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053 | Life Hacks - 10 super simple tips for creating more happiness in your day to day life

What up what up...I am SO excited to be back today with new pod show!! It feels like it's been FOREVER, but I'm back from my trip to New Zealand, feeling refreshed and ready to keep the career advice flowin' here on Career Coaching with Jessness.

I was inspired by today's episode during my drive home from work thinking about what helps makes a great day, well...a great day! What I realized was creating happiness doesn't have to be hard. I think sometimes we make happiness into this big overwhelming goal where we set all kinds of unrealistic goals to make our days happy which results in the exact opposite of what we're trying to do.

Tune in the show to learn about 10 super simple life hacks to help create more happiness in your day to day life. And the best part is that these tips don't require extensive planning, money, or setting goals! They can easily be part of your day, today!

If you've been around here before, you know I'm all about living life with more flow, confidence, and JOY...this episode will help you do that. Enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- The book about decluttering & getting rid of old stuff: amzn.to/2nYOUNl

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FREE Career Success Guides to find a job you love, rock the interview, & advance your career

WHAAA two recordings in ONE WEEK? This recording isn't a new episode, you'll have to wait til tomorrow for that...but I'm excited to drop in quickly to tell you about the awesome career success guides I've created for you! Better yet? They are FREE.

Download my free career success guides here, you'll see them at the very top of the list: www.jessnessrequired.com/lovemyjob

I've created these guides to help you advance in your career. They include: 
- Examples of emails to use when reaching out to companies you want to work for (stand out + land the interview)
- Interview prep to make sure you're fully prepared for the big day
- Email examples to use when following up with hiring managers you met with during the interview
- And lastly the top 10 dynamic questions to ask people you meet with....why? 99.9% of the time you will be asked, "So, what questions do you have for me?" You'll want to have some rockstar questions ready!

ENJOY!! I will see you tomorrow for the next episode of Career Coaching with Jessness where we will dive into how to professionally articulate why you're leaving a company, and furthermore why you want to quit!

Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's show...it's going to be JUICY and I don't want you to miss out. :)

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028 | Tough Convos - Conversations required to advance your career and land the one you want

Tough convos are going to happen in any job, career path, and at every company you find yourself. But here's the thing, tough convos aren't a BAD thing.

Let's break this down a little bit so we're all on the same page. When I refer to tough convos I'm talking about the conversations that are necessary in order to help get you to the next step in your career! Maybe it's promotion? Or a new job? Or a change in role responsibilities? Doesn't matter, you have to be courageous in putting yourself out there and asking for what you want!

In this episode you will learn what steps you need to take for a straight-forward, and honest conversation with someone at work. Whether it be a hiring manager, a recruiter, your boss, or a fellow colleague - doesn't matter! Tune in for tangible steps on how to boost confidence, prepare for the meeting, and walk away feeling successful and proud you had the tough conversation needed to advance your career!

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025 | Finding Work You Love, UPDATE 1/17 - 10 Questions to figuring out the best career path for YOU

What to do with your life? What's next? Why are you choosing that career? Sound familiar? Not only are these questions tough, but they are EVEN tougher when we don't even know the answers ourselves!

In today's episode tune in for some practical tips on how to identify a career YOU WOULD LOVE! We'll also go over ways to begin thinking about which job and industry might be right for you.

STEPS TO LAND YOUR NEXT CAREER
- My FREE webinar which takes you thru the 5 phases for landing your next job: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsvjC-kfBms

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012 | Get NOTICED & Get Promoted pt. 2 - Significant ways to stand out amongst your peers

Tune in for Part 2 of 'Get NOTICED & Get Promoted' - Five actionable tips, tips you can do TODAY to help create more visibility for yourself at work. We're talkin' that good, positive visibility to help you STAND OUT to upper management, your peers, and all those you work with.

In today's episode the tips I share are easy to work into your day to day responsibilities. A lot of it isn't even something EXTRA to do, simply bringing awareness to HOW you're showing up each day at work can make a world of difference when it comes being considered NEXT in the promotion line-up.

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006 | Career Ownership - Why I don’t agree w/ dressing for the role you want, not the one you have

Today's a big one, and might come as a rude awakening to some, but it all comes down to career ownership. Do you have it? It's time to understand career progression is in your power. In today's episode I share a little about my own personal experience, and also give you some solid, but realistic tips on how to move yourself up to the next level at work.

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003 | Career Progression - Radical tips for launching your career into the next level

Today I have some super important content to share with you around the single most important thing you can do in your career to get you to the next level. Whether that mean, earning your next promotion, or landing your dream job - this is guaranteed to launch you into rapid career progression. The best thing about it? All of it is in your control.

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