Changing
employment is a lot like buying your next house. It isn’t something you do
every day, it can be tricky, and in many cases, daunting if not downright scary—especially
when you are not sure what you’re next move is going to be. Even when you have conducted
plenty of research, most tend to proceed cautiously.
In both cases,
the mind has a tendency to play tricks on us. Are we making a wise decision?
Will we encounter buyer’s remorse? It the time right for making a move? When we
don’t know the answers to these questions, or they become all consuming, we
tend to procrastinate.
In other words,
the fear of making a material mistake overshadows the rational thinking
process. Many people go into quiet desperation, resulting in mental gridlock. Procrastination
and mental gridlock are one in the same. The result tends to be strikingly
similar.
Those working
with a game plan, or if you prefer, a strategic plan, generally tend to
encounter far less difficulty. This applies to buying real estate, just as well
as changing employment.
Once you have
done your basic job research, the time to act
and put things in motion has arrived. To be successful at this often requires
you to restructure your thought process. Eighty percent of those desiring to
change employment—regardless of the circumstances—be that a layoff,
termination, or a new challenge, need to proceed in a state of Zen.
What prey tell
is a state of Zen? For these purposes, an overly simplified definition is
living in the present, and relying upon one’s quiet instinct. You will know
when you have achieved a state of Zen when you avoid acting impulsively or in a
state of panic.
Invariably,
those who proceed in a state of Zen tend to exude introspectiveness,
self-confidence and calmness. They tend toward the natural flow of things,
rather than conniving to achieve results. Think of a Zen state as the antithesis
of panic and irrational behavior.
Once you have
worked with thousands of job seekers, it is easy to spot those who are in
crisis mode. Those are the job seekers grabbing at straws, falling for get-rich
schemes or running in a half-dozen directions.
It requires a
certain mindset to successfully pursue and garner new employment. Doing that in
a state of Zen is merely a suggested option.