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How to Make Money Blogging Tip 1 – Interesting Writing Is Interesting Reading

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The explosion of online content that has occurred over the last decade has opened up so many opportunities to those who take advantage of them. With broadband internet, wireless technology and mobile computing, there have never been more ways to make money on the internet.

For those who wish to make money blogging, this article will explore one of the key factors for your success. The first key to really turning your blog into a traffic and revenue generator is to make it interesting. That’s the foundation of how to make money blogging: if your writing is interesting and captivates your audience, it will begin to generate income.

Sounds so simple, right? Well, the truth is that while interesting writing is critical to your efforts to make money blogging, it is a bit more difficult than it sounds. It has to be, or else everyone would be a millionaire writing about anything, wouldn’t’ they?

So exactly what does it mean, “Interesting writing is interesting reading?” Well, there are three basic essentials to making your blog interesting.

Essential #1 – Your blog Must be Interesting to you

Perhaps the most essential aspect of how interesting writing can help you make money blogging is the idea that what you write about should be fascinating to you. The best writers write about what they love. And the best writing is born from love and excitement about something.

So when you choose to create a blog, pick a general topic that is something about which you’re passionate. If you are interested in writing about politics, and politics is something you find fascinating, you are much more likely to convey that excitement to your reader and get them excited about it too.

Essential #2 – Write for people

We won’t go into how good a writer you may or may not be. This is hard to quantify anyway. And besides, even if you really aren’t very good, over time, with practice, you’ll get better. Especially if you follow essential #1.

However, no one will ever make money blogging by simply spinning somebody else’s work, or paying a non-native writer to try and write in your language or to simply throw a bunch of keyword phrases onto the page and hope Google ranks your blog.

Write your own blog. Take the time to think it through, spell check it, proof read it and take it seriously. Yes, you want to optimize the blog entries for search results, but don’t do so obviously. If your readers can’t understand or are annoyed by your writing, no one will participate or refer anyone else. And if it’s crap writing, you’ll get crap results from Google, yahoo and Bing.

Essential #3 – Original Work

This is a short but important essential for your goal to make money blogging. DO NOT copy others’ work. Don’t spin articles, don’t cut corners. Original content carries so much more weight because it comes from the heart, the head and conveys your true effort and desire to please the readers.

The trick to make money blogging is to put forth a real effort. Interesting writing comes from a real solid effort. When you do the work, you’ll see the results. It can’t be so very easy to make money blogging or everyone would do it, as we mentioned above. When you take the time to pick a topic that is interesting to you, write blog entries that are compelling and meant to stimulate the reader and write them from scratch, you’ll not only get more traffic and more readers, you’ll create a solid foundation on which a thriving income can be created.

Learn the 4 Good Puppy Training Methods for an Obedient Pet

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Puppies are lovable pets with an entailed variety of responsibilities in taking care of them. Not only should one make sure that their nutrient allowance is met but also ascertaining that they are provided with shelter to grow in happily, healthily, and lovingly. Of course, owners do not wish for creating chaos within their neighborhood. It is imperative to carry out necessary puppy training per se. this should also be done within the first months the puppy has been brought home.

If you wish to know more on what these useful puppy tips are, reading until the end of this context will give you insights on the basic puppy training methods you must learn. Let us begin.

1. Potty puppy training – this is most likely the very first training that you must teach your puppies. It is important because puppies have to learn the right place they can eliminate their wastes at. Nobody wants their furniture soiled. Hence, teaching potty training to your puppy and even dogs right from the start is essential.

Before puppies or dogs learn where to eliminate waste, it also should be noted that they are not to come near carpets or sofas. The first phases of potty training may be the hardest. Hence, patience and consistency must be practiced at all times. Potty training your puppies after every meal is considered the best time. Decide first where its potty site is located and bring your pet there after it finishes a meal. Do not be disheartened or lose faith whenever you find your puppies having some potty accidents as it also needs time to get accustomed to it.

