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Green Career Tip - Earth Day: A Wonderful Opportunity to Build Your Green Network

April 22, 2010 is the 40th Anniversary of the original Earth Day.

It’s likely there will be an Earth Day event in your city or area.

Joining the team organizing your local Earth Day event will open up opportunities to build your green network.

Take the initiative to locate them now!

Read or listen to this week's tip to learn how to maximize your Earth Day networking potential.

Green Career Tip - Holiday Gatherings: A Great Opportunity to Build Your Green Network

We know it’s time to pull away from your computer to focus on the holidays with your family and friends.

Although you might be tempted to put your green career search on the back burner during the holidays, there is one aspect of your search that can actually be enhanced in the next few weeks: your green network.

Before you unplug, read or listen to this week’s short article to discover how you can strengthen your green network at holiday gatherings.

Have a lovely holiday!

Free Webinar with Daniel Goleman, Sept. 21, 2009

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and former NY Times science reporter, will lead a live streaming webinar on the hidden environmental consequences of consumerism on our planet from his new book, Ecological Intelligence, on September 21, from 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. EDT (10:30 -11:45 Pacific DT).  This webinar is free and open to the public. To attend, you must register by September 18th.

• To register for the live webinar streamed on Transitioning to Green website, go to: http://transitioningtogreen.com/index.php/learning-and-development/webinars/sign-up  or email golemanevent@transitioningtogreen.com

This  webinar presentation will only be available live on September 21, from 1:30 to 2:45 PM on the Transitioning to Green Website. It will not be archived on the Transitioning to Green website.

About Daniel Goleman

Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist who reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times for many years. Daniel Goleman’s best-known book, Emotional Intelligence, has been published in 40 languages and became a worldwide best-seller. His articles on leadership are in Harvard Business Review’s “top must-reads.” His latest book, Ecological Intelligence argues that a coming wave of information systems will create marketplace transparency about the true ecological impacts of consumer products. This ecological awareness will create a market-driven mechanism that rewards companies best able to innovate and reinvent, making sustainability central to business strategy. TIME Magazine featured Ecological Intelligence on its cover as one of “Ten Ideas Changing Our World.”

 Transitioning To Green is a professional association dedicated to helping individuals and organizations make the transition to the new green economy. Spearheaded by Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D., co-founder of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise and lead author of The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When It all Comes Together. 

A Transitioning To Green Forum will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University on October 4^rd. For more information log onto www.transitioningtogreen.com.

The Biggest Green Networking Mistake of All

Are you making the biggest green networking mistake of all?

• Are you relying on your network, friends, spouse, or family to help you figure out your passion or direction?
• Are you looking outside yourself for clarity that can only come from within you?

If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, you are unknowingly sabotaging your future success.

At the Barbara Sher Idea Party I attended a couple of weeks ago, several people wanted help figuring out their career direction. Each person gave a laundry list of things they like to do and want to do. Then they requested ideas about what job or career would be best for them.

My response to these participants was very strong – visceral in fact. I’ve spent the majority of my career helping people transform their passions into a career that fulfills and satisfies them. During these two brainstorming sequences I realized how little most people know about the process of identifying and claiming their passions.

Are you still unclear about your passions or direction?  Read the full article.

Are You Falling into This Green Networking Trap?

While I participated in a Barbara Sher idea party last week, I had a unique opportunity to observe a  networking dilemma that traps a number of our members. Are you one of them?

 

The Key to Success

How each person presented their two-minute description of their situation was a distinct predictor of their takeaway results.

• Those who gave a crystal clear description got more ideas and more of the ideas were useful and actionable.
• Those who were unable to give a crystal clear description got muddier results. They received ideas, but those ideas weren’t necessarily usable or relevant to their situation.

The reason for the difference? When people don’t understand what you are striving for, they can’t help you. What kind of results would you receive based on your two-minute description? Would you get targeted ideas you can use or muddy ideas that you can’t act on?

If you'd like to learn how to prepare for your next networking exchange, read all the details in my recent newsletter.