Overcome Unemployment Blues. If at First You Don’t Succeed Change Your Strategy.
By: Xavier K Smith
Tags: LinkedIn, Writing, Earn Money Online, Networking, Unemployment

Overcome Unemployment Blues. If at First You Don’t Succeed Change Your Strategy.

The purpose of this article is not to give you a solution, but to get your creative juices flowing. Only you can solve your problem, but you can’t solve a problem with the same mindset that created it.

Being unemployed can be nerve-wrecking. Extremely stressful and altogether bad for your health.

So what do you do after you have applied for just about every job online that you are qualified for? Updated your CV several times as well as your LinkedIn profile.

There are several things that you can do, but fixing or keeping your mindset in the game is the most important. So lets start by working out, yes working out. Just doing some basic exercises can be great for relieving stress. Next try your best to eat healthy food, if your are going to eat anyway you might as well eat healthy.

I’m a christian so prayer is helpful, knowing that there are a higher power who knows your needs and are willing to assist can be motivating. Whatever your religious affiliation reaching out and staying connected is important during this trying time.

Now for the strategy. There are lots of free online courses that you can enroll in to grow your knowledge and skills so don’t delay. Find one enroll and start growing your skills today. You just may need some more skills or qualifications to get your foot into the door of your next job. Maybe changing careers is not such a bad thing either, at least until after the storm is over, if you are passionate about but you are doing but can’t seem to find employment.

Freelancing is also an option and can bring in some money when funds are low to tie you over. There are a wide variety of freelancing opportunities out there and your next freelancing opportunity may be a Google search away.

This is the hard one lowering your expectations and applying for jobs below your usual pay grades. You would want to update your CV for this one as you also won’t want to come across as being over qualified.

Starting a service related business. Service business in less capital intensive as you can provide a service with no or a relatively low capital outlay. Washing cars, walking dogs and looking after kids for instance. Doing shopping for the elderly or getting their prescription medication is also an option.

Networking. Get back into contact with your LinkedIn contacts. It may be past colleagues that you forgot about or business acquaintances that may be looking for someone with your abilities so reach out to them today.

Whatever it is that you choose to do. Do not give up you have people counting on you to be successful. Everyday brings new hope and new opportunities. I hate to make this example to illustrate my point, but with the Covid19 around people are passing on leaving open vacancies today that was not open yesterday when you may have been thinking of quitting, get my point?

Lastly, we are all created or born for some purpose. So not giving up and pushing forward daily is your responsibility to your purpose and it’s fulfillment. Everyday in every-way you are getting better and better.

Mind over matter!