#professional goals

[hsmagazine254]

Boosting Productivity: 10 Essential Office Must-Haves for Maximum Efficiency

Empower Your Workspace: Transforming Your Office for Optimal Productivity In the modern world, productivity is paramount, and your office environment plays a significant role in enhancing your efficiency. From innovative gadgets to ergonomic furniture, there are numerous tools and elements that can create a conducive atmosphere for getting work done. This article provides a comprehensive guide to…

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#cable management #collaboration #desktop organizers #dual monitors #efficient workspace #ergonomic furniture #noise-canceling headphones #Office productivity #productivity apps #professional goals #smart note-taking #task lighting #task management #time tracking #whiteboards #WIRELESS CHARGING

[ai-azura]

Effective Career Planning and Goal Setting: A Step-by-Step Guide

Effective Career Planning and Goal Setting: A Step-by-Step Guide

Career planning and goal setting are important for individuals who want to achieve success in their professional lives. These processes involve defining your aspirations and creating a roadmap to achieve them. By setting goals, you can keep yourself motivated and focused on what you want to accomplish. In this blog post, we will explore the various steps involved in career planning and goal…

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#action plan #career paths #career planning #commitment #Flexibility #goal setting #interests #long-term goals #motivation #professional goals #short-term goals #SMART goals #strengths

[femmefatalevibe]

Femme Fatale Guide: 15 Essential Business Skills Everyone Should Master

Articulate, confident communication

Crafting effective, compelling pitches

Operating and communicating through a solution-oriented framework

Research of all types (Google, market research, studies, polls, interpersonal conversations, etc.)

Learning how to streamline, edit, and organize information in a clear and logical way

Accumulating high-level working knowledge/proficiency in all tools and programs directly related to your type of work/industry

Budgeting and financial optimization (investment, tax benefits, etc.)

Reading and interpreting legal contracts/documents

Setting rates, boundaries, and learning when/how to delegate

Good posture, direct eye contact, and a firm handshake

Building streamlined systems for onboarding, different repeat project scopes/workflows, and KPI measuring

The art of following up, listening to (potential) clients' needs, asking thoughtful questions, and benefit-oriented salesmanship

Consistently reading, learning, and studying current events/cultural platforms/industry and field-related knowledge

How to spot customer/client/business partner red flags

Self-management, task/project prioritization, and optimization of your personal energy clock + levels

#femmefatalevibe #business tips #career advice #career path #career goals #professionalism #women business #female writers #female entrepreneurs #professional development #personal development #relationship advice #people skills #social skills #life lessons #higher self #personal growth #boundaries #self esteem #self confidence #conflict resolution #communication skills #interpersonal communication

[shann-on]

How to Get the Most Out of Your To-Do List

How to Get the Most Out of Your To-Do List

The to-do list. An excellent tool when used correctly, a dreaded monster when used incorrectly. A lot of people who discuss self-development and time management have mentioned how they’ve moved away from to-do lists to calendar blocking or even task batching as a better, more efficient, time management strategy. However, I think that there is still room for a simple to-do list. It’s how you…

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#bujo #bullet journal #calendar blocking #content batch #content schedule #personal goals #professional goals #self development #task batching #time management #time sensitive tasks #to do list

[knowlesian]

modern media criticism and the strange inability to say ‘this piece of media accomplished what it set out to do, but i did not want or like that so it wasn’t for me’ instead of ‘it was bad’ is gonna drive me off the proverbial cliff one day

#is this post a direct subtweet about the dumb motherfucker writing about yellowjackets over at forbes #why yes it is #but it’s not NOT a general issue with media analysis at large #professional and otherwise s i g h #sometimes stuff IS bad but sometimes it’s just Not For Us #and i’m so tired of seeing critique like “i could see where the scene would end what sloppy writing” #my DUDE they wanted you to see where it was going! that was their goal and they reached it! #you might not like the scene but it’s literally and empirically not sloppy #s2g people have got to learn to like and dislike things without making it a moral or quality be-all end-all thing

[time-is-restored]

by the way this is not gonna do the subject NEARLY enough justice BUT i do really wish there was more keeley appreciation in the main tags... like not only is she an Extremely explicit parallel for ted, but she's also at the heart of SO much of the show's themes - and you'd never know it from reading most of the meta that goes around!

