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IN BUSINESS. IN RELATIONSHIPS. IN LIFE. YOU CAN SUCCEED! |
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Early December 2002 |
Monthly E-Letter to Opt-In Subscribers to help you:
- Look forward beyond your past
- Learn to live and love life
- Live A Life for Successful Living
- Laugh and help others laugh too
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Q&A |
Here's a question I got from a subscriber who
wishes to remain nameless.
Q: What kind of advise can you give for me to
do better on a job interview to help successful living?
A: Well, job interviews can cause a lot of anxiety. And
anxiety can make someone emotionally stuck
- causing one to chronically dread every other
interview if they bomb one.
So, the solution?
Don't have anxiety.
Easier said than done, right?
A job interview can be a pretty anxious ordeal.
But there are some things that can be done in preparation
that can take the edge off the anticipation. With the initial
"edge" gone, it can make you more at ease about talking to
your interviewer during the process.
So, here are a few suggestions to take into consideration:
1. No matter what, appear confident.
2. Always continue eye contact.
3. Make hand shakes firm - but not overbearing.
4. Find out what the boss dresses like and dress like him/her.
Not exactly, mind you. They might think you're just weird if
if you walk in wearing the same outfit down to the socks. Just
dress in the same style.
5. Arrive at least 5 minutes early to your interview.
6. Always leave follow up information for your interviewer to
call you back.
7. Find out as much about the business as you can before
interviewing.
8. If you don't hear from the employer within 5 business days,
always follow up.
9. Always thank your interviewer for their time.
These are in no particular order, but I think they will help you to perform well on the interview.
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Featured
Article: Emotions, Wind & Motor
Oil |
Wind. Is it good or bad?
Think about it.
Well, wind is neither good nor bad.
But put it in the middle of a scorching hot
day and that wind will be much appreciated.
Probably even desired.
Conversely, stick a wind in the picture that's
a 90 mph tornado and you'll run for your life
fearing total destruction.
Let's look at motor oil.
Is it good or bad?
Think about this one carefully.
Your first reaction may be, "Of course it's good!"
But if ingested by a person or an animal it would
be poisonous.
No, I'm not trying to be ridiculous. Just trying to
make a point.
With the example of the wind, the
circumstance surrounding it determines
if the wind is good or bad.
Likewise, with the motor oil, depending on how
it’s used determines if it is good or bad.
Emotions in and of themselves are not bad or good.
The problem is the way we process our circumstances
that affect our emotions.
GOOD NEWS: We have control over this.
Your emotional stability is just as subjective as the wind
or motor oil. If we allow our circumstances throughout
our lives to drag us down and keep us from living our
potential, it's as if we are running on burnt oil in our
internal engine.
The longer we keep it in us, the more destructive it
becomes to our system. Here are some easy and effective
strategies to keep frustrations and set backs at bay:
1) Don't complain. Sustain.
Don't jump to your immediate knee-jerk response if
something doesn't go your way. Stop. Wait. Understand
there's a reason you didn't get what you wanted this time.
You may not know the reason for days, months, or ever.
But believe - there's a reason.
2) Don't deliver judgement. Deliver Praise.
It's easy to think we have all the answers, judging
others who offer ideas and suggestions in our life.
Do yourself a favor. Sit back and truly listen to them.
Offer praise for the good information you can use
and sincerely thank them for caring enough to share.
You just may make a friend.
3) Don't blow up. Breathe.
I know a guy who gets extremely irritated and angry
while driving. He allows himself to get so upset with
other drivers. He yells and screams to the totally oblivious
people sharing the road with him. He allows all these other
people to have so much control over his emotions.
Don't allow people to have this much control over you.
When confronted with a situation that may send you through
the roof, relax. Concentrate on breathing. Count to 10 slowly.
Remember, it's not necessary to let others affect you.
You will only become frustrated and emotional over
something you cannot control in the first place.
You are ultimately in control of your actions, beliefs and
the way you process your thoughts. Take care of yourself
because this control will be the result of your behavior.
Oh yeah. Don’t forget to change your oil. =)
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"The only
thing we have to fear is fear itself".
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
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