You Are Not A Burden (Even If You Are Unemployed)

You are not a burden. You are a blessing. Imagine spending your life trying to not be a burden? A heavy burden at that. A burden heavier than an ACME anvil from a Warner Bros. circa 1980 cartoon. Some job candidates feel like a huge burden right now to their families. It’s like their only value to their partner (sometimes kids) was that of being a reliable provider. So where does this all go when you are unemployed? What happens when unemployment runs out? That reality becomes the single “motivator” for anyone to just take any role even a contract one. This happens a lot. There are so many successful people in candidate pools who are being motivated by their fear of becoming or feeling like the ultimate burden on their families.

It’s this fear that sets off your activities from applying to ideal roles where you’ll continue to lead a team and get to grow in your leadership skills vs. relegating yourself to applying to subpar roles where you’ll have to shrink in responsibilities and no longer lead a team. You’ll apply for a role two or three rungs belong your last using the excuse that you’ll work your way to the top. This compulsion to not be/feel like a burden will bury you in a role meant for someone with less experiences and successes than yourself. Is there a better way? Aren’t all motivators the same? I know they are absolutely NOT. What if you realized, believed, and rehearsed how you have been a blessing instead?

You are a damn wonderful blessing. I don’t need to speak with you to know this in my heart. Why? I attract job candidates who are proven mid-career marketers. You joined my community knowing that you qualified and on that basis alone I can tell your talents, curiosity, and work ethic has deeply blessed your employers and those who rely on you. Period. Full stop.

Ain’t no one going to convince me (nor should they, you) otherwise. Pardon, my apathy for proper grammar on that last statement but it felt right!

Imagine this: what if you could turn around how you feel about yourself today?

If you knew you’ve blessed others then think about the deserved audacity you’d bring to your next job application?

Would you still undersell yourself?

Would you leave out the fact that you bring 20-years of experience not just 9 in marketing?

Would you really leave out that you worked for an employer that no longer exists just because it ages you?

Would you drag yourself out of bed afraid to read your inbox?

No.

My clients know that they have blessed their employers, teams, clients, and others. They may not have all scheduled a breakthrough session believing this but after 9-weeks with them I have seen their opinions of themselves and capabilities totally transform. Want to be next? Schedule your breakthrough session today. You are not a burden. You are a blessing. You've simply lost sight of this and it's time to rediscover your worth. You deserve it.

To your marketing career success,

Melissa

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About Melissa

Melissa Llarena is the CEO and Founder of Career Outcomes Matter. Her global career coaching practice is focused on empowering marketers and other creative professionals to rediscover what makes them unique so that they can land their dream job in a forward-thinking company where their ideas are listened to, valued, and supported.

She brings insights from having worked in 16-business units (including Human Resources) in NY, Sydney, Paris, and London. Additionally, in her former corporate career, she worked on top brands for P&G and on IBM for Ogilvy & Mather. Later, as the founder and CEO of Career Outcomes Matter, Melissa created a 3-step “Sellable Strengths Method?” which has been the centerpiece of her clients' results.

Melissa applies this method to support mid-level professionals up to the c-suite along their journey with an emphasis on building up their networking confidence and capabilities to produce jaw-dropping results in record time.

She studied Psychology at NYU and earned her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Oh and yes, she has a podcast that will surely result in a PhD. ;) on the topics of courage, creativity, and curiosity.

In the spirit of her podcast which features pretty bold guest moves, An Interview With Melissa Llarena, she boldly relocated from the East Coast in the USA to Australia! Sight unseen with her three sons and husband!