How smart people handle difficult people

How smart people handle difficult peopleHow smart people handle difficult peopleDifficult people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other peoples buttons. Either way, they create unnecessary complexity, strife, and worst of all stress.Looking for an inspiring way to start your day? Sign up forMorning MotivationIts our friendly Facebook robot that will send you a quick note every weekday morning to help you start strong. Sign up here by clicking Get StartedStudies have long shown that stress can have a lasting, negative impact on the brain. Exposure to even a few days of stress compromises the effectiveness of neurons in the hippocampus - an important brain area responsible for reasoning and memory. Weeks of stress cause reversible damage to neuronal dendrites (the small arms that brain cells use to communicate with each other), and months of stress can permanently destroy neurons. Stress is a formidable threat to your success - when stress gets out of control, your brain and your performance suffer.Most sources of stress at work are easy to identify. If your non-profit is working to land a grant that your organization needs to function, youre bound to feel stress and likely know how to manage it. Its the unexpected sources of stress that take you by surprise and harm you the most.Recent research from the Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology at Friedrich Schiller University in Germany found that exposure to stimuli that cause strong negative emotions - the same kind of exposure you get when dealing with difficult people - caused subjects brains to have a massive stress response. Whether its negativity, cruelty, the victim syndrome, or just plain craziness, difficult people drive your brain into a stressed-out state that should be avoided at all costs.The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under press ure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and weve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. One of their greatest gifts is the ability to neutralize difficult people. Top performers have well-honed coping strategies that they employ to keep difficult people at bay.While Ive run across numerous effective strategies that smart people employ when dealing with difficult people, what follows are some of the best. To deal with difficult people effectively, you need an approach that enables you, across the board, to control what you can and eliminate what you cant. The important thing to remember is that you are in control of far more than you realize.They set limitsComplainers and negative people are bad nachrichtensendung because they wallow in their problems and fail to focus on solutions. They want people to join their pity party so that they can feel better about themselves. People often feel pressure to listen to complainers because they dont want to be seen as callous or rude, but theres a fine line between lending a sympathetic ear and getting sucked into their negative emotional spiral.You can avoid this only by setting limits and distancing yourself when necessary. Think of it this way if the complainer were smoking, would you sit there all afternoon inhaling the second-hand smoke? Youd distance yourself, and you should do the same with complainers. A great way to set limits is to ask complainers how they intend to fix the problem. They will either quiet down or redirect the conversation in a productive direction.They rise aboveDifficult people drive you crazy because their behavior is so irrational. Make no mistake about it their behavior truly goes against reason. So why do you allow yourself to respond to them emotionally and get sucked into the mix? The more irrational and off-base someone is, the easier it should be for you to remove yourself from their traps. Quit trying to beat them at their own game. Distance yourself from them emotionally and approach your interactions like theyre a science project (or youre their shrink, if you prefer the analogy). You dont need to respond to the emotional chaos - only the facts.They stay aware of their emotionsMaintaining an emotional distance requires awareness. You cant stop someone from pushing your buttons if you dont recognize when its happening. Sometimes youll find yourself in situations where youll need to regroup and choose the best way forward. This is fine and you shouldnt be afraid to buy yourself some time to do so.Think of it this way - if a mentally unstable person approaches you on the street and tells you hes John F. Kennedy, youre unlikely to set him straight. When you find yourself with a coworker who is engaged in similarly derailed thinking, sometimes its best to just smile and nod. If youre going to have to str aighten them out, its better to give yourself some time to plan the best way to go about it.They establish boundariesThis is the area where most people tend to sell themselves short. They feel like because they work or live with someone, they have no way to control the chaos. This couldnt be further from the truth. Once youve found your way to Rise Above a person, youll begin to find their behavior more predictable and easier to understand. This will equip you to think rationally about when and where you have to put up with them and when you dont. For example, even if you work with someone closely on a project team, that doesnt mean that you need to have the same level of one-on-one interaction with them that you have with other team members.You can establish a boundary, but youll have to do so consciously and proactively. If you let things happen naturally, you are bound to find yourself constantly embroiled in difficult conversations. If you set boundaries and decide when and wher