Stepping Up Efforts

Yes, it happened again. Not as bad this time, but it still happened. I got caught up with everything and didn’t post all week. This reflects poor time management on my part. I’m not gonna beat myself up over it, but I can learn from my mistakes. I have turned each week into an opportunity for self observation.

What happened last week was poor planning. I planned it better than the week before but not well enough to accomplish everything on my list. The main problem was that I attempted to keep most of the planning in my head, rather than writing it down. I’ll change that variable this week and see what happens.

Last Friday, I felt extremely discouraged. I started to feel trapped down here. The feeling lasted all day Saturday as well, but this morning I felt better. I realized that my efforts so far have been at about 10% of what they could be. Part of the problem was that most of my life, I waited for fate to intervene every time I was in an adverse situation. If my parents had many business connections and frequently networked with the affluent, then I could just sit back and wait for opportunities to arise so that I could move back. I could relax, knowing that things would soon get better. I had to face the truth. My parents aren’t connected or affluent. They are exposed to even less information than I am. The only way I can sit back and wait is by setting up my own network and putting myself out there. Any exposure I get will improve my chances of finding the career that will get me back. This revolves around the flow of information. I woke this morning and wrote out a plan for getting back home to Indiana. I know it will work.


The Divided Approach:

I decided to divide my efforts in my career search. One part is to continue applying for jobs on the major career sites and from the list of companies that I would like to work for. The other part is to market myself by creating an online network focusing on my skills and talents. These will put me even closer to finding that job.