In the last post I shared what deepened my understanding of the importance of setting intentions.
If you have already set your intention for your next position, declared it publicly and are thinking and acting differently AND you are still struggling to land your next position — keep reading.
Several years ago we moved from Texas to New England. In November! It was the toughest winter of my life and I could not wait for spring to plant a lovely spring garden at our new home. My simple desire for a garden and what I learned from that garden (heretofore referred to as “the adventure of my garden”) forced me to deal with thoughts and things I thought were dealt with — things I thought were in the past, but were not.
These same issues keep popping up for clients, so I decided it is time to share my experience in this blog.
OK, so the adventure of my garden . . . It was March and in my mind it was time to plant, but there was still snow everywhere. How was I going to get my garden?
I started to ask questions about gardening in New England, got information and quickly rejected most of it. Then April arrived and still no garden — I whined, fussed and got very frustrated.
Finally, I set the intention, used the information I gathered and planted the garden. I got a few flowers and plants, but definitely not what I would call a garden.
Intention, information and action were not enough to produce a garden. What was holding my garden back? Maybe it was the bad weather. Maybe I just needed more information. After all, there was still snow in May — how could a garden grow in this harsh environment?
Surely, the lack of a full, lush garden was not because of me. I decided the factors were out of my control and got increasingly frustrated. Gardening in New England was just a bear!
For my clients this is just like updating their resume, researching job openings and getting an interview or two, but no job offers.
Do you see job searching as a bear?
Have you said the same things about your search that I said about my garden?
Have you given up because of things you believe are out of your control?
Is what’s holding you back really out of your control? Really?
Join me next week as I share more of the “adventure in the garden . . . ”
