Are you becoming better and more knowledgeable in your field and your role? It is easy to fall into the trap of doing the same thing over and over.Are you someone spending 20 to 30 hours per week editing a resume, applying for jobs and dreaming about your next promotion?
Here are 3 tips for becoming employed faster:
1. Track your time for a week. What are you spending your time doing? What are the results of your actions? How much time do you spend taking action, learning, doing and becoming a <insert your profession here>? Make adjustments and eliminate time-wasting activities.
2. Focus on a specific outcome. What outcome do you hope to achieve? Deliberate focus allows you to see opportunities, take risks, and do what needs to be done.
3. Take stock in your work, your learning and your awareness of who you are. What did you do this week? What did you learn? Honor who you are. Be grateful for what you learned, the actions you took and what support and resources you received. Speak a word or two of gratitude aloud. Share what you are doing appropriately.
Embrace who you are and who you are becoming. Learn and take action. Share what you are up to so the world knows, after all, success does not happen in secret.
And, if you have the back-to-school urge or it’s time to enhance your learning opportunities here are few of my favorite resources:
Khan Academy – brush up on those skills
Codecademy – learn to code with this interactive site
TED – browse the latest and best videos from thought leaders around the world
Or, locate learning opportunities through your favorite professional organization. My favorite is SHRM. Professional associations and societies are great places to learn and keep up with what’s new in your particular profession.
Have an amazing day!
It’s always amazing what we can learn from paying really close attention to what we are actually doing in a day isn’t it? I love how you’ve extended it to also figuring out what you have learned.
Bonnie – yes it is amazing. Glad you to are now focused on what you have learned! Have a great week.
oH yes!!! Focus on the outcome…it helps even the most ‘pesky’ of tasks feel good 🙂 🙂 Thanks for reminding me of this today!
Although I am not searching for a job, I take the lesson in this post and apply it to my state right now. Your plan for being mindful of where we are, where we are going and how are we getting there is so powerful a formula. “Embrace who you are and who you are becoming” is such a powerful message to all of us. Thank you.
Laura, You are most welcome for the reminder. Enjoy the week.
Lilia Lee – You’re welcome. Understand you are not searching for a job and can apply this powerful a formula to where you are today as well. Have an amazing weekend!