Vulnerability is a Necessary Ingredient When Searching for a Job

To succeed in a job search, you’re going to need help. To get the help and support to navigate the search and get a job requires openness and sensitivity in your communication and dealings with others. You’re going to have to become vulnerable. You’ll have to allow yourself to be placed in a position where you may lose the advantage—no matter how small or insignificant [...]

Exercise Personal Integrity in Your Job Search

Personal Integrity enables you to deal fairly with others and guides you when decision making is difficult. In a job search, It means keeping your word, being truthful on your resume and employment applications, and avoiding manipulation of people and circumstances [...]

First-Aid for When You Are At A Loss

Ever had moments when you were unable to act and at a loss about what to do next? Are you currently experiencing one of these bewildering and lonely occasions? You don’t have to give in to despair. God’s First-Aid is available to heal your aching heart and mend your hurting soul [...]

Managing the Job Search Roller Coaster

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The average job search resembles a roller coaster with ups and downs, highs and lows. You take a few steps forward; then stop for a while. You may even move backwards. When these stops and starts happen, don’t panic; instead, realize it’s a temporary situation faced by many, and that if you’re determined enough, you’ll be able to break through and advance, as you’ve done in the past [...]

Search for a Job with the Right Mindset

You’ve got to have the right mindset to search for a job. This mindset is reflected in a positive attitude that is geared toward getting a job. Believe it or not, job search success is determined by your thoughts. If you’re serious about your career, then you must develop a positive attitude that moves forward in faith knowing that you will eventually get the job you want [...]

Actions Speak Louder Than Words When Searching for a Job

Have you ever really thought about the phrase – “Actions speak louder than words?” Basically, it means that if you say one thing and act in an opposite way, your words will be ignored and only the actions will be remembered. We learn more from a person’s actions than from the words themselves. In every situation, what we DO will communicate more clearly than what we SAY [...]

Handling Life When It Seems All Is Lost

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Hopelessness causes despair, a belief that no better way exists of resolving a problem, situation or circumstance. When things are hopeless, we tend to lose our desire to try and therefore just give up. We doubt that any help is possible. We’re heartsick and overflowing with pain and sorrow [...]

Don’t Make Embarrassing Moments Personal

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Everyone has embarrassing moments. These mortifying events cause a sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach and can trigger extreme self-consciousness. When embarrassment occurs, other people have noticed what you’re doing and respond in ridicule or some other negative emotion. To help you successfully handle embarrassing moments, consider these tips [...]

Lost and Found

An inspirational poem by Darnell DeBrule: Where is it? Oh, where can it be? Why does the very thing I’m looking for seem to escape me [...]

Living Your Calling Moment by Moment

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Many Christians have a one-sided view of what God means by a “calling”. They think it is something God has designed specifically for them to do for the rest of their lives, and if only they could find out what it is, they would be anchored securely in the center of God’s will [...]

Failure Can Be Conquered

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You should be able to find several indispensable facts about failure and its relationship to stress in the following paragraphs. Most of this information comes straight from personal experience. Read the article carefully to the end in order to take advantage of that experience and learn to conquer failure [...]