e youll engage a difficult person, you can control much of the chaos. The only trick is to stick to your guns and keep boundaries in distributionspolitik when the person tries to encroach upon them, which they will.They dont die in the fightSmart people know how important it is to live to fight another day, especially when your foe is a toxic individual. In conflict, unchecked emotion makes you dig your heels in and fight the kind of battle that can leave you severely damaged. When you read and respond to your emotions, youre able to choose your battles wisely and only stand your ground when the time is right.They dont focus on problems - only solutionsWhere you focus your attention determines your emotional state. When you fixate on the problems youre facing, you create and prolong negative emotions and stress. When you focus on actions to better yourself and your circumstances, you create a sense of personal efficacy that produces positive emotions and reduces stress.When it come s to toxic people, fixating on how crazy and difficult they are gives them power over you. Quit thinking about how troubling your difficult person is, and focus instead on how youre going to go about handling them. This makes you more effective by putting you in control, and it will reduce the amount of stress you experience when interacting with them.They dont forgetEmotionally intelligent people are quick to forgive, but that doesnt mean that they forget. Forgiveness requires letting go of whats happened so that you can move on. It doesnt mean youll give a wrongdoer another chance. Smart people are unwilling to be bogged down unnecessarily by others mistakes, so they let them go quickly and are assertive in protecting themselves from future harm.They squash negative self-talkSometimes you absorb the negativity of other people. Theres nothing wrong with feeling bad about how someone is treating you, but your self-talk (the thoughts you have about your feelings) can either intensify the negativity or help you move past it. Negative self-talk is unrealistic, unnecessary, and self-defeating. It sends you into a downward emotional spiral that is difficult to pull out of. You should avoid negative self-talk at all costs.They get some sleepIve beaten this one to death over the years and cant say enough about the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels. When you sleep, your brain literally recharges, so that you wake up alert and clear-headed. Your self-control, attention, and memory are all reduced when you dont get enough - or the right kind - of sleep. Sleep deprivation raises stress hormone levels on its own, even without a stressor present. A good nights sleep makes you more positive, creative, and proactive in your approach to toxic people, giving you the perspective you need to deal effectively with them.They use their support systemIts tempting, yet entirely ineffective, to attempt tackling everything b y yourself. To deal with toxic people, you need to recognize the weaknesses in your approach to them. This means tapping into your support system to gain perspective on a challenging person. Everyone has someone at work and/or outside work who is on their team, rooting for them, and ready to help them get the best from a difficult situation. Identify these individuals in your life and make an effort to seek their insight and assistance when you need it. Something as simple as explaining the situation can lead to a new perspective. Most of the time, other people can see a solution that you cant because they are not as emotionally invested in the situation.Bringing it all togetherBefore you get this system to work brilliantly, youre going to have to pass some tests. Most of the time, you will find yourself tested by touchy interactions with problem people. Thankfully, the plasticity of the brain allows it to mold and change as you practice new behaviors, even when you fail. Implementi ng these healthy, stress-relieving techniques for dealing with difficult people will train your brain to handle stress more effectively and decrease the likelihood of ill effects.Travis Bradberry is the co-author ofEmotional Intelligence 2.0and the co-founder ofTalentSmart.This column first appeared on LinkedIn.

Professor on ways mindfulness can make us sharper in the office

Professor on ways mindfulness can make us sharper in the officeProfessor on ways mindfulness can make us sharper in the officeLeah Weiss is a professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and the author of the recently released How We Work Live Yur Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind. She recently joined Caroline Webb, CEO of Sevenshift and author of How to Have a Good Day, in a conversation about how individuals can bring mindfulness into their everyday lives, both in and out of the office.This conversation has been edited and condensed. To view Leah and Carolines full conversation, click the video below.