I am in no way, by any stretch of the imagination, an expert in psychology. But I do know from personal experience that having a positve mindset can have great benefits.
This is on my mind because a recent acquaintance of mine recently joined the ranks of the unemployed. Naturally, she’s very worried. And with good reason.
When I was laid off, the experience was bittersweet. The bitter part was obvious: I’d lost my job and my paycheck, and my savings wasn’t going to last forever. But the sweet part was that I knew where I stood and what direction I had to move in: forward. However, as days turned into weeks which turned into months, the sweetness had disappeared. It was a very stressful time and I was a very stressed person. I began spending too much time consumed with negativity and too little time being productive. I let myself get into a rut that I could not get out of.
My biggest problem was that I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I was looking everywhere, I wasn’t focused on one area. I was frantically looking anywhere I could and it didn’t take long to get frustrated.
We must always strive to stay positive. But don’t be a blind optimist, know when to be a realist. If the writing’s on the wall, read it. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. And after you get a new job, continue to stay positive. People like to be around positive folks and who knows where being positive might take you.
Stay focused and don’t let yourself get down. The world is not going to give you a break, so do everything you can to give yourself a chance.
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