· According to a 2006 Nielsen poll, people spend between 90 and 120 hours each month in front of the television
· The average time they spend on managing their careers is closer to 8 per month.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Think about the amount of time you spend on various, more pleasant activities in the course of a month. How much time do you spend shopping? Or planning a trip of vacation? How much time do you spend chatting with friends or surfing the Web for fun?
Granted, these activities are all more fun, and as Laurent points out, they are fun partly because of the anticipation of pleasure you get from a vacation, or buying a new car, or decorating your house. However, you need to anticipate the less pleasant experiences in your life as well. Job search is an inevitability, and if you invest time and energy before you have to actually look for a new job, it will lessen the amount of time and energy required when you do become unemployed.
So why not turn off the television once in a while and invest the time in revising your resume, reviewing your network of contacts, or building your online brand. Invest more time and energy today, and you will be glad you did when the time comes to change jobs or careers.