2. Socialization – for puppies not to become aggressive, bringing them out for daily walks is of the essence. This teaches them socializing with other pets and neighborhood people. There are times when you will hear stories about dogs behaving aggressively towards neighbors. This is common especially when the pets are not given time to socialize and get acquainted with other people and pets in the area.

3. Behavior training – there certainly will be times when you have to leave your puppies home alone. And training their behavior for this kind of occasion should not be taken for granted. You need to teach them how to properly behave when no one is around. Start off by putting them in a remote area. Never try to lock them up, though. Confine them for a few minutes and slowly lengthen the time to a couple of hours. You should also remember to give those toys and food while they are restrained so they will not get bored.

Time will come that leaving them alone at home when nobody is around will be easier for you and your pets. Just make sure, however, that they are potty trained beforehand. If not, expect to come back home with a messy surrounding. A benefit of having your puppy adapt to isolation is that chances of separation anxiety suffering will be lesser.

4. Obeying basic commands – after successfully accomplishing good dog training for the previously mentioned tips, teaching your pets some other basic commands like “stand”, “sit”, and “shake” follows. These are taught usually when the puppy grows old; and are essential if you wish for your pets to not misbehave from time to time.

When you bring home a new pet puppy or dog, training them proper behavior is of great magnitude. Together with what we mentioned above, showing your love and care for your pets is as important. Pets are great companions that humans can have. Thus, handling them with utmost care is of the essence.

CREATIVITY – An Impeccable Virtue in Schools

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Robert Kiyosaki, a well known author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ in his book titled “Be Rich and be happy”, highly condemns the negative programming an education system does to the young minds as such system focuses on bookish knowledge. He further argues that such knowledge taught in school for children is futile where applications in practical affairs of life become totally obsolete.

He further re-defines and urges all schools and educationalists to re-engineer their education systems that will prepare their children for practical life success financially, socially and emotionally.

The enigmatic truth about his new way of thinking of educating children are experienced only in rare schools for instance, The Yenepoya School, (though it may not be the only school), that pioneers and initiates such innovative methods of learning from Montessori 1 until grade 10.

A child who’s educated at such a school does not view the world like a child at another traditional school. He or she thinks differently i.e. thinks outside the box. This means that that the child’s thinking is original, creative, imaginative, artistic, innovative and of resourceful nature.

Let me illustrate this point, and you as a parent of a creative school may openly discover when you just compare to another friend or relative of yours whose child may be educated in a traditional school:

· If your child is at Montessori level or even a little higher class, give your Montessori child the plastic Fun dough clay and, also give another child from another traditional school the same clay too. Your child will surely astound you with excellence in a unique and unbelievable creativity and variety of thinking he has applied and, he could easily mould the clay into anything you ask or any vegetable, fruit, animal or anything with a great combination of colours in a few minutes. Unfortunately you may not see the same result with the other child though the child may be equally capable and intelligent.

· Similarly, a child going to a creative school will outcompete in creativity of drawing and colouring in such a unique and original pattern that will enthrall you to a large extent.

· Another notable characteristic of creative students is the ability to write creatively. When asked to write a story from grade 2 onwards, students come up with fascinating stories with their own original characters and settings with a great beginning and ending. However, the less creative ones will come up with re-written stories in their own words of a story they have already heard or read somewhere.

· Also at such creative schools, we don’t teach about money to lower primary students just verbally and in writing but also we create small shopping centre in our campus where each child plays a role of either a shopkeeper or customer, and then FEELS the practical transaction of money using dummy currency notes and coins.

· Let’s take another instance, of the theme “Day and Night” in teaching science to lower primary students. When this topic is being taught, the learner must first observe the day sky and night sky so as to know what is seen in the night (for e.g. stars and moon) is different from the day sky (for e.g. the sun and bluish sky).

Also when we teach about the revolution and rotation of the earth, the learners have to come forward to do an activity such as role play or enactment of one student(say A) as Sun, another student (say B) as earth and another student (say C) as moon.

So, by enactment of the motion and movement i.e. the rotation of the earth around its axis and the revolution of the earth, the subject matter about the solar system especially sun, moon and earth becomes clearly imprinted on child’s mind to the extent that he could even define the scientific terms correctly using his own language.

