How To Get The Job You Really
Really Want - What Do You Want?Your Desires And Needs
But
first...A WARNING - STOP HERE!
GET A PEN
AND PAPER - DO NOT READ ANOTHER WORD UNTIL YOU HAVE GOT THEM.
Well, go
on, off you go. Do it now!!!!
Got your pen
and paper? Good. Want to know why? Well, because as soon as you
read some of the points and questions that follow, ideas will pop
into your head. If you just carry on reading they will be
lost forever. As something occurs to you, jot it down. Then at
the end of the chapter, you will be able to formulate your ideas and
notes into a coherent set of job, or possibly even life, goals.
Remember what I said earlier about how essential knowing what
your purpose is when going for a new job....Well here's where you
find your purpose! Are you sitting comfortably? Then we will
begin.
The following points will help you to define what you
want, and are grouped under the following headings;-
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Desires and Needs
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Skills and Abilities
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Personality
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Advantages and Assets
1. Desires or Needs
Most people, for the greater part of their lives find
themselves up against both prejudice and negative input. It starts
as a small child, "You do as I say, not as I do", "Why don't you
think of others?", "That's really selfish." or even worse, "You
stupid child" or "You're useless!". It's called parental training,
frightening isn't it?
Then, of course, there is religious "training". Self
denial, we are actually taught that our desires are selfish? Beats
me. "You must think of others", "For the good of the church,
community etc".
And, if that lot ain't enough, we go to school and
the teachers all rush to have their twopeneth. "Armson, you're
useless, you'll come to nothing", "Do your homework or you'll be a
failure", "You'll never do anything with your life" etc, etc.
Sound familiar?I am pleased to say that many schools are more
enlightened nowadays, but rest assured it is a recent innovation!
Peer pressure. Now this is an interesting one! We
all like to feel accepted as part of our peer group, and it's
amazing how easy it becomes to bow to peer pressure. "You don't
like that do you?" "Don't be a jerk, this is much better".
"Well, I suppose so". Recognise it. How many times have we heard
that one?
Finally, you reach the workplace, where most people
simply suffer "the job". They live for the weekend or next years
two weeks in Majorca! A recent survey (in the USA) found that
less than 5%, yes, less than 5% of people actually
enjoyed their jobs! Frightening. Most people are so
busy on the treadmill they forget to take time out to decide what
they want. Sure, we have to make a living, but we must not lose
sight of the fact that it ought to be fun doing it! Most
people don't even spend the weekends doing what they want.
They end up decorating, cleaning the car or shopping.
For you, it is time to change!
The first question you need to ask is vital. The
answer to this one will drive everything else you (want) to do!
Next Page -
What Motivates
You?
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