In this solo coaching video, Natalie Fisher explains how job seekers can proactively create opportunities instead of waiting for them to appear. She begins by urging viewers to overcome the fear of contacting strangers on LinkedIn or via email, emphasizing that discomfort is a necessary step toward uncovering hidden jobs. Fisher then outlines a systematic process: (1) research and identify the right industry contacts, (2) craft compelling, value‑focused outreach messages that answer why the recipient should respond, (3) clearly articulate one’s own value and steer conversations toward concrete help, and (4) stay consistent and persistent, using a "plane to Hawaii" metaphor to illustrate that early setbacks are part of the journey toward the final destination. The video concludes with a call‑to‑action for a free workshop that teaches the three biggest networking mistakes, four success factors, and a proven outreach template, inviting viewers to sign up via a link.
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In this video, we get to talk about one of my favorite topics, how to ask for job opportunities for yourself instead of waiting around for some— something to show up or someone to come and give you one. Because instead, you can really take control of this process and you can be in control of how many job opportunities come up for you. So stay tuned. Okay, so first thing is you have to be willing to go against what some people might tell you And you can't be afraid of bothering or disturbing people. Something people tell me a lot is that they don't want to disturb people. And so reaching out to people on LinkedIn who they don't know is something that can be quite uncomfortable for them. And maybe this is the case for you, but this is how you set yourself up to get into a position where you can get potential hidden job opportunities. So for many of you, it will be getting past the first step of talking to people that you don't know over LinkedIn or via email. This will show up in many ways. You might have thoughts like, I've tried it and it doesn't work. I'm not into networking, it's just not my thing. I don't like talking to strangers. I'm afraid to fail, or I'm afraid that someone won't like it, or anything like that that's stopping you from actually taking the action. So then second, you need to find the right people to talk to. You need to do some research and figure out who these people are in your industry and who they are in the companies that you're most interested in working at. Then you need to craft some messaging that is compelling for someone to wanna help you and even compelling for someone to wanna respond to you. So you've gotta ask yourself, why would they respond to me? Why wouldn't they respond to me? What's in it for them? If I were them, would I respond? Next thing, be clear on what you have to offer and believe fully in your own value. So you need to navigate the meetings and the conversations that you have strategically in a way that will lead you to the point where the person either helps you now or they help you later Or it comes to a close without the person helping you, and that's okay too. Any of these is fine, but we want to see the opportunity all the way through. Then the most important point of all is you need to stay consistent. You need to stay in belief that this is gonna happen for you. You need to keep going until it works. There's a great metaphor that my mentor gave me. It's called the plane to Hawaii metaphor. If you get on a plane and you're going to Hawaii, you might imagine if you traveled like this, you were going to the— up to the cockpit, knocking on the door saying, hey, we're not there yet, we're not there yet, this isn't Hawaii, what's going on? Isn't this the plane to Hawaii? This doesn't look like Hawaii. And he's like, yeah, this is the plane to Hawaii, we're just not there yet, right? And what if you started saying, oh well, I think we should stop, I think we should turn around? You know that you're going to get to Hawaii, right? And that's how I want you to see your job search, right? And this process through networking is you're going to need to talk to a few people, you're going to need to have a few conversations before you reach the one that's actually going to land you in Hawaii or land you at your dream job. So if you want to learn about this process, exactly how to do it, I have a free workshop called How to Get Endless Opportunities in Your Job Hunt Even If You Currently Have No Contacts. So what you're gonna learn in this workshop: the 3 biggest mistakes that most people are making when they try to network for a job and why most people fail and basically give up, the 4 things that you actually need to be successful in networking for job opportunities, and the exact template that I use to get opportunities without sounding desperate or graspy or needy, and how to take that relationship from a casual coffee into a real connection who is inspired to help you. So all you need to do is click the link below to grab that workshop, and you can view it immediately. There will be a link that comes to your inbox that will allow you to watch it right there and then. And then if you like this video, if it resonated with you, give me a thumbs up, and I'll see you on the workshop or back here in a few days with another video. Thanks so much for watching. Bye!
