What Helga has to say about Unemploymentville.com
First, who the hell is Helga? Helga is the naysayer voice in my head. I heard someone talk about how we all have such a voice and she had named her voice, Helga. I passed the name on to the Debbie Downer in my head as well. Helga has kept me from writing a single blog post in the last week even though I found/made time to plant a vegetable garden and clean two kitchen cabinets out. I mean, really,…
The Great Divide Between Jobless and Jobfull
So I decided I’d better post something to give notice that the website and concept of Unemploymentville has not been abandoned. Well not totally or permanently, at least. Why haven’t I been around? Because my job has been sucking the ‘spare time’ out of my life, which regardless of whether you want to launch a website or write a book, is not a good situation. And everyone I know with a job is struggling with work/life balance. Struggling to find…
I Gotta Get Out of This Place….
One of the positive things about viewing Unemploymentville as a destination, as a travel destination especially, is it makes it easier to think about it as being some place you travel through as temporary surroundings. There is a reader comment on Amazon on the book, Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide for the Recently Unemployed about what if you don’t land on the right side of your ass and they talk about how they took…
I Disagree Continued — What NOT to do When Looking for Work
Previously I disagreed with some common advice for people who have lost their job. I want to add another familiar piece of advice to the list that you should throw in the garbage. Do NOT follow the advice to ‘treat looking for a job as a full-time job.’ Here’s why: 1) Looking for a job is emotionally bruising. You give yourself a pep-talk, research a company or position, get psyched about getting the job so that you can convey genuine…
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Super short post to say that whenever you are feeling uncertain about the next path in your life, I highly recommend… Feel the Fear and DO It Anyway! The concepts can be applied to looking for a new job, making a career change, almost anything.