Andthat's where I'm gonnabeforthenextfewmonths, butdoesn't matter.
Doesn't changeanythingforyouguys.
I justthoughtthat I wantedtosharethatwithyou.
Sinceyoumayhavebeenwondering, um, where I'vebeenat, I'm gonnabebackinCanadain a coupleofmonths.
So, umOkay, So I wantedtodosomethingcalled a motivationalMonday.
Andthereasonforthatisbecause, youknow, I findthat I talk a lotonmyYouTubevideosaboutsharingadviceforjobsearchforcareer, youknow, specifictipsandstrategiesthatyoucoulddothatwouldhopefullyhelpyouguyswithyourwithyourjobs, withyourjobsearchandgettingthecareerthatyouwant.
But I findthat, youknow, evenifyouimplementtherightsteps, ifyou'remissingtherightmindsetandyou'remissingthat, umtherightperceptionsintherightbeliefswithinyourself.
Andyouknow, thereasonwhy I talkaboutcareersomuchisbecauseformepersonally, careerhasalwaysbeen a hugeaspecttomylife.
Careeriswhatsetsthetoneforhow I feelaboutmyself.
I mean, it's notlike I fullyidentifywiththeworkthat I do, butitplays a bigpartinhow I livemylife.
Youknow, I wanttobeabletoworkeverydayin a waywhere I feelexcitedwhere I cansharemyguidanceandadviceandstrategiescausemymissionistoguideyouto a careerandlifethatyou'lltrulyenjoysothatyoucanlive a lifethatyoutrulyenjoyingthatyoucandoworkthatyou'lltrulyenjoy a nightHonestlybelievethatwe'reallherewith a missionwith a purposeandyouknow, throughtheworkthatwedo, whateverjobitisthatweendupgettingandwhateverpathweendupgoingon, um, it's onewherewe'refeelingthehappiest.
Um, youknow, Soifyouagreewithme, thenyou'reintherightplacebecause I wanttohelpyouinthataspect.
I wanttohelpyoufrom a mindset, perspectiveandanemotionalsortofspiritualperspectivetogetyoukindofontherighttracksothatwhenyoudothethingswhenyoufollowthestepsthat I havetoshare, whetherit's throughmyfreevideosorthroughmyprogram, mytopnotchresumeprogramormycoachingprogram, you'regonnabeabletodoit.
Well, okay.
Andso, youguys, I loveitthatyouguyssentmesomanyquestions.
I got a wholebunchthroughemail.
I got a bunchoncommentsandthings, butmostlythroughemail.
Andso I'vepicked a fewthat I'm goingtoaddress.
Andbefore I getintothat, though, youknow, I reallydowanttosaythat, um, therearemanypeople, andmanyofyoumaybedoingthisat a subconsciouslevel.
Youdon't evenrecognizeit.
Buttherearemanypeopleandprofessionals.
Youmaybesayingtoyourselftheselimitingbeliefs.
I knowyouhearaboutlimitingbeliefs, youknowthatthatthatbuzzwordallthetime.
Itguidestheactionsthatyoutake, anditguidesthecourseofyourlife, thesebeliefs, andthat's whyit's sovitaltodoanexaminationonwhataremybeliefswhenitcomestomewhenitcomestotheworkthat I'm doing, whenitcomestowhere I seemyselfandwho I amandthepurposethat I'm hereforWhat?
Whatarethebeliefsthat I holdaboutmyself?
Youknow, somepeoplesay I can't get a jobbecausenobodywillhiremebecause I'm X becauseof X Y set, youknow, becausetheydon't haveenoughexperienceorbecause I havetoomuchexperienceorbecausethere's justtoomuchcompetitionoutthere.
Youknow, you'reyouprobablymightbe.
Youcouldbesayingthesethingstoyourself.
Um, I'm unhappy, but I can't leavemyjobbecausethere's nowhereelsethat I cango.
Isthatreallytrue?
Youknow, ifyoucouldgettothejobthatyou'reatnow, doyoureallybelievethatyoucan't gettoanothercompany, a bettercompany, a betterjob, a betterposition?
Youcreatethatrealityforyourselfanditbecomes a track.
Itbecomes a holethatyoufallinto, andit's hardtogetoutofthatholebecauseyou'veprettymuchit's likeyoufallintothisdeep, darkholewhereyou'vebuiltthiswallaroundyouofof, ofbeliefsthatyoucan't seemtoclimboutofbecauseyoujustjustifyoneaftertheotheraftertheother.
Andwhenyoudothat, youendupsufferingwiththissenseofselfdoubt, andthatcanstopyoufromlivingthistrulycomfortable, authenticum, lifewhereyoumoveforwardwithyourgoals, whereyoucanjustdoitwithclaritywithoutthatselfdoubt, Um, andsonowwhatwewanttodotoday, atleasthopefully I caninspireyou a littlebittodaythroughansweringyourquestions, which I'llgettoyou.
Youneedtostartfromholdonhowmysellingmyselfontheresumedo I evenknowhowtosellmyselfonpaperbecausethat's goingtodetermineif I consolemyselfintheinterview.
Youngprofessionalsays, Greatanalogy.
Thankyou.
Um, okay, sonow I wantedtosay, umtoMelinda.
Sothatwasthatwasthethoughtprocessthere.
So I wantedtosaymyadvicehereforyouisthatyouneedtogobacktothebasics.
You'vebeengettinginterviews, whichisamazing.
Sothatmeansyourresumeisisgoodenough.
Butisitallthewaythere?
Soyouneedtogetyourselfallthewaythere, girl.
Becauseifyouwanttogettotheendstageandgetthatofferinhand, youneedtodojust a littlebitmore.
