Project Lemon-aid De-brief

Mike Yearick is a contributing blogger at http://whojobseekers.blogspot.com. Mike is a results-driven Senior Technology Leader with process improvement, business operations, and project management leadership experience as well as a record of success in the design, development, and support of enterprise-level solutions. I met Mike out networking over the past couple of months. I wasn't able to make it to this event, so here is Mike's take on it. The next meeting is on 17-Aug from 8am-12pm at Connxions. Send your RSVP to ProjectLemonaid@yahoo.com
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Last week I attended an event, Project Lemon Aid, for job seekers that was advertised as "unlike any other event you will attend." And I gotta admit that it lived up to its billing.

There were 3 speakers and a participant-participant networking session which is a fairly common format for these type of gatherings. However, the content from the speakers is what set this event apart. Other than a few questions from the studio audience, the presentations did NOT cover the standard fare--resumes, cover letters, etc. Rather, the content of the presentations was focused on PMA. Positive Mental Attitude. "Create the habit of thinking what you want." "Angry thoughts produce angry energy which attracts anger into our lives." "Believe it to achieve it."

And also remaining unfailingly persistent during one's search. For anybody in sales, this was good stuff. And since everybody in career transition is "selling themselves" there was probably some benefit to all.

One exercise that I found interesting was one of the speakers asked everyone to list life experiences that induced fear. And then asked us to indicate whether the experience held us back or helped us move forward.

There was a bit of a scheduling snafu with the photographer, but pictures were eventually taken.