Stacking The Odds For Success In Your Favor

This uncertain world of work demands a new approach to managing your career. "Manage your life as if you are your own boss and agent," my colleague Mike Squires, a senior technical recruiter at PayPal says. Successful careers don't just happen, it's up to you to learn the skills to build a successful professional life.

You begin this transition by managing your professional life with the same commitment to success that a corporation applies. Thinking of yourself as a corporation, MeInc, a financial entity that must survive and prosper over the long haul, will give you structure and motivation.