(function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)0 if (d.getElementById(id)) return js = d.createElement(s) js.id = id js.src = https//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.jsxfbml=1version=v3.1 fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs)(document, script, facebook-jssdk))We are LIVE with Leah Weiss (Mindfulness At Work) and Caroline Webb talking about using mindfulness techniques to make each day at work a good one.Posted by Heleo on Friday, March 16, 2018Caroline We both share a strong interest in what the research suggests about how you can be at your best every day in the working world. The particular area of overlap that were going to talk about today is our shared interest in mindfulness. Could we, first of all, get a picture of what mindfulness is and how and why its so good for us?Leah My favorite definition of mindfulness is a simple one the intentional use of attention. You can do that with anything that youre doing, talking, working, anywhere, anytime. Meditation can help you do it, but there are also other ways.My favorite definition of mindfulness is a simple one the intentional use of attention.Caroline I especially like that definition of mindfulness because, like a lot of people, I had tried meditation. I really relish doing it when Im in a group, but on my own, I always found it difficult to build an y kind of meaningful daily practice that went beyond a minute or two.So, I became really interested in the research around, How little meditation do you need in order to get the benefits? The research on meditation is quite compelling - it shows that we have greater emotional regulation, mora mucksmuschenstillness, more ability to be calm in the face of stress. It shows all sorts of cognitive benefits, analytical capacity improving, and so forth. That all sounds pretty great.I started to look at studies that showed you only have to do 20 minutes, 3 times a week - thats still quite a lot. What would it look like if it were less than that? The magic of the way that this seems to work for our brains is that even a moment or two of stillness, of directing your attention to where you want it to go, is going to reap some benefits for you.The magic of the way that this seems to work for our brains is that even a moment or two of stillness, of directing your attention to where you want it to go, is going to reap some benefits for you.Leah I think thats an important way that youre framing it. I spent most of my 20s doing long meditation retreats in graduate school. Then came my 30s and three kids - ages five and under. For me, the questions became What is the research? and How can I apply these skills that Ive found in the context of meditation in the day-to-day churn? What youre saying is consistent with what the research suggests and what Ive been finding - we can put these frequent light touch anchors in our day, and they make such a big difference.Caroline I came to call them mindfulness moments. The practice I could actually work with welches every time Im walking somewhere, I begin to notice the way that my feet feel on the ground and to, in particular, notice the way that my toes grip the ground. That brings my attention to a single point of focus that quiets everything else down. That welches transformational for me, to realize I could have this as part of everything I do in the day. Even in an office, you walk around from time to time, so as you go to the bathroom, you can notice your toes on the floor.There welches one client of mine who was trying to find a daily practice that would give her a moment for mindfulness, and she decided that she would hold a pen in her hand and just turn the pen. She would look at the pen, and that would be her mindfulness moment. I love that, because in any meeting, she can do that.Every time Im walking somewhere, I begin to notice the way that my feet feel on the ground and to, in particular, notice the way that my toes grip the ground. That brings my attention to a single point of focus that quiets everything else down.Whats your favorite small way of bringing mindfulness into your day?Leah For me, my mindfulness moments are anything that is bringing attention into the body while Im working. Its so easy for a lot of us who are working in the world of ideas to have a very disembodied experience the m ajority of our day. So paying attention to things like posture, or even taking the transitions from sitting to standing to walking to meetings, these moments can bring us back in our bodies. A lot of my students, when I ask them about their goals, they want to find ways to be authentic leaders and handle their emotions in an authentic way thats also appropriate for work - thats not always easy to do. The key to doing that is recognizing that emotions exist in our bodies, and that if we can get more clear on our physical sensations as emotions are happening, then we can use that to help regulate how we are behaving in response.Caroline Beautifully put. I have to say, you had a nightmare travel experience just on the way to this conversation- did you use your mindfulness techniques as you were stopped in traffic?Leah I did. For each extra five minutes the trip took, my body was uptight and my head would start to spin. In these kinds of situations, I have to keep coming back to body a nd breath - freaking out isnt going to get me there any faster. So I thought, What could I do? I could pick up the phone and call Caroline, and we could make a plan, which would be much better than my spinning out on my own.Caroline Theres such a long tradition of breathing being the way that you put yourself back in the body and bring your attention to a single point. Lots of people have different preferences on breathing- some people swear by the simple one-two in, three-four out. There are others who like triangular breathing- you breathe in for two, then you breathe out for two, and then hold two, and so on. Do you have a little technique that you use?Leah My hintergrund in training and meditation comes out of the Tibetan tradition, and theres a whole system of Tibetan yoga, which focuses on breath retention. So thats often my habit, to breathe in, hold the air in the abdomen for a few moments, and then a really full exhale. I find that very helpful.Caroline Thats great. This i s the sort of thing that you can build into every day. Theres also another dimension that I think both of us are interested in, which is compassion. Where do you put your attention when youre dealing with other people, or