What do you want to do?
I can't believe how many people I meet who cannot answer this simple question when it comes to their career.
They can answer questions about the "symptoms" of work - nice people, close commute, good health plan, an understanding boss, free pizza, etc. But they have the hardest time defining exactly what they WANT to do.
Before you write that resume, ask yourself "What do I really want to do?".
Write it down. Write three versions - the long, rambling-talk-as-much-as-you-want version, the top of the resume version and the "elevator pitch" version (this one shoule be the length of an elevator ride between two floors, about 8-10 seconds).
Practice it. Say it out loud in front of a mirror. Now go live it. Fine tune your message as you go.
Just make up your mind - what do you want to do?
BTW - Leader of sales force for a cutting edge technology company. See. It's easy.
Thursday
Friday
Rejection
You will hear the word no 8 million times in your life. I think Zig Ziglar said that, or something similar.
My son heard a variation of "Don't do that" so often, he thought that it was his name when he was three.
We hear the rejections throughout our lives. It never seems to stop. Sales persons make a career out of "No's". For every 15 No's, you get one sale. Do the math, make the money.
I started off so happy and confident with what I was attempting; a total remarketing of myself in order to move to my next career. Every time I listened to the naysayers and Monday morning quarterbacks (myself especially!), I felt worse than I did before. I wanted so badly to succeed, I was crushed by rejection.
I would make long speeches to my wife about how "The Next One" was going to work out.
And how I remained optimistic despite the odds.
It seemed like things would never work out despite what I believed.
People living with rejection and failure start to live moment to moment, day to day. I did not read that in a book on sociology, I say that based upon my own experience.
Rejection forces our head down into the ground of defeat. It lowers our opinion of ourselves. Rejection is an anchor around our self confidence which drags us into the depths of despair.
Take control of your life. Ignore everything negative around you and concentrate on what is good and noble. Never give up hope. Hope shines and lifts the spirit. Never give up.
My son heard a variation of "Don't do that" so often, he thought that it was his name when he was three.
We hear the rejections throughout our lives. It never seems to stop. Sales persons make a career out of "No's". For every 15 No's, you get one sale. Do the math, make the money.
I started off so happy and confident with what I was attempting; a total remarketing of myself in order to move to my next career. Every time I listened to the naysayers and Monday morning quarterbacks (myself especially!), I felt worse than I did before. I wanted so badly to succeed, I was crushed by rejection.
I would make long speeches to my wife about how "The Next One" was going to work out.
And how I remained optimistic despite the odds.
It seemed like things would never work out despite what I believed.
People living with rejection and failure start to live moment to moment, day to day. I did not read that in a book on sociology, I say that based upon my own experience.
Rejection forces our head down into the ground of defeat. It lowers our opinion of ourselves. Rejection is an anchor around our self confidence which drags us into the depths of despair.
Take control of your life. Ignore everything negative around you and concentrate on what is good and noble. Never give up hope. Hope shines and lifts the spirit. Never give up.
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