Feeling Your Feelings to Move Out of Negativity
Posted on November 19, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Hi Everyone,
I got this article in my email the other day and thought it was a good follow-up to the fear article I wrote.
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From: www.aspaceoflove.com
Written by: Heather Macauley
Question:
If I’m feeling negative - and then try not to be negative - isn’t
that the same as supressing my feelings? How do I feel my feelings
without being negative?
Answer:
The trick is to FULLY FEEL YOUR FEELINGS and don’t stop until the
negative feeling changes! In the same way that you don’t stay
happy indefinitely, the same is true of any emotion. Stay with it
until it changes.
The best way to do this is to create some alone time - no phones,
no distractions - you can just sit some place quiet in your car if
you need to. Let yourself fully feel your feelings - you can even
exaggerate them.
Feel your feelings as intensely as you can.
I let everything come up - say things I haven’t said before (or you
can write this if that works better) just let your emotions bubble
up - keep feeling your feelings. And notice that if you don’t let
yourself get distracted - your feelings will change.
When I get done FEELING whatever it is I need to feel - and often
it’s a series of emotions - I say out loud - and I’m WILLING to let
all of this go … I’m WILLING to forgive.
Then if more ’stuff’ comes up I go right back into it, and go back
through the same process.
If you’ve done breath work or rebirthing, I suggest you work with
your breath as well. The more intensely you FEEL this process (and
STAY with IT) the more you’ll clear.
Getting Stuck in Negativity is Completely Different than Feeling
Your Feelings.
Negativity is “I’m Right and You’re Wrong” and it PLAYS over and
over and Over. Negativity will cause you to feel drained - you’ll
get to be Right (but never happy!)
Fully Feeling Your Feelings will cause you to feel a wonderful
release. And you just won’t care about “going there” again, because
you fully processed through it and LET IT GO!
One more thing, do it like your life depends on it - not like a
mental exercise.
Try reading, “When Things Fall Apart” by Pema Chodron. And also
“The Dark Side of the Light Chasers” by Debbie Ford.
How Do You Handle Fear?
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | Leave a Comment
“Courage is not the lack of fear but the ability to face it.”
- German Proverb
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Fear can be an overwhelming feeling of dread or a consistent uneasiness that keeps us on edge. We have no control over the outcome of many situations now facing us: the devaluation of the housing market, the stock market spiral, the collapse of the credit market and what the government will do next. This makes us feel very powerless and out of control. It is the fear of the unknown that is the worst.
I was told many years ago to imagine what my fear looked like, put a face on it, stand right in front of it and shine a bright light into it. This is one of the scariest things I have ever done, but eventually the knot in my stomach eased and I realized that a lot of my fear was in my mind. Ask yourself, “What is the worst thing that can happen to me?” Play it out in your mind. Will you survive? Sure you will!
Life as we knew it before will most likely be different. We are all being asked to be creative and innovative. This takes the ability to walk away from old practices and embrace change which most of us don’t like. We need to change our perception of what is happening in the world from negative to positive. This is a time of great opportunity.
So, we take on this idea of creating something new for ourselves and we feel fear and doubt. We feel the feelings in our body: tightness in our chest, knot in our stomach, fast heartbeat, dry mouth, sweat on our brow; and we continue to feel them all the while taking deep breaths and moving forward. Challenge the doubts and fear with action and you will grow!
It has been said that the real definition of FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real!
Current Credit Crisis: How to Maintain Your Company’s Success
Posted on October 31, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Written by: Mir, Fox & Rodriguez P.C.
From: www.texasonthego.com
We are all concerned about the current credit crisis; here are some ideas for your consideration. The recent credit crisis is just a reminder of the importance and benefits of having a sound strategy that you can use to navigate through turbulent times. Don’t hesitate to contact MFR for objective guidance in helping you make intelligent financial decisions for the future of your business.
In the meantime, below are some tips to help you assess your current financial condition and start rethinking your business plan to face the current economic challenges.
·Don’t panic. It’s difficult to make sound decisions if you do. To get a better sense of where you stand, begin by reviewing your cash position and anticipated cash needs. Are they in line with your business’s short-term needs, goals and risk tolerance?
