Well, hello there and thanks for surfing my wave!
I can remember driver’s training quite vividly; it was a brown, heavy Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. I liked that car – so did the instructor and he reminded me of that fact each and every time we went out. I also recollect not being able to go faster than about 20mph for a long time. My wife wishes I’d still do that! I also hark back to my second car, I remember my first as well, but this one was a pearl white with red cloth interior Ford Mustang with white-wall tires and gorgeous spoke hubcaps. It also had cruise control which my first car didn’t have. It took me about six months to finally get used to. Another memory was driving in a lane for a few minutes, coming to a full (well, maybe not exactly full) stop and realizing I was in a different lane then when I started.
We unemployed face parallel barriers; having to start something drastically fresh and finding ourselves going painfully slow and driving erratic, weaving like we’re dodging to and fro trying to avoid the same rejection, the same burdensome obstacles that are so clear in our minds. Sometimes without being completely conscious of it at first.
Changing Lanes & Ability vs. Suitability.
As I develop this website, I get this uncomfortable feeling doing something I’m excited to do but occasionally not having enough patience to cope with it. I have the basics and a clear vision; I now need to find the perfect fit. I am perpetually honing my skills to improve on what I already know and have, repeatedly reevaluating how good I am vs. how good I want to be. Getting to that point is both a bitch and a blessing. To justly ascertain new heights, I must be a good climber; I never was, but as I do it more and more, I see myself becoming one. I am by nature an awful athlete – this is a marathon. One of the key explanations for its ultimate success will be that I am, in fact, doing something that I was never good at before. Oh, wait a minute…I was good at it – it was in me. I just never sat down with enough patience, fortitude and self-confidence to let it happen. Too many outside influences, negativity and excuses to rise to the occasion.
I’m now in the drivers’ seat and enjoying the ride. As we change lanes, we must ensure that we don’t weave. Know where you want to go and get there safely; I will be the first to admit I could be a much better driver on the terrestrial road. But this virtual thoroughfare you’re reading is intrinsically different because automobiles serve the same purpose – they only get you to and from. The only choices you really have, and they’re big ones, is simply style, features and color. Remember one thing as you think these things over: General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. This website is designed to take us beyond getting from point A to B. What I’m doing and telling all of you loud and clear is the cars you are steering to a new job might suit you but does it fit? Do you wear it well? Does it look good on you? I recently attended an HR workshop and the moderator said we are “fighting to avoid elimination” in the workplace. Why should that be? Why do we need to come home to our families with the only daily accomplishment having been not getting axed? Does that make you feel good? Yea, it’s another day with a paycheck, but with the options we have in today’s global marketplace, that’s just not enough, seeing where businesses are moving to. Now that we have the time, go beyond the paycheck and see what you’ve been driving.
Just never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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