Such schools also facilitate the learners with regular Yoga, Swimming, Karate, Dance, Drama, Music, Arts and Craft Classes along with regular field trips to bring out the hidden potential and sharpen skills of each child in every area so as to shape them into a great and a beautiful personality to bring in individual success in his walk of life.

This kind of multitude of learning experiences in such schools integrates and caters to all types of learners as put forward in the ‘Theory of Multiple Intelligence’ by Howard Gardner, an American developmental psychologist and a professor of Harvard University.

When such pedagogy is implemented, learner is not only curious but also there’s maximum absorption and gaining of knowledge wherein the learner need not at all depend on bookish knowledge through memorization.

I strongly believe every school through out India and across the globe need to implement these teaching strategies as rare schools as suggested by Robert Kiyosaki or Gardner by building and nurturing the creativity within the child, and make learning an enjoyable experience thus mould students into great creative individuals no matter which path they choose to opt for later in their life so as to achieve life success in all areas.

How To Learn And Master Painting

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The most common misconception about painting is that it is only for those who have been blessed with a talent to draw and paint. This belief is absolutely not true. We can be a painter as long as it is something we want to be. Talent could play a part, but just like what Thomas Alva Edison said, genius is 99% perspiration and so if you want to be “genius” in painting, you have to do what it takes to be one. If you really want to learn the basics of painting, you should consider an online painting course.

Learn and Master Painting is a good example of an online course that promises to dig deeper in order to unleash the “inner artist” in every beginner and even in professionals too. Step by step, instructor Gayle Levee guides her students down from the basics of painting up to its advanced techniques using a lesson book, 20 DVDs and 3 music CDs which all come with the course pack. Since 1995, Levee has been doing a lecture on various subjects like brushwork techniques, color theory and Impressionism. Her painting course was taken at the University of Denver. By the end of the course, you can look in the mirror at a person who already knows how to convey their thoughts in their paintings staring back at you. Otherwise, you can avail yourself of the 60-Day No Questions Asked Money Back Guarantee.

Learn and Master Painting is a product from Legacy Learning Systems, a well known and respected company in the industry that is dedicated in producing easy to follow instructional videos, that go beyond teaching the basics of anything, including Learn and Master Ballroom Dance and Learn and Master Piano. The best part about Legacy Learning Systems is that their service does not end with the purchase. Their customers have been provided an access to a free online support community where product discussions, experiences and comments among the users happen. Students can even keep in touch to the instructors themselves.

Learning has been put into a whole new, fun and easy level by Painting courses that you can get online. There’s lots to choose from. Unfortunately not all of them are worth your time, or your money, so you’ll need to do some research. Find review sites to get further details about the company and it’s product, to make sure the company stands behind their product with a solid return policy, to find out what their customers are saying about them, and to compare the product to alternative products. By an informed consumer who wants to make sure that the product they are going to purchase is deserving of their money.

USMLE Step 1 Exam Prep – 4 High-Yield Brachial Plexus Tips For The Step 1 Exam

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While many people preparing for their USMLE Step 1 exams tend to focus on the tougher subjects like Pathology and Pharmacology, it is imperative that you do a good review of your Anatomy material because you are guaranteed to get a few really easy questions. If you take just a little bit of time to go through the high-yield anatomy notes from your review books or course, you are going to get an easy 5-7 points on your exam, which as you may know can be the difference between a sub-200 score and an above-200 score.

In order to make this process as easy for you as possible, I am going to outline five common injuries that are related to the brachial plexus, which is a very high-yield USMLE topic.

Here we go:

Median Nerve Injury – this commonly results from an injury to the supracondyle of the humerus, and results in a loss of the following:

– forearm pronation

– wrist flexion

– finger flexion

– thumb movement

And it also results in a loss of sensation to the thumb, lateral aspect of the palm, and the first 2.5 fingers.

