An Antidote for Desperation

‘So much of our success in life depends upon our attitude.’

This is a truism that most people would agree with. However, it is an idea which takes on new and amplified meaning when placed within the rubric of today’s job market.

Unemployment levels are at their peak and job openings are in the gutter. This makes competition for jobs intense and it exaggerates economic worries—resulting in desperate situations.

Desperation plunges many of us down rabbit holes with no bottoms. We fall and fall and lose our way. We are so entangled in our immediate personal situation that we lose the bigger picture. In the midst of so much heart ache and fear we become lost. It is no longer about searching for a job. It is about searching for ourselves.

On the surface, it seems that the only way to counteract this self-centered spiral is to focus more energy on our job search. We believe that if we block out our problems and ramp up our job hunt we will get over the depression and insecurity our desperate situation brings about. We think that finding a job is about focusing on job openings. We could not be more wrong.

Success in any job search is interwoven with our emotional state of being. There is no way around it…’So much of our success in life depends upon our attitude.’…

Therefore, in order to find the peace and stability we need to focus on finding work, it is vital we step back and examine those job skills that matter most—our feelings.

Fear and desperation quickly degrade our ability to land a good job. However, ‘hope’ and ‘passion’ can quickly get us back on track. In fact, the antidote for ‘desperation’ is ‘passion’. ‘Passion’ comes from knowing who you are, where you have come from and where you need to be. Those individuals that successfully communicate their passion for the job they apply to tend to be the people who are hired. You can not be passionate about a job until you know yourself. Therefore, the quickest way into a job is through your self.

Find your passion and you will find a way to successfully navigate even the most treacherous job markets.