Episode 328
Two Sports Psychology Tools That Make Job Searching Easier
Episode 328 - I borrow two tools from elite sport psychology: the difference between thoughts and attention, and the difference between internal and external focus. You’ll learn how to stop fighting your nerves and start directing your attention.
Job searching can feel deeply personal, but the mechanics of it are closer to a high-performance environment than most people want to admit. You are assessed in real time. You are compared, often invisibly, against other candidates. You are expected to communicate with clarity, confidence, and restraint while navigating uncertainty, rejection, and the emotional weight of change.
For experienced corporate professionals and executives, this becomes even more complex. The stakes feel higher, the stories are longer, and the margin for error can seem smaller. Many of the people I work with are excellent at their jobs, yet they find the job search uniquely destabilising. That’s not because they are not capable. It’s because job hunting creates a different cognitive and emotional context than most leadership roles do.
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Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 00:00 The Competitive Nature of Job Hunting
- 03:26 Understanding Thoughts vs. Attention
- 19:27 Internal vs. External Focus in Job Search
- 33:02 Applying Focus Techniques in Real Scenarios
Links mentioned in this episode:
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- Group coaching wait list
- Reset Your Career online course
- All my courses and coaching services:
- Video with Alex Cohen that I mentioned on the podcast
- Movie Wimbledon
- Netflix series Break Point
About the host, Renata Bernarde
Hello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress.
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