One of the most difficult challenges in a job search… especially in today’s market is maintaining a positive attitude. Unfortunately, the majority of things that happen to job seeker are negative… in fact, my estimate is that there are 15 negative things that happen for every positive.\u00a0\u00a0It is very easy to get what Zig Zigler used to call “stink’en think’en”… Just the emotional strain of having to find a job can put people into a negative spiral.<\/p>\n
I suggest that job seekers… or anyone, for that matter… be constantly reading positive, motivational books and listening to positive CD’s… here is a list I recommend…some are old “classics” and some are relatively new… 15 to 30 minutes of this kind of reading every day makes all the difference in the world…<\/p>\n
Acers of Diamonds<\/em> by R. Conwell Spiritual books, like the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad-Gita, Tao Te Ching, books of prayer, etc., are also essential.<\/p>\n I would recommend \u201cHoratio Alger\u201d type stories, like the story of Helen Keller, Colonel Sanders, or any inspirational stories that talk about lessons people learn by living and succeeding in a terribly \u201cunfair\u201d world. Stories about people overcoming a fear, insurmountable odds to triumph in the end, inspire us all.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED AUDIO CD\u2019S<\/p>\n Norman Vincent Peal, \u00a0Anthony Robbins,\u00a0Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil), \u00a0Dennis Waitley,\u00a0Brian Tracy, \u00a0Zig Ziglar, \u00a0Wayne Dyer, \u00a0Dan Millman,\u00a0Steven Covey and\u00a0Michael Gerber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the most difficult challenges in a job search… […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAs a Man Thinketh<\/em> by James Allen
\nAwaken the Giant Within<\/em> by Anthony Robbins
\nBeyond Strength:<\/em> Psychological Profiles of Olympic Athletes <\/em>by Steven Ungerleider & Jacqueline Golding
\nBlink<\/em> by Malcom Gladwell
\nDevotional Classics<\/em> by Richard J. Foster
\nIn Pursuit of Excellence<\/em> by Terry Orlick
\nIn the Zone: Transcendent Experience in Sports<\/em> by Michael Murphy and Rhea A. White
\nInner Athlete<\/em> by Dan Millman
\nInward Bound<\/em> by Alexander Everett
\nMan\u2019s Search for Meaning<\/em> by V. Frankl
\nPsycho-Cybernetics <\/em>by Maxwell Maltz
\nPurpose Driven Life<\/em> by Rick Warren
\nSelling the Invisible<\/em> by Harry Beckwith
\nSeven Spiritual Laws of Success<\/em> by Deepak Chopra
\nThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em> by Stephen R. Covey
\nThe Achievement Zone<\/em> by Dr. Shane Murphy
\nThe Book of 5 Rings<\/em> by Miyamoto Musashi
\nThe E-Myth<\/em> by Michael Gerber
\nThe Inner Game of Tennis <\/em>by Timothy Gallowey
\nThe Intention Experiment<\/em> by Lynne McTaggart
\nThe Job Search Solution<\/em> Tony Beshara
\nThe Laws of Spirit<\/em> by Dan Millman
\nThe Peaceful Warrior<\/em> by Dan Millman
\nThe Richest Man in Babylon<\/em> by G. Clason
\nTalent Is Overrated<\/em> by Geoff Colvin
\nOutliars <\/em>by Malcom Gladwell
\nDrive<\/em> by Daniel Pink
\nPredictably Irrational<\/em> by Dan Ariely
\nWooden onLeadership<\/em> John Wooden
\nWillpower<\/em> by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney
\nFlow<\/em> by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly
\nGreat by Choice<\/em> by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
\nHow We Decide<\/em> by Jonah Lehrer
\nWillpower<\/em> Roy Baumeister and John Tierny
\nNerve<\/em> by Taylor Clark
\nSubliminal<\/em> by Leonard Mlodinow<\/p>\n