Presented by BetterHelp.
Are you considering a new job because you are
dissatisfied, discouraged, frustrated, or disappointed? You need to work on
your mindset before you write your resume or update your LinkedIn profile in
order to be successful in your job search. Everyone around you can hear you
whine about your boss and coworkers, and it’s easy to tell them that you’re
going to leave this difficult job soon, but to put one’s dream into action is a
much more difficult task.
Here are a few productive ways to cultivate a
positive attitude to help you perform at your best during your job
search.
Stop Complaining And Start Acting Today!
We all squander time looking
for miracles to happen and improve
our lives overnight. Sorry to break it to you, but it doesn’t work that way.
Rather than complaining about your boss and job, you must take action and
follow your dreams. G et up, put down the phone, switch off the TV, and make it
happen. No one needs to approve of your new career that pays more, provides
greater intellectual stimulation, and offers more prospects for advancement.
It’s simple to follow the herd. Your loved ones may
push you to postpone your dream to go after something more practical, causing
you to wait until you’ve wasted time doing something you hate. There is no
perfect time to do what you love, and now is the best moment to start. It’s
simple; decide to start making a change and be serious about it.
Develop A Job Search Strategy
Make a daily game plan for yourself. Including
developing, improving, and adapting your résumé to the jobs you seek. Enhance
your LinkedIn profile and start networking with recruiters, HR professionals,
and other LinkedIn members who can help you obtain your next job. Look for
suitable openings on job sites and send your CV. Find local recruiters and meet
them in person. Make time to rehearse your elevator pitch. Connect with old coworkers and people who can help you. This is a daily action
plan, not just a game plan. Yes, there will always be challenges. There will be
those who want you to fail. Ignore the doubters and roadblocks. Plan for pain,
failure and rejection. It’s all in the game. Promise yourself to face them with
dignity and strength.
Focus On Small, Incremental Progress
Rather Than The Ultimate Goal Of A New Job
Like finding a new career, a vast, bold objective can
be intimidating and stressful, and it could be so big and menacing that you
freeze in place. Break down your enormous dream into smaller, more manageable
goals. Repent and return to your daily game plan.
It’s hard to stay focused and motivated when faced
with challenges and disappointments, so take the time to praise yourself and enjoy your minor victories. Confidence comes with celebrating your wins, and you’ll
see that success is possible for you. Most normal people scatter their
successes and misfortunes. So they see a mountain of failures and no success.
You are superior to average. Stack the failures and the successes. Each small
win inspires bigger wins. It will energize, inspire, and motivate you.
Positive Self-talk Needs To Replace Negative
Self-Talk
We all have negative, self-deprecating ideas. The
self-defeating self Our loved ones will support us, but that tiny nagging voice
in your head will fill you with uncertainty.
These ideas often convince us we can’t reach specific
goals and will never succeed. It’s remarkable how severe our inner voice can
be. We tolerate our own negative, judgmental, and restricting abuse for some
reason. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Replace negative self-talk with
positive self-talk, and always remind yourself of your triumphs. When you sense
the negative feedback loop coming on, instantly replace it with a story of a
time you succeeded at something, no matter how small. Decide to succeed. You
don’t need to add to the negativity by thinking of failure.
Of course, if you feel as though your inner critic is
becoming too much to handle, visit BetterHelp to learn more about how seeing a therapist could help
alleviate it.
