Need a Job?

"I need a job!"
"Boy do I need a job!"
"Oh God please help me - I need a job!"

If on a daily basis the pressing need for a job regularly impresses itself upon your mind then read on for some advice that is straight from the heart. They are summarised below in five tips:

1. Stop Worrying
Yes - I know it may seem hard to stop worrying especially when the bills keep coming and your disposable cash is being depleted but there are many psychologists who would tell you that worrying does not add anything to your situation. And as a matter of fact, it detracts from your ability to think straight and make logical decisions. So if something is not adding to your life and may actually be adversely affecting it then you need to put it away from yourself.
Every day when you awake tell yourself that you will either find a job or create a way to make money. You will get through this time of your life and you will live to tell the story.
You must believe in order to receive.

2. Keep on Applying
So you've joined every possible job board site and posted your resume all over the web. You have applied to classifieds in the papers and called companies directly for job offers and you have not gotten one favorable response. The worst thing you can do now is to stop trying. A resume filed away is better than one that does not exist. Who knows you may get a call back? Or the next job listing may just be the one for you? You have to keep trying.

3. Get busy with other things in your life
While you must keep applying if you want a job, you must also keep busy in other areas of your life. Who knows that party that your cousin asked you to help her with just might be the place where you find the 'link up' to a very promising employer. And even if it does not, you just may find that you do not have that much time to worry. Also your feelings of self worth (which are necessary for a positive spirit) would be maintained or heightened as you extend yourself to others.

4. Think outside the box
Rememeber this truth - your aim in life is income security and not necessarily job security. Maybe you have been looking for a permanent job but a contract job comes along. Take it! One stepping stone usually leads you to somewhere else.
Also if you had been thinking about a low investment business plan - now just may be the time to go for it. At the end of the day you need money coming in.
If you can legitimately do something that brings a revenue but is not a standard job, even if it is small change at first, at the very least it will help keep the bill collectors at bay.

5. Cut out Unnecessary Spending
Finally try your best to keep away from unnecessary expenses. Speak to your children and help them to understand that sometimes in life we must prioritise. Things would not last this way forever. The only thing constant in life is change. Its amazing but most times the ones who need to learn this lesson first and foremost is ourselves.

So keep your head up and don't lose heart - the sun is shining on the other side of the clouds!