End of the month round up...where do you stand in your efforts this month?

good luck in all your undertakings, fortunebee. it is never that easy to leave a current job in favor of a better opportunity if all's well in there. yes, i agree with you that it will reallly take sufficient courage to be able to sign up that resignation letter and submit it to your boss ahead of time in order for the boss to be prepared for your day of exiting your present office. just remember though, that there will always be a need to find the right opportunity for our career growth. we owe it to ourselves to give ourselves the opportunity to grow up careerwise now.

There are always some feelings of anxiety when we embark on new opportunities. The doubt sets in and we beat ourselves up with thoughts that we made a bad decision. A favorite teacher once said that if you thnik that you missed the Lord, don't worry, he will find you. (paraphrased) We won't know whether or not something is right until we try. If you have feelings that you should leave something...as long as you're not leaving in strife, chances are you're making the right decision. Start telling yourself that. And if you missed it, at least you will (hopefully) take a lesson away from the experience. Good luck and God Bless You. Lorna(lcecelia)

I agree. You will never know if you are right with the decision that you make until you take the action. I tend to remind myself of this phrase - 'Come what may.' but I don't disregard or forget the fact of giving it my best. I like what you said that if you were lost, God will find you. Sometimes we have to remember this, we are not alone!

Can I be frank with you? I give you until the end of today to leave that pity party you've been enoying. Been there, done that and it is just palin BAD! If you continue to believe that you have not accomplished anything in life you WON'T in the future and you will continue to be miserable. Life is too short for thinking like this. Not only that it AFFECTS your health. Believe me I KNOW. Our timing is NOT God's timing...I'm learning that more and more each day, so maybe the job that you want/need/desire has not become available yet. Have you thought about that? I don't know if you've been on any interviews and have not gotten any offers, but could it be that you're giving off this doom and gloom vibe to prospective employers? Think about it. Also, those things that "you had lined up to do" do you think maybe that you weren't very passionate about them why you didn't get at least some of them done? Think about that too. What do you want in life? I don't mean riches and fame or materalistic things. What fuels your fire. For me right now is keeping a roof over my head. That's what keeps me going. That's my greatest fear. And I'm going to do ALL in my power for that not to happen. You have to start looking at things differently. Again that is a daily chore for me. There were days not very long ago when I would stay in bed until it was time to start getting ready for work...I work evenings. You can't change things lying in your bed. Don't get me wrong, things are not nearly perfect for me right now, the creditors are still calling daily but I continue to do what I know to do and learn what I don't and if there is a God, I'll get things right or close to it, soon. I'm reminded of a motivational speaker whose book I read years ago. He related somtthing that happened at one of his meetings. A lady came up to him after the meeting and she was just lamenting on how bad life was treating her. Listing all that was wrong in her life. He couldn't get a word in edgewise, finally out desperation and just to SHUT HER UP he threw a glass of water in her face. She was stunned and finally began to laugh. His point was that he had to get her to focus on something else long enough to see what she was doing to herself. What are you focusing on? Consider this me throwing a glass of water in your face. God Bless You. Lorna/lcecelia

Take things one day at a time. I know we come to a point of a plateau in our life and things don't seem to come our way. BUT on the brighter side, if you, yourself exerted the effort to make sure that you took one step closer to your goal, and also one step to take action, then you shouldn't feel drastic, because in life there are things that we unexpectedly have to take care of, even if we have to drop what we are doing now and set it aside. If that goal for this month didn't happen, you will have a brandnew day tomorrow and the next months to come. You will only have to pull yourself together and pick up where you left off. Sometimes, better yet, you might come across better opportunities, all you have to do is weigh things down and follow where your heart fully believes you are happy with and not because of what others say so.

Andy, That sounds like a plan. Good luck with it and congrats on your added responsibilities. Me...I've opened a store on eBay again and I'm trying to get it stocked. There are so many steps in listing eBooks so its a lengthy process. So far I've only got 2 up, the one I wrote and another one. I'm going to have to dedicate some time over this coming weekend. Lorna/

Suggestion: - find what you like/are good at - find out if you can make money doing it - find out how to do it. Lorna/