What…Me Worry?
I’m a strong believer in personal development and continuing to educate yourself even after school is over - it’s an ongoing thing.
I’ve been listening to the audio program “Lead the Field” by Earl Nightingale and it’s excellent! I was listening to tape 2 and thought I’d share some of the statistics on worrying, especially given that so many job seekers are worried about their next job, their finances, and so many other things - some people even let their worries overwhelm them and keep them from taking action! It’s happened to most of us at one time or another, which is why I wanted to share this:
Of all the things we worry about, here’s the breakout:
40% of the things people worry about are things that will NEVER happen
30% have already happened and can’t be changed
12% are needless worries about our health
10% are petty, miscellaneous worries
and only 8% are genuine.
Out of that only 8 percent that are genuine worries, the vast majority are problems we can solve, if we learn how. The small remainder is problems that are beyond our ability to solve.
The key is to try to separate the needless worrying that can take up so much of your time and energy (who really feels energized after a serious session of intense worry?) from the genuine concerns, and solve those that are within your ability to solve.
So, to me that’s some pretty good news. I haven’t been much of a worry-wart in general, but still that is encouraging. For those of you who do worry excessively, and you know who you are (and if you’re worried that you might be, you’re probably in that category), this should be immensely empowering, once you learn to break that habit. Just think of all the time you waste on needless worrying, that you could be using to get a better job, to become an expert in something, to spend quality time with friends and family, to accomplish something great…the possibilities are literally endless.
To your success,
David B. Wright
Author, Get A Job! Your Guide to Making Successful Career Moves
www.thegetajobbook.com
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