Recession Survival Tips
How To Succeed In Today’s Economy And Ensure Your Bright Future Featuring Chris Howard
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We are in one of the greatest financial downturns in history, according to world economists. People are scared, confused and uncertain. Jobs are being lost and some people take on a victim mentality, which can weaken their confidence and resolve. Many businesses are struggling with cash flow challenges and the number of bankruptcies has increased.
There are those who thrive no matter what the economic conditions are by seeing opportunities and through having the courage to take action in spite of their fears. Then there are those who become paralysed and only see obstacles.
Many fortunes are built during recessions when the prices are low and opportunities are seized by those who train themselves to spot them. John D. Rockefeller made billions in the Great Depression. John Paulson was able to increase his personal fortune and the funds he managed by 38% in 2008, by seeing opportunities in housing and banking shares.
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- Align your values and release any conflicts, so you are are propelled toward your highest goals and boldest dreams.
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From Motivation to Motive-Action by Denis Waitley
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With the current times, each of us needs to understand the magnitude of social and economic change in the world. In the past, change in business and social life was incremental and a set of personal strategies for achieving excellence was not required. Today, in the knowledge-based world, where change is the rule, a set of personal strategies is essential for success, even survival. Never again will you be able to go to your place of business on autopilot, comfortable and secure that the organization, state or government will provide for and look after you. You must look in the mirror when you ask who is responsible for your success or failure. You must become a lifelong learner and leader, for to be a follower is to fall hopelessly behind the pace of progress. The power brokers in the new global arena will be the knowledge facilitators. Ignorance will be even more the tyrant and enslaver than in the past. As you look in the mirror to see the 21st Century you, there will also be another image standing beside you. It is your competition. Your competition, from now on, will be a hungry immigrant with a wireless, hand-held, digital assistant. Hungry for food, hungry for a home, for a new car, for security, for a college education. Hungry for knowledge. Smart, quick thinking, skilled and willing to do anything necessary to be competitive in the world marketplace. Working long hours and Saturdays, staying open later, serving customers better and more cheerfully. To be a player in the 21st Century you have to be willing to give more in service than you receive in payment.
These are the new rules in the game of life. These are the actions you must take to be a leader and a winner in your personal and professional life. By mastering these profoundly simple action steps, you will be positioned to be a change master in the new century.
Action Step Number One – Consider Yourself Self-Employed, But Be a Team Player. What this means is that you are your own Chief Executive Officer of your future. Start thinking of yourself as a service company with a single employee. You’re a small company that puts your services to work for a larger company. Tomorrow you may sell those services to a different organization, but that doesn’t mean you’re any less loyal to your current employer. Taking responsibility for yourself in this way does mean that you never equate your personal long-term interests with your employer’s.
The first idea is resolving not to suffer the fate of those who lost their jobs and found their skills were obsolete. The second is to begin immediately the process of protecting yourself against that possibility – by becoming proactive instead of reactive.
Ask yourself these questions:
How vulnerable am I? What trends must I watch? What information must I gain? What knowledge do I lack?
Again, think of yourself as a company. Set up a training department in your mind and make certain your top employee is updating his or her skills. Make sure you have your own private pension plan, knowing that you are responsible for your own financial security.
Entrusting the government or an employer, other than yourself, with your retirement income is like hiring a compulsive gambler as your accountant.
You’re the CEO of your daily life who must have the vision to set your goals and allocate your resources. The mindset of being responsible for your own future used to be crucial only to the self-employed, but it has become essential for us all. Today’s typical employees are no longer one-career people. Most will have five separate careers in their lifetimes. Remember, your competition is a hungry immigrant with a laptop. Action Step Number One is to consider yourself to be self-employed, but be a team player.
Action Step Number Two – Be Flexible in the Face of Daily Surprises. We live in a time-starved, overstressed, violent society. Much of our over-reaction to what happens to us every day is a result of our self-indulgent value system, where we blame others for our problems, look to organizations or the government for our solutions, thirst for immediate sensual gratification and believe we should have privileges without responsibilities. This condition is manifested in the high crime rate and in the increase in violence in the work place where employees blame their managers for threatening their security.
