{"id":1101,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:39:49","slug":"tips-for-finishing-a-short-course-while-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/tips-for-finishing-a-short-course-while-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Finishing a Short Course While Working"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1101\" class=\"elementor elementor-1101\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinishing a short course while holding down a full-time job is hard, but it is very doable. Begin by choosing fixed study times, even if it is only thirty minutes after supper. Tell your family so they can protect that time.\n\nBreak each lesson into small pieces and tick them off as you go.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Small steps done every week beat big plans that never start. Pick a slot and keep it.\n\n<cite>Fatima Isaacs, CV and LinkedIn Specialist<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nIf you fall behind, do not quit. Pick up at the next lesson and carry on. Our coaches in Somerset West are happy to help you reset your schedule when work gets busy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A Black South African career coach in his 40s holding an open folder of CV printouts, standing in front of a dark-green\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"A career-planning desk spread: printed CV drafts, a blank career-map worksheet, highlighters, sticky notes, a laptop cor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect your study time<\/h4>\n\n<p>Treat your course like a meeting you cannot cancel. Block out two or three evenings or a Saturday morning and switch off notifications. Keep your notes, login details and assignments in one place so you never waste time searching.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay motivated until the end<\/h4>\n\n<p>Remember why you started. Maybe it is a promotion, a new role or a better CV. Share your progress with a colleague or friend who will check in on you. Celebrate each finished module, and ask your coach for help early if something is unclear.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finishing a short course while holding down a full-time job is hard, but it is very doable. Begin by choosing fixed study times, even if it is only thirty minutes after supper. Tell your family so they can protect that time. Break each lesson into small pieces and tick them off as you go. 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