When I was laid off during the 80’s getting a job was easier!
Back in the “good old days” things were easier!
Cave Men didn’t have to worry about a job - being eaten alive yes, job no!
My parents also traveled barefoot up hill both ways to school in 50 feet of snow!!
yeah - right
Seriously, it is tough. Finding a job has actually always been tough.
Today with our fast paced well connected world - we just hear about it more.
What is the number one way to find a job?
The same way it was during caveman days, in the good old days and even in
the 80’s. Want to know the secret?
Come closer to your screen - I don’t want everybody to hear this…….come closer
closer
The secret to finding a job today is simply — NETWORKING, putting yourself out there.
And, today we have the absolute best tool on the planet to Network! Using
Social Media.
I volunteer with a group of professionals who are looking for work, we discuss every
aspect of the job search.
I am so surprised that so many of them are not willing to try Social Media marketing
to find a job. A percentage will use LinkedIn; most do not want a Facebook account
and never mind Twitter.
Today, right now there are thousands of connections being made on Social Media
helping those looking for jobs connect.
In fact, my Social Media teacher; Kate Buck, started her business of social media
training - while unemployed! She just started out helping others and before she
knew it people were asking her to help them….word spread and now she has a team
who work for her!! Imagine that.
If you are out of a job or underemployed now is the time to be innovative and show how
unique you are by using Social Media. This is why I am adding this service to my clients. I will help you create the best social media marketing plan for your job search, just give me a call at 352.474.6297.
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How do you describe the best job?
If you could do anything in the world what would that be?
Are you doing it now?
Why not? What is holding you back.
Make your comments below and come back often to see what others are saying.
Looking forward to your comments,
Robin Harpe
Tags: Now Get A Job
Over the last couple of weeks I have observed some interesting human behavior.
I am actually quite fascinated by people and how they say one thing but do another.
That is my driving force to figure out the keys to behavior.
Right now, more than any other time, it seems the human race is waking up from a very long sleep. We are now realizing that chaos producing activities are not productive and are rather counter-productive in building relationships.
It has long been taught that leading others is a people business. If you watch how some are treating their lives you would wonder what kind of people are they trying to lead!
Right now, people are operating from fear. Fear of the loss of a job, loved one, freedom, health - you name it everybody is afraid of something.
Right now, more than ever we need everyone pulling together - respecting each other - thinking through the consequences and being responsible for their actions.
Let’s quickly review how each personality type handles adversity and what they are typically afraid of the most:
The Dominate personality type — These are the bottom-line people and they fear a loss of control and being taken advantage of. Sometimes others think they are control freaks; for them they just have a hard time delegating. These folks say things like, “no one else can do it but me”. In a conflict situation they become aggressive and autocratic; create win/lose outcomes, refuse to bend and overpower others with force.
The influential personality type - These are the party planners, they are very social, talkative and outgoing. They fear social rejection, disapproval and loss of influence. They love the lime light and to be near the action. They may not necessarily need to control the situation they just want to be a part of the action. During a conflict they just want to be heard, may gloss over tension initially, verbalize feelings impulsively and will personally attack, even if only through words.
The Steadiness personality type - These individuals are calm, patient, loyal and good listeners. They tend to be the referee in a conflict. They fear loss of stability, the unknown, change and unpredictability. During a conflict they avoid aggression, try to save relationships, accommodates or gives in and simmers beneath the surface. They hold their true thoughts very close to the chest.
The Conscientiousness personality type - These individuals give attention to standards and details and are very analytical. They fear criticism of their work and slipshod methods. They want to be correct and produce high-quality work They do not want to make mistakes. During a conflict they become defensive, will strategize in a controlled fashion, resists passive - aggressively and overpowers others with logic and facts.
Which one of these types are you primarily? Why is this important?
Learning about yourself can help you make better decisions. Better decisions will lead to a more satisfied life style. Think about a time when you had a major decision to make and how that turned out. If you would have known how your core personality was driving your decision, or not driving your decision would that have made a difference? How?
To accomplish a true work-life balance we must first seek to understand who we are, our values, our gifts then we can find work that is stimulating while building strong supportive relationships. It is why we are here, in the end, it is all about relationships.
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Did you miss the interview today? WOW was Barbara fabulous.
Let’s see if I can recap the main points she touched on.
1. Getting started is the one thing that helped her reach where she is today. Using your intelligence and having a tough I Can Do It attitude are the most important lessons she has learned.
