering the madness in which the business world is moving, doing things quickly becomes normal for us. One of the things we usually do is to perform all the tasks at hand at the same time. While this may sound like a good idea, in terms of its …

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Montessori course

Montessori course

This article describes the Montessori work cycle as published in the 18-month-4-year-old playgroup. The Montessori Work Course creates a difference between parent and child to approach all jobs in the same way, and to ensure that the child gets into the right frame of mind to fully appreciate the job. The first step in choosing a job The first step …

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Carrier Control – Evaluation of our work

Carrier Control - Evaluation of our work

Regardless of subject matter, medium, technique, or level of experience, all painters work inevitably with space, line, value, and color. By controlling visual relationships, we create images of things that wouldn’t actually be on the surface of an image at all: shape, depth, separation, texture, different degrees and types of light. If photographed accurately, these items magically produce convincing illusions …

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