Travel and Tourist

I am sure everyone at one point in there life has considered how good it would be to have a job that allowed them to travel all over the world and get paid at the same time. It is however possible to find jobs like these with the right know how and skills. As a career choice they allow extensive travel and unique, life enriching experiences.

Travel jobs are often viewed by many as a poor career choice that will ultimately lead nowhere. This however is a common misconception. Employers in recent years have recognised the skills and experience that can be gained working in the travel industry and now see candidates with travel experience as a preferred choice. On a CV, travel jobs can give prospective employers an insight into your skills and attributes; for instance; a period of work travelling shows that you can work independently and handle responsibility in tough situations. Ultimately employers want a candidate that has high levels of initiative; working in the tourism industry can show this.

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Fear of public speaking is often rated as #1 fear, ranking higher than “fear of death.”  Some agree – or let’s say most people agree – which creates this whole aura of being somethin’ special if you have the courage to stand up in front of a crowd and speak.

Let’s face it, there are hundreds of thousands of us out there who love to speak in public.  Toastmasters International members alone are more than 100,000 and many of them are great speakers, then there are all the speakers who volunteer their services for worthy causes… and many speakers who speak whenever they can, even though they might have nothing to say… and, let’s not forget the hundreds of thousands of speakers who do this for a living: workshop presenters, keynote speakers, seminar leaders, info-preneurs who sell from the stage…

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Let’s set things straight. There is absolutely NO way you can learn how to swim or cook from just reading a book or attending a seminar unless you are a genius. Yes?

And there’s a reason why there are still a gazillion number of people who are not rich in spite of the number of books on how to get rich. Yes?

If you have realized by now, the fastest and most effective way in mastering a skill is by DOING it. As the saying goes:

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