I have learned how to be flexible in the face of daily surprises, which is one of the most important action traits for a leader. I really haven’t been angry for about 17 years. During that time, no one has tried to physically harm me or someone close to me. I’ve learned to adapt to stress in life and reserve my fear or anger for imminently physically dangerous situations. I rarely, if ever, get upset with what people say, do or don’t do, even if it inconveniences me. I do react emotionally when I see someone physically or emotionally abusing or victimizing another. But I’ve learned not to sweat the small stuff.
The Serenity Prayer, “Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference,’ is a valuable measuring tool we can apply to our lives. Simple yet profound words to live by.
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What are your choices in this economy? by Brian Tracy
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Has this economy got your attention?
Has it put a dent in your sales and your income?
Want to discover what to do about it in order to put your business back on top to make this year your best ever?
Over the years, you’ve put long hours into building your business and now, the economy, the credit markets and a whole bunch of stuff beyond your control have put a wrench in your plans to keep.
What can you do about it?Do you want to know the simple secret to making money in this economy?
The first thing to realize is that you have a choice.
You don’t have to watch your profits vanish in this economy.
There is a way to increase leads, sales and profits — even during these troubled times — but most people won’t do the simple things they need to do to make it happen.
Yes, most people will see their sales and profits, and even their businesses get swept away in this recession.
But you don’t have to be one of these people, and you don’t have to stand by and watch as your profits disappear.
You have two choices!
A. Shrinking Profits
You can continue to market your business the way you have been or even cut back on your marketing.
That’s what most business owners do, act like lemmings marching together over the cliff.Or you could easily discover how to beat this recession.
Keep doing what you’re doing and a year from now, two years from now or even four years from now, in the face of a tough economy, you could see your business continue to shrink.
And while I hope the government bailout helps, I’m not holding my breath and you shouldn’t either.Ready to discover the winning profit-building solution?
Now I know you’re smart, I know you are someone who is looking for solutions, someone who wants to stand out from the competition, and are eager to take action to be the best — which is why I’m telling you the following good news.
You can.
B. Use This Recession to Double Your Profits
It’s a well-documented fact that in any recession, a few companies in every industry come out on top, increasing their market share and profits.
By using a few key marketing strategies, they end up making 250% higher profits than their competition.Interested in growing your business in this economy?
What’s your choice?
Stand by and do what most people do and watch your profits disappear in this economy – OR – find out what every successful business owner needs to know about making a bundle during this economy and be one of the few to come out a winner.
The reason most businesses lose in a recession like the one we’re experiencing is that they use the same marketing strategies they used when the economy was in a boom cycle.
That’s like wearing your summer flip-flops with their smooth soles in winter while trying to walk across snow and ice. It won’t work, and you’re likely to fall and hurt yourself.
To succeed in this economy, you need proven marketing strategies that reliably generate leads, sales and higher profits.
Without them, you could lose your profits and your business.Want to benefit from the same success strategy I’ve used to beat recessions over and over?
Now, thanks to marketing expert, Charlie Cook, there’s an easy way to gain traction with your business and maximize your profits in this economy.
Charlie recently released this effective profit-building system, detailing the same strategies I’ve used to build my business, and is offering Brian Tracy subscribers an exclusive risk-free 30-day test-drive for only $2.95.
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5 Steps to Job Search Magic by by Kevin Donlin
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The successful job search all boils down to one word — synergy.
Synergy is defined as “the interaction of two or more agents so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.” Synergy explains the difference between John, Paul, George and Ringo (individual musicians) and The Beatles (a magical combination).
Most job seekers apply for positions haphazardly — sending out an email resume for this opening, a printed resume for that one, sometimes following up and most often not. (Admit it — you’ve done this!)
But you’ll get far better results — and create synergy — if you first write out a job search calendar, to schedule your efforts over the next 60-90 days.
Then, follow your plan and systematically use as many tactics as possible for each job you apply for.
Organizing your efforts this way will focus your job search, like sunlight through a magnifying glass.
Here’s how to create synergy and job search magic, in 5 easy steps.
