Articles from June 2008 ↓

Advice dealing with a reader’s fear surrounding being jobless

Sunny in Miami Fl writes:

I’m a true believer in the power of intention, work to keep myself centered in these trying times and strive to be a agent for peace and positivity in my little corner of the world.My question - how do I stay sane and centered and positive when I’ve been unemployed for 6 months and seriously risk losing everything that I’ve worked for? I really don’t want to be homeless and it’s a real possibility. I’ve looked everywhere for work and nothing nothing has come yet inside or outside areas that I qualify for.

thank you

Dear Sunny in Miami

Being unemployed triggers survival instincts and primal fears.

By genetic design, your fear sees joblessness and possible homelessness as a threat to survival. The purpose of this fear is to motivate you to take immediate action which creates the solution.

But we are human, and we humans are complex enough to thwart even the most entrenched biological imperative. Continue reading →

Customer relationship management directly impacts your happiness and job satisfaction. It is not just about the influence of effective communication skills on your employer’s business or your commissions.

Few things are more important than being happy where you spend a large portion of your time, and the bulk of your focused energy. Communication problems at work erode your quality of life, along with your job satisfaction.

If you work in a customer service business, then you’ve heard the familiar negative refrain about how picky, angry, or demanding customers are. Well, that can’t be much fun. But is it true? Continue reading →

Empowerment takes courage. It is difficult to be yourself in a world that shouts the personal power message, but really just wants to sell you something.

What is empowerment anyway? How do you find it? Does paying a thousand dollars for a one day workshop empower you, or does it just demonstrate the depth of your dependence on others?

Building self confidence and personal power is an especially tough task, because you must make empowered decisions on how to be yourself, from a weakened living-for-others perspective.

It is a classic example of trying to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. That is why you seek guidance to empower yourself.

But… Continue reading →

When you lack motivation to take the action that can provide you with a better life, you have two choices. You can either give up, or you can use whatever you find that passes for motivation, no matter how paltry it seems.

Only one of these choices has a guaranteed outcome. If you quit trying and continue procrastinating, you will certainly end your days with nothing.

As easy as these choices are to speak about though, they are difficult to see, and even harder to take action on. Continue reading →