 The Big One is...Here!Published Date: 2004-06-05 03:23:21 WorkOnInternet.com
What's your next move? 1. Discuss your resources with a qualified financial advisor. Can you stretch your funds beyond six months? Equity loan? Brokerage margin loan? Short-term jobs? 2. Explore feelings, if need be, with a qualified specialist. Many people grieve lost careers, houses and cities -- even those they hated the most 3. Go slow! Sell the house, move to Wyoming and live in a tent? By December, the tent is cold and the bears have confiscated your computer to play hibernation solitaire. "Career winter" indeed. 4. Explore free or low-cost career resources. Check out the Chamber of Commerce, your alumni career center, SCORE, and the unemployment office. If you have trouble staying focused or making a plan, paying your own career coach may be a good investment. 5. Do something fun at least once a day. Take the dog to the park, eat an ice cream sundae, visit a museum. Malls and television are (usually) distracting but not satisfying. Caution: If "fun" has gone from your life and your vocabulary see #2 -- right away. 6. Get physical. Walk, run, work out, play a sport every day. Exercise creates energy and keeps you healthy. 7. Get creative. Write, paint, take a ceramics or poetry class. Seems frivolous? No You'll need to be creative when you plan your next step. Get the juices flowing. Above all, Keep a journal. Life will look very different a year from now and you will be amazed how far you have come and how much you have learned. ************************************************************* Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., can help you rebuild, renovate and revitalize your career. *Seven Tips to Mistake-Proof Decisions" http://www.cathygoodwin.com/subscribe.html Extreme Career Makeover http://www.cathygoodwin.com/21days.html Website: http://www.cathygoodwin.com Contact: mailto:cathy@cathygoodwin.com 505-534-4294
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