Step 1 — Choose your target job You can do so by picking a job title (example: Sales Manager) or skill set to shoot for (example: sales, marketing, management). No target job = no results in your job search. Because you can’t score if you don’t have a goal.
Step 2 — Choose your tactics There are many. Among the most effective is networking with your personal and professional contacts. Let people know you’re in the job market and tell them what you’re looking for. Then ask this question: “Who do you know that I should be talking to?” This one question can double or triple the size of your network. Other job hunting tactics include submitting your resume to online job postings, the newspaper classifieds, recruiters and temp agencies. But try to spend 80% of your time networking.
Step 3 — Plan your work Create a job search calendar. This time of year, you can get free wall calendars from many stores and businesses. Any calendar will do, so long as there’s room to write brief notes for each date. Map out the next 30-90 days with specific goals for every day, such as visiting 5 Web sites, calling 10 networking contacts and mailing 7 resumes. Post your job search calendar prominently. Then …
Step 4 — Work your plan Devote at least 3-5 hours a day to your job search if you’re currently employed, and 5-8 hours a day if you’re unemployed. Recognize that your job search is a job in itself, the most important one you have right now. And that means you look for work EVERY day, Monday through Friday. Because just one day skipped per week equals a 20% loss in output. You can’t afford that.
Step 5 — Fail your way to a new job As you follow your job search plan and contact all those people every day, you’re going to hear one word more than any other: “No.” Learn to embrace failure like Thomas Edison, who “failed” 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb. He said: “Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” Every “no” you hear in your job search is another step closer to the one “yes” you need to get that position you really want. It’s simply a numbers game — take heart! This article is just a small sample of what you’ll find in my Instant Job Search System! It’s guaranteed to get you hired, or you don’t pay.
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Ten Tips for Thriving in This Economic Winter by James Ray
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Many of you have read and commented on our recent conversation about how it’s a season to sow, how there’s so much fear in our world right now and how it’s related to some of the universal laws that modern society has forgotten.
If you missed the conversation or need a refresher, check it out here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Well, you asked for some quick, easy-to-apply tips on how to thrive in this economic winter and on how to apply the knowledge you learned during our conversation… So here you go!
- Clearly define what inspires you.
There’s a big difference between taking action out of inspiration versus desperation. Use this season as an opportunity to hibernate into the recesses of your own mind and define what you choose to create in your next spring. - Control your focus.
Energy flows where attention goes. Are you focusing on lack or opportunity? - Feed your mind.
What’s your constant mental diet? Do you spend hours in front of the scare news or are you reading good books, attending more positive seminars, watching uplifting DVDs and listening to powerful CDs? - Strengthen your body.
Your physical health and vitality have a tremendous impact on your performance as well as your mental and emotional fitness. Exercise releases stress as well as strengthen your body and mind. - Inventory your friends.
Doom and gloom attracts more doom and gloom. Jettison those “energy vampires” around you and surround yourself with opportunity seekers. - Quiet your mind.
Take time to meditate daily and to slow down if only for a few minutes. Ten to fifteen minutes of meditation will relieve hours of stress and increase creativity and resourcefulness. - Rid your life of escapist activities.
Overindulgence in TV, sleep and alcohol only accelerate the problems you’re attempting to avoid. - Make a daily gratitude list.
Focusing on all the good, gifts and God in your life puts you in the right line of thought, feeling and their subsequent actions, which will attract and create more good, gifts and God. - Change your attitude.
Realize that everything that’s happened in your life thus far is here to serve you, teach you and help you grow. Find the lessons in your past results, forgive yourself for anything you could have done better and apply the lesson to move forward and create a better future. - Get resourceful.
For the next three days, go to a place where you can have uninterrupted time… Come up with 20 new ideas to grow your income, create new results and improve your life. You cannot leave your spot until you have twenty. And no editing! All ideas are good ideas. Do this for three successive days with 20 new ideas each day.Now take your list of 60 unique ideas and pick the three to five most powerful and leveraged ones to put into action. Pick these three to five based on: ease of implementation, rate of return and speed of return.
And so during this winter season, remember: It’s not about resources… there are plenty of them. It’s about resourcefulness. Get resourceful and get busy.
