To say I'm upset is an understatement. In this Utterz from the Road (player embedded above), I talk about a "Coaching Memo" I received today that could very well be the impetus needed for me to make a job move. Please check out http://danieljohnsonjr.com/
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Good morning, you wonderful people!
I have a decision I need to make about a job change very soon - even today. I was given a consulting-type job offer that I'm seriously considering.
So many things point to it being good; a lot of the opposites to my current position.
I'm working through concerns over whether I can really do this new job, because it's different from what I've been doing. You see, in my current position, I get to be creative, and I've learned THAT is one of my strongest motivators.
I'm not sure that exists with this new job. But I'm considering taking it and then looking for something creative as a hobby outside of work. I mean, I already have creative hobbies outside of work, but continuing with them.
Another thing that strongly motivates me is that I can really do a good job at what I've been tasked to do; i.e., I want to set myself up for success in the work I do.
As I type that last sentence, it almost sounds like I'm limiting myself - maybe I am. In most of my adult life, I've not been one to take many risks, especially since I'm the primary breadwinner of our family.
Yet I can't help think that this could be the Lord prompting me to "get out of the boat."
I appreciate your thoughts and prayers and comments.
crossposted to Journey Inside My Mind Blog
Chris at LifeHack.org recently shared some thoughts on effective networking ("Meet People NOT Business Cards - lifehack.org"). If you're like me, you've tended to use these events as opportunities to amass a big collection of business cards. But that's not the point of the meeting, really, is it? Here are my comments to the article:
I hear you, Chris. I just read something along the same lines in Keith Ferrazzi's book Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a TimeI see people blindly adding friends on social networking sites like MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, and others, the same way people collect business cards. There are various reasons to do this; the most obvious is to make themselves look important, which is something that motivates some people. If people see someone with lots of contacts, they will begin to think of them as an expert in their field. I'm a bit torn on this myself, to be honest.. If you collect a bunch of business cards without making a personal connection, you're left with a phone list from which to make cold calls.
Now, let's transfer these thoughts into collecting contacts on internet social networks, okay?
Okay, I realize this might sound a bit weird...
Some of you may know that I host and produce the Journey Inside My Mind Podcast, which I have done for over a year now. At the end of the theme, before the opening monologue, I have an audio clip that I created that goes like this:Man:What happens when a man goes through his own portal?
I love having that clip because it gets me charged up and ready to move on with the show.
Woman:We'll see.
Announcer: Get ready... here's Dan Johnson!
(applause and sound of kids cheering)
I recently have started using that same audio clip as the Start Windows sound for my computer. So now, as I boot up my machine and log in, I get introduced!
Like I said, it may sound a bit weird. Maybe even a little corny. I don't care. It charges me up for doing work.
What does this have to do with a job search? Well, in the same way, we all are the stars of our own show. Every day you get to live is a new palette for you to carve out a masterpiece. I think that how you approach it says a lot for your effectiveness. Sometimes we need something to inspire us to get started.
What inspires you to make it a great day?
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You've received no phone calls or contacts about jobs for which you've applied. You search job listings and don't find openings that match your qualifications and experience. You might start to feel down.
I know because I have been there, am there, and will be there again. How can I get myself back up?
I think I need to give myself a pep talk. You might feel the same.
Every day and maybe throughout the day, I'm going to look the man in the mirror right in the eyes and say, "You are important. Your work is important. You are valuable. Someone wants to pay you for what you have to offer."
I believe that. I've been working on believing in things that are not as tangible as I'd like them to be. I've started thinking big and dreaming big.
If I let myself get caught up in negative energy, it will eventually lead to more and more inaction.
"Your work is important. Someone wants to hire you. You just haven't met each other yet."
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"Anyone who sees in his own occupation merely a means of earning money degrades it; but he that sees in it a service to mankind ennobles both his labor and himself." -- A. Lawrence Lowell, also posted at QuotesBlog
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