Today’s Tools for Increasing Mindfulness and Reducing Anxiety
First, we offer you this link to a great website which is like an online magazine for developing mindfulness. We hope you like it. Use your search engine and enter this: https://mindful.org
Second, we encourage you to become aware of the ways anxiety affects your body. People have different physical reactions to being anxious about a specific situation. In our case we are talking about a situation where you might be deciding on a new job or even a new career. Here are some things to look for:
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Are you having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep because of your mind worrying or wandering? Mindfulness or relaxation activities can help with that.
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Do you have muscle tension that is new or is your usual way of reacting to stress, such as clenching your jaw or hunching your shoulders? Mindfulness or relaxation activities can help with that.
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Do you get a feeling of tightness in your stomach when you feel pressured about making your decision to start work again or to change career paths? Mindfulness can help with that.
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​As always, check with your physician on any feelings or symptoms that seem new or unusual! We are not physicians or medically trained personnel, but we do want you to be at your best while changing careers or re-entering the workforce.
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Begin Your Job/Career Match
The tools posted today are to get you started with a serious approach to your best career. More tools will be posted along the way. Please remember Donald Super’s Theory; your career or work may change over time. It’s important to be happy at work, and it’s important to not feel stuck.
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Search Google or Amazon or your local independent bookstore for a “career journal” or just buy yourself a notebook for the information you gather. Use a different page for each career you are considering. Make notes as you do your research.
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Spend some time at CandidCareer.com for videos about careers and industries, advice about getting hired, and information on creating resumes.
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Another great website is CareerExplorer.com where you can also take an informal assessment to help you with a career match. This website is not an expert on you, so if their advice doesn’t feel right, then don’t follow it.
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Finally, I want you to think about your skills and your former job. You might want to explore the idea of career clusters to see if your current skills can be used in a different way, a different career, or a different place. Click here: https://careertech.org/career-clusters