[content warnings for sexism, sexual harassment, Locker Room Talk™]

okay, so like, in no particular order, here some of the criminally underrated + under-explored things we know abt keeley jones:

she has an almost identical social strategy to ted: being earnestly, and oftentimes defiantly herself, regardless of what assumptions it pushes other people to make abt her (i.e.: her description in the pilot, 'used to having her book judged by its cover'). and then, in spite of the ppl around her belittling her/writing her off, she STILL approaches them w genuine intent to connect + get to know them.

i think it was an EXTREMELY deliberate choice in episode 3 for both keeley and ted to give rebecca 'a compliment she's never heard before'. they're not merely skating by on small talk or doing the bare minimum to show their appreciation for killing the photo (which rebecca would be prepared for), they're subverting her expectations by going for genuine (if bemusing) compliments.

then ofc w keeley's s3 arc, you can see how she's trying (and slowly succeeding, judging by that nervous worker guy's attempts to start joking around with her) to get her PR firm's culture to the same, easy-going, more-friends-than-coworkers vibe of richmond. she even specifically asks ted for advice (and, again, i think its relevant that the advice he gives refers to his most effective team building moment - the ghost banishing ceremony). it's very important to her that ppl feel comfortable in her presence, and we can see her getting genuinely distressed whenever she struggles with this.

she says EXPLICITLY in that one exchange w sassy + rebecca that she freaks out whenever she thinks she's being abandoned - she delivers it like a joke, but she's visibly off-kilter and nervous while she says it, apparently still coming down from the anxiety of thinking she'd been ditched. and again, after the gala when she goes to (presmably) get back together with jamie, she says outright that she really struggles to ever break up with people - even people she's no longer interested in, like jamie! - because she second guesses her own judgement so much. on an adjacent note, imo the melt down she has when roy was crowding her was only as abrupt + extreme as it was because she had been repressing her feelings about it for so long. which is SO interesting in the context of her being one of the most upfront and outspoken characters in the show!!!! like. she literally contains multitudes!

and, also, while i do think there's some genuine critical analysis to be done abt the normalisation of what is, essentially, sexual harassment at richmond (it's... extremely uncomfortable to go on such a long tangent about how attractive a stranger's boobs are, even if ur also a woman), i think keeley's active flirtation + general horny-on-main behaviour is ALSO extremely under-explored. bc, in the context of her being a WAG, and also a model, keeley recieves completely unprompted + unwarranted comments abt her body all day every day. when sassy told her that her ex-husband used to masturbate to her photos, she's hardly shell shocked. it's pretty clear that that's something she's used to being known for, and being told about in gratuitous detail. in this context, you can really see how the way she leans in to flirtation, and talking about sex and the hotness of various ppl around her (ie: her entrance in the pilot, making a show + joke out of how she must Obviously want to see all of the footballers naked), is her way of pushing back against the way others don't respect HER boundaries. ie: 'if my body's fair game for everyone to talk about + sexualise, so is theirs!'. it's an extremely interesting coping mechanism, especially in the context of it leading to her oftentimes perpetuating the cycle of harassment herself. and then there's also how the locker room culture OF richmond involves a significant amt of talking about sex, past partners, etc - since she spends so much time in that environment, you can pretty clearly see how that'd influence her decision to go with the current, rather than against.

AND OFC. HOW could i get this far w/o talking about the sheer narrative weight that's given to her relationship with rebecca!!! not only is she arguably the first character to befriend rebecca (beating ted out by several episodes, at least by my count), she is ALSO the reason that rebecca ever tells ted the truth ('it would change how i feel about you'!!!!!!! AGH!!!!), and honestly i think keeley's disappointment in her is what leads her to finally accept that. sabotaging richmond is a cruel thing to do and she doesn't want to do it anymore! like. keeley's unabashed admiration of + love for rebecca, and rebecca's eventual reciprocation is quite literally the driving force for both of their arcs ('thank you for teaching this panda how to be a lion'!!!!!) and i just!!! i care them!!!!!!!!!!!!

tldr; keeley jones is a blorbo of absolutely apocalyptic proportions PLEASE let her into ur heart the next time ur writing analysis + meta....

