It's a cold Monday in January. GO FOR IT!

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

~ Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

If you're looking for a job, Mondays, especially cold Mondays in January, seem better suited for crawling back under the covers and waiting for Tuesday.

There are so many setbacks and delays in the job hunting process. Waiting for calls, waiting for decisions, hearing 'no' over and over again. And sitting down to write another cover letter? That's a Tuesday kind of job.

Goal setting is critical when you are looking for a job. Even really small ones like writing one section of your resume, making a follow-up call or sending a thank-you note. It's not the size of the goal, it's the completion of the goal that brings satisfaction.

So, set some small goals over the next 10 minutes. Spend the next half-hour, two hours or whatever accomplishing those goals. And then crawl back under the covers. You've earned it.