Anti-panic recipe to accompany your job search

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We know that job searching has highs and lows. I’ve often described it as an emotional rollercoaster.

 You can understand why – there’s so much tied into our work beyond money. It gives us a place in the world, a sense of belonging. It’s not all about work though is it? It’s the whole picture and that’s a delicate balancing act for sure.

But if you’re on that emotional rollercoaster and you can feel panic brewing what do you do?

Do you turn in on yourself and go down a rabbit hole?

Do you dive into the job section on LinkedIn?

Do you throw yourself into a world of doom and gloom?

Whatever your reaction, the first way out is awareness.

Become aware of how you’re feeling and what you’re doing.

What to do when you feel the panic rising

 The easiest way to shift your perspective is to take action.

 Step one

Change the environment – get outside

 Step two

Change the activity – walk, go to the gym, get a coffee, walk the dog

 Step three

Conscious breathing – connect to your breath

 Step four

Decide whether you need to park this search for now and come back later

Step five

When you’ve calmed down approach from a different angle

A DIFFERENT APPROACH

·      Reflect on your feelings and dreams

·      Review your career and the year just passed

·      Remember what you love with about your work

·      Reconnect with the things and people that light you up

·      Rekindle the connection you felt to your career

·      Reset your priorities, goals and plans

·      Enjoy getting your career and life up-to-date

Lilac the symbol of growth. It represents the change from ignorance to knowledge and from innocence to wisdom.

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ABOUT ME

I’m Tracy, Career Consultant, former Executive Headhunter and I help senior executives and leaders to land great jobs and be successful at work through 1:1 coaching.

I work with clients around the world from my London-based Zoom office.

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