Navigating the Emotional Side of Your Green Job Search
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"Remember that every time a change occurs in your life, you're called upon to embark on a transition journey, whether you know it or not. You have two choices, you can stand steadfast in your boots or you can embark on a journey toward expansion and growth."
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Being in the midst of a job transition (or any transition) during the holiday season is always difficult. The world around you is abuzz with holiday cheer, and you've got bigger issues on your mind. In this week's article, I give you several tips to help you navigate your transition.
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Tip of the Week: Navigating the Emotional Side of Your Green Job Search
There's a very tactical side to any job search. Figuring out the best strategies to uncover contacts and job openings becomes your main focus.
There's also an emotional side to any job search. Though rarely discussed, this often hidden component of every job search has the potential to derail one's job search.
No matter how you look at it, a job search is a difficult time of change.
- In the past - you are looking back at what you've left behind. No matter what the scenario, there's a sense of loss as you close the door.
- You've been forced to leave a job and team you enjoyed.
- You've been asked to leave a job you didn't like, but you weren't quite ready to leave
- You've chosen to leave a position for personal reasons.
- You've had to leave a position due to a change in another part of your life.
- In the future - you are facing the unknown. Where will you work? What will you do? Who will hire you? Every where you turn there's another question you can't really answer. Uncomfortable. Unnerving.
At perhaps the deepest point in your own job transition, you must put your very best foot forward to network, interview, and land a job. A task that is difficult even when you are at your best!
A few pointers if you are in the midst of a difficult job transition.
- Acknowledge that change is afoot. Don't attempt to stuff your emotions and just get on with it! Even if your emotions are buried deep within you, they will leak out in ways you may not see because you are so busy keeping up the appearance that you are "fine."
- Resist the temptation to rush into a new position when you aren't clear about what you want. If you land a position at this stage, it's likely that it will be a short-lived success. What wasn't working in your previous position probably won't work in this position either. Better to clarify what will truly work for you so that you can find a position that is a good fit for you.
- Immediately after your shift, take some time to figure out your direction. Reflect on where you've been and where you want to go so you have a clear direction for your way forward.
- Don't assume that continuing in the same career path is the right move. If you are feeling like you "should" get the same kind of job as before, take some time to figure out if that's really true. It may be that your best path is to take a new direction. Listen.
- If you are holding a lot of emotions about your situation, find a way to feel and move through the pain. It's not easy, but you can heal. It may help to work with someone to help you find closure and be able to move forward without the baggage that's that holding you back right now.
- You may find that stepping into new situations is stressful. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, you may be feeling fairly vulnerable due to your emotions. Second, you literally are stretching yourself in new ways. Be compassionate with yourself and you'll build your confidence again.
One day you'll wake up with a new sense about you! You'll feel clear, energetic, and ready to go.
Unfortunately there's no short cut to reach this place. The key is to work with, rather than against, each phase of your transition. As you gain clarity about your direction, you'll naturally feel a quickening of new energy and clarity.
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Seasons of Change: Using Nature's Wisdom to Grow Through Life's Inevitable Ups and Downs
Being in transition during the holidays is rough. Everyone around you is riding the wave of holiday energy, and you just aren't feeling it! I know...I've been there myself. I wrote this book, The Seasons of Change, after a series of significant career and personal transitions in my life.
Whether you are in transition by choice or by circumstance, it's likely you feel at sea and adrift in your situation.
Moving through the unknowns associated with any life change can be frightening and unsettling. Please know you are not alone.
The Seasons of Change is a gentle, supportive model that uses the seasons to show you how you can navigate your transition with grace. Understanding where you are on the journey, where to direct your energy and how you are likely to feel in each season can be reassuring.
If you are feeling stuck in your life or in your quest for a green career, this book will show you how to keep moving forward toward your goals while taking care of yourself during this difficult time.
(If any of your loved ones are in transition and they connect with nature, this book can be a soothing guide during a difficult time. Let me know their name, and I'll send an autographed copy.)
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