Rising Star
Whether you are just starting a new business or a job search the bottom is not far away. When you embark on a new venture like these you really are swimming upstream for a while. You will start thinking different, seeing things different and planning different. You can count on all your deepest and darkest fears and frustration to creep into every part of your life. This is all normal. This is required.
It is required to mold you into the new person you want to become. If you have been let go from an employer, you will eventually loose touch with those whom you worked with ever so closely. They will be a distant memory in a very short period of time. They might not see it but you definitely will. This is required.
If you are looking for a new job and hit the proverbial brick wall or glass ceiling over and over again, get used to it. It is going to keep happening maybe many times over before it is done. This is required.
All the above scenarios are just a few of the examples of the challenges you will face when looking for a new job or starting a business. When they really start to hurt is when you are almost at the bottom. The bottom of the learning curve or the end of the experimental phase. This is when it gets serious. This is when you need to kick up your activities even more than you have been.
When you get to the bottom (and many of you will) this is when the only way you can go is up. This is when you become a rising star.
The best way to analyze your present situation is to compare yourself to a previous time period. I met with a friend today who is starting a law practice. The guy is sharp as any attorney out there. His only problem is generating more revenue, now. He knew the business would be tough to start and take about two years to really get going. He knew what he was in for. He is almost at the bottom of his trial. He is feeling the pain.
We met for lunch and I had him describe what he was doing last year in his search. He did and remembered the challenges he faced. This recollection was a good reminder to show him where he came from mentally and business wise. He was a much stronger person now than before. Six months from now, he will be even stronger with 5 times as many contacts. He wants it now, but cannot have it. It will come if he can find a way to stay with it.
You stick with it too. You will find a way and learn a great deal about yourself in the job search process. Keep at it especially when it hurts. You will get on the other side of the pain if you just keep going. The risk is worth the reward.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
It is required to mold you into the new person you want to become. If you have been let go from an employer, you will eventually loose touch with those whom you worked with ever so closely. They will be a distant memory in a very short period of time. They might not see it but you definitely will. This is required.
If you are looking for a new job and hit the proverbial brick wall or glass ceiling over and over again, get used to it. It is going to keep happening maybe many times over before it is done. This is required.
All the above scenarios are just a few of the examples of the challenges you will face when looking for a new job or starting a business. When they really start to hurt is when you are almost at the bottom. The bottom of the learning curve or the end of the experimental phase. This is when it gets serious. This is when you need to kick up your activities even more than you have been.
When you get to the bottom (and many of you will) this is when the only way you can go is up. This is when you become a rising star.
The best way to analyze your present situation is to compare yourself to a previous time period. I met with a friend today who is starting a law practice. The guy is sharp as any attorney out there. His only problem is generating more revenue, now. He knew the business would be tough to start and take about two years to really get going. He knew what he was in for. He is almost at the bottom of his trial. He is feeling the pain.
We met for lunch and I had him describe what he was doing last year in his search. He did and remembered the challenges he faced. This recollection was a good reminder to show him where he came from mentally and business wise. He was a much stronger person now than before. Six months from now, he will be even stronger with 5 times as many contacts. He wants it now, but cannot have it. It will come if he can find a way to stay with it.
You stick with it too. You will find a way and learn a great deal about yourself in the job search process. Keep at it especially when it hurts. You will get on the other side of the pain if you just keep going. The risk is worth the reward.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
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