You’ve been applying and interviewing and finally you have a job offer.  But the job isn’t everything you had hoped.  Now you have to decide whether to take it or not.  Decisions are always difficult because we can never be certain what the future holds.  However, a good analysis of the situation can help us make good decisions.

Take a look at your situation and write out your answers to these four questions:

1. What will happen if I take the job?
2. What won’t happen if I take the job?
3. What will happen if I don’t take the job?
4. What won’t happen if I don’t take the job?

This is the Cartesian coordinate questioning technique and it will engage you in a deeper level of thinking than simple logic.  Use this technique for all your difficult decision-making and notice the difference it makes.

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To successfully achieve our goals in life, we must capitalize on both our conscious and unconscious minds.  Study after study confirm that successful people have clear-cut goals, which implies a clear vision.  When we create a clear vision of what we want and who we want to be, our conscious mind defines the action plan while our unconscious mind helps us work toward those goals.  One way to keep your vision strong is to create a vision board.

A vision board can be created on poster board, on a bulletin board, on a PowerPoint slide, or whatever your imagination can come up with.  You can use magazine pictures, articles, photographs, slogans, quotes, affirmations, anything that represents your goals and inspires you.  You can use drawings, markers, sticky notes, note cards, etc.  You may want to add motivational words such as, “Joy,” “Smile,” “Success,” “Believe,” and others.

Use your imagination and create your vision board today.  Put it where you will see it often.  When you are in job search, having a vision board can act as a motivational tool and a reminder of what you are working toward.  Let it guide and inspire you to take daily action toward your goals.  With a clear vision and defined action steps, you will be amazed at what you can achieve.

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