Mindful Life / Mindful Career

NEW Podcast Episode #98: The Wonder of Small Things with James Crews!

https://everyday-buddhism.libsyn.com/episode-98-the-wonder-of-small-things-with-james-crews

If I have to correct one more client when they say "I'm not into social media" as a response to my coaching to be more active on LinkedIn, I will scream! ;) LinkedIn is NOT about social media! As Hannah Morgan says, "LinkedIn is pretty powerful IF you understand some of the ways you can use it! LinkedIn is more than an online resume. It’s more than your modern-day Rolodex. LinkedIn is a massive database of user-supplied information!



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4 Ways to Tap into the Power of LinkedIn | Career Sherpa Tap into the power of LinkedIn by following company pages, researching employees, finding alumni and sourcing new companies to follow.

Right Livelihood: "What makes our work, our livelihood, and our lives 'right' is not only about the nature of the work or activities, but of the qualities of our hearts and minds that we bring to our work. In other words, it’s not what we do but how we do what we do.

As a career coach, I see how a person’s job can turn into the biggest cause of suffering in their lives. The suffering caused by a job is many times a case of the second arrow. The stories we tell ourselves about how demeaning the job is, or how cruel the boss is, or how our co-workers are impossible to work with are the cause of our suffering. The stories we tell ourselves fill us with suffering. I understand that there are some jobs where all of that is true, but many times we are the ones poisoning our work environment and our work experience with our stuck perceptions and storytelling.

I doubt there are many who feel they have the perfect job. Each job has aspects that are unpleasant or exhausting, and that you dread. Most jobs aren’t 100% drudgery or misery. This may sound uncaring, but it’s true. It’s true based on Buddhist principles and it’s true based on the reality of everyday life. You can change your job or change your attitude. And I’ve even experienced working with coaching clients who take the second arrow from a previous job with them to their next job, turning what might be a positive environment into a negative one.

No matter what the situation in life—school, jobs, or days off—they are not inherently bad, nor inherently good. And they aren’t permanently bad, nor permanently good. Because we know nothing in life is a discrete thing that isn’t affected by the people and things around it. And nothing in life is permanent. Everything changes. This means that even if you hate your job there is almost always a way to find some good or something enjoyable about it. In pushing some clients to describe a part of a hated job that they like, I discovered that most people, despite their initial claims otherwise, have something they like about their jobs. Or something they take pride in or feel fulfilled by."

~Wendy Shinyo Haylett (excerpt from my upcoming book)

LinkedIn is a powerful and dynamic platform for marketing. But many job-seekers / career movers plop their profile and photo on, make a few connections, and stay hands-off. Jump in, comment, share articles ... BE VISIBLE. Otherwise, you're INVISIBLE!

Jon Shields on LinkedIn: "Are you just clicking around LinkedIn, accumulating connections, and wondering how this is supposed to help your career or job search? Yeah. The "networking" part doesn't always come as easily as you'd expect. 🤔 That's... July 10, 2019: Jon Shields posted on LinkedIn

I preach this every day to every client. It can't be reiterated enough. Job search is not a push-button activity. There is work involved. Research. Self-reflection. Common sense. As usual, Hannah Morgan nails it in this summary of expert advice!

Here is the #1 tip of the top-16 tips for getting past the ATS: 1. First, avoid the ATS

And that is what I preach!

How To Get Past The Applicant Tracking System (ATS) | Career Sherpa Learn how to format your resume and use keywords to ensure it makes it through the ATS! Tips and advice from professional resume writers, recruiters and career professionals.

I used to use the tag line "You own your career, not a company." And this was decades ago. It has never been more true today. Gig-thinking takes a shift in perspective, but it has to be done! Hannah Morgan posts another WINNER!
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6521334251055517696

Hannah Morgan on LinkedIn: "The economy is not stable, nor has it ever been. There are ups and downs. These things are all beyond your control but greatly impact your life. What can you do to ride the waves? Think like a free agent!... April 9, 2019: Hannah Morgan posted an article on LinkedIn

This is a great idea for personal and career development using a personal SWOT analysis. We rarely spend enough time looking at the facts of where we are, who we are, where we want to be, and what we need to get there. Thanks Prof. Scott Davis! Check this out!

Prof. Scott Davis on LinkedIn: "I asked my MBA Marketing Management students to create a personal SWOT analysis before our first class last night. While the framework is usually applied to businesses, SWOT analysis can help you formulate... March 21, 2019: Prof. Scott Davis posted on LinkedIn

Proud to be selected as a contributor to this "Ask the Experts" article about avoiding age discrimination in your job search, from the the NRWA (National Resume Writers' Association). Check out the great answers here:

https://lnkd.in/eHCuuhS

How Can I Avoid Age Discrimination in My Job Search? - ResumeExperts.TheNRWA.com Avoid age discrimination in your job search with these tips from The National Resume Writers' Association. Show the ways your career is modern and on trend.

New Year ... New Clients ... SOS - Same old stuff (what did you think I was going to say?).

Marketing yourself for your next career move using other people's adjectives:

☑ Results-oriented
☑ Motivated
☑ Dynamic
☑ Analytical skills
☑ Organizational skills
☑ Relationship builder

Did I sell you? I doubt it. Do these adjectives describe you? Really? Tell me the truth.

Let's say you invented an amazing, innovative new widget. And you wanted to pitch it to your target market. Remember, it's an innovative, one-of-a-kind widget.

Would you use the product descriptions of all the same old widgets that are already on the market?

Of course you wouldn't.

You know what? YOU are that amazing, innovative new widget. Let your market know about the true you of YOU. To quote Dr. Seuss, "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."

Ask yourself questions about how the you of you makes a difference to your team, your department, and your organization. Every. Single. Day. What is it about you?

Now go! Fix your resume and LinkedIn profile so your YOU jumps off the screen, grabs me by the neck and says, I gotta talk to this person!

Are you starting the new year grasping at an idea of happiness that makes you unhappy? Or holding onto hurt from 2018 or before? Let it go! Release your cows!

Release Your Cows: What Idea of Happiness are You Holding Onto, Keeping You Unhappy? Thich Nhat Hanh explains that one of our biggest “cows” is that we have a narrow idea of happiness and we suffer because of that idea.