·Take a fresh look at your monthly income and expenses. Have you been meeting your budgeted projections? How much of a drop in revenues can your business withstand and for how long? What are your cash-flow needs for the next 90 to 120 days? Or 120 to 180 days? Do you have sufficient cash reserves for the next 30 to 60 days?
·Check with your lenders on the status of your credit lines. Are you in compliance with their terms? Will your bank renew their commitments at similar amounts, rates and terms?
·Eliminate your reliance on credit by disciplining your spending.
·Refocus on your balance sheet and how much credit you are extending to your customers.
·If your credit lines are frozen or at their maximum limits, consider meeting with vendors and working out a schedule of partial payments that would allow continued delivery of critical materials and supplies.
·Look into alternative types of financing. Some to be considered are loans on life insurance policies, loans from key customers that rely on your business for their materials and supplies or from labor unions, local development agencies or the U.S. Small Business Administration.
·Keep an eye on your accounts receivable. Watch for new patterns of slow payments and follow up immediately. Review your largest and riskiest accounts to determine whether credit constraint or economic slowdown will affect their ability to pay you. Keep receivables aging current at all times.
·Manage accounts payable more closely. Forfeiting early pay discounts may be more advantageous in preserving cash that may be needed for critical items. Keep payables aging current at all times because that’s an important tool for managing cash.
·Analyze your expenses and determine which ones can be controlled. Can you reduce spending in any areas to put less of a burden on your cash-flow needs? As necessary, communicate to staff/team members about the need to tighten spending. If you are a manufacturer, review inventory management practices. Are there opportunities to reduce your on-hand inventory? Service companies should make sure they’re capturing all their billable hours and invoicing promptly. Have you billed all your contractual items? How about all your pass-through expenses, such as billable third-party services and travel and living expenses?
·Consider ways to pass your increased costs (i.e., fuel expense) on to your customers.
·Check the safety of any cash deposits you have. On October 3, 2008 the FDIC deposit insurance was temporarily raised from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2009. If you have more than $250,000 in any one bank, move the excess to another FDIC insured bank. Consider investments such as CDARs (Certificates of Deposit Account Registry) to spread the risk of short- to medium-term cash you may have invested in CDs.
·Don’t engage in panic selling of your investments. Make sure your portfolio is diversified and in accordance with your risk tolerance.
·Come up with a plan NOW to respond to future declines in revenues, before they actually occur. Re-think your business strategies and update projections. Review your product/service lines to identify the most profitable items and determine how to leverage for future growth in profits.
·Contact your good customers. Even casual discussions can lead to new business opportunities.
·Review all your insurance coverage, particularly any from companies with weak balance sheets.
·Be careful not to surrender a policy, as securing new coverage might require underwriting that can affect your coverage.
·Calm your employees’ fears about how this crisis will affect the company, their jobs and their retirement or other benefit plans. Speculation and gossip are counterproductive, so it’s better to address their concerns directly.
For help in understanding some of the issues facing small business, you can turn to the CPA profession’s free Financial Literacy Web site for consumers, http://www.360financialliteracy.org. It offers tools and tips to help you make important decisions for your business and your own personal financial planning needs.
Finally, remain focused on your own advantages. Remember that:
·Small businesses have greater flexibility and can more easily adjust to changes in the economy than their larger counterparts.
·Small business owners can use the recent crisis as an opportunity to buckle down, refocus, assess and make their company more financially sound, disciplined and less reliant on credit
Can Birth Order Determine Your Career?
Posted on October 29, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Catherine Cates, one of Career Dimensions’ Business Owner Masterminds, sent me this article she found on Career Builder. While I have read the Birth Order Book, this column has some fascinating information about careers I haven’t seen before.
The only child describes me all too well.
What is your birth order? Do you agree with what the article says? Please let me know what you think.
Can Birth Order Determine Your Career?
By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer
Well, sure, sometimes. But the reality is that all siblings aren’t created equal and they don’t get treated as such. Firstborns, for example, often get shafted because parents are stricter with them, while later-born kids might have fewer rules. And everyone knows that the youngest seems to get away with murder because parents have seen it all before. And where’s the middle child in all of this? Forgotten or overlooked.
