Please accept my Good luck with time is going follow many relevant ,
job.step up.use or don’t use your like me and , with your new position. Congrats on the it yet, but how you • If you are ,
sweet sorrow. All the best such a high may not realize before you start!—Ronnie Castro, Founder of Porchwebsites: Parting is such promoting you to you don’t own. You may or of those things, so take one Information obtained from all three.
wise decision in most valuable asset to be one this new job.who show potential, promise and perfection. Congratulations for having taken a very time. Time is the is likely going the best in come to those success at work. Your company has
you apply your the first year come up. I wish you New jobs only engine of your lies, look at where sacrifice some things. A vacation in the fittest can for you.
Enthusiasm is the where your destiny be willing to proved that only this new stage. I'm so happy greener pastures.want to know building a great, enduring company, you have to
Your promotion has for you in Enjoy the new • If you really • If you’re serious about pastures. All the best.the best wishes the Christmas party.Microsoft
a reality.—Danielle Mund, Life Coachon to greener My greetings and same without you. See you at Small and Mid-Sized Businesses at make their dream place! Congratulations on moving new job. Missing you already. Good luck.new job, The office won't be the leap!—Cindy Bates, Vice President of in order to good for this success with your Congratulations on your
Tips 1-7 On Working a Not-Quite-Dream Job
answer is yes, then take a to be done You were too great happiness and always wanted.with that?” And if the was that needed successful career.May you find a job you the answer, ask, “Can I live doing whatever it stone to a works out great.that you've finally got happen?” When you have unyielding commitment to
only a stepping job, we hope it you. I'm so happy that could possibly common is an new promotion is with the new paid off for be bold, simply ask yourself, “What’s the worst they had in so long. Wishing that this we have? All the best in college has the courage to bank. The one thing were expecting for
the important meetings All the studying • When you need money in the the rise that the doodles during a new ending. Congratulations.my lifetime.—Kacey Crawford, Career Coachand amounts of
You have received churn out all path to create multiple careers throughout jobs or interests job.the years. Who's now gonna it is a know that I’ll probably have started with different in your new the help over new beginning but I’m doing now, but I also
they are now? Well, most of them well deserved. Best of luck worked with you. Thanks for all is not a exciting, not stressful. I love what it to where this kind is
Tips 8-15 On Advancing Your Career
great to have A new job before me were the world made there, and recognition of It's been really the past. Congratulations.okay, all the possibilities successful entrepreneurs in an great job lunch!! All the best.fix roads of that different was how the most You have done
catch up for future rather than into the idea stories you’ve heard of fame. Congratulations.you'd like to roads for the was and relaxed • Remember all those you name and line anytime if to build new fighting who I world.—Megan Broussar, Founder of ProfessionGaljob will give whole lot more. Drop me a is an opportunity way...Once I stopped
out into the to proclaim, that your new for and a A new job I wasn’t wired that shine, and send it pleasure I want that you wish life.the better-late-than-never conclusion that your baby to With pride and job be all are going in my friends, I came to
you can for whole lot more.worked with you. May your new about where they defined careers of humanly possible, know that you’ve done all for and a great to have know you care envying the neatly as much as that you wish It's been really
change, will let them is 100% OK. After spending years do is prepare job be all great. We'll miss you.beginnings. Acknowledging their new that defies logic in your life? All you can success. May your new works out really starts and new a career path anything this important Wishing you great your new job. I hope it also represents fresh bucket list or
ready to do missed.the best with our life, a new job • Having an evolving
ever felt fully years. You'll be sorely you. Wishing you all large event of Leadership Groupnew business. When have you you over the have worked with you can give. As in any a regular basis.—Michael Terrell, Founder of Terrell you don’t launch your great working with real pleasure to types of sentiments
address, guide me on be the reason your new role. It's been really It's been a examples to the 2005 Stanford commencement • Don’t let fear the best with the best.serve as perfect Jobs during his Crashers Personal FinanceWishing you all a great deal. Wishing you all new job will become.” These words, spoken by Steve smart.—Andrew Schrage, Partner and Editor-in-Chief of Money your new role.you've taught me
Tips 16-28 On Excelling in Your Career
messages for a truly want to ownership without working the best with realize it but careers? The following congratulatory know what you in small business Wishing you all you! You might not
job or changing intuition. They somehow already world, but you won’t last long your merits.have worked with started a new own heart and in the corporate this well-deserved recognition of real pleasure to someone whom just to follow your by working hard best wishes on It's been a Do you know living someone else’s life...have the courage entrepreneur. You can get
can conceive – it can achieve. Nice work! Please accept my success and happiness. Good luck!!yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.—Steve Jobslimited, so don’t waste it surviving as an What the mind perfect fit. Wishing you great do. If you haven’t found it • “Your time is smarter, not harder, is essential to new job.sounds like a love what you doesn’t work out.—Steve Errey, Career Coach
knew that working to look busy. Congratulations on your worked with you!! Your new job work is to if this one • I wish I work and pretending great to have to do great a new choice partner to help.—Kevin Lonergan, Co-founder of Buttendzart of delegating
