Random Thoughts

Remember I said I was carrying a notebook wiht me on Saturday and was jotting thoughts down? Whatever they were?

Here's some more things from that day's thoughts. Really..my thoughts just jump all over the place...Does this happen to most people?

Thought #1
Your currency is no longer the cert you hold to your name nor the competencies you possess. These have ceased to be the differentiating factor when it comes to marketing yourself to your potential employers.

Gosh it's scary. What was the "wow" factor of only recent yesteryears has since become a given now. Throw a stone and it'll hit a graduate. Throw another stone and I think there's a 20-25% chance that it'll hit a person with a Masters? Especially when a 4th university will be coming up in the next few years.

Your new currency when you hawk your wares now, is the creativity you possess and the ideas or solutions you hold.

Thought #2
Which brings to mind. My areas of lacking as highlighted by all my bosses whether at current place or past places. Need to work on assertiveness and ideas/creativity.
Maybe I need to buy more self-help books on such topics.

Other areas I need to work on. Controlling emotions.

You are what you make yourself out to be. So work on it.

Thought #3
Hmm..Noticed a stark change in myself over the past 2 months. Hahaa...I'm reading business magazines & business newspapers..
Business Times, The Edge, Human Resources, Marketing, HRM...

Publications which I would never be caught reading previously..are now some of the stuff I read during my spare time...

Haha lol..a friend said "I am coming of age".
That sentence is so so so loaded...hahaa...

Thought #4
Companies set their mission, vision & values...

Think a person should also do the same too. Need not be long term. Mid term ones with a committed timeline for review & updates & evaluations seems something do-able.