If you want to achieve anything you need to have a very clear idea of what you want to accomplish and why.

Strong cover letters are an opportunity to set yourself apart from all the other applicants by jumping to the front of the line of your prospective employers imagination and attention.

You have goals and aspirations, everyone does. The question is are those goals things you believe you can achieve. Do you feel good enough? Smart enough? Worthy enough?

For some people schmoosing and networking comes as easily as putting a smile on their face and heading out the door. For others getting out that door is as difficult as if they were wearing ankle chains.

Life doesn’t bend its will according to effort or the good intentions of the people living it. Sometimes, a lot of the time there’s someone else more qualified or with better connections or who just happened to be in the right place at the right time to grab away that thing you were trying so hard to get.

Sometimes while striving for our best, we cross a blurry line and start striving for perfection and then instead of moving forward and feeling satisfied with our results, we get stuck and dissatisfied and we begin to question whether or not we are even good enough to be doing this thing in the first place.

No matter how much you prepare for your interview, some things you  may not have foreseen can still mess you up. Here are a few things to be aware of.

We’ve all gown so accustomed to texting and quick commenting on our social media platforms that good old conversing face to face with another human being is turning into a bit of a lost art.

Unless you’re trying to do something no one else on the planet has ever accomplished or even conceived of, then you are not the first.

During an interview, some questions are fairly easy to answer. Why do you think you’re qualified for this position? Easy you can list of your accomplishments and experiences.

Some questions are harder to answer, like, Where do you see yourself in five years?

Don’t confine your thinking and your actions to what you think you might be able to accomplish. Reach beyond your boundaries.

Most probably you’ve been checking out the online job boards, possibly sending in all kinds of applications and you’re waiting for those job offers to roll in. If waiting around isn’t working for you there are a few more things you can try.

There are lots and lots of things you can do everyday to lighten your load and make the going easier. Getting enough sleep, eating right, keeping a positive attitude, and remembering the importance of gratitude are all important.

Big projects can be a horrible scary daunting pain. Thinking about all the steps and all the work something will take, can be a bit overwhelming.

What we sometimes lose sight of is that even if life and circumstances are vying for our attention, we still have more control over where we decide to focus the rest of our energies than we may realize.

Before you find yourself in an interview, trying desperately to get your foot out of your mouth, here are a few topics you should simply avoid talking about altogether.

If you want to move ahead in your career, you’d do well to look at it like an artist.  Have a vision of your destination before you set out on your journey.

How often have you needed help or advice but refrained from asking? What stops you? The fear of rejection? Embarrassment? The conviction that the best way to do something is to do it yourself?

We all use social media so much it’s become part of our everyday lives. Personal uses for social media aside, have you thought about how social media can help or hinder your career?

You worked like crazy to land that interview. So did all the other people who got called in! Your next job is to set yourself apart from the pack. Here are six things you can do to ensure you move up to the front of the line