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I've had several interviews at a nearby company...I may hear back this week...

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My four year old son is healthy, smart, funny and a story teller. I had to share with you what he said to me when we were talking about people. "Everyone is a super hero" he explained. And continued with his explanation to say "Everyone's super power is their secret identity" -- this really stopped me in my tracks.  I think that society has it's own form of pressure that we may conform to because we get conditioned. For example, I don't laugh my authentic really loud laughs unless I'm with family or close friends. Doing that at work, even if the circumstances was extraordinarily funny, would seem a bit out of place. My son's explanation was insightful to me. What if I accepted everyone as they were, and everyone accepted me as I was (the good, the bad and the very loud laughter)? But what if that didn't matter, and what if I was just myself -- my secret identity -- all the time? What if just being myself was one of my greatest powers? I told this to one of my best friends who only laughed at me saying "you know, it's better that you laugh really loud because then everyone wants to laugh with you." And then my over analytical side retorted "except those people who would find it disrespectful." So we talked about it a bit more, and I realized I came to this belief because a former boss told me that I smiled too much. Seriously, I'm not making that up. Then it dawned on me that this came from a person who never smiled at all...Anyway, I just wanted to share this insight and to tell you that I appreciate all of you who have been authentic with me here on Goalforit.com. Thank you for sharing your super powers with me.

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Hey GoalForIt Colleagues!

Please let me know how I can support you in outlining or planning or achieving your goals. If I don't have an idea I will help you brainstorm and/or find one.

Have a creative day!

~FF

 

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Consistently format your resume

When a hiring manager sees a consistently formatted resume, they know that you pay attention to detail and take pride in your work. You want to show the employer that you will put as much effort into the job as you did into your resume. Put your best foot forward and consistently format all of the abbreviations you use for states and dates. Also, be sure that you present headings, job titles, school names, etc in the same format.

Don't date yourself

You don’t need to include dates older than 10 years in your resume. If you graduated from college over 10 years ago, simply list the degree and leave off the date. The employer only needs to know that you have it, their focus is on what you have been doing for the last 10 years. If you include dates older than 10 years, an employer might make inferences about your age before they even meet you. Protect yourself from age discrimination and just leave those old dates off.

Include a quick synopsis of what you have to offer

When an employer glances at your resume, what will they see? A brief summary of who you are and what you have to offer? If not, you might get passed over. We recommend that you grab the hiring managers attention with a brief overview of your most impressive and relevant strengths.

Include your first and last name in the file name

In order to prevent your resume from getting lost on a hiring manager’s computer, we recommend that you use both your first and last name in the file name of your resume. If you use a generic file name like “Resume02”, it makes it difficult for an employer to locate in their “my documents” folder. You should position yourself as the easy to hire candidate, easy to contact with an easy to find resume.

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I'm talking about me, of course. When I look at where I am and where I want to be -- I'm making a judgment. Based on that judgment I start making new decisions to change my current reality to a new reality. How I see reality will affect what I decide to do. And likely it will affect the outcome of the tools I use to actualize a goal.

The cliche "Perception is Reality" impacts my goals because I carry with me perceptions (some accurate and some not) about how I hold my goal in relation to my reality. I need to take a step back and clearly identify those perceptions based on fear of the unknown, what my parents views were, how society may deem my actions, etc. I need to be honest with myself to see where I am letting myself get stopped by "reality" or where I am even refusing to see what my internal critic is saying that might be sabotaging me.

"Reality is the Quality of Being True to Life. One of the most influential things we can do is understand and practice the freedom associated with our willingness to be wrong or to fail" says Marcia Wieder. Cool, it's okay to be wrong! And it's okay if other people think I'm being unrealistic. How many times have we read in history books about the birth of great innovations? Those crazy Wright brothers want to fly? President Kennedy wants to go to the moon? If we don't believe something is possible, oftentimes we don't even begin exploring the idea further.

Use your passion as one of your resources. Speaking of, I usually think of money and time as my top resources to achieve a goal. I have to schedule time to demonstrate that my goals are a priority in my life. How are you spending your time (read- how are you spending your life)?

So this week (by May 25th), I am going to do something that my perception tells me that I can't do. I'm probably not going to do it perfectly or immediately, but I'm not going to keep from doing it. I've applied for several jobs that I have an interest in but no direct experience. My goal is to learn who the hiring managers are and call the contacts directly. This is something that I would not normally do, but I will not let my fear of rejection overcome me. I'll let you know what happens. ;-D

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You are human. Your life has complexities. You are normal to feel frustrated when you work at something and the effort doesn’t produce the outcome you planned for.

You have the power to try to accomplish your goal in a different way. When things aren’t working, take a deep breath and tell yourself you did a good job in eliminating one option of how to reach that particular goal.

In business, there is a term called “contingency theory” which simply means that there is no one best way to manage and organize a plan because situational characteristics (called contingencies) differ.

“I will try again, and this time I’ll try it using a different tactic.”  Feeling discouraged is normal, and you must realize that the temporary setback is just temporary. Congratulate yourself for seeing what didn’t work! Good job! Without your previous efforts you wouldn’t have the knowledge you have in this moment. You are awesome and full of wisdom!

Did you know that discouragement by definition means “depriving of confidence”?  It is normal to have a feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. You need to give yourself back the confidence you deserve. You learned something the first time around. So the second time around try to do it differently. Appreciate the truth that you learned about your goal and about yourself. Pick up yourself by your bootstraps and try, try again. Believe in yourself.  ;-D

You can do it – I know you can ! ! !

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"I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret."

Tony Robbins, is a best-selling author and speaker

Cheers to living our dreams!

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I put on my running shoes and took off slowly. I didn't make it very far, but kept walking when I could no longer run. More again tomorrow. :-D

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Hello new and soon-to-be friends,

Thanks to everybody who accepted my friendship. It feels good to support each other and knowing that we are all moving a little closer to the goals that we are compelled to complete. Have a great day!

~FunnyFriend