Hypnotes May 2009
No one owes me a living!
These are difficult times for most of us, and yet I detect a resolve of many people not to be beaten.
I hope I am right and this attitude builds momentum. Yes there is lots of bad news about, and we hear every day of the difficulties people are facing. Yet many people are seeing this as a time for a fresh start, more people looking at starting their own businesses, or changing their career in some way. I see people in my practice who have decided they need to do more they speak about taking the initiative, of improving themselves and preparing themselves for the economic recovery, which will come.
To do this they need more skills. And these skills are not simply about learning how not to get nervous or tongue-tied when pitching a presentation, or how to network properly. They are also looking at how to be comfortable in themselves, how to be the person they want to be, letting go of fears and baggage of the past, looking for the many different ways of how they can help themselves to move on and to be better placed to meet the challenges they expect to face as they move on through their life journey.
Most admit that they would not have thought about making changes had it not been for the recession. Many have been made unemployed and are taking the initiative of self improvement. Others are feeling the pressures of increased workloads, while others are simply deciding they want to change and be better in their chosen fields of expertise. For some it has been a valuable wake up call. One person said to me recently that they had simply realised that “no-one owed me a living” and he was staggered by this thought. He is of course right, no-one does owe any of us a living, and I am sure this moment of self realisation for this young man will prove to serve him well for the rest of his life.
Why is it then that so many people seem to be awakening from a haze that has blinded them to the fact that they and only they are responsible for their own lives and what they make of it? I am unsure of the answer but I am pleased to see it. The events of the recession were thrust upon us, no-one asked for it, but it has been a wake up call for many individuals and businesses that they have to change, and be different and make the very most of themselves and their talents, for new opportunities will continue to arise, and we all need to be in the best possible place we can be to meet the challenges and the opportunities the next few years will bring.
For those who are looking at, or considering adding to their skill set or making a change in career direction or have been made redundant remember, the better you feel in yourself, the more likely you are to be better balanced, capable of clearing thinking and better judgment, which will allow you to embrace change more readily. I am here to help.
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