Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Positive Attitude, jobseeker on Jul 6th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
Refreshed after a long, fun weekend I am hoping job seekers will jump back on the band wagon and recommit to working daily on their job search. If what you are doing isn’t working…change what you are doing.
Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. [...]
Posted in Career Change, Help Others, Job Loss, Job Search, Networking, Social Networking on Jun 3rd, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: How can I find networking events in my area and what should I bring and expect.
Answer: This question comes from a recent client who had always progressed into new positions by getting noticed and being asked to move up the ladder or to other organizations. Now, as many Americans are discovering, he needs [...]
Posted in Job Search, Networking, Social Networking, jobseeker on Jun 2nd, 2009
Tuesday’s Tip
You’ve got an awesome resume you had developed by a professional resume writer and now you’ve posted it on Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and Simply Hired. Feeling very confident you’ve even signed up to LinkedIn and developed a pretty savvy profile. Now it has been 3 weeks and all you’ve gotten are hits on your [...]
Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Positive Attitude on Jun 1st, 2009
Monday’s PMA
My kids think they invented abbreviations with Facebook and texting but they don’t realize we had acronyms long before they were around. A few of my favorites are P of A, PPP and the name of Monday’s blog, PMA. My kids know these because I often use them in our home. A few definitions…
PPP [...]
Posted in Just Me, Positive Attitude on May 25th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
Memorial Day is a day to remember and show our gratitude for the soldiers that have served and even died for our country, for our freedom, for our liberty, for our happiness and for me.
What better examples of a positive mental attitude than the attitude of a soldier! What an example! Soldiers learn [...]
Posted in Career Change, Current Events, Job Search, Networking, Positive Attitude on May 18th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
Starting my week on a renewed and positive note always helps to bring me more enjoyment and be more productive. I used the reminder from Ken Blanchard’s webinar “Leading in Uncertain Times” and have consistently found time every day to meditate and pray. It helps clear out the negative thoughts I feel creeping in [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Help Others, Just Me on May 15th, 2009
Friday Free-For-All
I was honored to listen to a webcast with Ken Blanchard, founder of Lead Like Jesus and The Ken Blanchard Companies, and author of more than 35 books. I’ve been following Mr. Blanchard for a few years now, have read several of his books and was thrilled to have the opportunity to learn from [...]
Posted in Job Search, Just Me, Positive Attitude, Resume Devel. on May 11th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
Yesterday was Mother’s day and I am so thankful to have had the weekend with my kids, family and mom. I had a family breakfast made by my husband and kids and even received a few gifts that were sweet and thoughtful. Later I spent some time with my own mom and brought her [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Just Me, Positive Attitude on May 4th, 2009
The way I start out my blog week, professional week, and personal week is with gratitude and a positive attitude. It can be hard to do and even takes practice and a lot of determination but it is worth it. It really helps direct my week and makes it much more productive.
Here’s what I know [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Positive Attitude on Apr 27th, 2009
I am changing my thoughts and words for good! From now on when talking with clients, friends, myself (yes it’s true…on occasion) or my family I am going to refer to our current economic climate as a “Time of Opportunity”, not the harsh, crumbling, or failing economy which is how I usually refer to it.
What [...]
