Reference and education

Once up on a time the best career advice a Dad could give his children was to “Study well and find a secure Job“. Working for a Big compnay used to mean a Secure Job once up on a time. Once you get in that place, cement yourself to that chair until you retire.

Well obviously, that Dad did not live in today’s world.
The world’s economy changed so drastically in the last one year that no one can say this type of Job is secure or that company is secure to work for. Chaos does not even begin to describe the state of market a few months ago.

In this day, what are your chances of saivng your current job? If you are unemployed, what are your chances of success in getting a Job? All those weany new age coaches will tell you to think positive and see the bright side of the situation. I will ask you to do the opposite. Think for a moment of what would happen if lose your job or if cannot get one right away?

There are two reasons why I am telling you this one. No matter what happens we all will survive. You need to realize that and more importantly believe that.
Two, if you can look at the worse and say “I can deal with that” you can deal with almost anything thrown at you. When faced with a tough challenge your courage can make or break your life. Which way you go depends on you belief in yourself and your ability to listen to good advice.

Let us have a look at the first important aspect. The courage to face a difficult situation has a deep connection with how well you know yourself and how well you like yourself. If you have a Strong Self Image, it is easy to tread the difficult path. But if you find yourself questioning yourself at each turn of the road, well I have some bad news for you. Very soon, you will get lost in the maze.

Fear not, you can do something about it now. Have a look at yourself and see if you can smile at the mirror. Do you believe in yourself? Do you like yourself? If you said “Yes, Ofcourse”, congrats you are good to go.
Instead, if you keep second guessing your own moves, I think it is time you start steps to improve your Self Esteem.
Ignoring all the academic stuff about Self Esteem, here is a two step process that can help you improve your self esteem.

1. Stop verbally abusing yourself:Avoid toxic self talk. It will only put you down. If you hear a critical voice in your head going on and on, all the time and pointing out your mistakes, just turn down the volume of that voice so you can no longer hear it.

2:Develop a friendlier Inner Voice. Replace the complaining voice inside your head witha more encouraging voice that helps you.

This simple exercise will get started on your path. There is a lot more you can do to Develop your Self Esteem and you can find those steps on this site about Self Esteem and Confidence.