Career Advancement Newsletter

Where is your career going??

???? Going nowhere??

????????? What are you doing about it??

Do you realize that your career advancement is a do-it-yourself responsibility??

???? You can learn how to advance your career.?

Many people approach career advancement as they would a snipe hunt.?

???? Have you ever been on a snipe hunt??

My first snipe hunt was a long time ago, but I will never forget it.? The hunt was an early in life career advancement lesson.?

I was excited about my first overnight camping trip as a Boy Scout, young and na?ve.

I was what we called a “Real Tenderfoot.”??

Fortunately, the older boys were very helpful and freely shared their experience in showing me what to do and how to do it.?

When they learned I had never been on a snipe hunt, they offered to teach me how to catch snipe.? The guys explained that snipe were birds seldom seen because they could not fly and lived hidden in the underbrush.???

The older boys said, ?

???? “The best time to hunt snipe is at night.”?

I could hardly wait for the sun to set so we could start the hunt.? Since it was my first hunt they honored me by selecting me to hold the bag, while they went out, to find the snipe and chase them into the large burlap bag that I was holding.?

Off the older guys went to find and chase the snipe. While holding the bag I could hear them having fun yelling and chasing the snipe but …?

???? no snipe were coming my way.?

As I held the bag ...?

????? it finally dawned on me … ??

???? ??????holding the bag was ...?

??????????????? no way to catch snipe or anything else!?

I had been duped!?

Maybe you have never been on a snipe hunt …?

????? but you have been ...?

??????????? left holding the bag the job.?

Frequently, I meet people who feel that their career is a lot like my boyhood snipe hunt.? They are holding the bag and going nowhere.?

If you are occupying a go-nowhere position in your career, I have news for you.?

???? You … but only you … can do something about it!?

Why are you just sitting there holding the bag waiting for someone to ...?

???? send success your way??

Take Responsibility!?

??? Do you feel unappreciated??

?Do you like your organization but …?

?????? you have a lousy boss?

?????? ???Get a transfer to a good boss!?

If you don’t like your organization ...??

????? But your boss is short on integrity?

?? ???????Find a good boss in another organization!?

Take Responsibility!

Your career is your responsibility.????????????????????

???? Don’t wait.?

????????? Start now!?

If you don’t know what to do or how to get started, I can help you.?

???? Read my book Creative Followership.?

????????? Read my Career Advancement Newsletters.?

Take Responsibility!?

Don’t hold the bag.?

??? What only you can do, you must do!?

????? ??Advance ... Your ... Career!?

Do it now!?

?? --- Jimmy Collins, Career Advancement Newsletter?

Like stories? My latest book?Jimmy’s Stories?is available on Biblio.com.? https://www.biblio.com/book/jimmys-stories-jimmy-collins/d/1604855871?

Career advancement principles are in my book,?Creative Followership? ?also available on Biblio.com.??? https://www.biblio.com/book/creative-followership-jimmy-collins/d/1604564938?

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