| It may well happen that you are just graduated and, | | | | I started and run an online community - Dating Beautiful |
| after months, still looking for a proper job. It's not all | | | | Women. It is not that big yet but it will keep growing. |
| your fault - after all, as a consequence of the crisis | | | | People meet each other, exchange advice and |
| new positions are scarce and it's still really hard to find | | | | opinions and will make long and ever lasting friendships. |
| one. | | | | I've big plans for this one! |
| What to do then? First, don't desperate. If you can't | | | | I'm preparing to give workshops on inspiration, life and |
| find a job just remember that most graduates are in | | | | happiness here in Buenos Aires. Still planning the |
| the same situation you are. It's as sad as that. But don't | | | | programs, the venues and all. But it will happen. It is the |
| let that take you down, use this opportunity to work on | | | | ultimate way to practice my public speaking while I'm |
| your personal development and building up for better | | | | helping other people. |
| job prospects in the future. | | | | As well as the two blogs, I'm writing a novel, a movie |
| I really encourage you to read Seth Godin's short and | | | | script and a few e-books that will see the light of the |
| thought-provoking post on what he calls the "Graduate | | | | day someday soon. I expect to self publish a small |
| School for Unemployed College Students." Seth gives | | | | guide to be complimentary to the workshop too. |
| you a very demanding list of things you could and | | | | Because of all this writing, I have been taking a few |
| should do while you are still looking for a job. Taking a | | | | writing workshops to improve my skills. |
| year off your plans to do what Seth says is, if you | | | | I'm training to run a half marathon by the end of the |
| have the possibility, a great idea. Read the post to see | | | | year. Seth says I should train for the whole marathon, |
| what I'm talking about! | | | | but I don't think I'll be able to achieve that just this year. |
| Seth tells you to do everything on the list, something | | | | We'll see what happens! |
| that, though possible, is still way hard and demanding to | | | | I'm writing a detailed business plan for a |
| achieve. But, in the end, if you want to be really | | | | entrepreneurship competition - Seth says three, so I |
| successful in life and excel over everyone else (and, | | | | could give a try and write one more. But I have still yet |
| thus, also have better job opportunities in the future) | | | | to think about a new remarkable idea. |
| you should do most of what Seth says. | | | | I take tango classes twice a week and practice for |
| I took Seth's advice and changed it a bit for my own | | | | the GMAT exam a little every day. |
| perspectives. Think that, if you have the possibility and | | | | It may seem that it is a lot of things to do, but just as |
| you don't have the absolute necessity to be working | | | | Seth says, if you wake up early, give up TV and |
| on a bad job, taking a year off for extensive personal | | | | pointless Internet surfing, you can make it. You have to |
| development is absolutely worth it. I'll let you know | | | | take it as a real job because that is what it is. After a |
| what I'm doing while I still don't find a proper job. I hope | | | | few months of doing this seriously it may sound even |
| it is inspiring to you! | | | | stupid to you to spend eight hours in an office doing |
| I started working for a non-profit. Albeit not as many | | | | something you don't want and spending most of the |
| hours as Seth says, I'm still giving a chunk of my time | | | | day making money for someone else. |
| to work for the dream of helping the poor out of their | | | | I didn't take this so serious from the very beginning, but |
| terrible situation. Makes me feel good, I met a lot of | | | | the more I'm immersed on it, the more responsible I'm |
| new and great personalities and I'm doing something | | | | becoming. Give it a try! I hope it serves as inspiration |
| that matters. | | | | and, if you are just graduated, don't worry! Until you |
| I'm learning intensively a foreign language - German - | | | | find the job you want, better work on doing this! Seth's |
| with lessons, meet ups and more learning at home. It's | | | | list is very clear, but just as me, you can tweak it a bit |
| hard, but I'm going up levels fast and with a lot of | | | | and work on what you feel is going to be the best for |
| dedication. I already speak the language well enough, | | | | you. |
| but I want to master it. | | | | |
