How Career Growth Basics works to find solutions to end a career rut.

The purpose of Career Growth Basics is to help find solutions to end a career rut  How does it work to do this? The CGB System places the focus on the strengths and abilities of the individual. This focus on personal abilities results in growing skills that *open career possibilities. *ignite career choice power.

What is The CGB System? The CGB System has four parts: Part One - Career Success Part Two - The Art of Thinking Part Three _ Time Basics Part Four - Problem 2 Decisions. Each part is presented in a PDF format - to work separately or together. It is a self-paced program. The user is in charge of the pace. The user is in charge of outcomes.

What is The CGB System process?

The CGB System is a guide.

It takes the user through a self-reflection process to

• develop abilities into career growth skills.
• learn how to use career growth skills to create a career growth plan.

What are the benefits of The CGB System?

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF THE CGB SYSTEM

1. Strengthen core personal strengths and abilities.
2. Build understanding of how to use core personal strengths and abilities to create a career growth plan.
3. Turn current strengths and abilities into habits that maintain a career growth plan.
4. Find solutions to end a career rut and create a career growth plan based on personal needs and strengths.

A story about who I am
and how curiosity started
The Career Growth Basics System.

Hello. Welcome to my website.

I am the author of The CGB System.

Curiosity is an important aspect of who I am. Since childhood, I've asked questions about how things work. My parents were good at explaining but even better at showing. As a result, I learned at a young age the value of having the right knowledge for the job to get the work done.

A good way to explain this is through a story about how my childhood summers were spent.

My story about discovering the benefits of following curiosity.

Each summer of my childhood, my parents planted a garden.

The fruits and vegetables grown in our backyard were cultivated and picked and preserved by all family members.

This yearly family tradition showed me how:

*Experience expands knowledge.

*Repetition grows expertise.

*Every person has a purpose.

*Every thing has a use.

Here are a couple specifics from my experiences to illustrate this idea.

>Weeds and grass clippings and falling leaves were composted into mulch to spread on the garden before winter. This not only enriched the soil; but it also helped keep the ground warm. My Father called it the garden's blanket.

>There was a large oak tree in our yard. Fallen leaves were raked into the compost pile. Throughout the spring and summer and fall, the acorns that fell off this tree were collected and given to farms for planting.

Yes. We recycled long before recycling was a "thing".

These childhood experiences planted the seed for my interest in looking for possibilities in life.

I took this perspective with me into my first "grown-up" job at a pharmaceutical company.

I was administrative assistant to the VP of marketing. The marketing department was about generating ideas. It was a creative atmosphere that made the daily work interesting.

All new proposals had to be backed up with credible data. Usually, this material was easily collected from the company library.

Keep in mind that this was before the internet was what it is today.

One day my VP Boss came up with a new idea during a brainstorming session. No one at the meeting was able to contribute credible data for the concept. I volunteered to do research to determine the possibility of going forward to create a project around the concept. I knew there had to be knowledge about this in a library.

I bypassed the in-company library. Having done research in the past, I was sure I needed a larger source of information.

With the help of the Librarian at the local library, I was able to obtain the needed credible material.

I wrote the report. Typed it up. Listed the credible sources.

My report was reviewed at the next brainstorming session. The decision was made to begin the process of creating a marketing campaign around my report.

The result was that I became known as a credible source of Information for evaluation of marketing concepts.

I put a new skill on my resume.

And yes. It eventually led to a promotion.

So, what is the reason I am highlighting this here?

Well, there are a few reasons.

FIRST: to emphasize that Career Growth Basics isn't about writing papers and taking tests.

SECOND: Career Growth Basics is a guide that helps build knowledge about using current strengths and abilities to overcome career stagnation.

THIRD: Career Growth Basics is about working to increase understanding of how personal skills can be utilized in the creation of a path to the career of your dreams.

The Career Growth Basics process gives you the tools to

create a career progress plan leading to career advancement.

Go HERE to find out more about my journey to create The CGB System.

A NOTE ABOUT THE CAT!

That's Pumpkin cat in the above picture and to the left.

You'll find Curious Cat throughout this site.

He's the mascot of Career Growth Basics.

His curious antics keep me entertained on a daily basis.

Pumpkin Cat's adventures remind me to stay curious to find possibilities.

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Thank you for visiting my website.

Be sure to check out the RESOURCE center for tips about job hunting.

Live in the possibilities.

Andrea

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