How to Get Ahead in Your Job and More During Financially Troubled Times

With the economy on a down turn, you, like many Americans, may be fearful of losing your job. In fact, a full 80 percent of Americans now say they are stressed because of the economy and their personal finances, according to the annual survey conducted by the American Psychological Association.

Half of the respondents are also stressed about their ability to provide for their family´s basic needs, and 56 percent are concerned about job stability.

If you fall into this category, we´d like to provide a different perspective.

The more you fear for your job, the more it translates into reduced productivity. And the less you´re able to perform on the job -- because of anxieties about your workload, job security, salary and the economy in general -- the more your job security really will be threatened.

But this need not be the case.

While many others fear for their jobs, you can not only feel safe and secure, you can use this time to propel yourself up the corporate ladder. Yes, people do make money, and even excel, during times of slow economies, and you can easily become one of them.

"Times of trouble are always also times of opportunity. People make money even when an economy is in contraction," says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and Director of Training at Sedona Training Associates. "One of the key differences between those who make money and those who don't is their state of mind. If you allow yourself to naturally maintain a positive state of mind, you will find that you handle both the challenges and the opportunities with greater ease and grace."

How to Maintain a Positive State of Mind, and Get Ahead in Your Job

All too often, we listen to the "talk" that goes on in our heads, and often this talk is composed of negative, self-limiting beliefs like doubt, fear, and anxiety. When you learn how to release this negative talk, you´ll realize how much it has been holding you back.

"The best way to maintain a positive state of mind is to let go using The Sedona Method," Dwoskin says. "The more you let go using The Sedona Method the quieter your mind gets, the calmer you feel and the more positive your mental attitude."

Imagine, all this time you´ve spent fearing for the worst; you could have been focusing on how to get ahead in your job. You´ve heard the saying "we´re all our own worst critics"? Well, we´re also great at limiting our own capabilities and success, and this is because we´re so efficient at latching on to fear.

"One of the key obstacles to having the clear state of mind and open heart to get ahead in your job is fear," Dwoskin says. "Yet fear, just like any other emotion, can be released, and once it is released it can no longer hold you back." 

The first step you should take, and you can do it right now, is to begin to welcome your fears, even your worst ones. Stop resisting the worry of being laid off, of not getting your promotion or holiday bonus. Instead, welcome it. As you do this you´ll see that these ideas are not so scary after all. They´re just "feelings" in your head, and as you let go of your resistance to them, they dissolve away. To help you in this process, especially if you are new to The Sedona Method, please listen to this free Sedona Method Release on Welcoming Your Fear.

Once your job-related fears have dissolved, you will feel a new lightness about life. You will gain a lasting positive mental attitude and will begin to realize that the sky is the limit to what you can achieve, even now in the midst of a recession.

"Simply allow yourself to do your best to keep letting go as you make career decisions, as you make investment decisions and as you make life decisions," Dwoskin says. "The more you let go the more likely you will be to make good decisions -- even great decisions -- that will get you ahead in your job and life."

Source

ABC News October 7, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/07/economic.stress/