Radial Nerve Injury – this occurs commonly when there is an injury to the shaft of the humerus, and results in the following:

– loss of triceps reflex

– loss of brachioradialis reflex

– loss of carpi radialis longus

These symptoms lead to the commonly known “wrist drop”, as well as a loss of sensation to the posterior antebrachial cutaneous and the posterior brachial cutaneous nerves.

Ulnar Nerve Injury – this occurs with injury to the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and causes the following problems:

– impaired flexion and adduction of the wrist

– impaired adduction of the ulnar two fingers and the thumb

There is also a loss of sensation to the medial aspect of the palm, as well as loss of sensation to the medial half of the ring finger and the pinky.

Axillary Nerve Injury – occurs as a result of injury to the surgical neck of the humerus and/or an anterior dislocation of the shoulder, resulting in the following:

– complete loss of deltoid movement

– loss of sensation over the deltoid muscle as well as the skin covering the inferior aspect of the deltoid

These are four common brachial plexus related injuries, and are very likely to present themselves on your USMLE Step 1 and/or Step 2 CK exams. Be aware that they will be disguised as clinical vignettes, but also refer back to your basic knowledge in order to choose the most accurate answer.

Why Choose Online Adult Education

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After you’ve been out of school for a few years, the idea of taking adult education classes can seem intimidating or even scary for many people. After all, most people have their life somewhat organized after they’ve been out of school a while. They may have a job, a family and children, and feel quite secure in their role as an adult. So going back to school can in some ways be seen as a step backwards, away from the reality and security of adult life.

But the truth is, deciding to attend adult education classes can be a big step forward in your life, even though it may not seem that way at first glance. Continuing or completing your education as an adult is richly rewarding, and we’ll give you the satisfaction of having achieved something important in your life — a type of milestone.

One common reservation about going back to school is finding the time in your busy life for study. But with a little commitment and preparation, all of us can find creative ways to free up time during the week. Perhaps you will need to cut back on your extracurricular activities, or delegate certain responsibilities to your spouse for a period of time. But as someone once said, anything worth achieving requires sacrifice.

If you’re interested in continuing your education, but nervous about the concept of going back to school, there’s good news: it is now possible to attend online adult education courses, bypassing the traditional classroom altogether. Online learning also is easier to work into your schedule for several reasons.

You see, unlike traditional classroom education, online learning is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are normally no fixed times when you must “attend” classes; instead, you are presented with a series of tasks, which you can then complete on your own time frame.

Even those of us with hectic job and family schedules can find a few minutes here and there to study online. And the more you get into it, the more you will find creative ways to make the most of the time you do have available during the week. Online education conforms to your specific situation — not the other way around, and is without a doubt the best way to go back to school as an adult.

But besides being able to work your studies around your schedule, online education saves you time and money in other ways. For example, you never have to rush home after work, just to grab a quick bite to eat and then rush back out the door to drive across town for a class. This saves you gas money, a great deal of stress, and makes the most of the free time you have, so that you can continue to have a life while you study.

And Internet educational resources have developed to the point where you can study for a wide range of adult education degrees online. Many people also find this way of studying easier, because classes are normally presented in video format, which means that you can watch them over and over again as many times as you like until the information “sinks in.”

If you have been considering adult education, but were nervous at the prospect of going back to school, online adult education could be a perfect solution for you to advance in your career and life.

Online Reiki Course to Teach Healing Through Energy

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An online Reiki course might sound like a bit of an oxymoron. Is not the whole point of reiki the use of touch to promote healing? Is not the use of reiki supposed to be guided by a master who is physically present, and who can help you learn how to use your skills by teaching you personally? An online Reiki course seems to contradict those claims, and may seem like a scam – but you would be surprised. So read on, and prepare to learn something about the field of Reiki.

To answer this question, let us look at what Reiki is, versus what it is claimed to be. Some of its greatest and oldest practitioners consider Reiki to be based in spiritual energy. They claim to be able to take this energy from the atmosphere around a person and to use this energy in connection with the patient’s in order to help them.

