BusinessLife
Gone is the notion that your work self is the person who labors at the office all week and a different person-your real self-is the one who spends time escaping from work on the weekends. When you recognize that you have a businesslife, you recognize that you are always the same person whether you are working for money or not, and that you can actively manage all your time and activities. For some people, it means they can finally lighten up. Weekends are not the only time they can have fun, now they can look for ways to introduce excitement and energy into the rest of the week and seek out colleagues they enjoy.
Getting Over Your Job Loss
Before you can move on with your life and your new career or job search you must first get over your job loss. It is recognized today that losing your job is one of the most stressful times in your life. You must deal with your feelings, recognizing what they are and work through any issues you may have. If you do not, it will slow down your job search and potentially effect your attitude and approach to networking and interviewing for a new job.
Figuring Out What You Want To Do
Many people find this the most difficult step in changing their career or job. What do I want to do? There are so many choices, or I can't make any money doing what I want to do, or simply they have no clue. Like most things in life you have to have a process, a plan, then get out in the real world and talk/network with people and experiment.
Planning Your Transition
The key to planning your transition is to keep it simple and get it done in a step-by-step process. Often people spend too much time getting ready to move forward with their job search, making it more complicated than it needs to be. Your plan needs to be short and to the point with specific actions identified and easy to follow and communicate to others.
Marketing and Selling Yourself
Depending on your personality, marketing and selling yourself may be the easiest or the hardest thing you have ever done. The reality is however, no matter whom you are, you have to get out there and market and sell yourself. The key is to make it a safe and secure approach or process that you are comfortable with. For most people it is not cold calling but rather networking through family, friends and business associates.
Negotiating and Closing
Closing the deal and getting a fair deal is the same in business as it is in finding a new job. You need to know when to negotiate, how much to negotiate and when to stop and close the deal. There are tried and true approaches to use that will make the process more successful and comfortable for you.