Gail Christel Behrend is an engineer, teacher, writer, and speaker. Midway through a successful 20-year engineering career, she experienced a spontaneous spiritual opening which changed her life, transforming her from skeptic to seeker.
Her spiritual journey eventually led her to an explore human energy and alternative healing as a side-vocation. A graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing (BBSH) in Florida, she has now been an energy practitioner in Vancouver Canada for over 20 years.
In addition to her corporate training development business, she also offers public workshops on energy and is a certified Infinite Possibilities trainer, based on the bestselling book “Infinite Possibilities – The Art of Living Your Dreams” by Mike Dooley – one of the teachers in the film “The Secret”.
Her passion is educating the public about our energy nature and empowering others with the skills to own their energy, so they can truly own their lives.
Gail
recently published the second edition of her book, Energy Is Real! —A Practical Guide for Managing Personal Energy in Daily Life, which she co-authored with fellow energy practitioner Claudette Bouchard. You can find out more about the book and about the world of human energy at energyisreal.com.
Is there a chapter on how to find a job? Cause I know someone who could really use that advice.
There are plenty of books and websites on how to find a job. Our book does not specifically have a chapter covering that topic. However, if your friend wants to know how to manage their own energy so they can project confidence and competence in job interviews, or so that they can access their creativity in uncovering new job or business opportunities, they may find our book very helpful. In terms of how you can best help your friend, you may find my comments to @Goldensunset above useful.
Hope this helps!
Gail
does your book have a chapter in it about how to get a job and keep it? cause i got a roommate who can really use that advice. he’s a graphic designer with loads of experience. he’s made a lot of money in the past but now he’s out of a job and can’t pay his share of the rent and food. he just wants to sit around and write poetry and stuff. once in a while he gets money from his dad or mom or somebody but that’s not enough to help pay the bills. i’m getting tired of bailing him out. i mean my pockets are only so deep and he’s pulling us both down. i really love him and all but he’s gotta get with the program and find a real job otherwise i gotta cut him loose.
Thanks for your comment. No, there is no chapter in our book specifically dealing with getting a job and keeping it. But this is an excellent question.
When a person loses their job it can put them into an emotional tailspin leading to depression and lethargy. In effect, they are experiencing grief over the lost job and a deep blow to their confidence. They go into a state of energy contraction. If the person had been working long hours before losing their job, they may be suffering from burnout as well as shock. That can cause a deeper contraction than normal as the body tries to restore the energy levels. It is a typical sign of burnout to want to do nothing at all , or to just “play” as your roommate seems to be doing. After a few weeks, the energy levels return quite naturally and the person begins to become interested in getting their life back in order.
You didn’t mention how long your friend has been out of work, so it is difficult to know whether this is just a normal contraction or something more serious. One of the worst things that can happen is if the person prone to addictions. The natural tendency when depressed is to look for comfort, and an addictive personality may turn to alcohol or drugs. Unfortunately, this robs them of their full faculties for dealing with life and the situation can worsen. The best way to help your friend is to encourage him and build his confidence. At the same time you must also look after your own well-being, so calmly state your requirement that he pay his share of the bills. (Let him figure out how – that’s his problem) . Set a specific date by which he must do this and request that he move out if he is unable to comply. In the end, that is a more loving act than bailing him out. It will bring him to his senses sooner. One day he will thank you for this “tough love”. The key is to do it calmly and from your heart.
Our book (Chapters 2 and 3) can teach you the energy skills to help you to communicate the truth of your feelings to him and to set the boundaries for your relationship with him in a loving and truly empowering way. Your roommate could also benefit from learning how to manage his own energy, so he rebuild his confidence and start taking action to improve his life. Let him know that sometimes losing a job turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to us. It opens up new opportunities and paths that we might not have considered while comfortably employed.
Wishing you and your friend all the best! Let me know how it goes.
Gail