The power of your energy

Hey guys,

It’s been a few days since I’ve written anything on the blog, but I wanted to write about something that is probably considered a bit out of the ordinary for some of you. This weekend I got to spend some time with a friend of mine who lives quite an extraordinary life. He makes well into the 6 figures, works his own schedule more or less, and travels all over the world, attending the most exclusive parties, and socializing with the social elite. What’s funny is that he’s just an average person, like you or me, but we spent a good deal of time talking about something that should be top of mind for MBA students, but very rarely is. That is your energy.

One of the things that is more than likely to happen next year is that, there will be a ton of talk about recession. Of course, when there is a recession everybody likes to talk about it and all the problems that come with it. As we search for jobs, people will spend all their time talking about the recession and how there are no jobs. In fact, people will do it in groups and those groups will become larger, and everybody wants to be part of the conversation because it is the HOT TOPIC of the moment. And of course, people will all sit around talking about how to overcome this.

Well, here’s the simple answer that doesn’t make logical sense, but really is the simple truth. Don’t’ be part of the conversation. What you don’t realize is you’re magnetizing this very experience into your life because your energy is all about the recession. I can speak first hand from my internship search. I was doing really well and got thrown off quite a bit when I didn’t get the first job I really wanted. For about 2 weeks I put intense amounts of negativity into Pepperdine, Career Services, and more. During that time I could send out the most stellar cover letter or resume and would get no responses.

When I decided to let go, and focus on the positive, a week later I got the job I have today. Then I got another offer the following week which never even bothered with a reference check. That offer was from Yahoo. So, my lesson for today is to keep your energy in check.