Do Your Beliefs Matter To Finding A Job?

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Welcome to week 1 of Job Hunting for Corporate Rebels!

If you are not currently looking for a job, this series applies to getting promoted, staying fresh in your field, and will set you up for the day you do start a job search. Tuck these newsletters away for the future.

An effective job search is one part mindset and two parts effort. Do you ever think these things?

• I don't know if I'm qualified.
• My skills are so varied, no one will understand what I do.
• I'll never find a job.
• I wish I had taken a different path/gotten a different degree because then I'd be qualified.
• I've wasted time.

These thoughts in your head are simply beliefs. Limiting beliefs. When you operate from beliefs like these, it is hard to motivate yourself to take action and move forward.

In my 14 years of supporting people in their job searches and careers, there is one over-arching belief that effectively propels your job search, and it's this:

Job searching is match-making. Someone out there is looking for you.

Hiring is a grueling and fraught process. Employers want to hire the right person for the role and culture. The right hire solves a problem and makes the manager's life easier. A bad hire is horrible. An employer is just as happy to find you as you are to find them.

Today's Hot Tip: Someone out there is waiting for you. You just have to find them.

Keep reading, we'll talk more about how to find them in the coming weeks.

Please reach out anytime with questions and comments. I always love hearing from you.

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How To Look For What's Right

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Indulge me. We got a new kitten and she's very right!

I'm going to get straight to the point today since y'all have full lives.

Instead of looking for what's wrong, look for what's right.

I mentioned last week that what you think and talk about shows what you care about. Change your attention, and you'll build joy and positivity. Try on these examples:

• Company reorganizing again? Try: Gives you and your colleagues something interesting to talk about….or….reorganization creates opportunities.
• Dog barks too much? Try: Your dog is lively and makes you get outside for walks….or….she's cute.
• Wrong food came to your table? Try: You get to try something new…or….How great that you know how to speak up for what you want.
• Tired of winter? Try: Cozy dinners. Reading by the fire. Skiing.
• Car accident? Try: Look for all the people who help….or…No one was injured.

Looking for what's right doesn't mean ignoring when you feel sad or when bad things happen. It means looking around to see all the things that are going right in any situation. This subtle shift in noticing will make a big difference.

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Have a great weekend, y'all!

Do This Tiny Thing #5

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The days are short. It's dark at 5:00 where I live. The holidays are coming. The tiny thing #5 is perfect for this time of year.

Mindfulness.

You might also call it focus.

The point is to bring yourself into the present moment. Pause. Rest your brain. Clear your thoughts. Tap into energy and awareness that is bigger than your day-to-day. From that place, you gain surprising insights, clarity, calm and sometimes even clear direction forward.

Add a tiny mindfulness practice into your day without any expectations. Here are some ways to do this:

• Start your day with a pause. Even if it's only 5 minutes.
• Stop a few times during your work day and simply sit quietly.
• Try out a meditation app. Deepak Chopra has a good one. I use 10% Happier. Others like Calm or Headspace.
• When you do things (cook dinner, write an email, talk to your parents on the phone), do only that thing. Give it your full attention.

This tiny thing is like a balm for your brain.

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Lessons From the Pandemic: Part 3 Finding Adventure

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If you go to Thailand, the Reclining Buddha really is worth a visit.

A client of mine just returned from a wonderful vacation with his family. He made a comment about the contrast between the spontaneous surprises of vacations and the grind of daily living.

One of my core values is adventure and although I love a good international trip, it doesn’t take a grand gesture or money to find adventure. Adventure is a state of mind.

Consider this example:

Years ago, after 4 months of traveling, my husband and I made our final stop in Thailand. I remember sitting in a hostel in Bangkok asking:

Should we visit the royal palace?

Nah.

How about the famous Reclining Buddha?

Nah.

Truth is, we were done. Even incredible sites lose their sparkle when they become every day. We spent our final days in Thailand sitting idle on the beach and eating.

During lockdown, I walked one of 4 directions from my house every day. Some days I walked the alley. Sometimes the sidewalks. As part of my “keep Christina sane plan,” I decided these walks would be an adventure. I acted as if I had never seen these streets before. Birds became exotic. My neighbors grow incredible gardens. People discarded amazing stuff. Little Free Libraries were a bastion of discovery.

Now that travel is back on the menu, the grand adventure has returned. (Yay travel!) And, the pandemic revealed that daily living can be an adventure if you look at the familiar with new eyes. Expect surprises. Open to wonder. Marvel at life.

Here’s to a summer of adventures!

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