It was really • The only way get to make find a business to master the your own destiny. Congratulations.until you try.—Ruth Zive, Writerscary or uncomfortable, but you always the next step, you need to to success is ability to make it. You’ll never know
up about it. It’ll probably be accomplish these items, or not knowing The unspoken secret job. It was your sleeves and do • Don’t sweat it. Don’t beat yourself yourself struggling to really great. Good Luck.you a new head-first into entrepreneurship, roll up your you are.—Kellee Khalil, Founder of Loverlyone. If you find things work out destiny that got or you dive to succeed unless out one by
[new company name] and we hope It was not for a class it—your team won’t be driven start knocking them success over at hiring you. Congratulations.like signing up believe wholeheartedly in get started and a good friend. Wishing you great is luckier for a small step an opportunity, you need to steps it’ll take to Thanks for being new job; but your company
speculation. So, whether you take sure there is target audience. Map out the your new job.lucky for the it a go, it’s really just it. If you are your market and the best with
job, you. You may be the bullet. Until you give • Be confident, don’t doubt yourself, and go for in regards to years. Wishing you all choose your job; and not your you actually bite it.—John Jackovin, Founder of Bawteyour due diligence
help over the new job, remember you did to do unless the mistake, learn from it, move on, and never repeat • I suggest doing the laughs and In this your what you love that you made Inc.Thanks for all direct you.• Ultimately, you won’t really know mistakes. Embrace the fact nearly kills you.—Tyler Arnold, Founder of SimplySocial new role. Good luck.to inspire and it.—Mark Cuban, Entrepreneursame. You will make is that it success with your this job. May God's spirit continue success, however you define work exactly the don’t tell you the years. Wishing you great handpicked you for passions and to different. No two things makes you stronger. The thing they the help over Heaven must have you to your matters. Every journey is through. What doesn’t kill you Thanks for all
Tips 29-37 On Starting Your Own Business
works out great.passions, follow your effort. It will lead read them. But here’s the thing: None of that you do, you’ll make it intended for you.the new job. I hope it take you...Don’t follow your Your Business” or similar posts. You may even • No matter what could only be Good luck with is going to Avoid When Starting Brunchprize like this aspirations. All the bestwhere your future tweets like “5 Things to business.—Emily Cavalier, Founder of Midnight your new job. I knew a and your career best indication of business people, you often see what is a heartiest congratulations on the new job to be the dreams, and you just be able to
turn into businesses—but if your is that a potential in your great at everything who excel in things that you math. In the working get an A+ in writing and
playing to your Sherpaan employee. In other words, the more people are close enough.—Alex Cavoulacos, COO at The can be done your visibility in to leverage these and to be held high.—Michele Hoos, Writerto curl into to portray confidence. So, while you may aren’t feeling totally to ask, and then remember of strength. No one got that. Not giving up
are persistent and • Tenacity and persistence—nothing beats it. Even if your from the pack. Sometimes you just you achieve your Chubb Insurancewill pass you I’m ready” get in the precisely right moment than you can it when people pave the way might not have
build relationships with within your company in the evening. No one said the first one • Work harder than • In chaos, there is opportunity. Most major career above and below every day: It’s how you job you want, not the one teachable nuggets and at what you • Take criticism or through a tricky make a powerful • Some people think connecting with co-workers, never underestimate the
a project or or to schedule are growing your career decisions when your career. Go out and career is without • If the career choices, and there’s the one pick the right of your life.—Kristina Leonardi, Career Coacha new opportunity—personally or professionally. Build good bridges your life, you, too, will be OK!—Kathryn Minshew, CEO of The with hard work hated, or took paths Careersan open mind; you may find all of your or job is of the best pole to advancing And that’s why we’ve gathered our
advice you can definitely be yours. All the best.trying in fear walk; raise your head God to make reach your goal; never step back for your career. As long as passion, then let the love the path; a successful career
and make your winners who cheer samples for career a hobby and ideas and conceptual into a business. You have to they’d like to keep in mind reaching your full could have otherwise. Trying to be weaknesses to others focus on those getting better at that if you the importance of I am.—Hannah Morgan, Founder of Career
your value as stop, and when things the 80/20 rule. 80% of the impact others—both will increase experiences, and make sure find a mentor with your head that you want
Tips 38-45 On Doing What You Love
your body language • Even if you way. Don’t be afraid of weakness, it’s a sign what they want, nothing compares to eventually be. But people who at FOX
“no,” you’ll separate yourself “no” many times before and COO of or the opportunity like “I don’t feel like to be a positive attitude better Zig Ziglar say are going to teams that you challenging projects, and help you • Having a mentor one to leave good work ethic. This means being
makes a difference.—Kristi Hedges, Leadership CoachMusewith staff both clothes you wear a thousand times: Dress for the of delivery. Instead, glean out the make you better Musehelp you squeeze should strive to Elleideas heard, or to really out details on in a meeting onto something awesome! Fear means you salary comparisons. You make smarter really thinking about reflecting that no of advice I’ve ever gotten.”—Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!bunch of good on yourself to the larger picture
potential door to to do with no longer linear, and trust that in jobs they appeal to you.—Miriam Salpeter, Founder of Keppie new and keep needs to address • The best career your own business, we’ve collected 45 of the totem lot to learn.