Forthoseofyouwhohaven't enrolledinmytopnotchresumeprogram, I'm justgonnaputitouttherequicklyforthenext 48 hours, I decided I wantedtodosomethingforthoseofyouwhohaven't.
And, um, what I'm offeringis a couponcodeof $100 offmytopnotchresumeprogram.
Soinsteadof 3 97 it's to 97 thecouponcodeisjobofferinallcaps.
But I thinkthattheunderlyingbeliefthat a lotofpeoplehavewhenitcomestofiguringoutthepurposeintheircareerandtheirpassionisthattheybelievethatit's somewhereoutsideofthemselves.
Mypassionissomewhereoutsideofme.
I needtogofindit.
It's hidingunder a carpetsomewhere.
It's hidinginsomeone's computerorit's hidingin.
I don't know.
It's hidingitinsomesortofcompany, youknow?
I needtogofindit.
Thereis a jobouttherethat I just I needtogofind.
It's It's notreallyaboutthat.
Thetruthinwhat I believeisthatyourpurposeoryourpassioneryorwhateveryouwannacallit, you'recalling.
Okay, Sowhen I talkedearlieraboutresumejobsearchstrategyandinterviewstrategy, maybethosearethethingsthatyouneedtoimproveonfrom a tacticaltechnicalperspective, andthatwillthenleadyoutothatrightjob.
Ifthat's thecase, ifyou'renotlookingfortherighttypeofjobWell, I cantellyouthatprobablywhat's beengoingonoverthelastyearwithyou, Tracy, isthatyou'vebeenconsumingyourtimeandenergywiththethoughtsthatwiththethoughtsof I don't knowwhat I wantto D'oh!
I don't knowwhat I'm passionateabout.
I don't knowwhatmypurposeis.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Andwhatendsuphappeningiswhenyoukeepsayingthosethingstoyourself, I don't know.
Andthenwhenyou'reclearandyoucangetyourselfto a balanceconnectedstate, areyouabletoanswerthosequestionsofwhat I wanttodioWhatsoundsexcitingtomeand I'llgiveyou a clue.
Startwithwhatyou'regoodat.
Don't startwithoneofmypassionateaboutYoucouldpassfrom a lotofthings.
I'm passionateeating, butitdoesn't meanthat I'm gonnafind a jobwhereall I doiseat.
Youknow, I likeeatinggoodfood, butthat's passionversuswhatam I goodatthoseairseparatethings.
I'vealwaysknownthisaboutmyselfreallygoodatcommunicatingwithothersandreallyguidingotherstounderstandingthemselves a littlebitbetterandgetinachievingthegoalsthattheywant.
Andthenyoucanbe a wifefor a fewmonthsoftheethnologist.
Uhuh.
Youcouldbewhereveryouwanttobe.
Allright.
Nextquestion.
ChrisShaass, actually.
Did I wantteaandholdon.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay, sotwomorequestions.
SoKristasays, I hopeyoucandiveinto a situationwhereinit's a familyrelativethat's draggingyoudowninyourpersonalandcareergrowthandhowyoushoulddealwithit.
Allright.
Um, sosorry.
I'm readingyourreading, yourcomments, and I'm readingthequestionatthesametime, and I'm thinking, umokay, Soifthereis a familymemberor a friend, someoneyouknowwho's closetoyouthatkeepsdraggingyoudownpersonallyandprofessionally.
Maybe a coworkereven.
Youknow, a lotofdramahappensatwork, andyoufeellikemycareerisstallingbecause I'm justdealingwithsomuchcrapeverydaybecause I'm beingdraggeddownbyotherpeople, whatever.
Socareeris a majoraspecttoourlivesandbecauseitbelongstousandwe'retheonesthatdothework, we'retheonesthathavetomakethemoneyanddotheworkforourselvesandfigureoutthepurposethatwe'remeanttodoandallofthat.
Andyouknow, thetruthis, I haddoneenoughworkatthatpointwhere I knewthatthisiswhat I wanttodio, and I knowit's goingtogetmesomewhere, and I knowit's gonnahelppeopleand, uh, youknow, thepeoplethatit's nothelpingorthepeoplethatdon't believeinwhat I'm saying.
Theydon't needtobepartofit.
Andit's notthat I shovepeopleaway.
I justreally I energeticallydidnotallowthattoimpactme.
AndsoforChristopheryou, I thinkthesamethingneedstohappen, especially.
I'm gonnagotosomeoftheearlierquestionsbecause I knowyouguyshadaskedsomequestionsthere.
LindaWhitesaysshefeelsshe's tooold.
I'm 63 wasofferedfulltime.
Youcandoitifyouthinkit.
Absolutely.
Youcandoitifyouthinkit.
Ifyoubelieveit.
Ifyoufeelit, that's what I say.
Thanksforsharing, Linda.
Okay, sosomeonesays I'm a relauncher, a stayathomemomandwouldliketogobacktowork.
What's youradvice?
So I couldhavebiggerchancesofgettinghired.
So I dohave a videoonthis, bytheway, it's called.
Somethingabouthowtohavetotalkaboutemploymentgaps, justGoogleemploymentgaps, andyou'reprobablyseenmyvideowhenitcomestosomeonewho's had a biggap.
I actuallyfeelthatyou I knowthatthemindsetthatyou'relikelytobeinisonewhereyou'reextremelymotivatedbecauseyou'vehadthisgapforthelastoneyear, twoyears, Um, andyou'reextremelymotivatedtogetbackin.
Andyoucangetalsoeasilydeflatedwhenyou'resendingout a jobapplicationafterjobapplicationandnobody's respondingbacktoyou.
Andactually, I have a storyaboutthat.
Oneofmyclientswhoeventually I'llbedoing a videoon.
Sherecentlyjustlandedher a joboffer.
It's a contract, butthat's okaybecauseshewasunemployedforthelast