Frank Lloyd Wright, world-famous architect, said, “The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it.”
In other words, we create our own reality by what we think. For a huge number of people, this is a tough concept to accept, because it means acknowledging responsibility for their circumstances. Too many people would rather play the victim, preferring to believe they have no control over the events in their lives – like what’s happening in their job search. And that’s a fallacy.
We’re all familiar with the Golden Rule, Karma (which is both bad and good), and the saying, “You reap what you sow.” These are simpler and more familiar versions of The Law of Attraction and ones we quote so often we’ve lost the impact of their full meaning.
Thoughts, intents and verbalizations are energy, and energies tend to group together. They attract each other. It’s the same concept as social clubs, country clubs, school cliques, and friendships. Like types attract like types.
Everything is energy, but let’s focus just on humans and the thought process. Your thoughts project energy, your words create it, and your moods are suffused with it.
Do you recognize yourself in any of these automatic statements? “Pretty good for a Monday.” “It’s going all right…so far.” “Why do I always lose things!” “Watch me mess this up.” “I’ll never find a parking place!” “I managed to do it – for a change!” “I hate finding a new job!” “Interviewing is so difficult!”
Negative statements of intent float around and find other negative energies, and they attach. Eventually they come back to you, resulting in parts of your life always seeming to be a mess. You lose your wallet. You botch a job interview. You drive around the parking lot increasingly frustrated. You receive no invitations to interview. Lots of interviews, but no offers. You find yourself saying (frequently) “Why does this always happen to me?”
So when it comes to thoughts and intent, instead of GIGO (garbage in, garbage out), it’s the reverse: GOGI.
But you don’t have to accept what you’re getting back. You have the power of choice and you can choose to change what you’re putting out there. As Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
Recently I received an email from a Project Manager with 20 years of experience who’s working full time and finishing his Bachelor’s. He has to find a new job. He wondered if not having a degree would be held against him and would he get any interviews? He won’t if he continues to focus on a perceived defect.
On the other hand, he’s been successful with several companies, is finishing his degree and holding down a job while going to school. That’s three positives instead of one negative.
And while he’s at it, he should look for a company that measures results by experience instead of a piece of paper. Change your viewpoint, change your thinking, change your plan. Your belief in yourself changes, thus your reality changes. The domino effect. Suddenly you’re interviewing with companies who believe success is determined by experience, not a degree, and they’re interested in learning more about you.
The energy of intent gives you the ability to create your perfect job. Because then your subconscious looks for ways to create what you know is there. You generate ideas with optimism that before wouldn’t have made it to the surface – or if they had, they’d have been dismissed. You think, “Why not?” instead of “That will never work.”
And you look for ways to make your perfect job happen. You do your homework so you know what it is and what it looks like. You search is pro-active with a laser-like focus. You know that you’ll find it, because you won’t accept anything less.
Next time: how you can learn to change the way you think.
Tags: career help, get an offer, get interviews, job advice, job seeker advice
Hi Sheila:
Thanks so much for your comment. I’m a big believer in energy and how it affects things and have learned that directly from my own life. As I shared more specifically in the email I sent you, combine it with bad resume, lack of focus, generic cover letter………..and it’s no wonder people are unemployed for so long.
I congratulate you on recognizing this and here are two tools that might be of interest to you that I’ll soon have on my site under a Resources section. Niether of these guys know me and I get no remuneration from them if you use their programs, etc. But they’re both groundbreakers in their thinking and systems that
they’ve devised, and each of them is the originator of his respective technique.
http://www.FasterEFT.com and http://www.NoahStJohn.com
Blessings!
Judi
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I found the article “Are you sabotaging your job search? pt. 1″ very inspirational and on target; it’s exactly the dose of medicine I need at this point in my life. I believe my negative energy has been a significant factor in hindering me from acing an interview and obtaining employment. I was employed for 29 years with a company and lost my job when the facility closed. I worked in the office at a large distribution center as a billing coordinator, reverse logistics coordinator, purchasing associate and receptionist/admin.-clerical support to the front office, transportation and receiving department. I was a good employee who was well liked, respected and appreciated. I enjoyed my job, the people I worked with and was successful in what I did.
After being employed with a company for such a lengthy time, I lost my identity when I became unemployed. I found interviewing and composing a winning resume very overwhelming and my self-esteem was negatively impacted. Although with family, friends and the public, I am generally a very upbeat person, I lack a healthy self-esteem and a positive outlook for my future. It’s been a constant battle remaining positive; however, I realize now more than ever, if I don’t change my attitude, what I fear most will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Thanks for helping me to redirect my energy onto a positive path. I truly enjoyed your article and moving forward, I’m making a commitment to myself to redirect my energy to a “can-do” and “will-do” attitude. As the adage goes-”if you can think it, you can do it.”
I will add to that a good dose of preparation ,faith and hard work will go a long way in achieving one’s dreams. Once again-thanks for the great advice!