Let's face it: The job market officially SUCKS.
Whether it was all the private sector layoffs of the last few years...
...or the new government layoffs this year...
...or just the general paralysis created by tariffs and change...
...it's a TOUGH time to be a job-seeker.
And yet...
Even in the toughest times, you always have ONE thing you can count on:
YOU.
Seriously.
Researchers have consistently found two things are true about how people succeed in the toughest times:
1) People who have an internal locus of control ("I make things happen") outperform people with an external locus of control ("Why do bad things always happen to me?")
2) Locus of control is MALLEABLE! ⚡️
So bottom line: Don’t ever fall into the trap of thinking your career destiny is out of your hands - no matter how challenging your macro environment is.
Instead, always remember that the real power resides at the micro level - what you can do today! 💥