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Showing posts with label positive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label positive. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thursday Thought September 27, 2012
I think most of us worry about the same things, deep down. We may ignore our niggling thoughts. We may bury them. We may even twist them into neurotic disorders that make us and all of our friends crazy (pardon the pun!).
Most of us think we are not good enough. Not good enough for what? Who knows! It depends on the day and the task at hand, doesn't it.
YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH, IN FACT, YOU'RE AWESOME!
For some reason we all need someone else to convince us of this. At the very least we need to hear "you are awesome" from someone else, no matter how self-possessed and self-assured we are.
In the end, I think this is by design. Take a minute and think about it. If we need to hear good things from other people we are going to be more likely to be social and, in turn, tell other people good things.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around - Leo Buscaglia
HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT HOW AWESOME YOU ARE?
It is simple, really. You can find out how awesome you are by ASKING SOMEONE. I know. It is not as simple as it sounds. But I promise you that more often than not you will hear something really good from almost anyone you ask who interacts with you.
Requesting feedback will help you in your career, your personal relationships, and your life. If it is something you don't want to hear, it may be something you need to hear.
At the very least, whomever you asked will be impressed with your courage, your interest in knowing what they think about you, and your interest in improving yourself. BRAVO or BRAVA!
Go you!
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Sep 24, 2012
Feedback can also reveal knowledge skills or abilities that you may need to address in order to be successful in your job search. You may find that you inadvertently used the wrong technical term or answered a question in ...
Aug 06, 2012
When you are undergoing a job search, you may find that most of the feedback you get is negative. Worse, you may not get any feedback at all! Take time today to ask someone close to you for input about your good qualities.
Sep 24, 2012
Ask for feedback - this is difficult, but can make all the difference in your next opportunity. Get back on the horse - if you have laid back on your job search hoping for this offer regroup and restart! Seek out people, things, and ...
Sep 14, 2012
As always I welcome your feedback, comments and questions! Take care and I will talk to you soon, Mary. Posted by Mary Sherwood at 6:24 AM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook. Labels: announcement ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday Wisdom, September 26, 2012
Asking for feedback can be scary, but you may be surprised at what you hear! Ask for feedback post-interview, or even with good employer contact to obtain information that will make you and/or your job search even more outstanding!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday Tip, September 25, 2012
Today's job search tip: Ask "How did I do?" at the close of or following an interview. This can be difficult to do and even harder to hear the answer.
BUT, the answer can give you invaluable information that may improve your performance in your next interview. At the very least, asking will impress the employer and may tip the balance in your favor if the running is close between you and another candidate.
With the economy as it is and the competition so fierce, no job candidate can afford a less than perfect interview. Requesting feedback can give you information that you can use to out perform the other interviewees.
Feedback can also reveal knowledge skills or abilities that you may need to address in order to be successful in your job search. You may find that you inadvertently used the wrong technical term or answered a question in such a way as to lead the employer to feel you don't have a grasp on the concept (even if you do!).
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Always, "the devil you know is better than the devil you don't." You need all the information you can get to put yourself in the best position to be hired.
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Aug 06, 2012
When you are undergoing a job search, you may find that most of the feedback you get is negative. Worse, you may not get any feedback at all! Take time today to ask someone close to you for input about your good qualities.
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Ask for feedback - this is difficult, but can make all the difference in your next opportunity. Get back on the horse - if you have laid back on your job search hoping for this offer regroup and restart! Seek out people, things, and ...
Sep 14, 2012
As always I welcome your feedback, comments and questions! Take care and I will talk to you soon, Mary. Posted by Mary Sherwood at 6:24 AM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook. Labels: announcement ...
Sep 10, 2012
You will get immediate positive social feedback from them without a doubt. Those you speak with on the phone can tell if you are smiling or not. Smile until you feel happier. When you are more positive you will notice more ...
