Category: My Career Journey
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A letter to the office zombie
I was once like you. I didn’t think much about my work. I was passive, allowing others to dictate my role. Before I knew it, I became a corporate zombie. One day, I realized it didn’t have to be this way.
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I’m choosing not to be passionate about my job—and here’s why
Many people, especially young adults such as myself, are inundated with messages about pursuing our dreams and quitting our day jobs to run our own business. After all, life is too short to waste time doing something you’re not passionate about. However, I’ve come to realize that maybe it’s OK to be not passionate about…
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My next “one” thing
It’s been a while since I’ve written a non-INFP post. Beyond my four letter code, that designates me as one of the personality types in the Myers-Briggs personality system, is me as an individual, and my unique experiences and aspirations. This is what this blog post is about—me. Where am I today? For the past…
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Finding my creative muse as an INFP
Creative expression is the lifeblood of an INFP. They need it in order to convey their innermost feelings and values, and to also grow as an individual. As an INFP, I can’t imagine what a world is like without creative expression. I think it’s what makes us human—and not robots. Can robots be creative? That’s…
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Practical Tips for Launching Your Career (2016 Edition)
Image: Flickr/Flazingo Photos (The original post can be found on LinkedIn here.) For those who are graduating or have recently graduated and is now looking to begin a career, I’m sure many of you find the challenges of tapping into the job market. Or maybe you are already working, but have not yet started a…
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Actionable Thoughts Carry More Substance
My managing director from work circulates inspiration quotations almost a daily basis. This one really resonated with me: “Don’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up but what problems do they want to solve. This changes the conversation from who do I want to work for, to what do I need…
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Changing Routes: The Importance of Having a Flexible Goal
I also posted this blog on LinkedIn which can be viewed here. Have you ever played the board game Ticket to Ride? For those who haven’t, the objective of the game is to score the highest points. Points can be accumulated throughout the game by reaching destinations or placing down train routes using train cards,…
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First LinkedIn Post: “How I Found My Career Focus”
This is a blog about my journey from being a recent and lost humanities graduate to someone who is establishing a career. Read here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-found-my-career-focus-catherine-chea?published=t Update (July 7, 2015): The author from selloutyoursoul.com featured my blog on his site. His career advices are amazing and have helped me tremendously thus far. As well, Wirkn featured a modified version of my blog. Wirkn…
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What Makes Me a Good Content Writer
It has been tough for me in the past year because I found myself in a career limbo; but I have so much more clarity now after trying out different things and re-assessing my motivations and talents. 😀 I made a list of how content writing directly relate to my skills and how I would benefit potential employers:…
the unfinished line 