Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the USA.  While primarily about Thanksgiving, there is some career advice in this post.
For many of us, Thanksgiving is a day for football and eating turkey.  But let’s not forget the real reason of the day, to give thanks for our many blessings.  I know that I am blessed, and if you to look, I bet you are too.
If you read this career advice blog with any regularity, you know that I believe an abundance mentality helps you create the life and career success you want and deserve. 
David McMurtry who …

Career success begins with clarifying the purpose and direction for your life and career.  Tweet 3 in my latest career success coach book, Success Tweets says, “Think of your purpose as your personal mission; why you are on this earth.  Your direction is your vision for the next 3 to 5 years.” 
The cover story of the November issue of O The Oprah Magazine (yes I read it occasionally) is “What’s Your True Calling?”  Martha Beck is the author.  I equate “true calling” with your “purpose.”  The article suggested that you “make your rational mind not …

Over the last 28 weeks, I did one blog post per day explaining the career advice in each of the 141 tweets in my career success book Success Tweets.  During that time, I received several offers from people who wanted to do guest posts on this blog.
Today, I’d like to feature a guest post on succeeding after college by Tim Handorf.  I think Tim provides some great career advice for young professionals.
Succeeding after College
Success isn’t the loaded term recent college graduates think it is. All it really means is achieving the goals that you set out …

This post is a continuation of my series further explaining the ideas in my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I am giving away the eBook version of this book to promote my career success coach business.  My goal is to giveaway 10,000 eBooks by the end of June 2010.  If you would like a copy, go to www.SuccessTweets.com.  Feel free to send your friends there too.
Today, I am focusing on Tweet 20…
Your values come from deep inside you.  Spend the time necessary …

This post is a continuation of my series further explaining the ideas in my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I am giving away the eBook version of this book.  My goal is to giveaway 10,000 eBooks by the end of June 2010.  If you would like a copy, go to www.SuccessTweets.com.  Feel free to send your friends there too.
Today, I am focusing on Tweet 19…
Your personal values are things that you hold near and dear; things on which you absolutely will not …

This post is a continuation of my series further explaining the ideas in my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I am giving away the eBook version of this book.  If you would like a copy, go to www.SuccessTweets.com.
Today, I am focusing on Tweet 18…
You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.  Your values help you make decisions in ambiguous situations.
If you know your rock and roll, you know that the first sentence in today’s tweet is the title of …

This post is a continuation of my series further explaining the ideas in my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I am giving away the eBook version of this book.  If you would like a copy, go to www.SuccessTweets.com.
Today, I am focusing on Tweet 17…
Clarify your personal values. Your values are your anchor.  They ground you. They center you.  They keep you focused on what’s important.
Your personal values are important for a number of reasons.  They help you determine the types of people …

I’m really excited about the positive feedback I’ve been getting on my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I have a goal of giving away 10,000 copies of the eBook version of it by the end of June.  I’ve already given away over 1,000.  To claim your free copy, just go to www.SuccessTweets.com. 
I am blogging about each tweet.  Today is Tweet 16…
Use affirmations to realize your vision of your success.  Affirmations are statements about the future stated in the present tense.
Self confidence is …

I’m really excited about the positive feedback I’ve been getting on my new book Success Tweets.  I have a goal of giving away 10,000 copies of the eBook version of it by the end of June.  To claim your free copy, just go to www.SuccessTweets.com. 
I am in the process of doing a blog post to further explain the ideas in each tweet.  Today is Tweet 15…
Napoleon Hill on visualization: “What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.”  What is your vision for your future?
I am a big Chinese food fan.  I sometimes find …

I’m really excited about the positive feedback I’ve been getting on my new book Success Tweets: 140 Bits of Common Sense Career Success Advice, All in 140 Characters or Less.  I have a goal of giving away 10,000 copies of the eBook version of it by the end of June.  To claim your free copy, just go to www.SuccessTweets.com. 
I am in the process of doing a blog post to further explain the ideas in each tweet.  Today is Tweet 14…
Don’t visualize the pain of failure, Visualize the euphoria of success.
It goes without saying that positive …