The Job Search Plateau

The Job Search Plateau Im doing Body for Life, again. Basically, its a program that combines eating (6 small meals a day, with high protein, low fat, and healthy carbs) with specific workouts. It is the best program that Ive ever tried, and I hope to do it for a few more twelve-week cycles. Yesterday, I was taking a personal inventory and I felt like I was plateauing. I was eating well (for five or six days, lol), and I have been working out diligently, and honoring the rest that my muscles need to rebuild. Ive seen progress here and there, but yesterday I felt like I was doing the stuff, but not making the progress. Ive been here before, mentally.  Back in high school I remember getting to a point where, no matter what I did, I didnt move up to the next level in the gym. I was plateauing then, and I didnt know what to do about it. I just suffered through it for a few months without great mentoring, and it sucked. When I plateau now Im inclined to add a cheat meal. It (my diligence, the system, the process) isnt making a difference, anyway, so why not have a burger or three. Thats my little Shoulder Devil talking. I know whats really happening.  Somewhere, somehow, what Im doing is good, and there is something happening in my body, even though I cant see it. But Ive done Body for Life a few times and when I push through what feels like a plateau, I get to a point where I see results again, and then other people see results (!!). In other words, even though it didnt seem like anything was happening, something big was happening. I just needed to stay disciplined, keep with the system, and keep doing the RIGHT things. No matter how much gabbing that dumb Shoulder Devil does. As I was contemplating all of this yesterday it made me think about how this applies to the job search.  I know that I mostly felt like I wasnt making progress in the job search I was on a plateau. No matter what I did, no matter how many things I did right, I just wasnt making progress. Unfortunately, I was doing more things wrong than right, I just didnt realize it. But heres what I know, because Ive seen it many times over the last eleven years with my JibberJobber users: Doing more of the right things, and less of the wrong things, consistently, over time, gets you closer to landing the job. Even if you feel like you are plateauing, and many job seekers do, keep doing the right things, day after day, consistently. Get advice from people in-the-know who can help make sure you arent doing the wrong things.  Keep doing the right things, and youll work through the plateaus.  I know I will. The Job Search Plateau Im doing Body for Life, again. Basically, its a program that combines eating (6 small meals a day, with high protein, low fat, and healthy carbs) with specific workouts. It is the best program that Ive ever tried, and I hope to do it for a few more twelve-week cycles. Yesterday, I was taking a personal inventory and I felt like I was plateauing. I was eating well (for five or six days, lol), and I have been working out diligently, and honoring the rest that my muscles need to rebuild. Ive seen progress here and there, but yesterday I felt like I was doing the stuff, but not making the progress. Ive been here before, mentally.  Back in high school I remember getting to a point where, no matter what I did, I didnt move up to the next level in the gym. I was plateauing then, and I didnt know what to do about it. I just suffered through it for a few months without great mentoring, and it sucked. When I plateau now Im inclined to add a cheat meal. It (my diligence, the system, the process) isnt making a difference, anyway, so why not have a burger or three. Thats my little Shoulder Devil talking. I know whats really happening.  Somewhere, somehow, what Im doing is good, and there is something happening in my body, even though I cant see it. But Ive done Body for Life a few times and when I push through what feels like a plateau, I get to a point where I see results again, and then other people see results (!!). In other words, even though it didnt seem like anything was happening, something big was happening. I just needed to stay disciplined, keep with the system, and keep doing the RIGHT things. No matter how much gabbing that dumb Shoulder Devil does. As I was contemplating all of this yesterday it made me think about how this applies to the job search.  I know that I mostly felt like I wasnt making progress in the job search I was on a plateau. No matter what I did, no matter how many things I did right, I just wasnt making progress. Unfortunately, I was doing more things wrong than right, I just didnt realize it. But heres what I know, because Ive seen it many times over the last eleven years with my JibberJobber users: Doing more of the right things, and less of the wrong things, consistently, over time, gets you closer to landing the job. Even if you feel like you are plateauing, and many job seekers do, keep doing the right things, day after day, consistently. Get advice from people in-the-know who can help make sure you arent doing the wrong things.  Keep doing the right things, and youll work through the plateaus.  I know I will.