To your continued wealth and happiness,
James Arthur Ray
President/CEO
James Ray International
Don’t Let Recession Rain On Your Parade By Denise Ryan
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Don’t let the recession steal your joy. This article gives seven tips to keeping recession in its place (and joy in your heart). Let the good times roll!
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of all the recession doom and gloom. There’s not a damn thing I can do about it and it is totally raining on my parade.
Well, I’ve decided to take my parade elsewhere. In honor of Mardi Gras, I say – Let the Good Times Roll!
Here’s what I’m going to start doing today:
1.) As much as I can, I’m going to stop talking about it. I’ve found myself asking people I meet if the recession is impacting their business and we get all drawn into commiseration. Well, no more!
2.) I’m going to keep living. By this I mean I’m going to do what I would do if there wasn’t a recession. I’m going to buy chocolate, books, and Blu-ray movies. I’m going to an out-of-town, fun, learning conference this weekend. It has nothing to do with work. If we all panic and stop spending, we make it worse. I’m not saying go crazy, but I think you know what I mean. I’m worrying about purchases I shouldn’t be worrying about. The reality may be that my retirement funds have tanked, but I wasn’t planning on accessing them for 20 years. I think a lot will happen in 20 years.
3.) I’m going to do a reality check whenever I feel a little panicky. The reality is that I have zero debt (I own my house, my car and everything else I have.) The reality is that I’m doing fine this year. The reality is that I have a healthy emergency fund. But things might get worse!!! AAIIEEE!!! Yeah, but they might get better too. Reality for me is that I’m more than okay. Deep breaths.
4.) I’m going to put the media into perspective. I’m not one of those people who can just stop watching the news. I do want to know what’s going on in the world. But we all know they only care about bad news. Murder, mayhem, disaster – that gets the press. I didn’t get any coverage when I paid off my mortgage. But there was plenty of coverage of folks who lost their homes. All my clients who had their best year EVER in 2008 didn’t get a news story. But a ten person doughnut shop closes and there it is on page one of the business section. There are companies that are thriving right now. There are plenty of people who are NOT losing their jobs. There are even new businesses starting AND companies hiring. GASP! Can you believe it?
Think of it this way – I haven’t killed anyone. I don’t know any murderers; I don’t even know any murderees. But far more murderers are covered in the news than average non-murdering citizens. It’s amazing we ever leave our homes; that we aren’t in a panic about all these criminals roaming the streets. Put it in perspective.
5.) I am going to work hard, but I’m also using this time to enjoy life. I have really become a workaholic in the last ten years and I’ve paid the price in my personal life. Now is a fantastic time to change that. Maybe this business slow down will force a lot of us to re-evaluate the role of work in our lives. How much stuff do we really need?
6.) I’m doing the things I never had time for. Putting the finishing touches on my book, revamping my web site, updating my database. This doesn’t have to be work related – it could be personal if your workload has lightened. It may be time to set your clutter free!
7.) I’m going to celebrate. Life is good!! Heck, life is more than good – life is great! Valentine’s Day candy is half price, Easter candy is already hitting the stores, the sun is shining and I live in a great state in a great country. I have my health and good friends. There is NOTHING to be unhappy about and EVERYTHING to celebrate!
So put on some great jazz, throw on your beads, and join the parade! It’s going to take more than a recession to steal our joy!
How To Kick Recession Depression By Denise Ryan
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Okay, okay I finally have to admit it—the economy is kind of crappy right now. And it’s scary (not that the media isn’t fanning those flames just a bit). People are afraid they might lose their jobs, entrepreneurs are afraid they might lose their businesses, people are afraid they might lose their homes. So what to do?
1.) Tattoo the serenity prayer in a prominent place on your body. Refer to it often. Remind yourself that there’s a lot you can’t control and let it go. But there are some things you can control. Those are the things to work with. Example—I can’t control if any particular prospect will buy from me. But I can try to do my best with every prospect. I can’t control prices, but I can control my spending. Why lay awake at night worrying about the stock market? We can’t do a damn thing about it. Take a deep breath, say “Serenity now” and let it go.
