LIFT YOUR JOB SEARCH SPIRITS
Comments (0) The new year usually begins with national optimism. This year, due to layoffs and financial crisis, that optimism is as scarce as a George Cluny marriage proposal.
- Help someone. Nothing helps us value ourselves more than when we do something for another person. Make it a daily event.
- Listen to your favorite music.
- Use Netflix instant view to laugh out loud at season 1 of Thirty Rock
- Be good to yourself. For me, that is excellent tea from friends and a few hours of reading.
- Take care of yourself. Take your vitamins and get your exercise.
- Play with the dog. Dogs are joyous creatures and more than willing to share.
- Give yourself permission to play hooky from job search for half a day. Do something creative.
- Call a friend to tell a joke.
- Keep careful records of your accomplishments; read them before bedding down.
- Clean the closet or the pantry. Most people find getting rid of excess belongings uplifting.
- Eat spicy food. Chemicals released are mood elevators.
- Read to a child. They always appreciate the attention. Borrow a neighbor child if you have to.
- Write a letter by hand to a loved one.
- Watch a silly movie.
- Bake or cook something you have never baked/cooked before.
- Visit JobMob for the latest in employment humor.
Above all, stop complaining. And when others complain, shut them up with a joke or a tale of your most recent accomplishment. Complaining solves nothing and it ruins your attitude.
And if you really want to make a dent in the job search confidence issue, hire a job search coach.
Please share your own antidotes to the blues in the comments section.
Happy New Year
Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach
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