Tools to Maintain Focus:
Our Favorite Quote
Human beings by changing the inner attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives.
--William James
A simple lesson in Stress Management
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised up a glass and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged form 20g to 500g.
The lecturer repaid, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hole it, the heavier it becomes. He continued, "And that's the way with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."
"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we are refreshed we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you are carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. You can pick them up tomorrow after you have rested. Life is short - share some time with family or friends to night. Then maybe, tomorrow you will feel like your cup runneth over!
Some Favorite Job Seeking Tips and Tricks:
A good way to reduce job-seeking stress is to know
what's currently going on in the job force in your area
It is the current job keeper that uses information to help them stay focused and up to date. All employers like an employee who is looking to learn and help themselves - and the business grow. Then if they ever have to be or choose to be a job seeker they are ready and aware of the current trends and can begin to focus on obtaining the next job or career move.
Being out of work whether by choice or by circumstances is stressful -use information to help lighten the load of the job seeking process
Go to your local Work Force Office - they are there to help you update and write resumes, practice interview skills and get ready for job fairs -they also have daily listing of job openings and computers and all kinds of job seeking resources and support. It is free and they want to help you find work!
Goggle Search: Workforce Websites and put your city and state.
This search will bring you information on your local job seeking services as well as the national job posting sites like
*monster.com
*hotjobs.com
*careerbuilder.net.
Got a job-seeking question? Email us your question and we will respond.
Job-seeking Support is here! The Coaching Continuum has a job seekers focus group that is ready and waiting for you if you need to get your self-organized, maintains focus to get a job.
