Still uncertain
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Still uncertain
Hi,
I am still uncertain about my immediate future. I mean in terms of employment. Daily schedule putting my life together.
I did not go to the 1pm meeting today. I am going to a meeting tonight at 730P. I have been reading the internet and looking at job boards. All week. I have not done anything productive but my meeting and reading.
I have no motivation. So weird. I am going to make a to do list
and tackle some things I have been meaning to do.
paperwork/followup DR/phone calls/job assessments
oh and organize my living space.
anyhow this week flew by and I hope to get my 30 day chip this weekend.
Thanks for all the support. I hope everyone is doing well and has a great
Sober friday evening
I am still uncertain about my immediate future. I mean in terms of employment. Daily schedule putting my life together.
I did not go to the 1pm meeting today. I am going to a meeting tonight at 730P. I have been reading the internet and looking at job boards. All week. I have not done anything productive but my meeting and reading.
I have no motivation. So weird. I am going to make a to do list
and tackle some things I have been meaning to do.
paperwork/followup DR/phone calls/job assessments
oh and organize my living space.
anyhow this week flew by and I hope to get my 30 day chip this weekend.
Thanks for all the support. I hope everyone is doing well and has a great
Sober friday evening
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
No pun intended but I have faith you'll find another job 
Keep putting yourself out there
congrats on 30 days too!
D
Keep putting yourself out there
congrats on 30 days too!
D
every time I see your Avatar it puts me in a good mood
It just screams Happy to be alive
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Faith, I think a To Do list is a really good idea. I was quite lost in early recovery, and having a To Do list every day helped me to feel like I was moving forward and accomplishing something.
Good luck with the job search.
Good luck with the job search.
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Looking at job boards sounds like something productive, a good start.
I hate sales but I considered myself a self employed salesperson after I got fired. One sale to make, myself. To put it mildly I suck at sales, my skill set is totally different.
It was tough. It was summer time and I live sort of near the ocean so I treated myself to half a day per week just relaxing on the beach. On a weekday so it's not too crowded. Other than that I set a strict schedule to try an accomplish my quota of one sale to some employer.
I got up early every morning. Got showered and dressed, even if its shorts and a tank top. Searched job boards. Tweaked my resume. Brushed up on my skills, for me excel tricks vba stuff and what not, dabbled in a new programming language. I read and looked up you tube vids on how to interview better. There is so much free crap out there you can learn, even just on you tube. Kept a list of where I sent resumes, call backs from my resume. It took quite a few calls about my resume to lead to one real interview and I struggled with those bad, but I never gave up.
I now make considerably more than before I got fired. It was not easy for me, it went on for months and months. I went to several meetings per week, ate healthy, exercised, stuck close to God, prayer, meditation, persistence. I was really discouraged at times but I never quit.
I hate sales but I considered myself a self employed salesperson after I got fired. One sale to make, myself. To put it mildly I suck at sales, my skill set is totally different.
It was tough. It was summer time and I live sort of near the ocean so I treated myself to half a day per week just relaxing on the beach. On a weekday so it's not too crowded. Other than that I set a strict schedule to try an accomplish my quota of one sale to some employer.
I got up early every morning. Got showered and dressed, even if its shorts and a tank top. Searched job boards. Tweaked my resume. Brushed up on my skills, for me excel tricks vba stuff and what not, dabbled in a new programming language. I read and looked up you tube vids on how to interview better. There is so much free crap out there you can learn, even just on you tube. Kept a list of where I sent resumes, call backs from my resume. It took quite a few calls about my resume to lead to one real interview and I struggled with those bad, but I never gave up.
I now make considerably more than before I got fired. It was not easy for me, it went on for months and months. I went to several meetings per week, ate healthy, exercised, stuck close to God, prayer, meditation, persistence. I was really discouraged at times but I never quit.
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Originally Posted by RecklessDrunk
Looking at job boards sounds like something productive, a good start.
I hate sales but I considered myself a self employed salesperson after I got fired. One sale to make, myself. To put it mildly I suck at sales, my skill set is totally different.
It was tough. It was summer time and I live sort of near the ocean so I treated myself to half a day per week just relaxing on the beach. On a weekday so it's not too crowded. Other than that I set a strict schedule to try an accomplish my quota of one sale to some employer.
I got up early every morning. Got showered and dressed, even if its shorts and a tank top. Searched job boards. Tweaked my resume. Brushed up on my skills, for me excel tricks vba stuff and what not, dabbled in a new programming language. I read and looked up you tube vids on how to interview better. There is so much free crap out there you can learn, even just on you tube. Kept a list of where I sent resumes, call backs from my resume. It took quite a few calls about my resume to lead to one real interview and I struggled with those bad, but I never gave up.
I now make considerably more than before I got fired. It was not easy for me, it went on for months and months. I went to several meetings per week, ate healthy, exercised, stuck close to God, prayer, meditation, persistence. I was really discouraged at times but I never quit.
I hate sales but I considered myself a self employed salesperson after I got fired. One sale to make, myself. To put it mildly I suck at sales, my skill set is totally different.
It was tough. It was summer time and I live sort of near the ocean so I treated myself to half a day per week just relaxing on the beach. On a weekday so it's not too crowded. Other than that I set a strict schedule to try an accomplish my quota of one sale to some employer.
I got up early every morning. Got showered and dressed, even if its shorts and a tank top. Searched job boards. Tweaked my resume. Brushed up on my skills, for me excel tricks vba stuff and what not, dabbled in a new programming language. I read and looked up you tube vids on how to interview better. There is so much free crap out there you can learn, even just on you tube. Kept a list of where I sent resumes, call backs from my resume. It took quite a few calls about my resume to lead to one real interview and I struggled with those bad, but I never gave up.
I now make considerably more than before I got fired. It was not easy for me, it went on for months and months. I went to several meetings per week, ate healthy, exercised, stuck close to God, prayer, meditation, persistence. I was really discouraged at times but I never quit.
I lost it fast-
I hope to find something with more structure and less Isolating
Thank you so much. I will never give up.
I just attended a great meeting. Someone received their 33 year chip.
And this particular meeting started in 1962. It was so nice to get out and listen to all the inspiration.
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i still use to-do lists, faith.
sometimes just because, oddly, i tend to forget the big things.
and in times of low motivation, it helps me to make one that includes things broken down into smaller parts. that way, i get to mark several as done at the end of the day instead of still seeing mostly “big” undone ones.
sometimes just because, oddly, i tend to forget the big things.
and in times of low motivation, it helps me to make one that includes things broken down into smaller parts. that way, i get to mark several as done at the end of the day instead of still seeing mostly “big” undone ones.
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Routine worked for me early on. It still does to an extent. I stuck to my plan and filled all those empty( previously drinking) hours. I need a new plan now, not yet sure what it will be. Working on different permutations. Best wishes to you.
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Originally Posted by fini
i still use to-do lists, faith.
sometimes just because, oddly, i tend to forget the big things.
and in times of low motivation, it helps me to make one that includes things broken down into smaller parts. that way, i get to mark several as done at the end of the day instead of still seeing mostly “big” undone ones.
sometimes just because, oddly, i tend to forget the big things.
and in times of low motivation, it helps me to make one that includes things broken down into smaller parts. that way, i get to mark several as done at the end of the day instead of still seeing mostly “big” undone ones.
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