2. Entrepreneurs are curious by nature and want to know how things can be completed, produced or served better.
3. Entrepreneurs by nature do not plan; they do that after they run into walls…….her advice jump in and grow wings by asking for help as you go along. Great time to get a coach!!
4. Entrepreneurs are born not bred. You cannot learn how to be an Ent. through class; you’ll learn how to create a great business plan you cannot learn how to be curious!!
5. Learning how to use your failures and mistakes to propel you forward is a key skill.
Simply click here to listen to the entire interview Barbara Corcoran
Talk with you soon, Your Coach, Robin Harpe
P.S.. Make sure you post your comments below
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I asked this question last night during the Goals Jump Start class.
Answers ranged from 5 to 8, or even stating it depends on your definition of work!
We’ll get to the last part in just a sec, first let’s look at the actual hours part.
Let’s break this down, everybody gets the same number of hours
for the day - 24! That means you have fourteen hundred and forty minutes
every single day.
How are you spending your time?
Do you often say, “I don’t have enough time for that”…..missing out on
fabulous opportunities, family time, free time for yourself!
You can change all that with some key awareness. Here are some of the
highlights of last night’s class.
- Everybody has the same amount of time, every day.
- Create your own workforce.
- Websites
- Posting articles and videos
- Ebay auctions
- Your resume posted on popular employment sites
- auto-responders for your contact management system
- PPC, strategic social media postings and other advertising
- Placing on your calendar those things which are priority to your goal achievement.
- Acting on what you placed on your calendar!
- Managing interruptions, your perceptions, your attitude = staying focused.
- Giving yourself a reward for staying focused on your goals by accomplishing everything on your calendar - daily!
Change actually occurs in small increments. Habits are born from these small increments; remember when you learned how to drive. You didn’t jump in the car feeling totally comfortable and know exactly what to do. Especially if it was a straight shift!!
Everything that is holding you back right now is in your power to change. Success demands change, change takes courage, courage requires persistence and persistence brings results.
Now get out there and get going, you can do this I know you can.
Talk with you soon,
Robin Harpe
P.S. At the end of the day today, reflect on what you actually accomplished. Did you finish everything that was a priority today, how well did you manage interruptions, have you planned tomorrow already today?
P.P.S. If you would like the recording of last night’s class I’ll be happy to send the link to you - just send me an email.
Tags: Working Hours
Every have one of those days when your computer just isn’t cooperating? I have tried writing this blog post 4 times now; then it struck me how funny that is because of the subject. That’s me today.
What is funny about the beginning of this post is I just kept doing the same thing over and over; obviously I had to change something or this post would have never occurred!
That makes you think about the old saying, if you continue doing what you are doing expecting different results is the definition of insanity! You can replace doing with thinking just as easily.
Persistence is a headstrong endurance to complete something! Why is this key to success.
You can have all the time, talent and treasure in the world but if you keep moving from one project to another without focus you are doomed to fail.
Why?
It has been proven that you can not multi task; it is not efficient. Your mind can only hold focus on one thing at a time. When you are constantly jumping from task to task you are loosing momentum reducing productivity.
Take this example; you are working in your office on a report which is due in 2 hours, you are hurrying because other things have gotten in your way and you procrastinated until the final hour to complete the project, someone runs into your office and yells FIRE! Now what do you do? If you don’t complete the project on time your job is in jeopardy (you have a habit of doing this); if you stay well that is an obvious threat to your life. Hum.
Now, if you had been more persistent and deliberate in your work before the final hour the report is due; this situation would be no problem. You would simply back up your report on a thumb drive and take it with you as you hurriedly exit the building. You are in control.
Anything other than this has life controlling you! Some people are so willing to just throw up their arms at the first sign of defeat. They don’t hunker down and get to work.
Work has changed today! You no longer can count on anything. Performance is king. You must perform quickly, accurately and consistently to survive. Doing more than you are asked is paramount. Workers are being asked to do more with less for less.
In order to have success in the future being persistent, working toward your goals consistently is the key. When you think you have gone as far as you can, take another step forward and you’ll find you can actually see a few steps more. Keep doing this until you reach your destination.
Don’t forget to enjoy the trip — when it comes down to the end — it will be more about the experiences you had rather than what you accomplished. The thrill of the case.
I look forward to your comments.
Your Coach, Robin Harpe
Tags: Work Life Strategy
Billions to Stimulate
15.3Million laid off
2.7 Million will loose their unemployment benefits before the end of April
14% are women between the ages of 45 and 64
We are living in uncertain times.
