So, it's been two seasons since I was laid-off. The cold reality of corporate restructuring led to a Spring full of hope and thoughts of a new, challenging experience. Honestly, I really thought my the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day, I'd be busily adapting to a new position with a new company. Well, with Izzy's school closing in a week, June's job will be taking care of Izzy and Liam (he'll be at preschool) at least two days a week, since hiring a babysitter is out of the question for now.
I still have some leads. Still working on some potential possibilities for full-time work and waiting to hear about interviews. Have a couple of small projects to work on, a brochure coming up before the end of the month, two proposals to write. I've got a list of several new creative headhunting firms to contact with my revised resume. (The one that's a bit more 'marketing' focused.)
Next step seems to be getting more aggressive in getting my name out there to the general public. Find more 'connectors' out there to network with and whatever else I can to find some opportunities to use my knowledge and experience in order to bring more value to a client's bottom line. (One must talk the talk and walk the walk.) Advertising cheaply (Someone suggested Google, but first I need to get my site up.) is also on the list.
So, today is one of those only semi-productive days where I get a bit lost or just feel unfocused. So the rest of the day will be working on my schedule for tomorrow and refocussing on what it is I need to do.
The song for the day.
Hard Day from the album “Faith” by George Michael