Depending on birth position, there are special roles within families, leading to different adaptation patterns and different personalities, says Ben Dattner, a New York City-based organizational psychologist. As a result of a stricter upbringing, for example, firstborn children tend to be more extroverted and confident, while second-born kids are more rebellious and open to new experiences, he says. The youngest child is usually the most creative and can be manipulative to get his or her way.
Clearly, birth order affects personality, but what about career advancement and success? Several studies show that firstborns and only children usually reach higher educational goals, obtain greater prestige and acquire more net worth, while the middle child is likely to struggle a bit more.
“A child’s position in the family impacts his personality, his behavior, his learning and ultimately, his earning power,” says Michael Grose, author of “Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It.” “Most people have an intuitive knowledge that birth order somehow has an impact on development, but they underestimate how far-reaching and just how significant that impact is. ”
Here’s a look at the effect birth order may have on you:
Firstborn:
Personality: Firstborns are ambitious, assertive, dominant and disciplined compared with their younger siblings. They’re determined to succeed yet fearful of losing position and rank, and are defensive about errors and mistakes, Dattner says.
Compensation: A recent survey by CareerBuilder.com found that workers who were the firstborn child in their families were more likely to earn $100,000 or more annually compared with their siblings.
Professions: The oldest tend to pursue vocations that require higher education, like medicine, engineering or law. Firstborns from the CareerBuilder.com survey reported working in jobs in government, engineering, pharmacy and science. Ohio State University researchers found firstborn children were more likely to pursue “intellectual” jobs.
Job level: Workers who are firstborn are more likely to report holding a vice president or senior management position, according to the survey.
Famous firstborns: Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Winston Churchill, Sylvester Stallone and Bill Clinton.
Middle:
Personality: Middle children are good at negotiation, peacemaking and compromise, Dattner says. They are easygoing and diplomatic and are usually closer to friends than family.
Compensation: More middle children identified themselves as earning $35,000 or less per year than firstborn or youngest children, according to the CareerBuilder.com survey.
Professions: Middles tend to have excellent negotiating and people skills — anything that employs these skills is a great fit. Middle children from the CareerBuilder.com survey said they work in nursing, law enforcement, firefighting and machine operation.
Job level: Middle children were more likely to identify with professional and technical staff level positions in the CareerBuilder.com survey. They also reported being the most satisfied with their current positions.
Famous middles: David Letterman, Richard Nixon, Madonna and Princess Diana.
Youngest:
Personality: Youngest children love the limelight and are used to sitting in it. They are charming and creative, have a good sense of humor and manipulate others when they want to get their way.
Compensation: Last borns were the least likely to report earning six figures, according to the CareerBuilder.com survey.
Professions: Youngest children often gravitate toward artistic and outdoor jobs, according to the OSU survey. They’re also successful in journalism, advertising, sales and athletics. Those who responded to the CareerBuilder.com survey reported working in art, design, sales and information technology.
Job level: The majority of last borns in the CareerBuilder.com survey held administrative and clerical level positions. They also reported being the least satisfied in their current jobs.
Famous younglings: Jim Carrey, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Cameron Diaz and Rosie O’Donnell.
Only children:
Personality: Only children are similar to firstborns in that they are motivated to conform to parental expectations, Dattner says. They are also achievement-oriented and successful in school and have problems delegating work. Research shows they are more confident, articulate and imaginative than other children. They also hate criticism and tend to be perfectionists.
Famous only children: Jack Welch, Tiger Woods, Alan Greenspan and Maria Sharapova.
Twins:
Personality: Because of their equal status in terms of their age — and, if they’re identical, their genes — twins are usually treated the same and turn out similarly. They tend to have different personalities and interests, but are closer to each other than other siblings and tend to have less conflict with each other than other siblings, Dattner says.
Famous twins: Abigail and Esther Friedman (”Dear Abby” and “Ann Landers”); Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; Joel and Benji Madden; and Jenna and Barbara Bush.
Rachel Zupek is a writer and blogger for Careerbuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.
When All Those About You Are Losing Their Heads
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
• The oil, real estate and banking bust of the 80s (remember the RTC?)
