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Newsletter - 23 Jan 2009 - a New Broom
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Hi,

In this momentous week, it's perhaps time to think about success and what you can achieve.
Read this quotation and see if you know who it is.

"I began to harbor doubts about the path I had chosen;
I began feeling the way I imagine an actor or athelete must feel when, after years of waiting tables between auditions or scratching out hits in the minor leagues, he realizes that he's gone just about as far as talent or fortune will take him.
The dream will not happen, and now he faces the choice of accepting this fact like a grown-up and moving on to more sensible pursuits, or refusing the truth and ending up bitter, quarrelsome, and slightly pathetic".

He goes on to say:

"At some point, though, I had arrived at acceptance - of my limits...... I refocused on my work.... and took satisfaction from the reforms and initiatives that my position afforded.
I spent more time at home, and watched my daughters grow, and properly cherished my wife, and thought about my long term financial obligations.
I exercised and read novels. And it was this acceptance, I think, that allowed me to come up with the thoroughly cockeyed idea of running for the United States Senate."

Have you guessed yet?
This quote of only a few short years ago was made by no less than Barack Obama, the man who this week became the 44th president of the USA.

The quotes are taken from his book "The Audacity of Hope".

Those comments also apply to anyone who is trying to forge a career in the corporate or Information Technology worlds.

Success comes by:
- accept where and what you are now
- focus on the job you have and do it well
- nurture the people around you
- think about where you want to go
- increase your general level of relevant knowledge
- look out for the opportunities that WILL come along

What you want and what you do about it are far more important than your age, present position and qualifications.

We at Jack's Guides are committed to helping you realise your potential.
We believe that anyone with average intelligence can find the IT career they want.
The paradox is - it's an industry desparate for talented people and yet it's not at all clear how people can get into it or prosper in it.

Jack's Guides can show you how.
For our full list of publications see our website at www.jacksguides.com
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I hope you've enjoyed this issue of our newsletter.
Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or requests. Enjoy and prosper in your chosen career.

Till the next issue.

Kevin Ramsey Founder of Jack's Guides