when youre dealing with yourself?Leah This is one of the places that people get tripped up. What does it look like to recognize the humanity in relationships when were working with people and we have to get stuff done? How do I balance taking care of myself and getting my own things done, versus being supportive to the people around me? Those are two of the key questions that people ask.There are small mindset hacks to recognize that the people we see in one role have a much fuller life than we may be aware of. They have families, they learned to tie their shoelaces when they were kids. When we think about the bigger picture, even with the people who are driving us nuts at work, it can really impact how we approach them and how a relationship goes.Caroline I like t he way that your focus on compassion joins up with my focus on assuming good person, bad circumstances because of confirmation bias, and the fact that whatever we expect of someone will likely be what we see. If you go into a conversation with someone and you are looking for evidence that theyre a jerk, you are more likely to see it, and you might miss the one moment where theyre a bit more considerate and friendly. You can be deliberate about the quality of attention that you bring to the conversation.One thing that I know youre interested in is the way that mindfulness can help you think about bigger career decisions. How have you helped the scores of students that have come through Stanford think about their careers using mindfulness?Weve replaced the era of ping pong tables as the perk, and now people are looking deeply at the signs that an organization has compassion and long-term care for its employees.Leah One of the things thats really begun to stand out for me is watching t he students as theyre leaving business school and making choices about which work environments theyre going to go into. I see them asking questions like, Which environment feels the most purposeful to me? Which environment is going to support me as a full person? I think that weve replaced the era of ping pong tables as the perk, and now people are looking deeply at the signs an organization has compassion and long-term care for its employees.Caroline One of the connections between this very small habit of a mindfulness moment and making big career decisions is that we dont make great decisions when were freaking out. When people are stressing and the opposite of calm, we know that they arent thinking as clearly. So at the very least, learning how to quiet your mind will help you think more clearly and pay more attention to the things that really matter.Ive also seen, in the work that Ive done with people over the years, how a guided meditation on some interesting questions can brin g insight to what you are really looking for in your job and in your career.There was time that I was working with a large group of lawyers. Lawyers mostly stay lawyers - once theyre in a career as an attorney, thats what they do. But there are still some choices about what they might focus on within that. I was working with these guys, and I explained that they would think more clearly if they were calm, and that what we were going to do would help bring that clarity of thought.I got them to look at their feet on the floor, and I asked them to think about their life as a child, and to think about a time that they were playing a game or doing an activity that they absolutely loved, with no constraints, and what it was about that experience that gave them so much energy and joy.There were three or four more questions, but the point is, When do you take a moment to step back and think about that? When do you take a moment to give yourself the quiet time to think back to that? It was one of the most beautiful sessions I remember having. The quality of thought, the depth of reflection was something quite special.Its quieting the should, and amplifying the could. What could I be doing if I were playing more to the strengths and passions that come up in these moments? Leah Thats a lovely example. One of the tools Ive been using more over the last few years, following the research about envisioning our future selves and how it impacts the choices that we make today, is to ask, What does it look like 20 years from now, when you have found your ideal work in life? To your point, we dont take the time to really envision that, but professional athletes will, and it increases their performance. We can learn from this skill and start using it.The students and the organizations I do this with have amazing conversations with each other, and learn so much more about what brings them passion and purpose as a result.Caroline One simple way that you could get started, if you ar e reading this and thinking, I dont know whether Im ready for visualization, is to get yourself in some quiet space, and give yourself a chance to deeply reflect. Think about moments when youve been at a real peak. Not where youve been ticking other peoples boxes, but where you feel truly energized. It might be with your family, it might be at work, it might be the community. Start to pay attention to what was going on at that time as you visualize this in your minds eye. What was the setting? What was the type of interactions you were having?Then get into the habit of doing that from time to time, so that you start to build up a really rich picture of what your peaks truly are. Youve got some fantastic data to sit and think, So this is me when Im unconstrained and bringing my attention quietly without judgment. Its quieting the should and amplifying the could. What could I be doing if I were playing more to the strengths and passions that come up in these moments?This article first appeared on Heleo.