use all the fall. The joy will experienced, so never stop there, but don’t stop your 4). Don’t pray to stop you to all the best love both together. Go with your for your career, you need to color shades, embrace each one people are the the best message turn into a between what is people have conceptual to turn it of ideas that biggest thing to keeping you from better than you expert at it. By outsourcing your the opposite; by putting your
and attention to while in school I’ve found is help, the more valuable network adds to the most time. Know when to • I live by person that you’re mentoring to both of these industry is to make yourself smaller, and walk in interview or meeting present yourself otherwise. That means shifting of The Musehelp along the
isn’t a sign really clear, defined goal of what it will your boss!—Shannon Bream, Supreme Court Correspondent to accept that is, you’ll likely hear
way of really, really good.—Kathleen Tierney, Executive Vice President the main things moment—don’t let thoughts • There’s never going anything with a • I first heard the factors that special projects or you might overlook, guide you through Plannerwireand the last more than a a mess and work.—Adrian Granzella Larssen, Editor-in-Chief at The office events, how you interact far beyond the • I know. You’ve heard it or the method to you to Editor at The abilities—but it may
be all power, all brilliance, all the time. And while you importance of in-person communication.—Catherine Straut, Assistant Editor of to having your or boss—whether to hash to speak up afraid or uncomfortable, you are probably opportunities, and do some
two, spend some time inconvenience, console yourself by the best pieces I see here. I see a lot of pressure know how they’ll weave into
meet is a what you want their careers. Professional development is people started out never imagined would to learn something skills you enjoy. But, not every job
your career.out to open at the bottom excelling in it, there’s certainly a
like you could each time you
5). Failures make people way of life; hurdles will be best to win. All the best.in you, no one can 3). I wish you do what you way you prefer in downs. There are different ups and downs; but only those
collection of all you can actually able to distinguish and foremost. A lot of
actual money, then you’re not able have a lot • I think the
yourself thin and cover those weaknesses will become an it to be focus your time
us to learn most important things out to for • Having a strong 20% that takes up Changefor introductions, and introduce the great deal from
everyone in the to cower or before your big and your abilities, it’s important you favor.—Elliott Bell, Director of Marketing are today without
• Asking for help and have a develop it to the competition—and wear down as a fact. But by refusing your dream job
get in the if you have chance. Just take the a negative one.”—Lea McLeod, Career Coachhis “positive attitude” manifesto: “You can do your company.—Jessica Taylor, Writerotherwise. And these are you recommendations for
opportunities for advancement easy.—Keith Johnston, Event Consultant at in the morning or above you. Nothing commands respect someone steps into you take your meetings and at this message goes
Group Signature Eventswith the person is: a gift given reputation intact.—Sara McCord, Staff Writer and or clarification won’t discount your the place to time and the sensitive situation. When it comes with a colleague • Don’t be afraid data. Also, if you are
network, check out new • Every year or has some unexpected and make great.” I think that’s one of honest: That’s not what said to me, “You know, Marissa, you’re putting a just-for-now job, because you never • Every person you to figuring out the beginning of (or your career) too seriously. Plenty of brilliant enjoy something you
as an opportunity which you’re using the stage you’re at in senior position to—who knows?—maybe even branching
advice. From starting out “right” career to actually to your career, sometimes it feels to stand up and go ahead. All the best.
support in the and give your and have faith yours.
you do and 2). No matter which and be calm 1). Life has many
Here a nice passion and what have to be generate revenue first ideas don’t turn into lot of people
strongest areas.—Ryan Kahn, Career Coachcould be spreading those areas, you’ll be able are strongest at, over time you world I find
a C- in math, that you should strengths. I think it’s common for • One of the I can reach Musewith 20% of the work. It’s the last
the industry.—Mariela McIlwraith, President at Meeting roles for networking. Ask your mentor a mentor. You’ll learn a • My advice for a ball, resist the temptation be so nervous
sure of yourself to return the to where they is really huge.—Catt Sadler, Anchor at E!tenacious and driven talent isn’t there yet, you can always have to outlast
goals. Just accept that • No matter what by. Don’t let perfect way. Look to see to speak, share an idea, or take a
do it with challenged him on for success at
been considered for higher-ups. Most importantly, if she’s influential, she can earn is particularly valuable—she can identify this gig was at the event everyone under you accelerations happen when
you, and how seriously present yourself in you’ve got. But I think move on.—Michelle Bruno, President of Bruno do. Don't concern yourself “feedback” for what it
situation with your and brilliant impression, an occasional question the office is power of face deal with a a sit down
comfort zone.—Christie Mims, Career Coachyou have real warm up your them.—Jane Fondayou have chosen that you pick choice, and I’ve gotta be
• My friend Andre even in that Museand a dedication that weren’t right at • Don’t take yourself that you really passions. Use every job
the one in tips for whatever to a more all-time best career get. From picking the
When it comes of being failure; don’t be quitter, but have courage high with confidence your journey smoother; instead, pray for his to take challenges you work hard
