Courageous Cat

     I love chatting on Facebook!.  It is a great medium for me to communicate with people from the old neighborhood.  We share our concerns about our the kids, brag about the grand kids, compare our medical problems, cost of prescriptions, problems on the job or adjusting to retirement and reminisce about our childhood activities. One of those activities was watching TV.  Television was relatively new in the 1950s and 1960s, therefore there were very few television shows and it was a family activity.  As a Baby Boomer, you probably watched cartoons like "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse",  "Deputy Dog" and "Dudley Do-Right" just like me.   Albeit, the characters were extremely stereotyped and the plots were straight forward the message was clear - hard honest work always pays and good always conquers evil.  As kids, we bought that storyline hook, line and sinker.  This theme was reinforced in our social outlets.     
     Lets take a walk down memory lane and critically review the story lines.  In the Dudley Do-Right series, Polly is danger, screaming for help when Dudley drops in at the last minute.  Courageous Cat had a gun that when activated always provided correct the tool to save the day.  Deputy Dog, proceeded slowly and cautiously through his investigations.  The bad guy thought he was going to get away when Deputy would solve the case.  What do these stories have in common?  The good guy didn't give up!  They kept going despite the odds and lack of support from their superiors or peers.
     Are there lessons to be learned (or remembered)?  I think so!  I know that Dudley Do-Right isn't going to appear nor do I have Courageous Cat's zap gun but I do know that if I don't try nothing will happen.  
     First, It would be unrealistic to expect anyone to stay positive or motivated every day.  Even Deputy Dog took time to rejuvenate between cases.  You need something that is fun and energizing.  With limited funds consider low cost alternatives, ie instead of going to the movies rent a video. Could you invite friends over to watch TV.
     Second, if we were to continue our comparison with our childhood role models, we would notice that they were all physically fit.  They walked, ran or rode a horse for at least 30 minutes (the length of a cartoon episode) five days a week.  Are you in shape?   Walking or jogging is great exercise and inexpensive.
      It seems like these cartoon characters were living their lives in balance.  They addressed the issues of wellness/health, career, leisure but what about finances and spirituality.  I don't recall any of these figures having to do without.  Somehow, in their world the universe seemed to  provide for all of their needs.  Isn't this the same concept that is presented in the Law of Attraction?  They assumed they would have and they did.  Perhaps we could adopt this attitude.  Finally, spirituality was addressed by their ability to follow their code of conduct.  They all believed in their mission which was to serve others.  Can you say this about yourself?
       Now that we have walked down memory lane, how can you use this information to help your job search?