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10 Daily Habits That Will Actually Make You Smarter

10 Daily Habits That Will Actually Make You Smarter10 Daily Habits That Will Actually Make You SmarterYou might be under the impression that intelligence is a fixed quantity set when you are young and unchanging thereafter. But research shows that youre wrong. How we approach situations and the things we do to feed our brains can significantly improve our mental horsepower. That could mean going back to school or filling your bookshelves (or e-reader) with thick tomes on deep subjects, but getting smarter doesnt necessarily mean a huge commitment of time and energy, according to a recent thread on question-and-answer site Quora. When a questioner keen on self-improvement asked the community, What would you do to be a little smarter every single day? lots of readers- including dedicated meditators, techies, and entrepreneurs- weighed in with useful suggestions. Which of these 10 ideas can you fit into your daily routine? 1. Be Smarter About Your Online TimeEvery online break doesnt ha ve to be about checking social networks and fulfilling your daily ration of cute animal pics. The web is also full of great learning resources, such as online courses, intriguing TED talks, and vocabulary-building tools. Replace a few minutes of skateboarding dogs with something more mentally nourishing, suggest several responders. 2. Write Down What You LearnIt doesnt have to be pretty or long, but taking a few minutes each day to reflect in writing about what you learned is koranvers to boost your brainpower. Write 400 words a day on things that you learned, suggests yoga teacher Claudia Azula Altucher. Mike Xie, a research associate at Bayside Biosciences, agrees Write about what youve learned. 3. Make a Did ListA big part of intelligence is confidence and happiness, so boost both by pausing to list not the things you have yet to do, but rather all the things youve already accomplished. The idea of a done list is recommended by famed VC Marc Andreessen as well as Azula Altucher. Make an I did list to show all the things you, in fact, accomplished, she suggests. 4. Get Out the Scrabble BoardBoard games and puzzles arent just fun but also a great way to work out your brain. Play games (Scrabble, bridge, chess, Go, Battleship, Connect 4, doesnt matter), suggests Xie (for a ninja-level brain boost, exercise your working memory by trying to play without looking at the board). Play Scrabble with no help from hints or books, concurs Azula Altucher. 5. Have Smart FriendsIt can be rough on your self-esteem, but hanging out with folks who are more clever than you is one of the fastest ways to learn. Keep a smart company. Remember your IQ is the average of the five closest people you hang out with, Saurabh Shah, an account manager at Symphony Teleca, writes. Surround yourself with smarter people, agrees developer Manas J. Saloi. I try to spend as much time as I can with my tech leads. I have never had a problem accepting that I am an average coder at best and there ar e many things I am yet to learn... Always be humble and be willing to learn. 6. Read a LotOK, this is not a shocker, but it welches the most common response Reading definitely seems essential. Opinions vary on whats the best brain-boosting reading material, with suggestions ranging from developing a daily newspaper habit to picking up a variety of fiction and nonfiction, but everyone seems to agree that quantity is important. Read a lot. 7. Explain it to OthersIf you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough, Albert Einstein said. The Quora posters agree. Make sure youve really learned what you think you have learned and that the information is truly stuck in your memory by trying to teach it to others. Make sure you can explain it to someone else, Xie says simply. Student Jon Packles elaborates on this idea For everything you learn- big or small- stick with it for at least as long as it takes you to be able to explain it to a friend. Its fairly easy to learn new in formation. Being able to retain that information and teach others is far more valuable. 8. Do Random New ThingsShane Parrish, keeper of the consistently fascinating Farnam Street blog, tells the story of Steve Jobs youthful calligraphy class in his response on Quora. After dropping out of school, the future Apple founder had a lot of time on his hands and wandered into a calligraphy course. It seemed irrelevant at the time, but the design skills he learned were later baked into the first Macs. The takeaway You never know what will be useful ahead of time. You just need to try new things and wait to see how they connect with the rest of your experiences later on. You cant connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future, Parrish quotes Jobs as saying. In order to have dots to connect, you need to be willing to try new things- even if they dont seem immediately useful or productive.9. Le arn a New LanguageNo, you dont need to become quickly fluent or trot off to a foreign country to master the language of your choosing. You can work away steadily from the comfort of your desk and still reap the mental rewards. Learn a new language. There are a lot of free sites for that. Use Livemocha or Busuu, says Saloi (personally, Im a big fan of Memrise once you have the basic mechanics of a new language down).10. Take Some DowntimeIts no surprise that dedicated meditator Azula Altucher recommends giving yourself space for your brain to process what its learned- sit in silence daily, she writes- but shes not the only responder who stresses the need to take some downtime from mental stimulation. Spend some time just thinking, suggests retired cop Rick Bruno. He pauses the interior chatter while exercising. I think about things while I run (almost every day), he reports. More From Inc.The 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business No. 1 on the Inc. 5000 Meet the Fastest-Growing Co mpany in America Looking for a Great Business Idea? Try This Photo of brain courtesy of Shutterstock.

