{"id":1865,"date":"2009-02-19T05:54:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T10:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2009-02-19T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T10:54:29","slug":"im-all-for-whatever-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/im-all-for-whatever-works\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m all for whatever works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, February 19, 2009<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 I remember one time I was 19 years old, and I was at my mother’s home complaining to her.\u00a0 I had just quit a job and I didn’t want to find another one.\u00a0 I mean, I knew I had to have a job and earn income since I was on my own, but I did not have the drive to seek another job and I had saved enough money to take the summer off.\u00a0 I did not have any inner urge to look for a new job.\u00a0 She told me to “always follow your heart<\/em>” and “be prepared for the consequences you put in motion<\/em>.” I told her that I was afraid that if I followed my heart, I would not find a job and earn income and I would end up being a bag lady on the street.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

She asked me what I thought was wrong with that, if I was a happy bag lady.\u00a0 I told her I aspired to much more, however just in that moment<\/em> I was feeling insecure and worried about it.\u00a0 She suggested I use the time off to practice interviewing for positions I thought were out of my reach.\u00a0 If I wasn’t real serious about it, I didn’t have anything to lose and I wouldn’t feel as much pressure.\u00a0 It’s not like they were going to actually offer me the job or anything.<\/em><\/p>\n

And that summer I learned a lot of things.\u00a0 I learned that even though I had just basic typing skills, as long as I was tall and attractive and friendly and acted confident, the interviews were a breeze.\u00a0 I learned I was probably just as smart as anyone who interviewed me, and could appear just as sophisticated and professional, by mostly keeping my mouth shut.\u00a0 I loved to type and typed fast, and had a quick mind for details and organization. I learned to dress on par with my female bosses and loved being support staff behind the scene to help make the star shine.\u00a0 I made friends easily with both sexes.<\/p>\n

That summer I learned I could have just about any job I wanted to have.\u00a0 Me doing those few “practice” interviews gave me tremendous confidence.<\/p>\n

And even if it was just a trick my mother used to get me back out and into an office, it worked.<\/p>\n

Even if it was just a trick my mother used to change the topic from me feeling like I never wanted to work again or look for another job, to let’s make a game out of it and play with it, if you’re going to chuck it all anyway<\/em>, it worked.<\/p>\n

And I’m all for whatever works.<\/p>\n

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