2.) Go back to basics. I think back to what worked for my business in the past—attending networking events (something I didn’t have time to do when I was busy), personal notes, this newsletter, the basics. What works best for keeping your job? The basics—showing up on time, having a great attitude, dressing nicely. What about your finances? The basics—spend less than you earn, save some money for a rainy day, etc. I think we got away from the basics when times were fat and happy.
3.) Review your risks. I paid off my mortgage this year rather than taking a cool vacation. I’m usually not so risk averse, but this move makes me feel very secure. And ironically I feel like I can take bigger risks! I let go of 35% of my clients right before the bottom fell out of the economy. The fees they paid me were significantly lower than my other client, but still—35%! It was scary, but it was the best decision I’ve made. I work less, earn more money, and do better quality work (because I’m not rushing and exhausted). Don’t let this time stop you from taking risks—just take the right ones.
4.) Review how lucky you are. I don’t care what your situation is right now, you have something to be grateful for. I’m grateful you are taking your precious, precious time to read this. I’m grateful for all the people who have had enough faith in me to work with me over the years, I’m grateful to all the people who have been in my audiences and didn’t boo (or throw things). This time should make you more grateful for the customers you do have, the employer who gives you a job, the employees who understand when you ask them to give a little bit more, and the fact that the Russians haven’t invaded any place (lately).
5.) Lower your expectations. I am not advocating giving up—far from it. But maybe you can’t pay for that Ivy League education after all. Maybe little Timmy will have to go to State. Maybe you won’t get the $5,000 bonus this year, because sales are off. It’s okay. All you can do is your best. You are hardest on yourself—ease up.
6.) Review what’s really important to you. I think this is a good idea no matter what the economy is doing. A lot of times we don’t realize what this is until we lose it. How important is your family? Your health? I do adore my work, but before I let some of my clients go, it was my entire life and I was exhausted. Now I have a fun blog, a new hobby, and time to sleep and work out. Maybe this is a good time to change how you think about success. Is it how much money you make or how happy you are?
7.) I’ve said it before and I will say it again (mostly because I need to hear it) stop comparing yourself to others. You really don’t know what you’re comparing yourself to anyway. I used to always feel bad about being single. But the more marriages I see, the better I feel!! At the end of the day, all that matters is how happy you are in YOUR life. Isn’t that what we all want—to be happy? And as Abraham Lincoln wisely said, “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” What to be unhappy? Compare yourself to other people.
8.) Remind yourself that you can come back from anything. If you’re an entrepreneur, you built your business from nothing. You did it before, if you have to, you can do it again. If you’re an employee, there was a time when you were unemployed. If you found your current job, you can find another. Don’t think of something as an ending, think of it as a new beginning. Think that’s all motivational BS? Fine, go ahead and think of it as the end. Is that empowering? Does that help? What to just hang around in the parking lot and hope the plant reopens? Read “Who Moved My Cheese?” and get with the program.
9.) Learn something new. This is just smart—it keeps you engaged, but it also makes you more marketable. I’m thinking work related here—things like new technology, communication skills, dealing with others, business writing—there are endless things we could all improve on. Pick something you like. Tell your boss. If you’re a leader, provide learning opportunities for your people. Don’t stop all the training because you’re scared! The world isn’t going to stop changing because times are tough! Your people need to be better in tough times—the competition is more intense!
10.) To steal from AA—take one day at a time. Just do your very best today. Part of our fear is that we can’t see the end—we don’t know how bad things might get or how long this will last. We fear the unknown, we imagine the worst. STOP! Work with what you have—this day. Make this day your masterpiece. That will be enough.
Recession tips from Tony Robbins – using fear to your advantage
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Here is a video with Tony Robbins on how to use fear to our advantage especially during these times!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J73piG1jBrc
Enjoy!
Rona
Have you or someone you know been laid off? inspirational thoughts from James Ray
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Have you or someone you know been laid off?
More inspirational thoughts from James Ray
Shift your perspective and your life immediately…
If you or someone you care about has been laid off or is currently unemployed, please be sure to watch this video and pass it along.
