Do you know what you need, want and value?  Will you know it when you see, hear, and feel it?  All of us have a personal history.  This is made up of our heredity, our intuition, and our total life experiences (which includes our environment).  Based on our personal history, we develop a degree of skill of getting along with people at home, at work, in business and socially.

As we interact with people, we create either mutually beneficial empathic relationships or some degree of conflict.  The newspapers and television are filled with stories of violence, unaffirming behavior, and different kinds of addictions.  All of us have experienced feelings of unintact and intact Self-Esteem.

What would need to exist to create an environment where people could thrive, and work together in harmony?  For over forty years I have qualitatively researched the subject of Self-Esteem.  I have found that a critical area for people is their career.  Many high school and college graduates will have difficulty finding a job.  Some workers are released from their jobs and face the challenge of interviewing with companies expecting to find employment quickly.  Others are choosing to become entrepreneurs by starting their own business.

The reality is that companies are more selective now than ever because of their need for competence,  specific skills, and a constant eye on the bottom line.  Beside technical skills, workers and entrepreneurs need people skills and interviewing skills in order to succeed.

If you ever find yourself in any of these situations remember, Never settle for less.  Your security is within you.  You have the ability to do whatever it takes to create the outcomes you want!  Now is the time to create your career.  Webster defines career as: “Course of a person’s life, especially in some particular pursuit.  The notable or conspicuous progress or success in one’s chosen calling.”  Therefore, everyone has a career.  The questions is: “Have you made a conscious decision to create your career the way you want it?”  Careers include:  parent, lawyer, guard, street person, receptionist, entrepreneur, paramedic, ditch digger, teacher, sales person and thousands of others.  Make a decision, make it your own, and make it now to create a career that blends with your purpose in life.  Then you can pursue the job, work, or position, including being an entrepreneur, that will give you the outcomes you want in your career and life.

As you interview, ask questions to discover how your philosophy blends with the person or organization.  Notice the energy level.  Is this person or organization creating a climate of acceptance?  Are you and others  being treated with dignity and respect?  Are you given undivided attention during this conversation?  Are all people present asking questions to discover how everyone can work together in harmony?  Does everyone have the people skills and intact Self-Esteem to be able to accept a match or mismatch?

Take charge of your life.  Create your lifestyle and career the way you want it and then, watch what happens!

Affirm:

“I now upgrade my interviewing and people skills to make my best career choice.”

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