Why the Thing You’ve Been Avoiding May Be The Most Productive Step You Can Take for Your Job Search
| That’s a long title, but the concept is important and I often ask my clients, “What have you been avoiding?” or “If you could only do one thing today to move your search forward, what would it be?” Having asked this I’ve learned that most of do what’s easiest, not necessarily the smartest thing to do in our job searches.A quick trick to get around this obstacle: write down that one thing that you must do as your number one agenda item for tomorrow. Place it on your calendar or notebook or whatever devise you use so that you can’t miss it when you sit down to work on your search. Resist the temptation to do something else. Don’t clean your desk or empty the refrigerator. Get that one thing done. Period.What you may discover is that you feel really good for having pushed through your resistance and that you’re now ready to tackle some other challenges. This is a critical part of what I like to call “searching smart.” |
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yes, I like that. Thanks for the suggestion.
That’s very good advice – there is something I have been avoiding and I know when I have done it I will feel better about myself as there have been similar things in the past which fall into the same category.