#ted lasso meta #keeley jones #ted lasso #i basically wrote this whole thing just so i could plead for ppl to accept narrative parallels keeley : ted #into their hearts. like u can learn SO much abt keeley by analysing ted and vice versa! #the anxiety the Baggage the motivations the fears.. #even their professional goals + ethics and shit!!

[ghoulsaint]

#charmes #hades game #professional associates #western au #YES ITS *THAT* SCENE BC I LOVE IT???? anyway. #im gonna get the hang of drawing cowboys or die trying is2fg. #if my ONLY goal accomplished for 2023 is to roll into 2024 being able to draw cowfolk comfortably then i accept this #no fr this took like a week to nail down nd im still not super satisfied but if i keep working on this ima rip my hair out lmao #the inherent eroticism of peccadillo #sketch

[bachirasbodyguard]

This moment is honestly so fucking humiliating for Kaiser, oh my god.

Noa's basically, in front of his whole team and the entire world MIND YOU, like "Michael, your dick's so hard for Isagi it's making you stupid. Smarten up or I'm not gonna let you kick the ball around anymore."

Kaiser stronger than me because I would've died on the spot

#noel you couldn't have discussed this with him PRIVATELY?? #but like at least FINALLY Noa said something about this #i'd often see comments online like 'how the fuck are they letting kaiser play like this. he's literally a professional earning #millions per year and he fucking ruins his teammates goals??" #and like yes. that's fucking crazy #i wonder what blue lock tv watchers think about isagi and kaiser's relationship lol #or even the other people on bastard munchen #isagi yoichi #michael kaiser #rin blue lock #mine

[righthonyakutranslations]

Please, Jeeves - Translation Proofreaders Wanted!

Hello, all! You may have heard tell of a fan translation project for Please, Jeeves - the Japanese manga adaptation of the Jeeves and Wooster short stories by P. G. Wodehouse! Well... we at Right Honyaku Translations (yes, it's a group started solely for this project) are quite happy to announce that the translation of the first chapter is complete!

However, while I (Red, the translator and moderator of this tumblr) may have a lot of dedication and enthusiasm, as well as several years of Japanese under my belt, in truth I am not entirely fluent in the language and still make mistakes. As such, we are looking for proofreaders for the translation! It may be a long shot, given that there are a lot of moving parts and the whole thing is a volunteer project, but in a perfect and ideal world we would love to have the following:

A Japanese speaker, preferably fluent, with experience editing English-language texts. This is in order to make sure the translation of the original Japanese has no mistakes. (Familiarity with the Japanese translation of Jeeves - specifically, Morimura's translation, as it differs in many respects from the newer translation by Iwanaga and Koyama - is not a requirement but would be a great bonus.)

A British English speaker, preferably with some knowledge of old British literary style, and P. G. Wodehouse's writing in particular. This is in order to make sure the English translation does not dip into any non-British pitfalls we as Americans are unaware of, and sounds suitably Wodehousean.

However, if you don't fit those descriptions, but think you can lend a hand, let us know! We'd appreciate all the help we can get.

There are also two things to note, so the translation doesn’t look utterly strange. I'll stick those under the cut if you're interested.

Firstly, since much of this manga is taken from Morimura’s Japanese translation of the original Jeeves canon, a good deal of this is back-translation i.e. rather than literally translating the Japanese, I am often replacing it with its original English line as written by Wodehouse. This will only change if a scenario in the manga is extremely dependent on the Japanese wording over the original, which I have not yet encountered. One thing this manga does a lot is have partial alterations made to Morimura’s translation in its dialogue, in which case I translate it by combining the original Wodehouse line with some changes of my own.

Secondly, given that Japanese is a radically different language from English, it does not really possess equivalents for all of the broad, hyper-specific Edwardian slang as used in the original stories - for example, you end up seeing “cove” being translated simply as 「男」or “man”. So I have endeavored for my translation to be not just a translation, but also something of a Wodehouseification - in short, making the translated dialogue sound as if it would fit into the written world of Jeeves, even if it means putting extra Edwardian flair in the dialogue that wasn’t present in the Japanese original. A bit like a localization, what? I’ve done something similar while translating Japanese fan comics of The Great Ace Attorney (since the official English version adds a great deal of Victorian flavor in its structure and word choice and I thus wished to mimic that), and I’ve written fanfiction in the world of Jeeves before, so I hope that I am reasonably up to the task.

