Blog Post: The Right Attitude-We are all in this together

As I was locking up my car I noticed two things…there were  7 cars waiting for a spot...and 2 men standing there talking, leaning against 2 cars…that’s 2 parking spots. I asked,

“‘Did you guys just get done hiking?"   The reply was "Yes”.  I replied “Did you notice there are 7 cars waiting for a spot?”

Now maybe the conversation was important or serious, but by the way one guy casually looked at me, glanced at the row of cars, shrugged and grinned as he replied “Well there are other parking lots”- I’m guessing it was chit chat.

Ok the point...As I was hiking up the mountain I had an AHA moment!  We are facing tough economic times and in these times people tend to have different attitudes. The guy in the parking lot appeared to have the attitude of “SO- I’m fine why I should care about others”

Or...We can have the view that "We are all in this together."  We as a society are interdependent on each other.

I work for a talent management company in the career transition side of the business.  Every day I work with people who have lost their jobs and are looking for their next position.

I am happy, proud, delighted (you get the idea) to say that I see the attitude of “We are all in this together “99.9 percent of the time.

What is so awesome about this is while you are giving you also get. Research has shown that if you are feeling down a sure fire way to uplift your mood is to help others.  I teach Networking classes and one of the first and most important tips is to go into networking with the goal of helping others.

This attitude of giving and collaboration has produced great results for the individuals I work with that are looking for the next position. They have taught each other about websites, shared their expertise, been a great resource for connections, found great networking groups, share Job leads, and are an excellent source of motivation.

 You know what they say in Networking- You never know who knows who.   

I also believe in Karma or in what you give comes back to you tenfold!  And remember doing good makes you feel good.  After all we are all in this together.