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Grounding for job seekers, weekly on Mondays.

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staying busy
July 17, 2023

It’s a new week. Time to reset and refresh your energy. Take five minutes to heal, connect, and learn…and then go and be great today!

In this email:

  • What does it mean to stay busy? 🤔

  • Finding fam- Joe Cardillo 🥰

  • Let’s talk about imposter syndrome 😔

  • Your next obsession- Never Say Never 💪🏾

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Some days you’ll move mountains, other days you'll move from the bed to the couch. Both are necessary.

- unknown

What does it mean to stay busy?

There’s something about the energy of hustle culture that can be completely exhausting. Competing with unknown humans for a place in the world, a name for yourself, a spot in your industry, or the gratification of likes and views equates to time that might feel busy…but is it fulfilling?

When I started this newsletter, the title ‘staying busy’ to me was beyond and away from hustle culture. If you’re busy with only things that bring you complete joy, are you really busy or just having fun all day indulging in things you love? That’s good busy, and the busy that this newsletter intends to champion.

Sometimes in the job search journey, there’s this ‘internal meanie’ that admonishes you for not being as productive, but engaging in activities that move you forward and feel good isn’t a bad thing. It’s healthy. It’s necessary.

So, let’s stay busy together- we’ll move the needle forward with job seeking stuff, but let’s aim to also fill time with healing, fun, joy, and laughter. Because at the end of the day, you deserve to feel holistically fulfilled.

Joe Cardillo has been providing timely, inclusive, healing job search advice for years, and is a good human to connect with for advice, support, and connections.

Their most recent post on Linkedin includes a number of niche job boards with transparent salary info. Check it out and connect with Joe!

Let’s talk about Imposter Syndrome…

Are you feeling it right now? While searching for a new job, that same ‘internal meanie’ might be telling you that you’re not as good as your peers. It might even have you feeling envious about the career trajectory of another person. Guess what? This is something you can overcome.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has a few things to share with you- hope you find it inspiring. ♥

What are you watching lately? Want to travel the world, indulge in different food experiences, and be motivated to climb a mountain or swim with sharks?

Jeff Jenkins is a self-proclaimed chubby black guy who goes on adventures around the world, proving to himself that he can. It was like, the world heard our collective job seeking inspiration calls and delivered.

Check it out and cheer Jeff and yourself on for overcoming great obstacles to reach personal success.

Alright friends, see ya next week. Hope you find that thing that feels good. ♥