I’ve outlined some specific action items for you to apply that will be extremely helpful during your time of transition…
(No, they’re not the same old interviewing and resume tips you hear everywhere else.)
James Arthur Ray
President/CEO
James Ray International
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Six Soft Skills For Recession-Proofing Your Job and Career by Peggy Klaus
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What a wild ride we’ve been on this fall!
Between the financial meltdown, erratic swings in the market, and new job cuts being announced daily, the outlook is looking pretty bleak. Some say we are in a recession, others say we are heading for a depression. But whichever way you slice it, you better buckle in for what looks like a bumpy ride that isn’t going to be over anytime soon.
If the bad economic news is making you anxious about your career or even afraid of losing your job, there are actions you can take right now to improve your soft skills in ways that will help you survive the slowdown.
While certainly soft skills can make or break your career under any conditions, they become indispensable during hard times. Soft skills cover a wide range of abilities and traits—from self-awareness to attitude, initiative to problem solving, handling criticism to communicating your agenda, leadership to time management, political astuteness to integrity, and then some. Increasing your soft skills savvy will help you demonstrate your value during a soft economy, whether you simply want to recession-proof your career or if you find yourself back on the job market.
1. BE SEEN AS INDISPENSABLE
* Be seen as the go-to-person for getting things done—the one who will make it happen when others can’t or don’t.
* Demonstrate your versatility. Even if you are not best at any single position on the team, you are more likely to be kept on when you are seen as a multipurpose player. Versatility becomes even more important during times of cutbacks when fewer employees remain.
* Have strong relationships with the people your company serves. For example, when the higher-ups are deciding whom to ax, you want them to think, “If we let Bob go, we will be putting some business at risk—try explaining to everyone why we’ve laid him off!”
2. MANAGE YOUR BOSS
* Be the one who really understands what the boss needs and delivers it when and how they want it delivered.
* Make sure that the results you focus on and produce are the ones your boss and company value most.
* Don’t think of supporting your supervisor as “sucking up.” Rather, think of it as creating and maintaining good relationships with superiors—just as you do with colleagues or direct reports—which, by the way, is simply part of doing your job.
3. UNDERSTAND YOUR COMPANY’S SHADOW ORGANIZATION
* If you think office politics are beneath you, catch up fast on the “shadow organization” that really runs things and impacts key decisions—including those about reorganizations and layoffs.
* Don’t be an ostrich. Catch the signs of shifting tides and be a detective about what’s ahead so that you can proactively position yourself.
* Maintain strong relationships and create high visibility with the higher ups. Get to know their interests outside of the office, volunteer for key committees that are close to the division head’s or CEO’s heart, and learn where they play golf. In other words, make the effort to bond with them.
4. BRAND & BRAG
* Connect the dots for people and show them how your strengths can be utilized in other departments, capacities, or fields. Avoid pigeonholing yourself. Instead of, “I’m a mortgage broker,” present yourself like this: “I’m a strong problem solver, great at putting deals together, good with numbers, and strong with my people skills.”
* Make sure your managers know what a great job you are doing all the time—not just during performance reviews.
5. DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP ABILITY OR THE QUALITIES FOR BECOMING A LEADER
* Get along with and motivate others. How peers or direct reports view you becomes increasingly important during downturns. At layoff time, the tolerance level rapidly decreases toward people who are good at doing their job but perceived as being jerks or bullies.
* Take the initiative and problem solve. It’s not enough to be good at getting things done—you need to be seen as someone who is looking for ways to get them done better. Generate solutions, especially to problems that no one else wants to handle or acknowledge.
* Think big. Being seen as a big-picture thinker becomes more desirable during times of transition when solving challenges becomes more critical than ever.
* Stay positive. Your ability to remain constructive and positive during layoffs, cutbacks, or talk of downsizing speaks volumes.
6. CONTINUOUSLY LEARN AND REACH OUT
* Keep learning new skills. Don’t assume that you are bullet proof.
* People think that keeping their job is what it’s all about, but sometimes a layoff is unavoidable. So stay connected to colleagues and leaders in your industry, professional associations, and colleagues at other firms. Be positioned to ask for referrals and information regarding other opportunities or positions.
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