Reprinted from www.drrussbuss.com
William Henry Nurmi II has a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. Bill has a background in operations management, logistics, and sales. Bill is an avid bicyclist and is a volunteer on the board of directors at the Mission of Hope Cancer Fund. He lives in Lansing, MI and is currently seeking new employment while serving as a Post-Graduate and Career Transition Fellow of Optimism with Moment-to-Moment Enterprises. Bill's Fellowship project entails writing about optimism and providing advice and consultation on marketing, sales, and new program development. Today marks the thirty-seventh post in a series that Bill has been writing under the title: “The Diary of a Struggling Optimist.”
Another week has gone by and another opportunity has presented itself. I have been feeling a little better this past week as I have not felt the pangs of frustration and rejection quite as sharply as in the past weeks. I attribute this to the fact that last week's rejection was easier to handle, as I then described, and this week I have another opportunity on my doorstep. I have to keep telling myself that eventually one of these opportunities will pan out, so to speak. With the help of Dr. Russ I have been able to become more of an optimist than ever before in my life. HOWEVER, I still easily fall victim to pessimism here and there as you could tell in the past weeks.
The benefits of networking
As I just said, I have had a new opportunity come up. This is another reason why networking pays off. I have obviously not gained a new job yet from all my networking efforts, however every opportunity that has been afforded to me thus far has come from a networking connection, and this time there is not an exception. I of course have my profile on Linked In, which I have mentioned in the past. This week I received an email from a recruiter at a job placement firm here in town. The young lady, it turns out, who sent me the email knows a few of the same people that I do, and so the story goes. Because of her knowing the same people she was able to find me!
Wouldn't that be something, if after all this time, I actually received an offer for employment from someone who found me? I know that in the world of recruiters this happens all the time where they find employees for their clients; however it has never happened to me. The job is not in the exact field of operations and distribution that I have done and sought in the past, but it is kind of close and certainly something I could do, based on the job description, that is. I do not know a lot of details as of yet, but I don't need to yet. I just need to "stay-in-today" and take it as it comes. I have submitted a resume and look forward to meeting the recruiter.
Keeping the bigger picture—which includes fun!—in mind
No word yet on the resume I submitted last week for the “real estate” related job. I mentioned last week that I went ahead and did apply for a job that would satisfy the cash flow situation that I have spoke of before. This job, in my opinion, was a little more than just cash flow as it did look a little interesting as well. It would of course be ideal if I took a job out of my chosen field just to get by and I actually had fun doing it as well. Having fun at a job and enjoying it is a must for me. I don't mean to sound like every day needs to be a party by any means, but I cannot go to a job everyday that I do not like.
When I was a kid my dad had a job that he hated. I recall him stressing to me the importance of a good education on many, many occasions. I was always told that if I wanted a job that I enjoyed going to everyday that I needed an education. It was from these early conversations that I decided I just couldn't have a job that I hated, so if/when I do need that emergency cash flow job it will have to be one that I like.
New technologies, new opportunities
Technology has been a big part of my job search thus far, which is no surprise in today's world, but I have a new spin on that this week. Due to some “technical difficulties” to put it politely, I have been forced to get a new phone. My new phone has a different software platform, thus having some different functions. So, as a result, I have a new phone application with job search capabilities! “Indeed,” which is a pretty nice job search engine, has an application that allows me to job search while I am driving down the road! Well, I don't really job search while driving (too much) as that would be illegal, but you get the point. Perhaps this will keep me in the loop a little more and make sure I don't miss potential opportunities. Only time will tell, if nothing else it will be fun.
This week spirits are high and opportunity knocks, so let's ride this wave into next week shall we........
Your daily dose of optimism