• The dot.com debacle of the late 90s when high tech industries were hit hard and
• The stock market crash and recession post 9/11.
All these difficult times seemed like they would never end. Yet, after each came a period of prosperity, job growth and increased stock value.
The usual response is for individuals and companies to cut back on spending, lay off employees and hunker down in a state of paralyzed hibernation. This is exactly the wrong behavior, because it perpetuates fear and validates self-fulfilling prophecies.
• Make sure you are doing everything you can to add value to your company. It’s much harder to layoff an indispensable person.
• Identify areas of potential growth or find a solution for an ongoing problem. If you suggest ways to increase revenue, decrease expenses, improve efficiency, etc., you will be a keeper.
• Take this time to learn something new, even if you have to pay for it yourself. Versatility along with added expertise will make you more valuable in both your current position and the job market.
• Focus on networking outside your organization. Having a vibrant group of contacts is particularly important in down times.
• Think of your career as Me, Inc. You are responsible for your marketability and success. Your employer is a client of your consulting business, who could end the contract at any time.
If you are a business owner:
• There may be professionals available that you typically wouldn’t be able to hire. Bring them on board now while you have the chance.
• Ramp up your marketing efforts. With everyone else cutting back, you will stand out.
• Take this opportunity to give your employees the training they’ve needed, but didn’t get, when they were really busy.
• Examine your business processes to find ways to improve them while you have time.
• Invest in equipment, software and other assets that will increase efficiency long term.
• Network, network, network.
• Give your customers lots of TLC. They will repay your effort with more business now and later.
Whether you work for yourself or someone else, down times are the best times to prepare for the next growth period. When the economy turns around, you will be way ahead of your colleagues and competition because you “bought when the market was down.”
Do You Believe in Yourself?
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | Leave a Comment
Hi Everyone,
I have great news! Career Dimensions has brought on board a new associate, long-time friend Jane Warren. Jane is a certified coach and trainer, who specializes in how belief systems impact attitudes and behaviors and promote or sabotage success.
She has worked with individuals in LifeScripting(SM) for a number of years along with pursuing a career at American Airlines and developing a corporate training business focused on skill building and interpersonal communications.
Jane and I will both be writing “Career Food for Thought” articles in the future, and I think you’ll enjoy the addition of her perspective as much as I love working with her.
“We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves”
Orison Swett Mardeu
Beliefs are ideas we hold about ourselves, others and the world. Many are created by our perception of past experiences and are buried deep in our subconscious. Some examples of limiting beliefs that can hold us back are: “I can never stick to anything, so why try,” “I’m in a job I don’t like, but I doubt I could do much better,” “I will never get out of debt,” and “I’m not really qualified for that job anyway.”
Our mind is the most powerful tool we have; it can hold us captive or give us freedom! WHAT WE BELIEVE BECOMES OUR REALITY! What are some of your beliefs about yourself? If there is an area of your life where you are experiencing lack, you most likely have some limiting beliefs. The good news is you can change them into more positive and supportive ones.
Are your daily thoughts more negative or positive? Do you hear yourself saying, “I can’t do that” or “I will succeed at this”? It’s important to become aware of your day-to-day thinking and only give attention to what enhances your goals and moves you toward accomplishment.
If you make a list of your capabilities and how you intend to succeed in the future, then read it several times a day, you will be amazed at how this activity will improve your outlook.
As we’ve often heard, “AWARENESS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD CHANGE”!
Happy for No Reason
Posted on September 12, 2008 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | Leave a Comment
Given that you received my most recent article in February, you may be wondering where I’ve been. My family been has dealing with the life-changing effects of my husband Larry’s suddenly becoming wheelchair bound. Fortunately, he is recovering slowly, but surely.
To lift my spirit, I attended the eWomen Network International Conference held in Dallas, my hometown. Marci Shimoff, the author of the #1 New York Times’ bestseller Happy for No Reason, was a keynote speaker. She told her audience that happiness is “Not an abstract notion; it’s a physiological state than can be measured.”