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Job Search Tip of the Day Stay Positive
It may be difficult to have a positive view if you have been out of work after an injury. Many job seekers get caught up in focusing on their hardships and difficulties and can eventually just adopt an persona of negativity that puts off those around them. Unfortunately this pushes people away and reinforces the negativity!
Sometimes you need to "fake it til you make it," as the saying goes. In order to break the negative cycle, you might need to go through the motions of being positive or appearing happy. Not convinced? Get up right now and go look in the nearest mirror. What do you see? Would you engage this person? Smile? Nod?
If you are like many of the un- and under-employed the answers will likely all be negative. If you want a job you have to stay positive. Make it a habit at home when no one is around and force yourself to focus on every positive thing you can.
Your spouse and your children will be the first to notice (unless you have a dog or a cat at home - they aren't immune to the impact of a negative attitude!). You will get immediate positive social feedback from them without a doubt.
Those you speak with on the phone can tell if you are smiling or not. Smile until you feel happier. When you are more positive you will notice more opportunities. Force yourself to be more positive. You will do a better job on applications and resume submissions if you are really positive about the prospect. Be positive!
This will only be the start of your upward swing. Keep at it. Your life won't change over night, but it will be noticeably changed if you can take this one step.
I'd love to hear from you! Comment below...
Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM
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Aug 24, 2012
When you are out of work, you need all the positive interactions you can get. Employers are impressed by people who can persevere. You want to give the impression you can deal with anything - nothing is going to get you ...
Friday, September 7, 2012
Job Search Tip of the Day: How to get out of your funk
If you are feeling down today, there are a few things you can try to cheer yourself up! Some are silly and you may not be able to bring yourself to try them, but if you try them all, I guarantee you will find yourself at least cracking a smile!:
- Play with a small child - go to the park or a Chuck E. Cheese if none are available.
- Jump up and down three times shaking all your limbs crazily and yell oogly boogly as loud as you dare. (my best friend and I used to do this, seriously, before important business meetings - it never fails!)
- Go to a pet store and visit with a puppy or kitten.
- Draw happy faces on the computer or on paper.
- Turn up your CD Player as loud as you dare and sing along with a make shift microphone (like a carrot).
- Play with your kids toys.
- Plan a vacation in incredible detail.
- Sing "The wheels on the bus go round and round" over and over (this may actually annoy you).
- Google search "How to cheer yourself up" or "Happy images."
- Fly a kite or blow bubbles.
- Call or visit someone who would be THRILLED to see you.
- Dress yourself in the craziest combination of clothes you can muster.
- Wear a hat. If that doesn't work add all the hats in the house that will fit on your head.
- Do your entire day in reverse.
- Make a major break from your routine.
- Spin around in your desk chair singing fa la la la la.
- Visit with a disabled or elderly person.
- Go to the grocery store and pay for someone's groceries (express aisle is best for this - wait until someone with a few items is in line, naturally).
- Give someone a compliment.
- Go to the Hallmark store and pick out a card for yourself.
Aug 30, 2012
When you are out of work, you need all the positive interaction you can get. Employers are impressed by people who can persevere. You want to give the impression you can deal with anything - nothing is going to get you .
Aug 24, 2012
When you are out of work, you need all the positive interaction you can get. Employers are impressed by people who can persevere. You want to give the impression you can deal with anything - nothing is going to get you ...
Aug 01, 2012
If you have gaps in your work history or are making a career change it is especially important that your answers are positive and convincing. With the competition in today's labor market, you cannot afford to leave a shadow of ...
Aug 03, 2012
A person following up will find out very quickly they are not able to reach anyone in any positive way that will be helpful. This may feed into those who fear rejection, but shouldn't bother those fearful of looking pushy! Besides ...
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Job Search Tip of the day: Step away from your desk!
It is Friday afternoon and hopefully as beautiful a day for you as for me! Do yourself a favor and walk away from your desk and get out to do something NOT related to job search. Even I do this.... really! You can too!