5 Tips for Career Change Resumes

5 Tips for Career Change Resumes5 Tips for Career Change ResumesChanging your career field often means taking an entirely different and fresh approach to your resume to highlight how your experience and skills translate to your new career. Career change resumes can be something of a work of art, in fact, as you re-prioritize and set your sights on new goals.Its important to take just the right, targeted approach if youre re-writing your resume for a career change. When youre transitioning to a new phase of your career, and your life, your resume is one of the most important vehicles to get you where you want to be.Read on for unterstellung five tips for career change resumesBe forward-thinking.Obviously, your resume is a showcase for past accomplishments, but as a career changer, you want potential future employers to be able to envision you in a new role. Highlight any skills that are transferable or will play well in your new field.Combine and conquer.Rather than writing a function al, chronological resume, craft a more descriptive resume that centers on your skills and your qualifications, without going into a chapter-and-verse account of each and every phase of your career. This is especially good advice if youre moving into an entirely new career area and need to demonstrate how your past achievements make you a good candidate for the new career you envision.Do away with the irrelevant.When youre listing your achievements, be really self-disciplined by only including experience thats relevant to what you want to do in the future. That doesnt mean selling yourself short It means highlighting whats meaningful, including up-to-date skills that will resonate in your targeted new field. Consider using a bulleted format here to give potential employers a quick but comprehensive list of your talents and experience.Know your targeted market.Youll reap big benefits if youve done your research and know what educational criteria and technological skills are in demand in your new field. Great career change resumes reflect knowledge of the field, speak the language, and, at their best, let hiring managers know that youre conversant with their terminology and with what they do.State your career goals clearly.When youre knocking on the door to enter a new industry, be as clear as possible with potential new employers about the specific job you want or the kind of job experience youre seeking. Setting your career goals and being as specific as possible in targeting your next job title will go a long way in helping you meet your career change goals.Looking to change careers? Start your job search here

7 Ways You Can Control Your Job Search Progress

7 Ways You Can Control Your Job Search Progress7 Ways You Can Control Your Job Search ProgressSearching for a job is a lonely experience. If you have come to the decision that you want to leave your current employer and search for a new position, you need to be very circumspect about the whole process, lest the wrong people find out at the wrong time. And, if you are unemployed while searching, youll find that no matter how much you are networking and interacting with friends and even your family, you are ultimately on your own. Your family and friends, no doubt, want to be supportive and help. However, sometimes they arent in a position to know how best to do that. Add another layer to the sense of isolation that you may experience. You have a choice to make. On one hand, you can allow yourself to flounder, perhaps making sporadic progress. And you can blame others for not putting opportunities in front of you while you passively wait for just the right thing to come along. Not recommended Alternatively, you can take control and act as the CEO of your own job search geschftliches miteinander enterprise. As with any great leader, youll need to determine and articulate a vision of your professional future. Youll need to figure out how to operationalize and ultimately execute that plan in order to transform your vision into reality. When you approach your search from this perspective, you can empower yourself to move forward in a positive fashion. Here are some questions youll need to answer in order to be successful1. What are your key strengths, specific skills and identifiable achievements up to this point in your career? What role do they prepare you to fill with distinction? In what context would a hiring authority value all that you bring to the table?2. What are the key network resources you have to support you in your search? What is the nature of your professional network? How can you make people understand what specifically they can do to help? And what can you do to motivate them to do so? 3. How will you position yourself in the marketplace? How can you create and present a compelling case for people to want to interview you? Is yourrsumaccomplishment-based, or are you simply asking people to guess what youve actually done inyour various positions? Is your LinkedIn profile complete in all regards with a professional picture and your story well presented?4. How will you structure your time? How much time each day or week will you devote to your job hunt, and how will you divide your time between all the tasks of job hunting? How much time will you commit to working on LinkedIn, engaging in personal conversations and so forth?5. What kinds of skills do you need to acquire or enhance to become a better job hunter? Who can help you? It might be that someone in your family or professional circle can help with yourrsum. Or maybe you would be better served bygoing to a professional who has a broader view and more current exper ience.6. What can you do in the coming day, week and month to keep up to date in your field or to broaden and enhance your skill set? It might be as simple as watching a few online how-to videos or reading professional journal articles. Would perspective employers expect you to have certifications you currently lack, and if so, how can you obtain them?7. What will you do to keep yourself accountable for your own progress? Will you commit to setting specific goals on a measurable timeline and sharing what youve done with your coach, spouse or lebenspartner? Perhaps you only need to schedule a time to ask yourself each day or week what you have done recently and what benchmarks youve yet to fulfill. Of course, there are things that will always be outside your control. Yet, when you create a formalized process and hold yourself accountable to it, you are far more likely to identify and maximize the opportunities open to you. Youre also more likely to take on the new role your next emp loyer is dying for you to fill. Happy huntingArnie Fertig, MPA, is passionate about helping hisJobhuntercoachclients advance their careers by transforming frantic Ill apply to anything searches into focused hunts for great fit opportunities. He brings to each client the extensive knowledge he gained when working in HR staffing and managing his boutique recruiting firm.