In her quest to determine what makes people happy, she interviewed 100 individuals who were “happy for no reason” and found they shared 21 common habits. Needing a major dose of happiness advice, I bought her book. Chapter 8: “Live a Life Inspired by Purpose” was particularly meaningful, because it speaks to my mission and the reason I started Career Dimensions. This chapter’s three habits are:
Find Your Passion
We are all here for a purpose. It’s our responsibility to discover that mission and embrace it. Those who lead a life of comfortable misery have chosen to avoid this vital journey. How much greater their collective contribution would be, if they had the courage to pursue their passion!
Follow the Inspiration of the Moment
Those of you who have visited my office or received my business card have seen Joseph Campbell’s quote:
“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.
When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open the doors for you. I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.”
When you are excited about something, your enthusiasm is contagious. This is the “Law of Attraction” revealed in the bestselling book The Secret. People will turn themselves inside-out to help achieve your goal, if they share your passion.
Contribute to Something Greater than Yourself
Helping clients find satisfying careers and build successful businesses has renewed my joy and confidence in the future. Pursuing a career that means more than a paycheck, volunteering for a cause you believe in and paying it forward will give back to you one hundred fold.
In Marci Shimoff’s speech, she talked about the “happiness set point—a fixed range of happiness we tend to return to throughout our life—that’s approximately 50 percent genetic and 50 percent learned.” We can change our set point by developing these three habits as well as the 18 others discussed in her book. If you would like to learn more about all 21, go to www.HappyforNoReason.com.
Life Is What Happens when You’re Making Plans
Posted on February 26, 2008 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | 1 Comment
In November, 2007 the Besson family looked forward to a holiday together in Boston, home of Taunee’s and Larry’s daughter Amber, her husband Dwight and their 3.5-year-old twins Alex and Nathan. Teal, their younger daughter in Dallas, was taking a couple of days off from her new job at Tribal DDB to fly to Boston, play with her nephews and help her sister and mother plan a 40th Anniversary Party in February.
Then unexpected events began to intervene. By Christmas week, Larry was in a wheel chair due to a neuropathic reaction to his latest cancer drug trial. Dwight had agreed to become the VP of Manufacturing for mypublisher.com located in Westchester County, NY. He began commuting from Boston to New York, while preparing their home for sale in a very poor real estate market. Teal’s manager told her the major account she was hired to support had changed ad agencies.
All three of our families were buffeted by a perfect storm of life-changing events, which required quick action. Probably you have found yourself in a similar position along life’s journey. How have you made it through to the calm water beyond the storm? Below are some things we found useful. These aren’t surprising revelations, just tips people tend to forget them when their world is changing too fast.
1. Cut yourself some slack. It’s only human to worry about losing your job, wonder if your children will make a happy transition to their new daycare or fear that your 40-year-plus relationship is facing its greatest test. Feeling helpless or inadequate is common, even among those who are used to being on top of every situation. Life-changing events force us to accept that we can’t do it all, all of the time. Acknowledging our fallibility puts unreasonable expectations in perspective and gives us the freedom to make good choices.
2. Your perception is your reality. Each of us has “filters” that influence our thoughts and behavior. An overly optimistic or pessimistic point of view can lead to unnecessary problems. If you are in the grip of a complex and/or emotional situation, call upon a trusted friend or objective professional to help you sort through it. Few of life’s circumstances require an immediate decision.
3. Live in the moment, as much as you can. If you obsess over all of your situation’s possible outcomes, you will be overwhelmed. Focusing too much on what you must accomplish can multiply stress, impair your immune system and memory and produce self-centered behaviors that make you miserable to be around. Do everyone a favor and lighten up. Set aside time each day to plan, make lists, contact resources, brood, grieve or dream. Then put away these tasks, and find something to savor each day. What’s happening right now is called the present because it’s a gift.
4. Information is power. Unfamiliar situations promote learning. Building relationships with new colleagues, finding another job and support system far from home and coming to grips with your husband’s medical condition can be challenging, even frightening. The more you understand what’s going on, the greater your ability to influence the result. Begin with a mind dump. Write down all the questions swirling around in your brain. Then seek answers and options, and take action. Every foray into the unknown prepares you for whatever life may bring.
