I had the privilege to watch my son, Noah, by myself last night for a few hours since my wife, his mother, had to work late. Dad and son had a grand old time playing and crawling and destroying everything that got in our path!
My son just turned seven months old yesterday which means he is willing to explore everything and anything. Now I will say that according to the web sites we read he is acting like he is 10 or 12 months, not seven. He is able to crawl at a very high rate of speed, pull himself up on anything that will support his weight, babble on and on trying to make syllables, feed himself, and so on. Since he is so into exploring every part of the house I allowed him to more or less have free reign and tear up what ever wasn't bolted down.
First we started in the dining room and the box of toys. After about a few minutes of exploring the toy box every toy he owned was scattered all over the dining room floor. You would think that he would play with the toys he just scattered across the floor, but no, he was already crawling toward the next "play area."
Next we crawled into the kitchen where he destroyed the side of the fridge that had magnets sticking to it. After about another minute or two every magnet we owned, that he could reach, was scattered all over the floor. Since the magnets aren't any fun once they are on the floor he noticed the four liters of soda sitting on the floor near the fridge. Instantly he forgets the magnets and crawls over to knock down the soda bottles that were lined so neatly against the wall.
This exploration night continued back into the living room where we found the coffee table. Now I don't know what you keep on your coffee table but on our coffee table we keep out three TV remotes, books, papers, magazines, and other miscellaneous items. You would think since we have a seven month old that we would keep the table clear, but no we don't. Noah found the coffee table; pulled himself up and began working his way around the table to throw everything on the floor. Now you have to remember that he only stands about six to 10 inches above the table when he is standing and he cannot stand up on his own yet. So when he is throwing everything to the floor he is doing it with one hand because he has to use the other one to steady himself. It is quite cute.
After the coffee table it was on to the TV stand, and then back to the dining room for his diaper bag and then finally into daddy's office. Needless to say by the time my wife came home, around 10PM, I was fairly tired but more importantly Noah was exhausted and sleeping. Daddy had successfully tired him out and put him to bed before mommy came home.
Now for those of you who are not parents yet this is important. You see "mommy" is usually considered the one who has the "touch" to put Noah or any child to sleep. Don't get me wrong I do put Noah to bed every other night, but on some nights it does take "mommy's" touch to come in and finish off the job. However, on this particular night Daddy had "the touch." My wife was quite impressed and yet sad at the same time since by the time she got home Noah was already in bed and she did not get to say good night. I would assume she thought he would still be up because as you know, mommy is the only one who can truly put him to sleep right?. It was a great night for me as a father as I have finally learned the art of putting my son to sleep without having to call in the cavalry, my wife.
Now let me tie this back to finding a job. As you can see by the story above my son is very curious and explorative. He goes everywhere and anywhere to find something new to tear up. He is willing to look in new places, and crawl to new locations to find something he can put in his mouth and eventually toss aside. I think you as a job seeker might be able to learn a couple of things from Noah. Are you willing to search far and wide for a job or have you pigeon-holed yourself into a few web sites, or a few contacts that you feel will eventually pay off? Finding a job can be a very involved and drawn out process. You may need to spend a couple of minutes in one area, determine what you can glean from that resource and then move on. Put the business card in your follow up pile and then find another resource. Don't get stuck in the job seekers rut by always going back to the same place for help. If you're local networking group isn't paying off for you, move on. Find another one. If your college career center isn't offering much help in the way of contacts, move on. Find another career counselor. When you are searching for a job you cannot get bogged down by those who aren't really interested in helping you or those who aren't qualified to help you. If you talk to enough people, search enough web sites, create a knock out resume, you will find a job. It may take time but it will happen. Make sure you are spending your time wisely since you are unemployed and you don't have much time to waste. The longer you stay in that job seekers rut the longer you go without a pay check, health insurance, retirement, etc.
In closing, learn from Noah; don't waste time in places that aren't helping you anymore. Learn what you can from the resources you have connected with but don't allow them to slow down your job searching process which in turn slows down your timeframe for landing a job!
Happy searching!
Justin Driscoll is a professional speaker and author. He helps people find their passion in life and not a job! His web site is www.justindriscoll.net
[tags]networking, job searching, career change, careers, jobs, finding a job[/tags]
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