Monday, February 28, 2011

Strong HOPE

During class today, I asked the Smashcut crew "When you wake up to unemployment, how do you feel?"  They responded:  "alone, confused, conflicted, angry, isolated, stuck, inexperienced, scared, unfamiliar, and uncomfortable."

We agreed that negative feelings create a very dangerous filter.  What you feel determines how you respond to the world.  Your filter effects what you see and experience - every day.  In order to have more proactive, positive, and productive days, adjust your filter.  New feelings = new perspective = new attitude = new results.  New filter:  creative, courageous, collaborative, purposeful, helpful, educational, curious, hungry, excited, HOPEFUL?

In addition to equipping you with resources and tools to expertly navigate the job market, the Smashcut program demonstrates 3 powerful ways to build a strong hope in your job search:

1.  Proactive and positive job seekers develop a strong hope when they know and recognize their God given abilities and turn them into assets.

2.  Effective and efficient job seekers develop a strong hope when they lead adventurous lives and take risks!

3.  Smashcut students don't make their goal to manage a "safe" search, they aim to design and work a STRONG search.

Abilities, adventure, accomplishments = STRONG hope.  

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