Today you are the statue, tomorrow be the bird…
October 27, 2010 in Clairvoyant Career 11 Comments »Today you are the statue and no matter where you step, you are covered in crap…
Dmitry Kutlayev - Veer.com
For the employed: you have a despise/hate relationship with your boss, you are carrying the load of five employees that were laid-off five months ago, and the only ray of sunshine in your day is clinging to the hope that someday, you will be free of this chaos.
For the unemployed: in the past month you have submitted 123 applications into the black abyss of the electronic application process, have received zero phone calls, and are 60 days away from foreclosing on your home due to the overnight blow of a reduction in income.
No matter which of the above categories describe you, there is hope. We are being forced into reflection, and for the first time ever we are pondering questions we have never before asked ourselves. If reinvention of “self” is inevitable, than why not be happier at the opposite end of the horizon?
Bring who you are to the table of your job search process with three foundational steps to bridge who you are personally with what you do professionally.
- Start listening and pay attention. No matter your religious, spiritual, or quiet place affiliation, you are here for a reason. Life will always present you with opportunities, but it is your choice to embrace them.
- Maximize your networks, you are not alone. You have more “friends” than you have ever had before, and someone that you know could be the bridge between you and a groundbreaking career opportunity.
- Figure out who you are, what you are not, and be consistent going forward. Social media is forcing us to merge our sense of “self” as defined by our personal and professional reputations.
Don’t look up, don’t look down – stay focused forward. Define who you want to be through goal setting, and back track to the present to identify what you need to do each and every day to get there. You will have good days and bad, rejection and success, and moments of humility and greatness.
If you have nothing to lose, than there is no fear leaping towards the possibility of something extraordinary. You may be the statue today, but be the bird tomorrow.
