Martin Luther & Fried Chicken

Are you unemployed and depressed? Or do you know someone who is unemployed and depressed. Here is a bit of a perspective for them:

Heed Martin Luther's advice. He knew a thing or two about hard times and said that "I cannot just sit at home ... to wait till a fried chicken flies into my mouth."

By sitting at home, you won't be bringing home the bacon (or the fried chicken.)

But what can you do during the upcoming holiday season?

Here are some ideas:

1, With the holiday season coming up, people will be a bit more relaxed after being uptight about the economy for months. Most job seekers think this is a horrible time for job search. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Go to networking parties. Most local Chamber of Commerce offices (I know ours does) offer free networking for those that are laid off. And they also have holiday parties / gatherings. Go and just enjoy yourself. Introduce yourself, get involved.

2, What about starting a job lead / job search group at your local library or Chamber of Commerce? Show your leadership skills. Lead out and invite speakers. And please let them know that I offer anyone a Complimentary Resume Assessment!

3, Cheer up someone. Go and volunteer if you haven’t started yet. Help out by serving Thanksgiving dinner at the local food pantry / community center or at your church or place of worship.

4, Bake cookies and take them to shut-ins or to residents at a nursing home who never get visitors. Or, you can assemble a small basket and take that instead.

5, Brighten your spirits by brightening other people’s spirits and, who knows, you might just get a job lead in there somewhere, but if not, at least you will be starting the new year off right – not in the dumps! (It would be so easy just to sit at home during the whole month of December feeling sorry for yourself).

So, go and lift your spirits - and someone else's this holiday season.