Avoiding is a powerful tactic that our brain uses to give us some relief from the stressor. This can be anything and especially the job hunt. Looking for a job is not for the faint of heart. It involves overcoming fear of putting yourself out there, rejection, and meeting (and impressing) new people. It's a lot. It makes perfect sense why you want to avoid that, but I want to let you know that avoiding doesn't fix. It only delays. And it makes the middle part of any new thing way more difficult than it needs to be. I suggest that instead of avoiding, you dive in with both feet, feel awkward, make the mistakes, and learn from them. This is the fastest way to the gain skills to do the thing. And then, before you know it, you'll be on the other side in expertise. Tell me the thing you're avoiding.

My daughter is looking for a job and she is coming to me with questions (which I love 😍). She applied for this one job which she was interested in and excited about. Here's what happened: ✅She applied on Indeed ✅She got the phone interview ✅She nailed it ✅She got the in person interview We're on a roll... But then... They texted her that they have canceled the interview and said they are cancelling the position Wait! What?! 😮 A shock. A blow. A disappointment. BUT NOT A SET BACK! This actually happens more than you think. There are a million reasons why companies do this and 99% of the time it actually has nothing to do with you. Here's the way I like to think of this (because this has happened to me too!). I'm glad they're showing me who they are now so I don't go work for them and find out 6 months from now how terrible they are. So thank you rando business for showing your true colors ahead of time. You saved us all a lot of time 😁 So tell me - what’s the most disappointing job search moment you’ve had — and what did it end up teaching you? (and yes, it did teach you something 😉. Dig deep my friends! ❤️)

🫣Hoping for that job and being disappointed 🫣Rejection from the auto email and going back in. 🫣Stumbling and feeling embarrassed in your interview and scheduling another one the next day Each of these things is painful when they happen but bit by bit they are building your resilience which allows you to keep digging into Indeed and finding the next job to apply to, having the interview, and getting the job! Tell me about a time when resilience has helped you the most.

Searching for a job can be a full time job! So let's take the weekend to reset. What are your plans?