When you’re working, you take time off; vacation days, mental health days, sick days… time for yourself and family. But, when you’re “in transition,” there never seems to be a break. So, here’s what drives my, sometimes to exhaustion, job search. You decide what’s good or bad.
Be Careful What Drives You
Lately, guilt tends to be the biggest driving force when it comes to my job search. Everyone who has a job or business is busy being productive, or at least that’s what it looks like to me. So, what am I doing to be just as busy? Guilt is a terrible motivating force too. I don’t recommend it to anyone. It is a negative mindset that I know I shouldn’t be in. It affects my effectiveness and how I interact with everyone. What can I do about it?
Know What You’re Feeling
I started to “angry apply” to jobs a few weeks back. More recently, I’ve been looking for reasons NOT to apply to jobs. Now, I procrastinate almost anything related to my job search. I’ve been aware that I’m not in the best mindset, but didn’t know how to address it. Time to take a cue
from my former “employment state of mind.”
Time for Time Off
Looking for a job IS a full-time job. It’s busier than a full-time job. It’s a job you can never shut off. You don’t want to miss what could be your next career opportunity, so you check postings from your bed, to the bathroom, to the kitchen, to the living room, while shopping, to the dining room, into to the bathroom, then the bedroom and back in bed again. You’re never off! It’s exhausting! So, do like you did when you worked… give yourself time off!
Treat Your Job Search Like a Job
And time off not only includes taking a few days in a row, or a whole week, to NOT do job search stuff, it includes sticking to a 9 to 5 routine for your job search activities. Trust me, you are more productive than anyone with a job right now. You NEED time to clear your head, especially if, like me, you’re letting guilt drive your activities.
Positive outcomes start with a positive mindset. Make sure you’re refreshed enough to keep smiling through your “transition.” And I’ll keep my own advice in mind for me too!
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