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From “A Year of Opportunity” – Career Opportunities Podcast with Douglas E. Welch)
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“In order to attract opportunity to you, you have got to be out meeting people. Now, that meeting people can be face-to-face like this, which I highly encourage, but it can also be online. It can be as part of a volunteer group. It can be as part of your work. Whatever. The important aspect is simply getting out and being around other people. Because you never know what sort of opportunities are going to arise from that.
When attracting opportunity to you, one of the most important aspects about that is to tell people what you do and how well you do it. To put on my new media hat as well as my career hat the same time, that’s one reason I encourage people to start blogging, to start using Facebook, to start using Twitter, and so on, because they are perfect avenues to tell people what to do and how well you do it and actively demonstrate it.
If you’re looking through you’re Twitter feed — if you’re looking through your Facebook feed — you’re looking through your LinkedIn feed, whatever and someone has a question that you can answer — answer it! Even if it is just a short little “Well have you tried this (blah-di-blah-di-blah) It may turn into a longer conversation. It may turn into a longer conversation, but I have had situations like that turn into work — turn into great relationships. Simply because I took the time to take a little piece of the expertise I have and share it with someone else.
Anytime you can be of use to someone else you are attracting opportunity to you.”
Building a successful career in 2014 requires that we focus on 3 things this year, including:
1. Attracting Opportunity 2. Recognizing Opportunity 3. Accepting Opportunity
Join Douglas E. Welch for deeper exploration of the Year of Opportunity and what it can bring for you!
Thomas Edison is quoted as saying “”Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” This is still true today. Work that expands our lives and careers should be sought out and embraced, even if there is a bit of hard work involved. In fact, most opportunities worth pursuing require hard work of some sort. Life doesn’t often give you gold simply for being you. You need to share your knowledge and show your worth and this often means some long hours, if not actual physical labor.
Douglas is writer and host of Career Opportunities, a long running column and podcast dedicated to “Helping to Build the Career You Deserve!” Career Opportunities began in 1997 as a magazine column and expanded to a podcast in 2004. Douglas is also a New Media Consultant, Technology and Career Consultant with over 30 years experience in high-tech. You can find all of Douglas’ work at DouglasEWelch.com.
