Hi Michael,

Have you thought about starting a business, figuring out what you’re good at/ passionate about & giving it a go? The skills/ qualifications you already possess may be skills someone lacks or needs help with.

It could be as small as being great at lawn mowing or as basic as having great attention to detail for cleaning or maybe your excellent with numbers. Stuff we take for granted in our daily life, which someone else struggles with and you could be the solution to their problem.

I definitely don’t know all the answers, nor do I know whether you will succeed or whether your skill set/ area you live etc supports people starting out in small business, which you’d have to research, but it also doesn’t have to be the permanent solution to your unemployment, it may tide you over while you continue to look for employment. Plus look favourable to a new employer.

We all have skills we take for granted and if you make work an allie rather than something you dislike, plus never be too good for any job, just humble that you have the ability to earn money as written in the richest man in Babylon, opportunities present themselves in many different ways. I started a small business when I found myself between jobs from skills I already possess & I’m enjoying the benefits of my labour. My main goal was to help others, plus live a more balanced life and I’m achieving this endeavour.

Best wishes
Bex

What I have discovered, though, is that that applying GTD to clear out all the “stuff” in my life while out of work has provided a really good remedy to the stagnation and stultification that can encroach in one’s life during periods such as this.

Although stalled in the world of work, using GTD to manage job searches, job interviews, application forms etc. while revelling in the joy of clearing out “stuff” has kept me moving forward.