I was watching President Obama speak to the people of Prague and kept asking myself, why do they care about what he has to say? It was a huge crowd of people. So, Why? Perhaps he had something they wanted to hear.
When you are talking about what you can do, do you say it like you mean it? Would it draw a crowd? Would anyone be interested? OK, if you can't draw a crowd, how about in an interview or when networking?
If you can't speak convincingly about yourself, then why should anyone listen.
Think about what it would take for you to speak with conviction...what do you need to get there? Is it a lack of self-confidence? What is driving that? What can you do to turn that around? We can be our worst enemy, especially when we are feeling vulnerable, however, this is not an excuse. Fix it please.
Perhaps it isn't a lack of self confidence, it is a lack of certainty that what you can do is of value. What you can do to turn that around. Usually a bit of information gathering can stifle those feelings.
Maybe it isn't either of these things holding you back. Identify why you aren't speaking passionately about what you do. Is it perhaps the fact that you no longer love what you do? You can fix that too.
Right now, you realize, there aren't enough jobs for everyone looking. In order to stand out, you really have to speak like you are worthy of drawing a crowd.
If you aren't up to the task, if you aren't willing to fight for yourself, if you don't believe you should have to do this, then... continue doing what you're doing and let me know how it goes.
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