A long time ago, when we first started this blog, we talked about the importance of imposing a work-like structure on your life and sticking to it - working regular hours five days a week to try to get another job; making weekends as normal as possible; getting some exercise every day; staying positive.
It's a good regime, but even under normal circumstances early January can be a depressing and disheartening time to try to follow it, because people are still 'gearing up' after the holidays and interviews are even thinner on the ground than usual. And this year the weather is so awful that circumstances are far from normal and the 'gearing-up' process is likely to take even longer than usual.
So if you've never thought about taking a course - this could be the time to do it. There are a lot of courses around that you take on-line on all sorts of subjects. Some of them are free - or cost very little - and some of them (like The Open University) - are relatively expensive.
The are several advantages to enrolling in a course, or just following one. Courses are stimulating. They can enable you to get in touch with other people; learn something new, and get new ideas. And they look very good on a CV...
Bill - http://www.therapypartnership.com/
For how long do you think it's reasonable to stick to this mind-numbing way of life? I tried it when I was first redundant - before I realised that I should never be permitted another job.
ReplyDeleteFor the older male - at any rate in UK and unless he belongs to a privileged category - my advice would always be to establish a secure self-employed base first. Something to fall back on even if he does manage to go back into employment.