Yes and GO – Positive Attitude and Direction

YES and GO

BackgroundMy life has been `framed’ by two simple and challenging words of attitude and action – YES and GO.  During high school, I helped start a Youth Employment Service, and annually, we found part-time employment for over 500 (and also met the needs of my Midwestern neighbors for yard work, babysitting, cleaning and other services).  Community residents poured their milk from cartons and heard various radio ads with a message promoting YES services.  Today, I serve you by providing documents for your job search as well as career, employment and interview coaching services under the banner – GO for the job.

How do we use these two powerful and positive words  in our conversations, lives, workspace, and job search?  Following are some reflective thoughts:

Yes is used to express agreement, consent, affirmation or confirmation”.

Is the glass half full or half empty?  This idiom is used to explain how people perceive events and objects.  Frequently, we approach conversations, challenges, and choices with different perceptions and then reactions.  Some of us suspend belief, come with questions and raise objections and concerns … reflecting our personality.  Some of us approach with wonder, hope for the very best, and believe until proven wrong.  Then, we often use unconscious, non-verbal language to signal our reaction and answer.  Yes reflects a positive attitude – positivity.

Do you express  a `yes attitude’?  frequently?  How do you express it?  How effectively do you express it when networking and interviewing?

Go is “an indication of motion with or without reference to a destination or point of departure”.

Where are you and where are you going?  Have you done your preparation and planning?  Are you taking aim … getting set?  Are you taking action?  What actions are you taking?

What is your career direction?  What jobs(s) are you seeking?

Yes, you should know and understand your strengths, success attributes, competence, and capability as well as their benefits.  Go share them!  You also know that networking is the best way of finding that next position/job.  Go meet folks, ask for their assistance and ideas asking:  Who else?  What else?  and, how else?  Most importantly – offer to help!

Yes, you understand that everyone has some `hurdle’ to overcome.  Go and overcome yours by focusing on your strengths!  We are naturally born to be free, interdependent, contribute, and pursue happiness.  Go and enjoy the journey with preparation, persistence, and positivity!

 

 

2 Responses to Yes and GO – Positive Attitude and Direction

  1. Eileen Thai June 14, 2013 at 3:14 pm #

    Reminds me of the TV show you were in years ago…

    • Jon Hanshus June 21, 2013 at 11:07 am #

      Thanks, Eileen … You’ve a very good memory! “To Tell the Truth”, as they say!