Once up on a time the best career advice a Dad could give his children was to “Study well and find a secure Job“. A Secure Job was defined as one that is to be found in a very Big Company. Once you get in to such ajob, root yourself to the chair till you retire.
Clearly, Dad is so out of date in that advise.
The world’s economy changed so drastically in the last one year that no one can say this type of Job is secure or that company is secure to work for. Chaos does not even begin to describe the state of market a few months ago.
In today’s world how is your chance of saving your present job? If you currently do not have a job, what are your chances of success in getting a Job? Any self help coach worth his name will jump at this chance to tell you to think positive and see the best side of the picture. I will ask you to do the other way round. Take a moment and think of what can happen if can not keep the job you have or cannot get one right away?
There are two reasons why I am telling you this one. Come what may, we will survive. You need to realize that and more importantly believe that.
Two, if you can look at the worse and say “I can deal with that” you can deal with almost anything thrown at you. When the tough time comes, courage can either make you stronger or stupid. How it goes depends on your belief in yourself and your ability to listen to good advice.
Let us have a look at the first important aspect. Your ability to face a tough situation has a strong relation to how much you know about yourself and how well you like yourself. If you have a Strong Self Image, it is easy to tread the difficult path. But if you find yourself questioning yourself at each turn of the road, well I have some bad news for you. You will get lost very soon.
Fear not, you can do something about it now. Have a look at yourself and see if you can smile at the mirror. Do you believe in yourself? Do you like yourself? If you said “Yes, Ofcourse”, congrats you are good to go.
Instead, if you keep second guessing your own moves, I think it is time you start steps to improve your Self Esteem.
Ignore the 400 page books on self esteem and use this 2 step exercise to boost your self image.
1: Avoid toxic self talk: Stop verbally abusing yourself. It will only put you down. Do you have a nagging voice inside you head? if you, turn it down or mute it completely.
2:Develop a friendlier Inner Voice. Replace that Nagging voice with another one which is nicer to listen to and make it point out your good work and at the same time, encourage you to improve yourself.
This simple yet powerful exercise will help you develop your self image. There is a lot more you can do to Develop your Self Esteem and you can find those steps on this site about Self Esteem and Confidence.
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