Bits and pieces: baby steps rule!

May 15th, 2008

It’s about 2 1/2 weeks since my last post. In the intervening time, lots has happened - new projects being started, meeting the neighbours on the block where we’ve just moved, a sick kid, a hilarious garage sale - in other words, life.

And so, despite my intentions to write a great blog about online resources (which I’m sure will be spectacular when I finally DO write it!), I find 2 1/2 weeks later that neither have I done the research, nor the blog. And guess what: this entry is NOT the entry I wanted to write….because I STILL haven’t found the time to start the research, let alone finish it!

This brings me to an actual point: life takes over, despite your best efforts. Saying ‘I’ll work on it later tonight’ or ‘I’ll have time over the weekend’ will just set you up to feel crummy when you realise you’ve put off working on your resume yet again in favour of mowing the lawn, going shopping….or even watching an old episode of ‘ER’ for the hundredth time.

Don’t wait till you have a big juicy chunk of time to work on your resume, because you’ll probably never have one. Instead, chip away at your resume little by little. Give yourself small ‘baby step’ goals: working on your Objective during a coffee break, for example, or looking up some new action words online.

Within a few days, you’ll find that the ‘chipping away’ has given you a great head start - and may even have gotten you tantalisingly close to finishing your resume. And all without having to give up a weekend to do it.

As for me - well, I’ve just started compiling a list of resources. There’s only 2 on the list so far. But tomorrow I’ll try to get a couple more, and another few in the next day or two…so that by next week, my post will be ready to go!

Happy job hunting!

> Kristin

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