Career obstacles, transition roadblocks, and employment detours
A funny thing happened on the way to my career transition: I was forced to look for a job. Yeah, I know, you need a job in order to make the rest of life work, that is, if you need to work to sustain life…that’s what I’ve got to do, get a job…NOW! The thought occurred to me while I was driving along the road of personal endeavors leading to success. With my personal road map in hand, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. I trusted the compass in my mind and stayed true to course. But, they don’t call it a ‘blind curve’ for nothing. Time waits for no one, nor does the utility company (*Note: In California, PG&E customer shutoff’s jumped by 75% in 2009) , or anything else that arrives in your mailbox with a due date attached. Unemployment bites and COBRA really is a snake. Every day, it seems, television news reports a new unemployment statistic that I can eerily connect myself with. Negative press is like a pothole to be avoided. I encountered many signs of caution, took heed and began to prepare myself to compete for a desirable job.
Preparations for being employed are underway
So, what’s a writer like me supposed to do? Write. I’ll start by revising my resume, there’s an opportunity to re-write my job history and bring it up to date. I’ll do some self-analysis and ask myself if I’m truly ready for today’s job market. Maybe I’ll find a free workshop or two online and develop my job search tools. (OurExperienceCounts is a one stop destination to address all of these needs!) Then I’ll chronicle my experience and write some more…that’s what’s I’ll do. Worker attitude.
Remember, you’re not done until it’s over and no one’s reported that it’s over, yet. You can’t win the war if you give up on the battle, so the fight goes on for now. One day I will be victorious and punch a clock no more. One day, I’ll write a novel while looking out of a window and gazing upon the churning sea. But, for now I’ll be content with *two tens and a forty. I’ll take the extra time it takes to tame my hair and powder my cheeks so I can look my best when I’m feeling at my worst. Of course, I’ll stick to my diet and continue to exercise because my *W.I.F. suit only comes in one size.
Go ahead, jobseekers, and dream
A favorite poet of mine, Langston Hughes, said it best in his work entitled “Dreams.” “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams for when dreams go, life is a barren field covered with snow.” Fact is, I live in sunny California; I strive to hold on to my dreams ‘cuz the image of a snow covered barren field just doesn’t work for me anyway.
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* Lunch and two ten minute breaks
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