Lay-off rule #1: Set goals each day (they can and should be small but focus on meeting them)
We always talk about setting goals at work and how you should really apply that to your personal lives. Well, now that I'm unemployed I realize just how important and necessary that skill really is. I used to set some major goals at work each day - return all voicemails; answer all emails from the night prior; complete two sections of the business plan; etc.
Well, when you're not going to work each day, your goals change pretty significantly. For example, I had a few main goals that I set for myself today: go to the doctor; get measurements for a bridesmaid dress; go to a buffet lunch; go to CVS; call in the unemployment number. I met all those goals and I felt damn accomplished. And to top it off, I also created a blog!! That wasn't on my list, but I had time to squeeze it in ;)
My point is that when you have some more time on your hands, you're able to do a lot more than you think. You just have to set those small goals each day so that you feel like you're accomplishing something. And we'll talk about the bridesmaid dress measurements in another post. Good thing I don't have low self-esteem!
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