Thread by @BanjiAlo

Dear Job Seeker,

#Unemployment is a condition no one enjoys.

Why?

It's hard! Really hard! But this moment can be the best in your life in your career. It was the best moment in my life.

Read on with me:

Being jobless can be challenging. It can bite hard into your bones, making you look like a false reflection of your true self.

Depending on the length, it can make you lose confidence in yourself and give up on life entirely.

But do you know that this can be one of the best moments of your life and career if you change your mindset towards being unemployed and make this low moment the best in your life and career?

Yes, there are benefits of being out of a job, only that we choose to focus on the other side.

Here are some benefits:

1 — You Have Time To Recharge And Connect With People That Matter To You - You don’t realise how disconnected you are from yourself and the most important people when you are busy with your 9–5.

2 — You Develop Critical Skills And Become An All-Rounder - all you need is a PC with an internet connection. You can’t afford to lose both ways; you should be learning if you are not earning.

3— You Have Time To Take Risks Because You Have Nothing To Lose - You aren’t afraid of an upcoming performance review. You aren’t under pressure to impress for the next performance bonus.

4— You Become A Good Money and Time Manager - you realise how valuable free time is.

5 — You Develop Strong Entrepreneur Spirit and Skills - because you have to pull your strings to survive

6 — You Have Time To Reflect and Find A Job That Truly Fits

7— You Become Incredible In Your Next Job

8— You Become Unstoppable - You have a positive mindset. You believe you can achieve the impossible. You feel confident that you can take on the world.

Unemployment might seem like a curse, but it can also be a time of great opportunity to recharge, re-discover your strengths and purpose if you don’t give up.

Use this time to focus on your growth and development. Unemployment has its benefits, but we seem to always focus on the wrong sides of it.

It all starts with your mindset and how you react to this dip in your life and career. It’s like the stock market — it either goes bullish or bearish. Don’t remain on the low — Rise.

Embrace your jobless self, use the moment to upgrade to You 2.0 and become unstoppable in your world.

Rise to the challenge and become incredible.

Read my story on how this low moment turned out to be the best in my life and career: betterhumans.pub/10-hidden-bene…

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