Can You Magically Attract Money, New Job, Whatever …?

There’s some discussion going on about this topic. Can you just “think and get rich”, “think and get new job”??

Exactly how does “thinking” affect our success? Does it? Isn’t all about connections? qualifications? experience – in the case of job hunting? Or are there advantages we’re missing by sidelining this whole “law of attraction” “The Secret” thing?

And is watching the depressing daily news (Zim, political infighting, inflation, oil price, crime, interest rates, etc) also having a negative effect on our own personal performance – after all if we can “attract” good stuff we then also have the power to “attract” bad stuff.

Here’s an extract from a discussion going on on the Career&Success members only forum/community website:

1) I don’t believe things magically appear - I think that angle is just great for marketers to sell their books/dvd’s. I don’t know, I just don’t buy the whole – it’s all just energy all around us and our thoughts can spark some godlike force to start working intelligently for us with little or no action on our part.

However …

2) I DO think we grossly underestimate our own God given brain. It has enormous power. But we don’t understand it’s power. And we don’t know how to use it. And in fact our lives are filled with things that deaden it – as opposed to stimulating it. So when we start stimulating it a little things happen that seem surprising. But actually it’s no big deal – our mind has sparked ideas, we’ve taken action, our approach has perhaps been different – perhaps very subtly different – in fact we may have done nothing (on paper) that’s different, but we’ve done it with a different spirit/attitude/mental disposition.

And that has affected the way people view us, and so have responded more positively. Maybe we used different words, maybe there was a sparkle in our eyes, maybe our body language was better, whatever – it was all so subtle and under the radar we don’t even know we’re doing it – but it changes the way people respond.

Like job interviews. Sometimes I get an e-mail from a client about an job hunting situation. I can sense frustration even anger. Does that come across in an interview? It’s almost impossible to stop it. What’s the solution? Mental attitude. It needs work.

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Question: Is AGE a Job Hunting Problem?

Got this question from a reader:

Is age a problem in the job market?

Age is a problem in the job market – it absolutely is. Somehow it carries a negative perception.

But what older job hunters often do wrong is to re-inforce that negative perception with a CV and job hunting attitude that is not fresh, concise, keenly targeted, and assumes that because there’s lots of ‘experience’ they automatically don’t have to market themselves better than ever.

That just makes a bad situation much, much worse. Older people do well to pay attention to themselves – here are some quick personal marketing ideas:

• Look ‘current’ and contemporary – don’t let your ‘look’ or ‘image’ or ‘personal presentation’ be too outdated, old fashioned or just plain “old artish” – know what I’m saying? Caveat: you also shouldn’t to go to the extreme here.
• Be quick, be to the point. In an interview for example – eg I often had older people responding to the question, “So tell me about yourself” or “So why are you a good candidate for this position?” with a heavenward casting of the eyes  and a comment like, “ooh, where should I start”. Oh please, just get to the point. Give me 3 quick, awesomely powerful reasons why you’re going to be great in the job. Otherwise what?
• Don’t go on and on about yourself. It’s not about you. Landing a job is because you can solve the employers problem. Ask questions till you know what that problem is. And then see the previous point.
• Go ultra up-to-date and concise in your CV. Make your point and move on. Fast. A 10 pager, in an old style, with lists and lists of “duties” and “responsibilities” isn’t the way to counter the age problem.

Age shouldn’t be a problem. But it is. We need to deal with it. By being more entrepreneurial in the way we think and market ourselves. Smarter. Fresher. Showing that we can change and adapt with the times.