Here’s your Monday morning kick start. It’s a new week, a beautiful day, and it’s a good time to look at your job search objectively. Are things slowing down? Do you feel like you’re just going through the motions? Here are some ideas to get things back on track.
Are you visiting or networking? Take a few minutes to look back over your last few networking conversations. When you were done, what did you know that you hadn’t known before? If you’re not adding information, it’s time for a change. Ask who you could talk to for more information on a specific topic. This broadens the conversation.
Negative thoughts can grow into barriers.What are you thinking … literally? Don’t tell yourself you’re too old or unemployable, for example. Negativity brings your confidence down. Are you feeling negative, call up a positive friend and have coffee. Spend your time with upbeat people.
You may be concentrating too hard on your search. I’ll bet you thought that couldn’t happen, but it does. Trying too hard can get in the way of results. You need balance in your life. Schedule relaxation into your job-search plan.
Avoid magical thinking. Magical thinking goes like this: If you wish for a good job opportunity — but you don’t take the initiative in your job search — something good will happen. Are you wishing for something to come along without doing the work to make it happen? Are you choosing to work on the least-risky part of your job search? If so, spend some time evaluating your efforts, and get back on track.
