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.
