Be Good to Yourself

Be Good to Yourself

It’s 3 am in the morning and I am jolted out of my blissful sleep to something like…” I forgot to send my resume to that posting that closed yesterday” Sound familiar? Job searching is stressful time, the transition of employed to unemployed to job searching is a high stress period in our lives. Stress requires us to take care of ourselves; not to be in a continuous state of reactive, intensive job search mode.  We need to create structure, routine around the job of job searching.

Create Structure-Schedule

Write out the important things you need to do to feel a sense of balance.  Items to consider are blocking out family time, including regular exercise, job hunting steps and proper eating.  Plan items, include them in your calendar/schedule the time comfortably and acknowledge yourself for completing them (like highlighting them or placing a check mark beside completed tasks)

Regular Exercise

Commit to a regular exercise routine like walking, running, free yoga or Pilates videos.  Endorphins are released that help you feel good, a task focus response to problem solving kicks in and all round stress reliever.  Always check with your doctor before you take on any new physical activity.

Spend time with Friends and family

Schedule in time to hang out with friends and family, partake in positive conversation and spending time together lifts and lightens the stress load, and helps build one another up during transitional times.

Eat Well

When our lives seem out of routine we can sometimes not make meals and distinguish meal prep time as a priority.  There can be a tendency to grab food on the run, which is often times an unhealthy choice and impacts our bodies negatively.  Access local low cost seasonal foods high in antibodies and nutrients, review and eat foods that have good nutritional, healing and well-being value so that you improve your physical state.

Be Good to Yourself

Use positive reference about yourself, positive language; acknowledge all those steps you took along the way.  Let go of stuff and look at each day as a new beginning full of all types of possibilities and experiences.