Comments on: Assume You’re To Blame

By: admin

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:04:44 +0000

Excellent points, Gary. Nature is indeed a great teacher. It manages to regroup after unthinkable catastrophe without complaint. Sometimes catastrophe allows for it to come back stronger.

By: Gary Buxton

Gary Buxton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:39:47 +0000

In hard times, which are a given reality in life, even a rejection is a tactical or strategic opportunity.

Blame is for the immature mind.
I don’t see any of the wildlife around me wasting time with “blame”.
They just continue life persistently regardless of the hardships they face each day.

Nature is a great teacher.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:11:40 +0000

Thanks, Bill. You’re right about insulating the ego. It’s a decent strategy for feeling good in the short term. When it comes to the long haul, those who have insulated their egos suffer more. Few things are harder on an ego than a fruitless job search that drags on for a substantial period of time.

By: Bill Nurmi

Bill Nurmi — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:02:22 +0000

You hit the nail on the head in the very first two lines of your post Lisa. Accepting this responsibility is tough. If we say that the economy is bad, it somehow insulates our ego from the damages that it can sustain by the daily rejections.

However, this insulation not only protects our ego, it blocks us from focusing on the solution and what to do next as you say. I am getting better at this, but its a daily activity and a choice to be made as to how we act, react, and conduct our personal job search.

thanks for keeping my head in the game.

Bill Nurmi