In this motivating seminar, “Motivated Job Search,” Kathy McAfee shares her refreshing ideas and practical insights to help you and your group incorporate these 9 pearls of wisdom for staying motivated during your job search.

Whether you are currently “in transition,” gainfully employed or needing a little kick in the seat the pants, this program will give you what you need.

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Read the article: Mindful Unemployment: a new perspective on being “in transition” by Cheryl Jones Reardon

How Can You Stay Motivated in Your Job Search?

What does it mean to be motivated? What’s the difference between being motivated versus being positive or being enthusiastic? How about being passionate?

Let’s look at some dictionary definitions….

Motivation (noun) mo·ti·vat·ed (adj) mo·ti·vat·ing (adj), mo·ti·vates (verb)

1. To provide with an incentive; move to action; to implement
2. An incentive, drive; act or process of motivating; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
3. Motivation is the internal condition that activates behavior and gives it direction; energizes and directs goal-oriented behavior. (source: Wikipedia)

Interesting but not really very insightful. Let’s take a look at some quotes on motivation from some influential people – past, present and future:

“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” – Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the USA

“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” – Les Brown, American author, Entrepreneur and motivational speaker

“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that’s when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.” – John C. Maxwell, American Entrepreneur, Author & motivational speaker

“There are two gravitational forces that drive human behavior: pleasure and pain. One moves you away from what you don’t want; the other moves you towards what you do want. Both are motivating; but one will get you closer to your dreams.” - Kathy McAfee, motivational speaker, executive coach and America’s Marketing Motivator

Nine Pearls of Wisdom for being a Motivating Being

What can you do to sustain yourself and motivate yourself through your job search? What is it to be motivated person? What is to be a motivated being?

1. Be Mindful
2. Be Valued
3. Be Positively Resilient
4. Be Bold
5. Be Curious & Creative
6. Be Connected
7. Be Helpful
8. Be Appreciative
9. Be Joyful

In this motivating seminar Motivated Your Job Search you will learn how to:

• Practice extreme self care, manage stress and anxiety;
• Emotionally recover from the “fall from power” and loss of work identity;
• Value yourself and give yourself permission to invest in yourself, whatever your circumstances;
• Change how you talk to yourself and start focusing on what you want, not want you fear;
• Make easy and powerful shifts in your body, thoughts and your emotions to put yourself back in charge;
• Adopt a “never give up” and “attitude is everything” mindset;
• Overcome reluctance about self-promotion and learn to “put yourself out there” in a bold and powerful way;
• Muscle more courage and moxie to make those difficult phone calls’;
• Envision a better future by creating a vision board and leveraging the power of visualization;
• Become a more motivated networker and learn to grow and leverage relationships for mutual benefit;
• End the pity parties and energize yourself by helping yourself and others in a more significant way;
• Make a simple change to your morning routine and adopt an attitude of gratitude and positive anticipation;
• Learn how to express your appreciation and act on your promptings before they leave your mind to enhance work and personal relationships;
• Put enjoyment back into your search so that you can look back on this “in transition” period as a positive and productive experience;

Here’s what people have to say about this program:

“Kathy is a motivated speaker. She will turn your negativism into positive, mindful thoughts, valuing yourself with gratefulness and joy.” – Sandra Bassett

“Dynamic approach to inviting all to start feeling better about themselves, because it matters. Gaining new perspective to achieve.” – John Baumgartel, Baumgartel Creative

“Kathy’s session is full of valuable ideas and suggestions that are easy to implement, painless to adopt and can make a big difference in an individual’s view of future opportunities.” – Diane Bascom, Risk Manager

“Kathy, I’ve had the pleasure of being motivated by your presentations on two separate occasions now.  The first was a couple of years ago at a Glastonbury Chamber event on effective presentations.  The second was at the Russell Library last week where you inspired us to stay motivated in our career search.   Despite the tough economy, you gave us the tools and motivation we need  to re-energize our career search.  You also highlighted that we should enjoy this time so we can look back on it one day and be glad we had the opportunity to enrich our lives in so many other ways.” – Jane Boston

“Being in transition I forgot about the fun of it. Kathy gave us permission and the path to enjoy the process. It’s not all bad.” – Nancy Anton, Talent Acquisition Manager, writer, speaker, consultant

“Terrific!” – Deb Krawiec, HR Professional, Career Coach, Lee Hecht Harrison, West Hartford, CT

“It was a wonderful morning of pampering. A gift I gave to myself.” - Jan Bellinger, HR Professional

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