This document printed from the University
of Illinois Extension Tent Poles at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/macon/
Back to the Basics
April 19, 2004
Rexlyn Nicole
Community and Economic Development Program Coordinator
Macon County Unit 2535 Millikin Parkway
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 rxnicole@uiuc.edu
Back to the basics for spring is a way to also look at your job search. When scouting around for that new position, why not scout around for something new for yourself? A new class to further or expand your skills, a new position that you might not have considered in the past, a new attitude regarding how you are going about your job search. Redesigning yourself is a job that you can see some progress in immediately, unlike weight loss. Taking a class can elevate your outlook, expand your networking and take your mind off the job search itself and focus on a learning that might just bring your spirits up, as well as increase your chances for finding that position that you are seeking. Spring is definitely back to basics. But you can do a whole lot with those basics to enhance yourself.
If you look at life as a tent, do you know the importance of tent poles? When putting up the tent, the tent poles are hard to deal with, they are cumbersome and yet without them, there is no tent. The tent poles are there for support. They are the backbone of the tent. They are the foundation of the cover against the storm while camping. Tent poles are in your every day life as well. They are there propping you up when times are tough. Do you know who and what your tent poles are?
