Adopt your own mantra on the road to success
Written by: Janis Kinnear
Somewhere along the line, someone on the Datafin team initiated a mantra we ended up just going with for the year. We set off each new month by attaching an adjective, or two, or three, to describe that specified month. For the technical folk – using Alliteration to inject positivity and fuel the team to be motivated for the month ahead.
It was “Fabulous February” and “Magical March”. Came April, our customized recruitment mantra slash cheer or battle cry grew, even stronger with “Astronomically Abundant April”.
Some months proved a little trickier than others – like October. To slot in that descriptive word with just the right motivational ring to it. Whereas the month before, we had countless words to put in front like Super, Successful, Sterling, Stupendous and Stunning September. So, we bent our own rules a tad and went with the mandatory Rocktober!
Many of the blogs I write are often about holding onto the positive bits. Having hope despite the stress of trying to find a job when you’re unemployed, making a daunting career shift or simply navigating the complexities of the workplace. These are life occurrences that are often tough to soldier through, sometimes having to face rejection and unexpected hurdles. Thus, it’s not always easy to keep your chin up, but somehow, we have to try.
And one of the most effective techniques – there are countless books, videos, and podcasts to reference – is to tackle any task, goal, or challenge, with a positive frame of mind. One of the blogs we posted recently was “Skip the scarcity mindset and spring into action as your new job awaits”. To stop thinking and feeling that you are limited by the things you don’t have. Instead, be grateful for the positives in your existing situation and believe there are opportunities out there – waiting for you. To help make the change you so desperately seek. To improve and transform your life and be the version of you that you can be content with.
The Google definition of mantra is a “sacred utterance”. And if we think about it, sacred it should be. Especially when it’s the words you repetitively tell yourself. Whether you believe it or not, what you secretly utter in your head holds power. It can change the trajectory of your day in a split second.
For a number of us the holiday season brings that warm and fuzzy feeling. I for one, cannot help but smile from the inside out, when I start hearing my fave Christmas tunes blaring from the speakers in Checkers. Like “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” even though there’s not a snowflake in sight come 25th December with what’s usually balmy beach weather in Cape Town. But the feeling remains “merry and bright”.
Let’s hold onto that feeling and create positive dialogue with ourselves and when we chat to our colleagues and bosses. As Recruiters, in our consultations with our clients and candidates, the lifeline of our business. Let us adopt our own mantra on the road to success spreading cheer wherever we can.
We at Datafin would like to wish our clients, candidates, and their families a safe and stunning festive season. Thank you for entrusting us. We commit to continuing our mantra of providing a specialist recruitment service – a service built on a foundation of human interconnectedness and being optimistic in all we do.
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