Question for Aaron, everyone....

[belle99]

I'm considering adding instructions based on the Murakami Marketing module to my platinum, but requesting that it be geared toward marketing myself.

Sorry if that sounds corny. I am in an aggressive job search and probable career change; I have been unhappy with my current position for 8 or 9 months; I have made great strides with custom instructions and certain other modules.

Here's what I intend to keep in my platinum--those portions relevant to this question:
Successful Living Phase 1
Effective Goal Setting
specific neurotransmitter instructions
a bit of Academic Super Charger

I also have Self Esteem & Confidence Builder, but it doesn't seem to be taking me any further than I already am. I want to swap it out for either the 3M or the Business Productivity. Gee, or maybe Break Through to Enlightenment. I don't have my own business right now other than selling my skills to a new job and finally getting what I want.

I feel like the Successful Living and Goal Setting modules have done a lot to get me to the point where I can better see what needs to be done. Gratefully past the worst of the cognitive dissoance, I am also changing my beliefs very internally and naturally about money and work.

I'm in a position where my education and skills are worth a lot more than I'm getting. But now I'm feeling on a gut level, rather than just giving lip service, to the truth that inflow of wealth is not solely connected to your work output. But to find an employer who looks at the value of your work as what you actually produce as opposed to how many hours your bored behind is sitting in the chair, well, I'm still confronting those beliefs.....!

[future pather]

Hi Belle,

I don't mean to compound your confusion but I'm also thinking the Stand Out at Work module could be good. . .I remember Jamie posting that it did WONDERS for her at work.

I bet e-mailing PATHS is the only way you can find out about tweaking the
3M module to market you as an employee, but it always helps to get lots of input about these kinds of decisions.

-Jessica

[belle99]

Hmmmmm.....I've considered that one as well, but I'm kind of waiting until I'm actually in a new job before I get that module. Sometimes I want to "hide out at work..." in the current gig And thankfully there are custom instructions for that.

[Aaron]

Hi Belle,

The 3M was originally a custom module for myself and a sales team that I was involved with before I was a PATHS affiliate. It was so successful for us that PATHS decided to make it more generic to be for general personal and team sales no matter what company.

Therefore, if you have a custom, you can definitely request that the instructions be geared towards you personally or a specific business by business name. I don't think that is corny at all because that is exactly what I requested originally for myself and my team.

Those instructions were definitely for a specific company and product but you can gear it towards yourself and your skills. Increasing persuasion, etc... maybe review some of the Carnegie principles in "How to Win Friends and Influence People", the classic salesperson bible and have some of those specifically tweaked for you personally.

[belle99]

Funny you say that Aaron, I used to have a number of Dale Carnegie principles in my platinum and still have a few in there.

Thanks for answering my question. I'm wondering how the 3M compares to the Business Productivity module...which one do you think would be better for a job search?

I love the Successful Living 1 module. If I thought it would help I would have two of them

[Aaron]

job search

Hi Belle,

I think the 3M is better for marketing yourself in a job search.

The biz productivity is really more geared towards an actual business or entrepreneur involved with some business activity.

That is great on the Carnegie principles! It has been a long time...there may be a few in the 3M but you can include all you want in the platinum of course.
Also, in the platinum, it could be helpful to even ask them to include some of the confidence instructions. Every little bit helps.