Category Archives: survivng unemployment
Job Loss and Self-Identity
Seven years ago I lost my job. It wasn’t just any job; I was working for my church. The church my family had been involved in for 100 years. I lost not only my job; I also lost where I went to church; the support system of people I had shared my faith with; the […]
Reduce Interview Stress and Ace the Interview
In my last post, I talked about the stress caused by interviews and how to it reduced by breathing. Not just any breathing, but diaphragmatic breathing or belly breathing. There is a remarkable relationship between how you breathe and the stress you feel. Put breathing from your diaphragm into your preparations to ace interviews. The […]
Interviews are like root canals without Novocaine.
Why are Interviews Stressful? Interviews have to be one the world’s most stressful activities. Given a choice between a root canal and an interview, I think I would take neither. I don’t like either one for different reasons. I don’t like the pain involved in a root canal or the expense. The interview just throws […]
Day Dreaming + Job Searching = New Job
Remember in grade school when you were daydreaming because you weren’t interested in what things a country imported or exported. Or in high school when the teacher was talking about just about anything and your daydreams were on the cute boy/girl who was the focus of your attention that week. In college, instead of listening […]
Surviving Unemployment: Are You Holding onto Something You Should Let Go Of?
There are some things that get better with time; a fine wine; a broken bone; or a loving relationship. Then there are the things that don’t; leftovers; overnight guests; and anger. In fact, the latter gets rank the longer they hang on. We like hanging on to things regardless of whether they get better or […]
