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 that place, cement yourself to that chair until you retire.
Clearly, Dad is so out of date in that advise.
With so much change in the world economy, no job is secure and no company is completely safe to work for. The Market was in utter Chaos a few months ago.
In such a situation, what is your chance of surviving in your present Job, if you have one? If you are unemployed, 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 opposite. 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 faced with a tough challenge your courage can make or break your life. Which way you go depends on you belief in yourself and your ability to listen to good advice.
Let’s look at the first 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 answered yes, 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.
Without going into the academics of self esteem, let me give you two steps that you can use today to develop a strong self esteem.
1. Stop verbally abusing yourself:Avoid toxic self talk. It will only take 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. Erase off the nagging voice inside your head and replace it with a more helpful voice that points out your good work and also helps you identify your mistakes.
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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