Rethinking Abundance Mentality Job Search Version

Rethinking Abundance Mentality Job Search Version I love the idea of the abundance mentality. You can find all kinds of descriptions online that talk about the abundance mentality, but the gist of it is that there is PLENTY to go around.  There is an abundance (defined:more than an adequate quantity) of _________ (whatever you think there is a lot of). For example, right now, with todays sucky housing marketing, there is an overabundance of houses on clearance. In Puerto Rico, where I lived for a few years, there was an abundance of amazing beaches to visit. In Utah, where I live now, there is an abundance of amazing geological wonders. Theres more than enough to go around. thats the idea. If you have an Abundance Mentality you are not concerned about getting your fair piece of the pie, worrying that the pie will run out.  You think the pie is big enough for everyone to have as much as they want. I was reminded of the Abundant Mentality a few nights ago when my 10 year old son showed me the logo stuff he traded with a friend of his.  When I was his age I was not a trader I was more a hoarder. I was proud of what I had and for some reason was not open to trading with others.  My son, however, trades toys with friends all the time.  Its somewhat foreign to me, but they are all excited to do it.  They arent worried about having less, or fewer, or older, or whatever. They know there is plenty to go around. I thought about how, as job seekers, we are usually worried about losing out on that one job, or the few job openings that are right for us. We are concerned that if someone else gets our job, we lose out, and well have more days, weeks, months to be in unemployment hell. Its scary. Lately, there has really not been any abundance of jobs. I started to wonder, though, if we are thinking about abundance of the wrong thing? Should we be wondering about an abundance of jobs (no one feels there is an abundance of jobs right now)? Lets go back to the beginning I think many of us are not after a JOB so much as we are after an income. Is there an abundance of MONEY? Seriously, is there an abundance of MONEY?? I think there is. We spend a lot of time chasing after the job, and get discouraged because we feel there isnt enough to go around, all the while there is an abundance of money.  (read my post on the Job Search Rabbit Hole, where I talk about chasing the wrong thing) We just have to figure out how to get it. What do you think am I on to something or am I just daydreaming? Rethinking Abundance Mentality Job Search Version I love the idea of the abundance mentality. You can find all kinds of descriptions online that talk about the abundance mentality, but the gist of it is that there is PLENTY to go around.  There is an abundance (defined:more than an adequate quantity) of _________ (whatever you think there is a lot of). For example, right now, with todays sucky housing marketing, there is an overabundance of houses on clearance. In Puerto Rico, where I lived for a few years, there was an abundance of amazing beaches to visit. In Utah, where I live now, there is an abundance of amazing geological wonders. Theres more than enough to go around. thats the idea. If you have an Abundance Mentality you are not concerned about getting your fair piece of the pie, worrying that the pie will run out.  You think the pie is big enough for everyone to have as much as they want. I was reminded of the Abundant Mentality a few nights ago when my 10 year old son showed me the logo stuff he traded with a friend of his.  When I was his age I was not a trader I was more a hoarder. I was proud of what I had and for some reason was not open to trading with others.  My son, however, trades toys with friends all the time.  Its somewhat foreign to me, but they are all excited to do it.  They arent worried about having less, or fewer, or older, or whatever. They know there is plenty to go around. I thought about how, as job seekers, we are usually worried about losing out on that one job, or the few job openings that are right for us. We are concerned that if someone else gets our job, we lose out, and well have more days, weeks, months to be in unemployment hell. Its scary. Lately, there has really not been any abundance of jobs. I started to wonder, though, if we are thinking about abundance of the wrong thing? Should we be wondering about an abundance of jobs (no one feels there is an abundance of jobs right now)? Lets go back to the beginning I think many of us are not after a JOB so much as we are after an income. Is there an abundance of MONEY? Seriously, is there an abundance of MONEY?? I think there is. We spend a lot of time chasing after the job, and get discouraged because we feel there isnt enough to go around, all the while there is an abundance of money.  (read my post on the Job Search Rabbit Hole, where I talk about chasing the wrong thing) We just have to figure out how to get it. What do you think am I on to something or am I just daydreaming? Rethinking Abundance Mentality Job Search Version I love the idea of the abundance mentality. You can find all kinds of descriptions online that talk about the abundance mentality, but the gist of it is that there is PLENTY to go around.  There is an abundance (defined:more than an adequate quantity) of _________ (whatever you think there is a lot of). For example, right now, with todays sucky housing marketing, there is an overabundance of houses on clearance. In Puerto Rico, where I lived for a few years, there was an abundance of amazing beaches to visit. In Utah, where I live now, there is an abundance of amazing geological wonders. Theres more than enough to go around. thats the idea. If you have an Abundance Mentality you are not concerned about getting your fair piece of the pie, worrying that the pie will run out.  You think the pie is big enough for everyone to have as much as they want. I was reminded of the Abundant Mentality a few nights ago when my 10 year old son showed me the logo stuff he traded with a friend of his.  When I was his age I was not a trader I was more a hoarder. I was proud of what I had and for some reason was not open to trading with others.  My son, however, trades toys with friends all the time.  Its somewhat foreign to me, but they are all excited to do it.  They arent worried about having less, or fewer, or older, or whatever. They know there is plenty to go around. I thought about how, as job seekers, we are usually worried about losing out on that one job, or the few job openings that are right for us. We are concerned that if someone else gets our job, we lose out, and well have more days, weeks, months to be in unemployment hell. Its scary. Lately, there has really not been any abundance of jobs. I started to wonder, though, if we are thinking about abundance of the wrong thing? Should we be wondering about an abundance of jobs (no one feels there is an abundance of jobs right now)? Lets go back to the beginning I think many of us are not after a JOB so much as we are after an income. Is there an abundance of MONEY? Seriously, is there an abundance of MONEY?? I think there is. We spend a lot of time chasing after the job, and get discouraged because we feel there isnt enough to go around, all the while there is an abundance of money.  (read my post on the Job Search Rabbit Hole, where I talk about chasing the wrong thing) We just have to figure out how to get it. What do you think am I on to something or am I just daydreaming?