STAYING SANE

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

—Jerry West, Professional Basketball Player and Basketball Executive (1938–)

When undertaking big challenges—such as finding work—it's always useful to consider a worst-case scenario. Finding work can be a long, arduous, frustrating, and occasionally scary process—but you're not going to die. Eventually, you will find work. “Eventually” may mean a few weeks or a few months, but there will be an end to your search. This chapter offers ideas and practices to help you stay positive and upbeat—especially at those times when you may feel like there's no hope.