For those of us who associate their success with kind of work they do, job title they have, it is quite possible for them to lose their self-esteem when they are in transition.
(1) Know your strengths, and take inventory of your primary and secondary skills.
(2) Explore your hidden talents i. e. volunteer work, any past internship, teaching experiences. This may lead you to look for other areas of job search that you may not thought of. Some talents may lead to substantial financial gain or additional source of income while you search for a right job.
(3) Update your skills. It can be a new skills, or brushing up on secondary skills, or refresh the old ones that you once liked. Knowledge is power and is an on going process. Be open to learning.
(4) Stay physically fit. While in transition, you no longer have a set routine. Physical fitness equals mental fitness. Physical fitness helps focus and concentration.
(5) Create a SMART job search action plan that includes your narrowed skills set for the job type you are searching.
(6) Use Technology to your advantage to free up some of your time, such as reminders, flags, tags, calendars, alarms etc. to manage your to do lists.
(7) Stay connected with your support network including your professional references. Let them know what you had been up to recently and any special skills or certification you now have or you have progressed in your career. Let them amplify your strong strengths and skills.
(8) Reward yourself. Take time off to yourself and enjoy the activities you love.
(9) Revise your action plan. There is always trial and error when you are trying something new. You may not get feedback on how it lands to different people. You are best judge of your skills, see what works best in your favor.
(10) Stay in action until you find what you are looking for. Keep on doing what you are doing. Results will show up, some actions may take longer than others, but if you believe that you are working in the right direction, then stay motivated and allow time for results to show up.
Above all, remember that 'YOU' only you are managing your own productivity. Stay motivated and stay in action!
Ritu Chopra
Blog:www.winnercircle.org
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