#jeeves and wooster #please jeeves #translation #i don't completely know what to tag this but #basically the manga is going to be. real #you may be aware of the existing fan translation of the first three chapters of this manga #but because i cannot for the life of me find out who did it #and because while good overall it does have some translation errors that i noticed #we are retranslating those first three chapters from scratch! #and our end goal is to translate and release all five volumes in their entirety #oshawolt is bring a great deal of polish to the image editing and typsetting that makes it look quite amazing and professional #and the onomatopoeia was not for the most part translated in that fan translation so we're translating and implementing that as well!

[bumblingbabooshka]

Tuvok noting that the number of crewmen with framed photographs of captain Janeway is alarming. There's nothing to really DO about it but it is alarming nonetheless.

#Tuvok's photograph of Janeway is of her in his family home #she's relaxing in white & beige loungewear - draped over one of his chairs and smiling at someone off screen #Chakotay looks at it. He looks at Tuvok. Tuvok raises an eyebrow. End scene. #Chakotay is the only member of the main crew that does NOT have a framed photograph of Kathryn Janeway #which honestly makes him even more conspicuous #B'Elanna has a hidden one - it's the same as Harry's...some kind of professional aspirational shot #Tom has a funny one so he can pretend having it is a joke #The doctor has pictures of everyone for various reasons #<- medical reference and also he's such a 'ok now a group one. ok now move a little to the left...ok now-' guy with a camera #at any social gathering he and Neelix are MENACES with that camera #Neelix has pictures of everyone as well - mostly group shots but he has one that's just him & the captain on an away mission #Kes had one of Janeway sleeping in the mess hall after hours. A peaceful shot. #<- she had a brief photography phase with Neelix but her goals were more 'artsy' #Seven has one where Janeway just happens to be in the shot of a photo she was using for some sort of reference (she has many similar ones #of B'Elanna & Harry) <- Harry made her 'take a REAL one' with him though #voy #st voyager

[skullndaisy]

Lunch Break

#I know this friend pairing couldnt be possible considering the timeline of Undertale #But I really love the idea of Gaster Sans and Alphys working together as scientists #Gaster as their boss ofc #but instead of acting all professional theyre all just nerds who hang out and just so happen to have a common goal at the same time #and Gaster isnt some kind of malevolent force- not yet anyway #hes just their goofy boss who tries his hardest to impress the King n isbreally progressive and ambitious #some would say too ambitious maybe #also I just really like seeing Alphys happy with friends #and Sans not being all angsty all the time #oh well #a gal can dream #undertale #art #sans undertale #digital doodles #alphys #wd gaster #wingding gaster #gaster #sans deltarune #sans #undertale sans #undertale alphys #deltarune #also dude imagine the hijinks Sans and Alphys would get up to while Gaster gets busy with his work #ive always loved the dynamic of friends where one gets the two of them into trouble while the other one has to find a solution #but in this instance both of them are capable of putting themselves in risky situations and both of them are smart enough and capable #to get themselves out of it #pixelart #pixel art

[pernillemagda]

'47

Ofc Pernille is scoring against West Ham, she's back

And this celebration as well, especially Magda 🥰

#17.0 #pernille harder #goal #celebration #hardersson #professionalism fails

[unlikelytrashcreation]

#his professional aditude needs a boost #god r and d dib is such a little ass #just wants to help you be a goal oteinted multitasker #and a team player #though mostly i think he wants zim to tell him how good hes doing and pat him on the head #obnoxious little sinp that he is #CEO Zim #r+d dib #art #traditional sketch #scetch #zim #zadr #dib #dib membrane #invader zim #pencil

[scribblersobia]

It was tough to learn; the art of living a ''private life.'' The experiences that I have had with people have taught me that the outer world changes their behavior towards you according to your good or bad times. Everyone will want to be your friend when your life is going well, as everyone admires the rising sun. And they will be the same people who will leave you in your tough times. Only if you are lucky and blessed; you realize that you have a few gems in your life who stand by you through thick and thin, and trust me, you can never afford to lose them. The biggest lesson from my failures is that the ''private life is the best life.'' People love to destroy what they know, your relationships, goals, kids, money, and everything. They will put doubts in your mind. They will tell you how big and impossible your goals are, and they will love to see you defeated. It is not that everyone is jealous of you. Some people you will meet in your life; will have a big table full of delicious food, but they will feel bad to see you receiving even a good two meals a day. When you keep your life private, you kill those doubts, jealousy, sadness, judgments, and taunts. Nobody stays with you all your life; it is better to keep our lives to ourselves as privacy is fashionable.