Reiki is based on the idea that a human being has certain energy centers in their body, called ‘ki’ centers, which, if the person falls ill, or suffers some debilitating condition, are blocked by the pain. A body in pain is analogous to a dam, accumulating water, while cracks appear in the dam walls. Online reiki courses work by teaching you how to help a person re-align their ‘ki’ centers – which is the aim of all reiki practitioners. Such blockage is mostly caused by stress.

Good reiki practitioners know how to drive healing power to clear out the obstructions caused by stress, keeping the energy flowing thereby.

Recent teaching methods developed by reiki teachers have enabled the acquisition of reiki knowledge to take a much shorter time than before. There are reports of people learning 3 levels of Reiki practice within 3 days, completing their training within three months. Thus the online reiki course, that promises results online in a short amount of time, is not a myth. It exists, and is as useful as conventional reiki teaching in imparting the knowledge and results of the same.

Moreover, many major reiki masters deem it possible that distance learning of Reiki is entirely possible, thereby obviating the need for teachers and students to meet one-on-one. As this type of reiki instruction implies that distance learning of Reiki is possible, it is the basis of the proliferation of online Reiki courses. So far from being uncertified, these courses are based on the latest school of thought in reiki teaching, which argues that a pupil does not need to be in direct contact with the reiki master in order to learn the methods of reiki.

Therefore if you were hesitant about choosing an online Reiki course over a personalized, face-to-face course, do not be hesitant for a second longer. Reiki can be just as efficaciously taught online as personally.

Angley College

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Located in Deland, a medium sized suburb in Florida, United States, Angley College is a private for-profit institution. Principles of open admission and education for all have earned the college a good reputation in academic circles.

Campus Features

Student strength is predominantly female and the school has large assortment of students above 40 years of age. The College also offers student short-term programs awarding diplomas, as well as the associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs.

Brief History

Angley college was founded in 1999 to meet the ever increasing demands among the students for fast and qualitative career-oriented training. Located in Deland, Florida, the college provides specialization in the multiple areas of studies.

Courses Offered

Health and Clinical Sciences, Dental Assistance, Medical Assistance, Medical Office Assistant, Nursing Assistance, and Massage Therapy are the main degrees and majors offered at the Angley College. Degrees up to the level of bachelors are offered by the college. Field study is available for therapy and counseling. It offers career focused programs in the fields of aviation, business and allied health. Flexible learning programs with day, evening, and online classes are available besides online degrees.

Unique Features

Modular approach of classes that covers one course per month scheduled for most of the programs is the unique feature of the college. Cooperative work or externship experiences are provided for students so that they can get good work experiences. Predominance of professional faculties is another unique feature of the college.

Accreditation

Angley College is a four year accredited school.

Admission

Following the policy of open admission where all eligible candidates can be admitted on application subject to availability of seats, the college has been included in the university directory as open admission college. Transfer students are not ignored usually. However SAT and ACT score reports are considered to be important. Every phase of the admission process has its respective due date. Logging on to the website could be useful to know them.

Financial Aids

Financial aids like Federal and State Grants, scholarships, institutional grants, and student loans are readily accessible by students in the college. Federal financial aids include Pell grants, work study grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, as well as Stafford and Plus loans. State aids include Bright Futures, and Post Secondary student’s assistance grants. In addition multiple non federal private organizations and trusts support students with grants, loans, and scholarships.

Silence in Coaching – A Power For Profound Insight, Understanding and Movement

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What happens for us as coaches in those moments when our client goes silent? Not just for a few seconds, but for an extended period. In those moments of intensity when we become aware that we can hear our own breathing? When there is no doubt we could hear the proverbial pin drop.

The client may be staring off into space? They may have a blank expression, their eyes focused away from the session. They may seem to be wrestling frantically with whatever it is that is in their minds. And all of this, in the context of total and utter silence.

How long does it go on for until we start feeling awkward? How much can we personally cope with before we feel the need to break in? Do we feel the need to rescue our client if we believe they are struggling? Or can we stay with the silence and just be with our client.