Taking a break from something can rejuvenate your spirit and mind and allow you to be even more effective when you go back to the task at hand. Job search after an injury can be especially challenging and frustrating. Take a break!
Focus on where you are, who you are with and what you are doing as you do it - make sure not to let your mind stray to anything related to job search, employment, career planning, etc.
Enjoy the rest of your day and have a successful week of job searching NEXT WEEK!
Aug 15, 2012
Job search tip of the day: Stretch every hour. Sitting at the computer applying for jobs can put a strain on your body and mind. Do yourself and your job search some good by taking a break every hour or so. Set a reminder in ...
Jan 01, 2012
Pain and heart-break are laced with guilt in this stage. You may relate it to a lost love from which you suffer and know it must be that you are not worthy or must have deserved it. What you can do: Accept comfort and seek out ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Job Search tip of the day: Focus on what you can control
Personally, my view is
that it is easier to start back on the path to RETURN TO WORK by
first determining what you can CONTROL. If you are looking for work after an injury, you may feel like few, if anything, is within your control.
Little, if anything, can be gained by spending energy on something you cannot, yourself, control. It is hard enough to handle the things you CAN control, let the rest go… Those of you who are religious may receive strength from The Serenity Prayer, those opposed, from The Secular Serenity Prayer. You can find both versions here.
Little, if anything, can be gained by spending energy on something you cannot, yourself, control. It is hard enough to handle the things you CAN control, let the rest go… Those of you who are religious may receive strength from The Serenity Prayer, those opposed, from The Secular Serenity Prayer. You can find both versions here.
I met with an injured worker recently who wrote me two emails within 24 hours that both ended with, “So, I assume they don’t want to hire me.” Unwritten, but definitely there was: Because of my injury…. He was so focused on his injury and the resultant disability that he assumed that everyone else is too. In both cases he was expecting action from the employer that may not have been realistic.
What we choose to
focus on correlates directly to what we see in terms of options. The narrower
our focus, the less there is to see. Cup your hands around your eyes and
describe what you see – the computer screen? A piece of paper? The
floor? Whatever your answer, it is a mere fraction of what there
is to see. There are options and opportunities out there
that you will never know about because of your FOCUS.
When someone is
unemployed, through injury or otherwise, they often lose this sense of self,
which includes:
o Esteem
o Confidence
o Identity
o Reliance
o Determination
This area of loss
includes so many aspects that it requires separate treatment. In short,
if a worker has been injured he or she may become almost paralyzed – not sure
what to do or in which direction to turn. I hear, “I can’t…” so many
times a day it makes me crazy (it may explain a lot, actually!). I
hear myself say, as many times a day. “Focus on what you CAN DO and/or
WANT TO DO.”
For many of the people I
work with, activity helps them to FOCUS and to feel hopeful.
First consider, what is in your control – your ACTIONS.
If nothing else, you have control of this. Next, what do you want?
If it is like most of the clients I work with the answer is to RETURN
TO WORK. The very next step then is to figure out what YOU
CAN DO (physically, mentally, in terms of your skills, anything
you can think of). Finally, JUST DO IT (thank you NIKE).
So what can you do to
regain these important parts of yourself if you have been injured at work, have
been disabled, or are looking to make a career change? It may not be
easy, but it is possible:
· Focus on what you CAN control
· Think about what you WANT or CAN do
· Set short and long term GOALS
· Determine what you NEED to attain your goals
· Ask for HELP
It may not be possible
for you to get back on your feet and back to work alone – you may need
assistance, as we all do from time to time. Talk to your family, friends,
co-workers and seek out expert help.
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Mar 28, 2012
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Inevitably you must mourn the loss of the job and all that it provided: Security, money, self-esteem, status, identity, etc. I like this model for dealing with loss that is similar to the traditional Kubler-Ross Model, but this one ...
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When someone is injured, they often lose this sense of self, which includes: o Esteem. o Confidence. o Identity. o Reliance. o Determination. This area of loss includes so many aspects that it requires separate treatment.
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