Chasing Your Dreams
When you tell someone you quit your job, they often think that you quit because you didn’t have the courage to keep going. Personally, I think people don’t quit when they want to because of fear. No one wants to think of themselves as a failure that quickly. I quit my job. I was miserable there. I keep kidding myself thinking that I can live a conventional life but the more I try the more discouraged I get with my...
Closing Time
I put a lot of time and went through a number of interviews looking for the right fit for me when it came to finding a job. I got what I was looking for but it took patience and a lot of fighting the feelings of failure. The other day I read this and I think many others could use the thoughts. During a research experiment a marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then released several small bait fish into the...
Dealer Tire
Tuesday I flew from Maryland to Cleveland for a job interview. I wouldn’t be moving to Cleveland but the headquarters was there. It was a company called Dealer Tire and I would be a training coordinator. I got to meet 2 other applicants and what I realized is that the competition is fierce. I have been applying and looking for a job for awhile now and until I met some others of my competition, I didn’t...
Fail Till You Succeed
A lot of thoughts going through my head and a lot of decisions to be made. I have had some job interviews and will soon be deciding a new place to call home. Job hunting and making these choices is a source of stress for me. In writing this I wanted to find a motivational speech that I could share. Not only for my readers but for myself also. I know there is times in everyone’s journey through life that they will have hurdles to...
Unemployed, Homeless, Single
The other night when I went out with Dale and AJ I met some people. When people ask about what I do etc… It is hard to explain to people what I do. How do you tell someone you are unemployed, homeless, and single? Now obviously I am not literally homeless but I don’t have a home base as society defines it. My home is wherever I am at the time. I love it. At first people are confused but once I have a chance to explain a...