Stressed-Out Job Seekers - CareerAlley

Stressed-Out Job Seekers - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. Author Unknown Author Byline: Joshua Waldman, CareerEnlightenment.net Author Website: http://careerenlightenment.net/confidence/stressed-out-job-seekers HOUSE: I love the cranky bastard. During last years season finale of the TV show House, though, I learned something and that is the absolute power our right brain has over our lives. The parallel is drawn between Houses patient, whose right brain doesnt communicate with his left brain, and his own dissociative hallucinations. The patients left hand (right brain) seems to have a mind of its own. His hand throws things at people, slaps people, and even pinches himself. Yes, weird. The right brain, home of our subconscious minds functions, controls not only our left-side motor functions, but also 95 percent of our behavior. Hey, did you think you made that choice today, or did your right brain choose? (For hard-core neurologists, you know this isnt 100 percent true, but bear with me for a moment!) The patients left arm (right brain) was unable to use language to communicate, so it used emotional responses. Slapping, throwing things, and scratching through his own skin. His right brain was trying to tell him a message. Heres the kicker: When we are under stress, our left and right hemispheres seem to lose neurological connection as well left brain and right brain fail to communicate. We become like that patient; our subconscious mind may actually have a solution to the cause of our stress, but cant communicate it to us. This is the definition of Stress. Are you stressed about your job search? Chances are your left and right brains need some reconciliation. SOLUTION: Meditate. Ha. Many people have tried that, and after dressing in black robes, burning incense and chanting OM for about 5 minutes, their legs hurt and they go get a Ben Jerrys. Here is a quick little tool that non-meditators can use to repair the communication with the smarter half pretend you have a lemon in your hand. Feel it. Smell it. Taste it. Use a real lemon if you have no sense of imagination left from all those Starbucks mocha low-fat cups. Throw the lemon from your left hand to your right hand about 10 times, keeping your gaze straight ahead. Then imagine that you have put the lemon on top of your head. Your eyes should be focused straight up. As high up as they can look. Hold that for a moment then come back to neutral. Notice how much calmer you are, maybe even more confident. You may begin to think more clearly, and even be more effective in your job search. Practice connecting up the function of your left brain and your right brain you can exercise your body, you can exercise your brain, and with just a little practice you can improve the connections among them. Try it now and tell me how it works. Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. Good luck in your search.Visit me on Facebook