Thanks to the organizers

On this New England Thanksgiving Day, I'd like to thank the core team for helping me to organize the event. We spent a bunch of time and learned a whole lot. Without the support from these folks, the event could not have gotten as far as it did.

Barbara http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarayates
Brenda http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendabrassard
Marilyn http://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyntjohnson
Pauline http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinelussier
Bruce http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucereirden
Patricia http://www.linkedin.com/pub/patricia-strauss/11/a88/b00

We will regroup and plan for an event in Fed/Mar that with some better registration success will actually happen.

Be positive! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Should we have a session on posture?

The body and mind connection is reinforced with another study:

Researchers found that people who were told to sit up straight were more likely to believe thoughts they wrote down while in that posture concerning whether they were qualified for a job. On the other hand, those who were slumped over their desks were less likely to accept these written-down feelings about their own qualifications…

Read the full post here.


So in addition to keeping good posture during your interview, it is also important to keep good posture when you are preparing your plan, when you are preparing your application to a job posting. 


Should we have a session on posture at LaidOff Camp?

Register for LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence here

The place for positive thinking

You see, the human mind is the last great unexplored continent on earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant.

So only plant good & great seeds in your mind… and if some poison ones have slipped into the soil… yank em out and be sure to get the roots!

Read the full posting over at Kirk Weisler's Thought 4 the Day (T4D).

Consider subscribing to his almost daily email if you like this message and could use more of them. They do not always have a religious bent but they are thought provoking.

This is just as important a message for the job search as anything else you hear. Be positive and the positiveness will come through.

Where can you gain some positive thinking? LaidOff Camp! The sharing and collaboration from the group should generate plenty of positive reinforcement to go forth empowered with more knowledge and connections.

Consider registering for LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence here