Monday Inspiration: Defining Creativity

Hi everyone

If you are redundant and are trying to figure out what to do with your time, other than job hunt, why not get creative?

With creativity you can write, draw, paint, do pottery, create music, make things, and set your mind free. You can also add value to your own life and that of others.

Find out more about creativity from the short video below.

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If you have never watched anything by Sir Ken Robinson or read any of his books, you’re in for a treat. I have spent entire days watching his talks on TED and YouTube and let’s just say if this great thinker was not already knighted I would have started a petition myself!

This particular short video is on imagination and creativity. In it Sir Ken Robinson reminds us that in order to be creative you have to DO things.   There’s no point in saying “I’m creative because I have a wild imagination” and not actually do something about applying your imagination.  Dreaming up things = imagination but applying imagination = creativity.

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Launch of beatredundancyblues.co.uk

Hi everyone

I am pleased to announce that beatredundancyblues.co.uk is now officially launched.

beatredundancyblues.co.uk is very similar in content to beatredundancyblues.com with access to Job Sites, Recruitment Sites and Courses Sites, from within the one site. The difference with the .co.uk version, is there is much more opportunity for interaction with you. Let me know what you like about the site and any further help and support you need through your comments and feedback.

As you may be aware from my last post, I recently went to London on Monday 15th of July to meet Her Majesty the Queen and I had the opportunity to speak to her. You can read the full story on my writing blog at http://www.quirkybooks.wordpress.com This was for the CSV 50th Jubilee Celebration. I started working as a Health Buddy for Community Service Volunteers whilst being unemployed and look at where it has led to.

I know redundancy can be difficult and if anyone had said to me when I was first made redundant, that I would be meeting and speaking with HM the Queen in a few years time, I would have laughed and not believed them. When I was made redundant for the second time, my attitude towards what is possible in life, began to change and now I believe that anything is possible. The more I believe that, the more impossibles do become possible. It all starts with baby steps of stretching yourself, your knowledge and your experience. My Grandma says there is no such word as can’t and if you don’t believe there to be, then that is true. Start believing that your dreams can become a reality and then take steps to make it happen.

Stay positive

Sandra

You have a choice

Hi everyone, whilst it’s important to get a job, choose any job and you may regret it. In order to move your life forward and put your happiness first, aim to get a job that you enjoy, love and are enthusiastic about. It will make a world of difference to your outlook on life and to your wellbeing.

Take time to think about your job options before applying for any. Read more about job choices in this post from motivating daily.com.

Stay positive.

Sandra Bellamy

Motivatingdaily - Your source for daily motivation

My job often requires being up pretty early or working pretty late. While this fact can be tiresome, I always look forward to new tasks and am generally more fit on work mornings, because I am grateful for my job and like the work I do, a lot.

It is important to chose a job that motivates you.As long as you have to motivate yourself to get the job done, you have clearly chosen the wrong job (Or you are in a situation where you have to get over some obstacles in order to reach your dream job, never mind that)

Find a job that you do with passion and enthusiasm, a job that motivates you to get up early, work hard, work long hours and generally put a lot of good effort into, and you have made great progress on your path to happiness.

Choose a job you…

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beatredundancyblues.co.uk Coming Soon

Hi Everyone

I am mega busy at the moment creating my beatredundancyblues.co.uk website, it will be very similar to beatredundancyblues.com with all of your favourite information pages but with a blog added for much more interaction with you. This way you can let me know what you like and what you don’t and what other help and support you need in your quest to find employment.

Watch this space for the official launch of beatredundancyblues.co.uk

My web host who hosts beatredundancyblues.com has decided to stop people from using RVSiteBuilder  to build any new website by removing it from their system. As my site is built using this, I now have to get access to my site admin panel through a link. I was informed that eventually the RVSiteBuilder will be dis-continued completely. beatredundancyblues.co.uk was due to be launched at the end of this year but in light of this new challenge, I am creating it now and transferring it’s valuable information over to beatredundancyblues.co.uk. I have to do this manually and re-format it before adding it to the new WordPress.Org site for beatredundancyblues.co.uk

For those of you who are not familiar with beatredundancyblues.com and what is is about, here is an except from it:

This website is designed to give you easy access to a wealth of knowledge, experience and skills needed to survive redundancy and get back into work. No longer do you have to trawl through website after website trying to find the information you want, you can get it all here at the click of a button. Make your job search easier by getting instant access to these sites at the click of a button. Find an area that interests you and get right to it. Click for instant access to Job Sites Click for instant access to Recruitment Sites Click for instant access to Courses Sites

This website is essential for anyone who is: Redundant Unemployed Changing Career Job Hunting Lacking In Direction Wanting Motivation Needing Help Looking For Support

I have to say that using WordPress.org compared to the .com version has been far more challenging than I thought it would be. What experience have you had with the .org version compared to the .com? Have you got any advice or hints and tips on how to get the best out of using the .org version?

On thursday this week, I am going to an awards ceremony by the police to be awarded a Good Citizens Award. I feel honoured and humbled to be getting the award and thought I would let you know.

Write soon

Sandra

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Hi Everyone

If you have been made redundant and decided to start your own business, here is some great advice from Louise of Inspire Your Business.

Accepting and Allowing – the double ‘A’s of running a business.

Stay positive

Sandra Bellamy

 

Launch of beatredundancyblues.com

Hi Everyonebeatredundancyblues.com is finally here The launch of beatredundancyblues.com has been greatly anticipated for some time and I am proud to announce that as of now, on Tuesday 26th of March 2013, beatredundancyblues.com is finally launched. beatredundancyblues.com is a content rich site. It is a free resource of information, help and support for anyone who is: Redundant or about to be made redundant Job seeking Currently unemployed Wanting to change careers Lacking inspiration Needing motivation beatredundancyblues.com includes: A free report – 10 Mistakes to Avoid whilst Applying For Work Access to job sites from within the one site Access to recruitment sites from within the one site Access to courses from within the one site Health and wellbeing Interview advice Motivation Inspiration Interview advice Time management Self-employment beatredundancyblues.com is designed and built with you in mind, to help motivate and rejuvenate you back into work. Please take time to browse the site and let me know what you think?

In the meantime, stay positive, Sandra Bellamy.