✴ A new job
✳ The ability and fortitude to cope with life’s toughest lessons
💠 A good support network
⚜ Physical strength
What are you doing TODAY to PREPARE for this day? 😬 🙁 🤔
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One day, as sure as night follows day, you will need this:
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Have all the gifts in your life become so UNREMARKABLE that you don’t see them anymore?
Maybe it’s time for you to reassess all that’s wonderful in your life – and show some gratitude for it.
What are you grateful for, friends?
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People say you shouldn’t compare yourself to others.
Wrong advice. There are many ways you SHOULD compare yourself to others. Here are three.
Of course, the point is – we can all be better. Let’s learn from others (who are better than us).
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A tiny thought for job-seekers…..
Friends, if you are currently looking for a new role, and you’re finding it a struggle, here is a thought that I find helpful. 💕❤️
The right role for you is there – waiting for you. But other conditions have to be met first before you can have this role. As examples:
🔅 a person may already be in that role. This person has to decide to leave
✳ the organisation may be planning a restructure before that opportunity becomes available
✴ a new team is yet to be formed – and you will be a key member
💠 new work will need to be budgeted – before the hiring manager decides a new role is needed
🔘 you may need to tell friends you’re looking for the role – and that friend may introduce you to the hiring manager
See – there are MANY factors that need to eventuate and fall into place BEFORE the role is ready for you to step into it.
So yes, I understand the wait is painful – but each day that goes past is one day closer for you stepping into the role. All the best for your search!
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What is your first thought when you see someone landing a new role?
My friend’s role was made redundant, and she has been out of work for 6 months.
When she spoke to me, she said this:
“And don’t get me started on all those people posting on LI about starting a new role – just go away already.”
If you see someone post about getting a new role/promotion etc on LinkedIn, here is a more CHARITABLE mindset to have:
⚜ Decide that you will NOT have uncharitable thoughts about others
❇ Know that today, it’s THEIR lucky day. Tomorrow, it will be YOURS.
✴ One more person landing a new role means there is another opportunity to fill their vacant seat
🔅 New promotions/roles means that the job market is active – and things are happening
💠 Perhaps this person needed that role desperately – maybe they were in a worse-off position than you are in now. (Think harder about this).
Friends – never, ever be resentful of others getting opportunities. Your time will come too. Be patient, and put out positive thoughts.
The least this will do is confirm that you are a good human being – because you think well of others.
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Friends, are you a stubborn person?
A family friend told me about an ongoing situation with her spouse, and then defended her actions with “Yes, I can be stubborn like that.”
My lips started curling upward with irritation, but I caught myself before she saw my expression. 🙄😞
Saying that you are stubborn and then seeing that as a badge of honour or something to be proud about is DUMB.
Being stubborn is NOT an admirable trait.
You may as well glorify being lazy or manipulative or untrustworthy.
Stop saying you are stubborn and change this quality if you are. It’s not cool being stubborn.
Ps – there is a difference between stubborn and resolute.
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Your next role….and where it’s coming from
My friend Julie Cooper insists that my next role will come from my network. My connections. 😍❤️ 💛
And that is a sobering thought.
If I had known this earlier in my career, I would have done more to nurture my connections.
So learn from me, friends. Think about the next role you will get. Which of your connections will tell you about it?
And how are you nurturing that connection today?
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One tiny thing that impacts your personal brand…..
Friends – here is a cautionary tale.
I met up with a couple of people for coffee (I do that in real-life from time to time 🤣)
I asked them how they had progressed with getting in touch with a couple of contacts I had introduced them to.
Both of them indicated that the individuals they had contacted never even “bothered replying to them.” 💀 ☠ 👻
These folks then went on to disparage the non-responders.
It occurred to me how DAMAGING this was for the folks who had not replied.
Friends – if someone pings you, please respond. Even if it’s a ‘no, thanks’ – it’s still better than silence.
Because if you don’t reply, do you know how many people will hear about this? And how damaging it is for your brand?
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Don’t chase happiness – aim for contentment instead
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Two additional words we should not use in casual speech….
Recently I have learnt that there are two words I should not use casually, (especially as a slur) because it’s:
😈 disrespectful
💀 non-inclusive
☠ trivializes others suffering from these conditions.
👺 it makes a pejorative of an actual condition.
The words are ‘schizophrenic’ and ‘demented’.
I was commenting on a post right here on LinkedIn, and I was about to write:
“Yes, I don’t want to be a schizophrenic project manager.” I realised that this was not respectful for people suffering from the mental condition. I replaced ‘schizophrenic’ with ‘demented’. Again, same issue.
The important lesson here is that many of us already know some of the words we should NOT be tossing around. Add the above two words to your list.
#InclusionMatters #RespectfulLanguage
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Friends – we are all chasing happiness – as though that elusive goal will bring us joy one day in the future. 🏆
But if you chase happiness, you will always be in that state of wanting more….
Seek CONTENTMENT instead. This doesn’t mean that you give up your dreams and aspirations. 🤗 🤔
It just means that you ACCEPT the present – and allow yourself to be GRATEFUL and happy for what you HAVE right now.
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