I was speaking with a client yesterday, she is 67 years old.She has a mortgage, and needs to work. She has been laid off now for over 3 months. She has a degree! No body is responding to her resumes and applications.
She could be Your Grand Mother, Your Mother, Your Spouse! She could even be You.
It is just so sad the number of people who are finding they need to look for work; only to discover all the rules have changed. And, this has me totally pissed off!
Why? Work has changed.
And, many people never realized it changed almost overnight.
They were just going about their business of living.
Does all this talk of tweeting, facebooking, being linked in — is that confusing to you?
The old way to find that perfect job still exists, only we have different tools now to find it.
Are you laid off? Know somebody who is? Did you look through the paper today for job openings? Not many listed, were there? Did you look online? Are you becoming frustrated because your traditional methods are just not working?
Would you like to be involved with a Beta Group of clients using cutting edge technology to stand out among all those candidates? Then respond to robin@coachrobinharpe.com your interest. Just say you are interested.
With over 25 years as a Human Resources Manager and Director; coupled with my Entrepreneurial spirit and experience I’ll show you how to get your next job and while we are at it how to take the next step in your financial freedom.
This will happen again! Recessions are the product of our economy. Stop allowing others to control your destiny. Take steps now to ensure you never have to worry about layoffs or recessions.
Talk with you soon, Robin Harpe Your Work Life Strategist
P.S. Remember just respond to robin@coachrobinharpe.com your interest and we will get started on creating an outrageous marketing campaign for Your job search today.
P.P.S. If you would like to read more about this subject run over to here.
Weight Management! Just the thought brings tears to many people.
They try, and try, never achieving their ideal weight and health goals.
Does this sound like you? Have you tried all of those get “thin” fads?
Nothing seems to work?
Is one of your resolutions (goals) for 2010 to loose weight?
Join me tomorrow (2-11-2010) as I will be speaking with the fabulous Celeste Nichols, Natural Health Consultant. Celeste is going to explain why you haven’t been able to loose weight. She’ll introduce us to the possibility that some of the ailments you are experiencing is because of what you eat!
Obesity is epidemic in the US and is becoming a health concern in countries where the people have adopted a western diet. Shockingly, 75% of adults are overweight or obese. And, with all the talk of Healthcare, here is the US - obesity represents 25% of healthcare costs.
If you want to get healthier, lose the weight and lower your healthcare costs then this interview was made just for you.
Join me tomorrow at www.blogtalkradio.com/coachrobinharpe 7:00 pm ET (the show will be recorded so you can download later) Call in to the show at 646 929 2221 if you cannot get to your computer.
See you tomorrow for this exciting show.
Your Coach, Robin
P.S. Email me your questions in advance simple reply to this message.
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Tags: Healthy Living, Metaboliq, Qivana
Are people telling you to get online, join Facebook or that you should be tweeting?
Do you know why you should be doing these things? Simple! You may not really understand why you need to be on Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, Digg, Gain Net (for my local folks).
You may not know where all the free sites are out there. And, you may not think you need to know. Marketing today has drastically changed for everything you buy or sell.
Let me give you a very simple explanation I gave to a client today that helped him see how social media works. This is a very simple explanation!
1. Assume you are a cattle farmer and have 100 head of cattle that needs to have their shots today!
2. You hire several assistants to help you drive all of that cattle to the shoot where you are standing by to give them the shot they need for what ails them. As they enter the shoot one at a time you give them the shot and they jump out feeling exuberant. Yes, I know cattle don’t really jump out of the shoot all excited and exuberant unless you are giving them a peppy pill. Which I doubt.
For our scenario above and our business, job hunt or personal purpose let’s put this in perspective.
The assistants are the sites of Twitter, Facebook, Linked In or any other site that is a membership type site, article deposit site, forum or blog.
Traveling toward the shoot is actually your sales funnel. It starts huge at the top and becomes smaller at the shoot (your web site or store front), where each customer must enter one at a time.
The customer who has purchased your brand of medicine is excited to start the program, read the book, or get involved with the community they have just joined.
As you can see taking out the online piece, not being an active member of these social media sites is costing you previous cash flow for your business, costing you precious networking opportunities with those who might have the unadvertised job you would love to have, and/or costing you valuable connections.
Online marketing and specifically using social media sites are a smart choice to build your brand, connect with opportunities and build trust.
Something we can all do…….now go out there and join up!
Talk with you soon, Robin
Your work-life strategist
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