P stands for PRIVATE AND PEACEFUL.

@scribblersobia

#Lastly I want to say that if you ever see yourself standing with a heavy heart then seek help/ professional help. #writerscreed #poeticstories #women writers #writters on tumblr #life lessons #poeticstateofmind #The Poetics of Space #writerscorner #privacy is cool #private life is goals #Sobia writers #scribblersobia

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi, I’m trying to change industries to my dream industry. I’m on my 30s but I couldn’t do it before because of personal reasons and taking care of family members and mental health.

My friends, some of them, think I’m wasting my time and they don’t support me and my mum is trying to let me know in a not subtle way that she’s expecting me to grow up of this idea. But I really want to go for it!

However, because all of this, I’m getting anxious that maybe it’s late, that I should have done it before, that because I don’t have experience in this industry I won’t get hired and because it’s a new industry and my city is small (not small us but small village in a country in Europe) I can’t do networking but in LinkedIn and it’s hard because I don’t know someone. And im starting to second guess myself and thinking I’m eating my time but I really hate the industry I’m working now, so I feel really stuck and I can’t move forward with the industry change because all of this. Do you have any advice? Do you think it’s late? Thank you so much <3

Hi love! I believe there are two important points to be made here.

The best time to start is years ago. The second best time to start is now. Time will continue to pass for several more decades, so consider whether you want to "what if" yourself about pursuing your dreams 20 years from now. In my opinion, it's better to go after what you want and fail fast. Living with regrets, at least for me, feels worse than pursuing something I wanted and it not unfolding as my expectations lead me to believe.

While going after what you want is important, especially with your career, you need to be practical and a little more methodical (even a bit conservative) in your approach to ensure you don't run into financial trouble. No dream is worth struggling with life-hindering debt – at least in my opinion.

With these two considerations in mind, I would consider beginning to pursue this career path as a hobby in the meantime while maintaining whatever stable employment you have at the moment. Prioritize your time engaging in this "hobby" like it's a mandatory appointment with yourself.

Consume articles, books, and podcasts. Take courses/build skills in your dream industry/role. Create a portfolio of your own spec work to demonstrate your commitment and talent within this field. Use LinkedIn/virtual conferences to network strategically. Follow people in your dream industry and key leaders. Comment/engage with their material. Send them personalized messages with praise/feedback on posts or insights they shared.

Message people attending the same conferences to connect. Set up informational interviews/coffee chats if possible (offer to pay for a virtual coffee, etc.). If there are any gig/job opportunities, share this spec work to demonstrate your skills and frame your background as a series of transferable skills.

Also, never underestimate the power of your second-degree network on LinkedIn, but mainly IRL. Let your trusted, supportive friends and acquaintances know you're interested in the field. You never know who knows someone.

Hope this helps! Best of luck xx

#career advice #career options #career path #career goals #dream job #life advice #life path #goal setting #dream life #success mindset #growth mindset #positive thoughts #personal growth #personal development #professional growth #professional development #job opportunities #career change #career opportunities #networking strategies #networking opportunities #femmefatalevibe #q/a

[sailorsally]

we as the spn artist community need to chip in and book Misha for a live painting session

#I think that’s a new life goal I have #just to be able to pain this man in rl setting #and I’m saying this as someone who is terrified of doing rl drawings #because I forget how to use a pencil whenever someone else is in the room #but hey I am willing to do this ok #I’m even willing to do hours of live painting sessions in preparation #and I am 100% serious about this #in a unattainable life goal way you know #Misha collins #Jbcdsuihichsui btw before I edited this the typo said love painting session and I’m not opposed to that either #not that I’m not an absolutely professional artist ok