I’m in the second round of interviews for two companies. One pays $160,000 a year, and another pays $120,000, and both look super fun. I’ve got to minimize my head movement because I have a sweet, childlike voice, and when I get animated, I look like a teenage girl about to go on her first date. I can’t blow it. One interview is in an hour and a half. This one is a dream. I will meet the CEO today, too.
I prepared by making cue cards in Canva, addressing every point on the job description with my relevant skills and experiences. I then practiced my presentation upward of seven times, constantly correcting my performance, which I video recorded and watched many times. Then, I looked at common interview questions from LinkedIn, such as “tell me about a time you had conflict with a colleague,” and typed them into the cue cards, although I still need to practice these. The secret for all of us in achieving our dreams is heavy preparation. We can overcome any barrier by taking thorough steps toward our inevitable success.
However, I am sick today from chronic fatigue, which might work in my favor. It may make me more low-energy, which is the goal. Otherwise, I present like a five-year-old at my first school birthday party. We all have weaknesses (and strengths) working against us, and that pertains to every soul, whether it’s us or the President of a multinational corporation. But we can overcome it all. Nothing can stop us when our souls are alight with love and ambition, or at the very least, love.
My next interview is in two days. The skills I am developing in my current digital marketing certificate course make me even better at my job. For instance, I developed some incredible video skills from the certificate program. It’s making me a powerhouse with video, video screen captures, and AI software. Every skill we learn launches us into a new dimension of possibilities for success, so we must keep learning every day. Take nonstop courses, read books, listen to audiobooks–maximize every opportunity to learn constantly.
However, my hand is shaking from chronic fatigue right now, as I haven’t had many fruits and vegetables lately due to unemployment. I was so sick yesterday and today that I couldn’t do a single full run-through practice of my interview today, and my interview is just about to start. But I think even the struggles are prizes in the rough, and I will perform my very best: tilt my head so my ponytail looks nice, smile, and hold my head still. Whatever challenges we face, staying disciplined can make us our best if we keep trying. Sometimes, bad things bring us the successes we would otherwise miss out on. Embrace it all, the good and the bad, for it’s shaping us into who we need to be to complete our life missions.
I phoned Papa and told him about my interview. He is proud since he cared for me for over a decade of severe illnesses, during which time I was unable to work. I love him. We make God proud with every success we have in life, even with every tiny show of kindness, especially with every show of kindness.
I am so sick and weak, and it’s less than half an hour before the interview. I need a sip of milk every five minutes to keep my energy alert enough to function. I am lying down as my hand feels weak. So, I prayed that God would guide me through the interview, that I would do the career role for humane reasons, and that He would prop me up and give me strength, as I am so weak that I couldn’t complete a practice run of the interview. I believe we all have guardian angels, and they eagerly await us to cry out for their guidance and nurturing. I think they provide love and support in many ways we are unaware of.
And now the interview just happened, and I was on fire. I answered questions intelligently and passionately and focused on what the CEO wanted to hear, as she said, “great answer” multiple times. I didn’t answer one question sufficiently at the end, which focused on my independence in leadership style, but I learned a strategy all of us at AU can adopt. Whatever we get wrong in the interview, follow up in a thank you email with the right answer. That’s what I did, so it will help dispel any reservations. There is an in-person round of interviews next. It will be the third round of interviews. I hope and pray to be invited.
I have another corporate interview on Thursday for a director role that pays $120,000, and it looks super fun. And Papa is proud of me. I just learned that the President for the Thursday interview is a Jewish female, which strikes my heart as I especially love our dear Jewish community, as I do all people. It is Providence. Our love for others leads us to opportunities that enable us to express it more fully.
Although it’s not the most ethical movie, MaXXXine has a highly ambitious and confident star character; Maxine would say, “There is no one quite like me. I’m gonna be a star! Everybody will know my name. You just got to work hard; the rest will come.” (I should have skipped watching the movie from a moral point of view, but from a goal-driven perspective, she becomes a Hollywood celebrity by the show’s end. She gets the goal.) We are all going to reach our goals. Just set the goals and watch them unfold.
It’s true that our struggles, sicknesses, or so-called “limitations” make our successes sweeter. Preparing for the interview I boosted my motivation with an ‘80s song: The Power. I remember getting supercharged by the song when I was younger, dancing my heart out to it after being freshly diagnosed with the first of several life-altering disabilities, told by the doctor I would never work a real job, go to school, or live in the real world. That doctor is terrific because everyone, good or bad, is ultimately positive in our life quest, as everyone we encounter shapes us into who we need to be to complete our life missions. We chose those missions and those people prior to arriving in this existence. Yes, we’ve got the power, and that power culminates in us giving nothing but unconditional love.
