Your vision of the Job Support Group should be straightforward and sincere. The health and well-being of members should be important to you. If you sense that someone is struggling and not handling their emotions well, be ready with referrals to mental health practitioners and providers.

The goals and plans for the future is something to share with group members:

• We will provide a safe, caring environment for all people participating in our support group.
• We will role model the use of leadership through quality in our group processes, our people management and our job search strategies, based on our group goals.
• We will empower group members to take pride in their achievements and results.
• We will meet as many group member's needs as possible by on-going efforts to improve our quality of work.
• We will generate enthusiasm and confidence keeping those we serve uppermost in our minds.
• We will create the benchmark for others due to our success.

Creating and sustaining a support group of any kind is challenging, but with time and practice, you could become a very good facilitator, doing a terrific service for your community. You'll also be amazed at the good feeling you'll get from helping others cope with job loss. You will listen to a lot of job loss stories, many that will mimic your own experience. So, in helping others, you will most assuredly help your self. If you still have lingering doubts, think about this:

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
You may avoid suffering and sorrow but you cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love and live.
Chained by your certitude's, you are slave; you have forfeited your freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
- Anonymous

Now that you have read about Running a Networking Group, may we suggest that you take the next step and check out Start From Scratch. It is important to us that we are able to help people as they recover and prosper after job loss, so please contact us with suggestions, corrections, and even your personal experiences. If you found this article or video to be helpful, we'd love for you to share it with a friend. Also, be sure to check out all of the amazing resources for your career transition in the  ILostMyJob.com Book Store!

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