Expect What You Want - especially when Job Hunting!

Remember that old childhood story about Chicken Little convincing her friends that the sky was falling? Well, if you watch the news and read the papers on a consistent basis these days, it’s easy to begin believing that our sky is indeed falling. I just caught myself on this a couple of weeks ago. Time to take control of the only thing we can – ourselves and our thoughts. Read on…

From Jack Canfield’s Success Principles, principle #4 talks about the “expectancy theory”, yet another powerful example of how our brains work. Scientists say our brains expect certain outcomes because of our life-long conditioning. Through events and education, we believe things will turn out a certain way, whether they actually do or not. However, it is possible to replace negative expectations with positive ones. So when you begin to believe that the outcome you want truly is possible, your brain will start working on making that happen.

Now, let’s relate this to a real-life story about a job search from a former client of mine:
The first thing that struck me about Terry when we began working together a few months ago, was his confidence and absolute belief that he would find the type of job he desired. He never wavered from this and after getting clear on his wants & needs, brushing up his resume and getting the word out to his network, he started interviewing. Fast forward to last week: he accepted a job offer doing the type of work he had in mind for a growing exciting company, and still has two pending offers coming through from other possible employers. His advice to other job seekers: Get clear on what you want and believe that your vision is possible. Terry expected to achieve what he set out to do, rolled up his sleeves, took action, ignored the naysayers, and now is enjoying the reality of his vision, dare I say – even in “this economy”!

Your Challenge This Week: Pick a goal or dream you’ve put aside because of an expectation that it’s not possible at this time. Perhaps a promotion, a new project, new clients, bigger sales, new job, or…you fill in the blank. Think it through in very specific detail so that you can easily see it happening. Get past obstacles by asking “why not?” and “what if?” Try acting as if it is possible to have this thing you want. Choose to believe that you really can have it and expect to see it show up in your life. Believe in yourself and go for it!

Please post your success stories about how what you wanted showed up in your life. This stuff works! Tell us about it.