Sometimes in the middle of trying to do all the things you need to attend to, it feels like all you’re doing is treading water while the to-do list floats all around you. We’ve got three small tips to help you get more daily tasks to shore.

When you’re sending your resume to a posted position, it’s pretty easy to tailor it to the job you’re applying for and the company you’re applying to. But what about the times when there isn’t a job description to follow.

The five second rule may not be an entirely true in regards to being able to eat something you dropped on the floor, but when it comes to losing impulse five seconds is the difference between doing and only thinking about doing.

Ensure your CV is clean, simple, elegant and your accomplishments will shine through!

Instead of focusing on the things outside of your control, like the more qualified person who walked into the interview right after you, it’s important to focus on the things fully in your control.

Did you know you don’t even have to be naturally confident to reap the rewards of confidence? You simply need to do what confident people do.  Here are six examples:

“Opportunity looks a lot like hard work.” Ashton Kutcher

If there are definite goals you want to achieve, then one of the best things you can do for yourself is create a mental goal-map.

So often we don’t get what we want, but as the song says, we should never despair because as often as not we will get what we need.

What are you passionate about? What do you aspire to? You don’t need to have world changing or life changing goals. What you do need are reasons for being here.

So many people are so concerned with the go-go-go of their lives they don’t slow down enough to consider the importance of stop-stop-stop. Sometimes people need a brain break.

The waiting place is that place you find yourself while you’re waiting for something else to happen. For the approval you’ve been waiting for on that report you sent in. On the funding you’re hoping to get for your new project. For the meeting you’re trying to arrange with the person you want to be your mentor. 

Some people have no trouble with procrastination. They get up with a list of things to do and they do them, systematically without delay. Others have a list of things to do or more often, a single thing to do and they take it with them from pit stop to pit stop while their procrastination problem distracts them with unending diversions to keep them from stopping long enough to get on with their list.

No matter what your goals, big or small, you’re going to have to take concrete steps to get them out of the wish zone into the fulfillment zone.

Whether you’re at the very bottom rung on the ladder to your goals or near the top, there is a single thing you need to do everyday, and that is your absolute best.

Whether your resume is being read by the HR manager, the head of a company, a hiring manager or a recruiter, you can bet it’s sitting in a big pile of other resumes. When your resume hits the top of the pile you have about six seconds to grab that person’s attention.

The words you choose speak volumes about you and at the same time influence how others perceive you.

Are you more excited about new projects than the ones you do everyday. Do you put things off? Do you get the things you like best off your plate first?

Sometimes feeling invisible stems from inside ourselves. In the course of trying to keep up with the day to day of life we forget how important it is to give ourselves a break. A walk outside at lunch, or an evening or morning stroll, can do wonders for clearing the mind and changing perspective.

With strong communication skills you’ll be able to ensure things get things done right, the first time!