Live For Today – Look To The Future.
Yeah, I didn’t think I’d be out of work pushing two years now. So what do I have to show for all this time waiting around for long-term, paid work?
We’ve all heard and read those neat and carefully crafted marketing strategies and summaries of the 10 things to improve your skills and your 6 must haves to get you to the top of the hiring stack. It seems everyone is looking for instant fixes and easy guidelines to follow to get them back on the playing field. Here’s the catch: in today’s world, few know what game’s being played. So how do we prepare? How can we learn to participate in a game that is still in the minor leagues? Well, it’s not as easy as a 12-step program anymore. Look at some of these celebrities going from rehab programs to jail, and back again; you do the math. And for those who give you the 5 greatest essentials to land your dream job, get seen by the hiring manager and negotiate the deal of a lifetime…that’s just a small part of it. Really, they guarantee nothing, so what’s in it for you? Do we follow all this verbatim?
Well, with countless people pitching every position out there, being the best and all you can be isn’t just for military recruits anymore. A lot of what goes into these “Top Lists” and recipes for career survival do have prime ingredients, but that alone won’t get you the job. They will help, but you need more than that; leave the Top 10 Lists to late-night comedy.
Lots of time and patience…a ton of it.
We can only do so much in a day, so enjoy each day while engaged in your future job search. We aren’t going to get a fabulous job offer overnight – it just won’t happen that way. This website isn’t designed for the handyman hurriedly looking for a missing tool or part to solve the problem. My thrust is to assist you over the course of time…that seemingly evil clock that won’t stop ticking away with each passing swing of the pendulum like a batter practicing his swing waiting for the opposing pitcher to accept the sign from the catcher and waiting what seems like forever to see what curve or fastball you get with so few throws to get a hit. The swing! Is there an instant connection for a home run?
Lots of time and patience…like an athlete practicing his game or a musician fine-tuning her instrument, finding a job today takes far more than necessary skills. It’s an endless waiting game to make it through the draft or hearing from your agent about the audition.
So what do I have to show for my 22 ½ months of unsteady, unpaid labor? I have a lot to be thankful for. No matter how bad it gets, and you know as well as I it gets nightmarish, we can all give thanks in our lives and for our lives. We’re all struggling in many ways as our lives have practically turned upside down. Look to your strengths and the support mechanisms you have (don’t tell me you don’t have any, it’s there if you look hard enough) to guide you through these times. I stay active in my religious, spiritual and service community, I’m involved with my son’s scouting experiences along with spending more time at home in general (not always a bad thing), and I catch up on my reading. I also spend a tremendous amount of time nurturing my network on the phone and through email. I even meet them for a cheap lunch. I apply for jobs. But this whole process starts with one basic thought, one singular mindset or attitude that will set you apart from the rest:
No matter what you do or how you do it, if you don’t fully and completely apply yourself first, that inner struggle to move forward and continue on will suffer and we’ve suffered quite enough. With struggle comes peace and prosperity. May we all get through life’s’ struggles as easily as possible so we may find real peace – and lasting work – in this world.
As Always, Thanks For Surfing My Wave!
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i know when my best friend was unenployed it dint hit him at first but then it really started to hit him he was going into deppresion it took me as a best friend to push him really hard he did actualy eventualy find work but it took him about 8 weeks so ovusly you have to keep looking for work and then if it aint working push harder then if that all dont work take a step out for a bit say a week or that and try again