Finding a job is your job if you don't have one

If you don’t have a job, remember that looking for and finding a job IS your job. If you are half hearted in your attempt to find work – I’ll apply for that position tomorrow, I’ll re-vamp my CV later, then you will get halfhearted results. They say that you only get back what you are willing to put in. Well I have to disagree with whoever “they” are. I think the “universe” definitely rewards those who take the time and the trouble to give – be it time, money, kind, knowledge. The reward is usually far greater than you would reasonably expect to receive. Some people say it is the three-fold law of three, some say it is karma. Whatever your philosophy or belief happens to be; all you have to remember is that which you focus on is what you will receive. If you are focussing on daytime TV and books and movies that do little other than entertain, then you will not attract the job you want, the lifestyle that you want, the people that you want to be around.

As Zig Ziglar says “What comes out of your mouth is determined by what goes into your mind.” If you fill your mind with positive belief that you will get the job of your dreams, but do not do the studying you need to get the qualifications required, or you spend time in the coffee shop with your friends rather than on your job application, then I have to say that you are deluding yourself. Yes, you have to have positive belief in yourself that is important. But you must also back up that positive belief with positive action.

What are you going to do today to get the job that you want, and the career that you deserve? Who do you need to talk to? Where do you need to go, who do you need to see? This month’s newsletter talks about the art of networking. If you are serious about your career and learning everything that you can possibly learn, then networking is just as important as the last job interview that you went on, possibly more so. There are some people who think that they have “made it” when they get their first professional position, and sit back and relax and put their feet up on the new desk, and assume that the promotions and pay rises are assured. Working on your job and your career is just as important as getting a job in the first place. There should be no room for complacency in your professional life.

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"Adversity introduces a man to himself" Anon
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