Attitude is Everything

“To love what you do and feel that it matters—how could anything be more fun?”

- Katherine Graham

  

As I talk to candidates and clients it never ceases to amaze me how many people are not are happy, satisfied or in any way fulfilled with their jobs or careers. Over the years I have learned that happiness or comfort is a state of mind. Having spent a number of years in the Army and many nights in a pup tent sleeping on the ground I learned that I could be quite happy and comfortable if I was dry and had something to eat. On the other hand in the corporate world I could be dry and have a lot to eat and not be happy or comfortable. It is simply a matter of your attitude and how you react to your environment.

 

I have been an executive recruiter for 35 plus years and have been through four downturns in the economy; and to say the least, the past 36 months have been the most difficult and trying of my career! However, I know that my ultimate goal as a recruiter is to improve the lives of the clients and candidates I work with on a daily basis. Only I can control my attitude and how I look at the current state of affairs.

 

If the clients and candidates that I speak to on a daily basis would just take a moment to really stop and think about what they can control, they would be in a better place. They should realize that they cannot control the economy, the weather, and perhaps what others think or feel or say about them. However, what each and everyone of can control is how they look at things and how they react to them. If you control your own thoughts, words, and actions you will find that your attitude will become positively contagious to those around you.

 

I can be reached at 973-627-1888 or lance@rpssearchgroup.com

Lance