For many people, searching for a job doesn't feel natural because there isn't a set structure to it. Like being an entrepreneur, being a job seeker requires imagination and initiative. Most people want to get their job search over with as quickly as possible so they can get back to comfort of a corporate job. But for those who want to truly have a career and a life they love, adopting a permanent entrepreneurial mindset is only reliable way to achieve those goals. Salespeople and entrepreneurs wake up in morning and know they have to take initiative that day to earn a living. If a salesperson doesn't pick up phone or an entrepreneur doesn't execute their business plan, they don't make any money.

Proactive people take initiative to go above and beyond what's required. Doing that little bit extra can be difference between getting a promotion and not getting one. Or it could be what makes someone want to introduce you to a recruiter who gets you a great job. If you're proactive at work, you're constantly looking for ways to help make your team more efficient, save company money, etc. Taking attitude of always looking for new opportunities is what it takes to land a great job. This same attitude is what it takes to be a star performer once you land job. And it is absolutely essential if you have your own business.

I hope this article will inspire you to take a step back and examine how you've been going about your job search. Have you been as proactive as possible, exploring as many opportunities as you can and with a positive attitude? Think about how a good salesperson approaches a prospect. They are optimistic and realize their positive attitude will contribute to closing sale.

What they don't show on reality TV shows are years of toil and hard work people like Donald Trump or Richard Branson invested to get to where they are. They don't show it on TV, but Trump still gets up at 5 in morning and gets only about 4 hours of sleep each day. You'll probably never see a reality TV show where someone works hard for years -- coming in to office early and leaving late -- perhaps going for long periods without getting recognition from their peers. Remember, even in Trump's case, he was written off in early 90s and considered a business failure when his bankers abruptly stopped backing his business ventures. Most successful people are somehow able to keep performing at a high level - putting in a lot of hours and making smart decisions - even when they're not in limelight.

There's a temptation in our society to leave things to chance or to look for an easy way out. But if you really want to be successful in United States, you've got to realize that it's not about chance and make a decision to take control of your future. The real reality is that career success usually isn't glamarous and it would never be shown on a TV show. It's about putting in that extra effort and pushing yourself to higher levels of achievement.