If you are struggling with post graduation depression, you are in the right place! Today I am going to go over some awesome tips for post college graduates. They will help you figure out how to survive the real world and how to adjust to post grad life!

Finding jobs after college can take some time and it is totally normal. The averages to find a job is actually 6 months after graduation for my college

The time it takes you to find a job has NOTHING to do with your worth and value. Make sure you push through this standstill and TAKE constant ACTION towards achieving your goals!

You graduated, it is super exciting, now what???

It is completely normal to feel scared and confused when going through such a major change in your life. 

Tip 1: Reset Your Expectations & Bust the Myths To Avoid Falling in Post Graduation Depression

After we graduate, society puts so much pressure on us to:

• Having it all together & figured out
• Not letting your family down
• Making your parents’ investment of your schooling worth it
• Having the best job
• Being paid a certain amount
• Starting a family
• Getting married
• Having children and more.

That is just NOT how it works for the most part… Sure, some people get luckier than others.

But there are many different ways that the right opportunity might come along:

• For some people, it might seem like their path might have come along just at the right time
• Or some have their path already carved for them by their parents
• Some work harder than others to make it all happen
• Some people will just wait and hope
• Sometimes you will try everything but still struggle

…this is life…it’s normal.

Stop comparing yourself to other people, because, how is that helping you? Is it furthering you in your career? Is it making your life any easier? No?! so stop wasting time and energy on it

Whatever you decide to do with your life and career should be solely based on what feels right for you and only you.

Save yourself the trouble and don’t try to make someone else happy with your life choices. It will just create conflicts, hard feelings, resentment and unhappiness in the long run.

Remember you also shouldn’t just sit and wait for something to happen because literally NOTHING will magically get done on its own.

If after graduating you feel burnt out, don’t feel guilty if you decide to reward yourself by taking a break! Just make sure to avoid racking up even more debt because it will make your future even harder.

I know it can be scary to switch your entire world into something you are uncomfortable with and unsure of.

Learning how to just feel the fear and doing it anyway, is the secret to being successful and grow at a rapid rate in life.

Each decision you make should be made in a calculated manner so it’s not like you are blind to the situation.

Most importantly, just know that nothing happens overnight, so you just need to be patient and you will breakthrough!

Tip 2: Know Why You Are Here And What Your Goals Are

How can you achieve your dreams if you don’t even know what they are? Get a game plan

You want to first find your why and your purpose 

(Follow the blog and youtube. Next week I walk you through steps by step on how to do just that.)

Start by asking yourself: 

• What do you love? 
• What do you shine the most in? 
• Out of anything in life, what makes you the happiest? 
• What do you want to accomplish, experience? 
• Define what success looks like to you? 
• What are your best qualities? 
• In what situation do your qualities shine the most in? 

Tip 3: Give Up All Excuses – Give Yourself A Little Tough Love – Identify Why You Fell In Post Graduation Depression In The First Place

Stop blaming everything and everyone and realize that you need to take 100% responsibility for your life because you are the only one who can organize the life you want to have.

Don’t complain and assume other people’s feelings and responses before even asking them; ask them why they are making a particular remark or why they are making a particular expression before just assuming the world is against you.

Being defensive and avoiding them is not going to help you, what is the worst-case scenario anyways? They could say “no” so that you can have closure and move on. Or, they could actually tell you what is wrong that way you can fix it.

Mainly when it comes to a professional environment, don’t complain that no one called you back. Assuming a million different scenarios like that “it must be because nowadays people demand too much” won’t help you.

Call them back and Follow up! if they say no, ASK WHY so that you can fix it. It could be something so simple!

Tip 4: Set Up A Structured Routine

Just because you are not forced to show up somewhere, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a structured schedule. As a matter of fact, it is crucial to your success.

If you have no specific plan set up, it is much easier to get sidetracked and distracted from what you need to accomplish.

It would be beneficial for you to learn how to time block your day so that you can divide your time efficiently between:

• Setting up meetings
• Perfect your resume
• Do some follow up calls
• Drive to the company you applied to and “put a face to a name”
• Perfect your interview skills
• Perfect your interview outfits
• Learn and get online certifications if applicable
• To attend free seminars
• Attend career fairs
• Volunteer so that you can make a difference and possibly even network
• Clean up your online presence

You always want to be a step ahead of the competition, really take this time to focus on yourself.

Tip 5: Practice confidence!!

Know what you want and understand your value in order to be prepared to define it.

• Believe in yourself and your worth.
• Accept and forgive yourself for the past
• Be ready to welcome the new you
• Maintain a level of positive expectancy
• Act as if you already achieved what you want.

Remember that the way you react to a situation is the outcome of your successes and failures

These are just SOME of the things you can do to set yourself up for success and get out of feeling stuck when dealing with post graduation depression. 

Are you 100% clear on what it is you are even meant for and want to do with your life? What is your passion? 

If you are unsure of what your purpose is and need some clarity… Be sure to join me by following the blog, because next week we will cover some tips that will help you breakthrough and define your goals.

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