2 Weeks of Drama Concluded

Well after putting all my eggs in one basket, I got burned. I was applying for a position as an Car Show Coordinator that would've been a nice gig to have. Nice paycheck, travel, all expenses paid, nice work enviroment...coordinating car shows around the country for a national company, would've been a real nice deal. I was one of over 300 applicants who responded for the position here in Michigan. They contacted me and wanted me to drive to Detroit for a personal interview as they told me they had narrowed down their list to the Top 15 qualified applicants.

I drove to Detroit on the 15th, the morning after an ice storm we had. I interviewed with the V.P. of Operations at the Marriott Courtyard and it went well. He said I was certinately qualified and he would make a decision on the 26th. Holy moly I had to wait another 11 days? I felt like a ball-player waiting to see if I was good enough to get drafted by a team on draft day.

I was feeling pretty confident. The job market here in Michigan is beyond dismal right now and I was really looking forward to busting out of here and getting some greenbacks rolling in again.

Finally at 8:30pm on the 26th they called me and told me that I was one of the final 4 choices for the position but they decided to go with someone else instead and filled the position.

I was sooo disappointed. I had such high hopes and then........SLAM ...the door gets shut in my face and I'm back out in the cold again with thousands of other unemployed people here in Michigan. I guess if it's any consolation I did manage to get selected in the top 5% of those who applied and made the final four out of that. Oh well.

So back to the drawing board. I lost all of the wind in my sails now so I'm trying to jumpstart my engine again. I spent most of the weekend reading motivational websites like JimRohn.com trying to keep my wits about me and stay positive. It helped alot.

I've got alot of resume's and apps in the pipeline but so far zilch. It's discouraging especially since just 3 years ago I was doing low6 figures in my own business and happy as a clam. Then the economy went south and so did my business. And my morale. Been making nickels and dimes ever since trying to make something happen to no avail. So I've resorted to actually going to work for someone else and get a JOB, something I haven't had to do in about 8 years.

Being from the entrepreneur mindset a JOB means Just Over Broke. It's basically just a paycheck-to-paycheck thing where you're paid just enough to show up every day but not enough to bank anything. It's the 95% mentality that I always considered myself aware of and always trying to get into that other 5%.

I remember I have recently watched The Secret DVD about 4 times now and am trying to instill the belief in what I want in life instead of what I don't have and thats part of the mental change I'm working on upstairs.

Even though it's been 2 steps forward and 3 steps back, my head is still above water and I'm grateful I'm at least healthy among other things.

Status Quo ...for now

So I've got until the 26th. The waiting is creating knots in my stomach. What is this all about you ask? Well, I'll tell you more on or after the 26th if my wish comes true. But I will say that the movie The Secret is playing a major role in this for me and I have put all of my eggs in one basket right now with no back up plan so failure is not an option. Thats all I'm going to say about this right now.

The temps have certinately dipped to more like winter here now. 20's in the daytime, teens at night. Next week even colder. Cuervo has been sleeping inside at night, by choice.

The best part of football season is upon us - the playoffs. And no Terrell Owens. Woohoo!

Cuervo Just Flat Out Rocks!

Cuervo has just been a trooper lately. Normally he goes whereever I go, even if it means sitting in the van for hours waiting for me to come back. The past few days it has been ugly outside, rainy, drizzly, windy and I'm not one to have the stinky wet dog smell in my ride since he generally hangs out the window while I drive and catches all the spray. So I decided to just leave him home in his pen while I did what I had to do and was gone for most of the day. I really expected him to be all wet when I got back home but he was hunkered down in his coop out of the elements most of the days and was dry as a bone. So all I had to do was dry off his feet and let him in the house where he proceeded to tell us all about his day and jumped up on the couch in front of the wood stove and nodded out. B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.

On another note, if you haven't already seen this video I highly suggest you make it a point to do so at some point. It's very inspirational and will make you change the way you say and do things for the better. It touches on quantum physics (yeah I know, it sounds heavier than it really is) but you need to spend an hour and watch this video. You can watch it online if you have broadband for $4.95 or purchase the dvd for $29.95. I get nothing for passing this on other than knowing you'll be better off by watching it. Go to www.thesecret.tv and prepare to get goosebumps.

Tomorrow I drive to Detroit for a very important meeting. Cuervo will have to hang out at home - alone again, and wonder why he can't come along. I'll think of him often and look forward to getting back home and giving him some attention and excercise. Meanwhile, while in Detroit I just might take a tour through the Detroit Auto Show. www.naias.com

Please, Mr President

NO MORE TROOPS!!

Yeaah It's Snowing Outside!

Hey we finally got some snow on the ground here. Fiiiinally! Not awhole lot but enough to cover the ground with white. Maybe 1/2"+ is all. The ground isn't frozen so it'll probably melt this week anyhow although the current temps are more like winter with windshield in the teens today. Of course Cuervo is all excited. He loves the snow. This is his element and he's been waiting for snow ever since he packed on his winter coat back in Oct/Nov. So the snow is a nice change from the regular gloomy, gray skies we've consistantly been having since winter rolled around.

Once I get the hang of this blog I'll figure out how to post some other pictures of Cuervo and other related topics that aren't on his website (www.CuervoRocks.com) .

The job market and housing market here in Michigan really sucks right now. My real estate business has taken a back seat now that things have gotten so tight here so I'm looking at another option to keep the money flow incoming and I have a very good lead on that either this week or next for a personal interview but to give you a hint- it will pertain to this type of business, here's the website: www.naias.com

Cuervo won't be very happy with my travelling but I could use some good luck.

Chapter 1 - Intro

Sooo...this is 2007? I guess it's time to turn the page and get with the program. I think occasionally jotting some text down in Cuervo's blog will be easier than his website. We'll see. Plus it will allow me a forum to maybe expand whats swirling around in my noggin that I don't want to put on his site.

Anyways, this is my first post and not much to say after just updating his site so swing back whenever and I'll try to add some more glitze and glamor to Cuervo's blog to keep it interesting reading.