5. Call on your support network. If prepared meals, friendly visits, reassurance from your boss and local resources from employees at your new company can help you, ask for them. People want to help. Yet they often don’t know how. Tell them what you need, and give them the gift of your appreciation.
6. Sometimes you and your human support system aren’t capable of taking you through a very difficult transition. You must call upon your higher power. Those who pray in the midst of a maelstrom have a more positive attitude and make more confident decisions than their logical earth-bound brethren. When you are overwhelmed, hope and faith are your most powerful allies.
7. Recognize that your situation will get better. It will improve, go away or you will learn how to deal with it. Focus on the positive changes you can influence or achieve. Whether you find a good realtor, promote your skills to colleagues who need your expertise or access superb physical and occupational therapy services, taking responsibility for moving forward will give you a feeling of control amidst the chaos.
According to Paul McCartney, “Life is what happens when you’re making plans.” Even if you aren’t a Beatles or Wings fan, this statement is his legacy.
Why Do We Fixate on Failure instead of Celebrating Success?
Posted on November 2, 2007 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | 1 Comment
Why Do We Fixate on Failure instead of Celebrating Success?
Marcus Buckingham, guru of the “Strengths Revolution” and author of First Break All the Rules, was a recent speaker at SMU’s Tate Lecture Series. Although he is a professor now, he spent a number of years spearheading Gallop’s Global Leadership training division.
His presentation on the importance of innate transferable skills was gratifying, but no revelation to a veteran career planner. However, he quoted a few statistics that surprised me.
Over a period of years, his consulting team asked workers in the US, Canada, UK, China, Japan and France two questions:
- “Do you have the opportunity to use skills you do well (enjoy) on a daily basis?”
- “Is it more important to focus on where you excel or what you need to improve?”
In all of these countries, only 15-19% of people said they were able to employ their best skills daily! Assuming this is true, the other 85-90% are slogging along, getting the job done, but leaving the greater part of their talent on the table.
The collective answer for question two was a stunner as well. In the United States,
59% of those queried believe improving poor skills is more important than capitalizing
on ones that come naturally.
The dreaded performance review reflects this mindset. Supervisors zero in on employee deficits instead of focusing on their strengths. As a result, the global workforce is spending most of its time trying to fix what’s wrong instead of making the most of what’s right.
Yet time and again, Gallop’s extensive surveys prove that individuals and teams who are always the most successful are keenly aware of their skills. They instinctively position themselves to take advantage of their strengths and minimize their weaknesses.
Many highly regarded studies conclude that, “Concentrating on strengths increases job satisfaction, productivity, and profits.”Wellington’s findings, while provocative, aren’t groundbreaking.
Despite substantial information to the contrary, both management and employees continue in their perverse pursuit to eliminate the bad and discount the good.
I have my theories about why this is true…what do you think?
Tackle Your New Year’s Resolution Now!
Posted on September 26, 2007 - Filed Under Career Food For Thought | Leave a Comment
September/October is pivotal time of year. It’s the end of summer and the beginning of school, the start of cooler weather and the last days of warm temperatures. The harvest comes in. Leaves fall. Activities and events crowd our calendars once more.
Depending upon your perspective, early fall can be exciting or exhausting, a relief from the heat or the onset of increasing stress and waning sunlight. Fortunately, from a career perspective, this time of year is a definite plus.
Recently, a coaching client and I agreed she should make an appointment with her Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to discuss her performance, compensation and career path. Given her succession of managers within the last few years, she wanted her current boss to be aware of her interest in being promoted and the widening gap between her compensation and what the market was offering.
September/October is an ideal time to address these issues because most companies’ fiscal year begins in January. As you read this, management is swinging into its budgeting cycle to complete it before the holidays. If you want a raise in your salary or level of authority, ask for it now. Otherwise, “it won’t be in the budget.”
If you are looking for a position with a government agency, nonprofit or corporation that receives federal funds then summer networking, with an eye on receiving an offer in September or October, is a good job search strategy. Usually these employers’ fiscal year begins in October to coincide with the national budget. Ramping up new contracts or projects as quickly as possible is critical to depleting their allocation by next October. If they don’t use it, they’ll lose it.
When it comes to your career, tackle your New Year’s resolutions right now, not January 1st.
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