balancing job & professional activities

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Job & Professional Duties

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Presented as part of the Medical Library Association pre-conference symposium on Revitalizing Your Career, May 2012. All images are licensed for Creative Commons reuse with attribution. Reference URLs appear with the images

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Page 1: Balancing Job & professional activities

Job & Professional Duties

Page 2: Balancing Job & professional activities

A professional career is a balancing act, and sometimes you have an audience thatand sometimes you have an audience that really wants you to succeed

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Sometimes you are dealing with obstacles or even competitorsor even competitors…

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Being part of a team can be greatBeing part of a team can be great, and there is always coverage when professional activities drawwhen professional activities draw you away.

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When it seems too risky to try something, a professional colleague can provide scaffolding p g p gand build your confidence.

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You canYou can reach a point where therewhere there seems to be only oneonly one strategic optionoption… retreat.

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Focus on one thing atone thing at a time.

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Although from afrom a distance, it may seemmay seem that you areare keeping too manytoo many plates in the airthe air.