What is happening in those moments? What is going on for our client? What is going on for us? When I think about these moments, I like to reflect on the following questions:

  1. whose silence it is?
  2. what has caused the silence?
  3. what is happening during the silence? and
  4. what should we do as coaches during the silence?

In thinking through whose silence it is, it re-asks the fundamental questions – whose session is it? This fundamental question, for me, has a simple answer – it is the client’s session. It is for them that we are here.

And if it is their session, and I take as a fundamental value that my clients are complete, resourceful and whole, then it follows that they have ultimate accountability for what comes from the session as their outcome. And silence may well be a key part of the process by which they are to reach their outcome.

So, in my mind, the silence belongs to the client – and as such, is as important a state of being for them as any other communication mechanism they may use in the session. To break into the silence is to break into their state.

This knowledge should be one of the factors that helps us in our consideration of what we do.

The next consideration is what has caused the silence? Was it a particular question asked by the coach? Was it a line of thinking or communication coming from the client? Was it prompted by something said by the coach or client? Did a memory re-surface, an experience unearth itself, or did some recollection of a happening in the client’s life prompt it?

What was the mood of the coaching conversation running up to the period of silence? As coaches, we need to reflect on the build up to the silence. There may be clues in the build up that the coach can use to later help the client make sense of what is going on.

However, it is not for the coach to try and evaluate what might be going on. We should not be suckered into believing that we as coaches can ‘work out the solution or answer’ to what the client is considering.

What has caused the silence provides more input to us to help us in what we decide to do.

So what is happening in the silence? Is the silence a silence of reflection, or a silence of deep processing? Is it a lost silence where the client is considering which way to go, which option to choose.

Whatever is happening, it is key to understand that the silence may be the precursor to some breakthrough?

The critical fact for us to understand is that this point may be where the client goes into areas that we cannot even begin to predict. This may be the time where new information, insights, beliefs or values may suddenly surface.

This period of silence is where a coach may be at the greatest risk of asking a question to break the awkward nature of silence. We may pose a question that seems immensely sensible in light of what has previously happened. But in the light of what may now be happening (or about to happen), the question may derail, stop or confuse a profound moment or movement for the client.

We, as coaches, cannot know what is happening in the silence.

So if we cannot know what is happening, what should we do in these moments? What is our role? How can we best be of use for our clients?

If we take a wider view of what our role is as a coach in the coaching relationship, then this provides some help. For me, our prime role is as a co-traveller with the client on whatever journey they have embarked on.

We must remember, however, that it is the client’s journey, not ours. We provide some key elements to help our clients – safety, trust, challenge and support to name 4 key ones.

Our role of being with the client is hugely important. Without us they may not undertake the journey. But we are not there to define the journey or its ultimate destination. The client takes the lead on this even though we provide input to it and help them progress it.

So in the moments of silence we must clearly be with the client. In face-to-face sessions that may be through supportive body language: nodding, being actively interested, encouraging the thought process. In phone coaching it may be by making the occasional mmm or other noise that shows the client that you, as coach, are still with them. The key is that the client still knows that the coach is 100% with them on the journey.

But do we say anything? That is the judgment call.

I would absolutely recommend that we do not break the silence if it is because we feel awkward about the silence. It is not our silence to break – it is the client’s.

To me it is key that we don’t say anything that might disrupt the process of thought experienced by the client. The client may be on the point of discovering something completely new about themselves – something that neither we nor they would have been able to foresee.

It is critical that we don’t believe that we can predict it – we have not experienced life in our client’s shoes – we cannot know what may come out of their thinking. I believe that questions need to be phrased as neutrally as possible if we break into the silence – and shouldn’t presuppose any content. Phrases that may be helpful might include:

  • ‘where are you now?’,
  • ‘where are you going with this?’
  • ‘do I sense something important is happening?’,
  • ‘what is emerging from this for you?’

 
Leave the power with the client. Let the client make their own connections, their own interpretations, their own conclusions in the period of silence. It is their life, their story, their power.

Silence has a huge strength. It provides for reflection, for new linkages to be made, new patterns to be created, new opportunities to be born.

