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At least with my career counseling
clients, among the most potent tactics for keeping them moving forward
rather than stayed mired in, for example, “No one will hire me,” “I’m
so angry at...” or “I’m an imposter” is thought stopping: As soon as you
become aware of an unproductive thought, literally say “Stop!” and ask
yourself, “What constructive task could I turn my attention to? What’s
the first one-second baby step on that task?”
I flesh that out in my PsychologyToday.com article today.
Courses are often required, for example, for legal certification. But
sometimes you can avoid courses, which are often costly, inconvenient,
and larded with masses of material you’ll never use or have forgotten or
become obsolete by the time you need it.
For many people and for many things you’ll want to learn, a wonderful
way to learn is be an autodidact, teaching yourself. It may be best
explained by examples. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers three from my life.
It was just a year ago that I wrote an article on this topic but there
have been enough changes to offer the current crop of the best
career-enhancing tools. They can ease your search for a career, landing a
good job, and succeeding at it. That's my PsychologyToday.com article today.
We Boomers are beginning to face the timeless challenge: aging. Much has been written about the financial and religious. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I focus on the practical and psychological.
You’ve worked hard to get near your job search’s finish line. After applying for oodles of jobs, networking
ad nauseam, surviving rounds of interviews for naught, finally a
would-be employer says, “Okay, now we just need to check your
references.”
Gulp! You fear your previous boss could kill the deal. But then you comfort yourself with one or more of six myths. I describe them and offer a solution to previous employment infelicitous in my PsychologyToday.com article today.
