Pittsburgh Career Coach and Mindfulness Trainer
  • Getting to the Interview Table Registration
  • About
    • Meet Neal
    • Future Design
  • Mindfulness
  • Life-Work Discovery
  • Coaching
    • Face-to-Face Personal Coaching
    • Skype Coaching
    • Phone Coaching
  • Speaking
  • Resources
    • Cindy Rack – Social Voice Marketing
    • Marketing You! – Marketing for the Job Seeker
    • Planning & Coping with Unemployment
    • Ron Hart – Resumes That Talk
    • Strategic Networking for Entrepreneurs
    • The Geek Ambassador’s Guide to Using Social Media to Find Work You Love
    • What’s Holding You Back?
  • Testimonials
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Uncategorized
  • Patricia Kennedy's Job Search: Success!

Patricia Kennedy's Job Search: Success!

April 10, 2012 Leave a Comment Written by Neal Griebling

Below is Patricia’s story in her own words about her recent job search experience. Thanks, Patricia, for sharing!

When I lost my job in July of 2009, I thought it would be easy to find another one. Thus far, jobs in my career just kind of “came to me.”  I never had to actually look for a job.  This was totally different. The economy was bad. There weren’t a lot of new jobs and people were holding on to the jobs they had for dear life. One of the most valuable things I learned from my coaching with Neal was to find a place that I wanted to work and work to create a position. While I could not find full time work, I had an opportunity to work part time at Penn State Greater Allegheny. I found that the culture there felt right to me. I liked the people and the pace at the campus. It did take almost two years, but I was hired for a full time position. I am very happy. I look back on my time of unemployment and underemployment as significant because I learned a lot about myself. I kept moving my life forward in spite of not having the security of a steady job.

In the time that I was laid off, I bought an a home that was in forclosure and got my elderly parents settled into it. I began mentoring a teen mom.

I’ve gotten into the best shape of my life. (I told myself that if I was working a part time job and only making a little bit of money that I would take full advantage of everything else that Penn State may have to offer…including the fitness center.)  I have learned to appreciate EVERYTHING I have.  When I had to evaluate every purchase, I bought only what I needed and appreciated it more. I began shopping at thrift stores.

I tuned into “abundance.” I don’t have as much money as I have ever had, but I have never had so much. Hang in there if you are unemployed. Keep the faith. It will happen for you.

Uncategorized
career coach, find fulfilling work, job search, Neal Griebling
Do You Really Understand Networking?
One Client Makes Her Own Luck!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

© 2019 Future Design Studio, All Rights Reserved | Powered by Critical Syntax