Silence is something that is in short supply in the 21st century. If a coaching session moves into silence, welcome it as a moment for your client to experience the opportunity for something precious and special. Don’t break the silence believing that we, as coaches, have some special knowledge or ability to help a client’s processes of thought and/or conclusion.

The power of silence is to be experienced with a deep hope that it leads to some kind of profound understanding or insight within our clients.

Welcome it as a coach and live positively with it.

Careers Are Created By People Not Jobs

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The recipe for developing a career you love is not what most people believe it to be. With many of my coaching clients, they come thinking that there is a “perfect job” out there waiting to be discovered and if they can just find it and present themselves in the best way to their perspective employers then voila-the start of a beautiful career is in place. Sadly, this fantasy scenario rarely plays itself out.

Just as in love, where many believe that there is no one perfect mate, simply a good mutual match where both parties are interested in working and growing together, so it is true for your career. The key to success lies not in looking outside for the perfect job, rather it is beginning the process with you and what you want to create so that when a good match shows up it is a mutual process of discovery and development of a work situation that suits everyone’s needs. If you want to create a career you love here are the seven steps to get you there:

1. Identify your talents and skills: What are the three key things that you love doing and that you do very well? Be specific. Saying “I am a good communicator,” doesn’t say enough while articulating “I understand how to connect the right support people to meet the customer’s needs at the best time,” reveals much more about what you bring to the table. No one can, or should, do everything. Be clear about your strengths and let other people share theirs.

2. Know what you are passionate about: Who wants to get up everyday and work on something that doesn’t light your fire? Careers are not made in mind-numbing jobs that “pay the bills.” Figure out what you love and then find a way to make it a part of your work now-if you want a career you enjoy then you need to start doing something you enjoy everyday.

3. What change do you want to create? Everyone-yes, everyone, has something that they want to see changed in the world. It could be greater civility, world peace, or improved education, whatever it is be able to clearly state what you want to see improved in your world and connect your work to that change. While you may not be able to single-handedly rework the United States’ education system, you can as a teacher, mentor, volunteer, advocate, etc., be an active participant in positive educational change. Careers that are fun, successful and vibrant are never self-serving-they are based in service to others first and then the money, recognition and rewards come in unimaginable ways.

4. Be able to communicate who you are in 30 seconds or less: No one needs to be told the attention span of most people is now comprised of 140 characters or less. If you want to peak other people’s interest in you, be clear, be real and be succinct. If you can do that, others will be open to a more profound discussion with you.

5. Communicate who you are to everyone you meet: One never knows where the perfect opportunity is lurking, if you are consistent in communicating your message not only will you strengthen your comfort in delivering it, you may discover the person next to you in line for coffee or at the baseball game is the one looking for what you have to offer!

6. Find a way to do what you love-NOW! Too many times I have heard people say, I really what to [insert dream career] and until I have the time, money, skills, etc., I will keep doing [insert unfulfilling job]. Great chefs don’t become great being mechanics to earn money to go to cooking school-great chefs cook! While we all have to earn a living and we can’t just jump into a new career, we can start doing what we want to do now. If you want to cook, start cooking for friends each week, volunteer to cook at a local shelter, or simply make delicious meals for your family. Whatever it is, if it is truly your calling, there is no excuse for not making it a part of your life, whether or not you get paid for it at the moment.

7. Network: This is not about cold calling or pushing yourself on people; it is about looking for opportunities to discuss your passion with people who share it. My clients who created a wonderful career path for themselves, did so by opening up to a variety of opportunities and then melding their vision for themselves with the needs of others. Networking allows you to better understand what other people are looking for and how you can best meet their needs.

Leadership is love in action and there is no greater expression of love than your unique talents and skills passionately pursued in the world. Leaders don’t become so by setting out to become leaders, just as people don’t create great careers by looking for one. Each comes into their power through the expression of themselves in service to others. Everyone is capable of creating rewarding and satisfying work in their lives-the difference between those who do and those who don’t, is the willingness to be themselves and pursue what they love. In other words, leadership, pure and simple.