A bit has happened since we last met. Late June, I was in week nine (but what felt more like week 72) of an interview process for a job I was recruited to apply for through a local agency. I'm big on intuition and instinct. And culture. And vibe. It says so much more than a job description or interview guide ever can. I started in the process because the job sounded interesting. I stayed in the process because I was waiting for something. Something. Anything. A sign. A sign that if I were to be offered the job, that I should take it. It was one of those "good on paper" jobs. Great total compensation package and the like. But after being in the interview process with my last experience being (6) 30-minute interviews back-to-back in a conference room surrounded by windows like a glass cage in the middle of their expansive corporate office building, it didn't take long for me to see the sign that this wasn't for me. Not that I couldn't do it. I just didn't want to. That can be so much bigger than anything. At the end of week nine, the recruiter and I connected. I had to be honest. And I liked her. We got along really well. And I have a conscience. She asked if I were still interested. I didn't say no right away. Actually, I didn't say no at all. We talked for a bit, I gave honest feedback on the process and my "vibe" about the culture. I said, "I think this is the right time to withdraw from the process." And I did. The relief of the unfinished being complete opened up other mind space for me. I asked for less hours at my current part-time HR gig so I can now move forward with more momentum on exactly that, Redhead Momentum, LLC. In one week, I'll have my new schedule with two full weekdays to wake up early and focus on building this space that is, mine. Well, ours. And I'm ready. I can't wait. See you on the other side! Until then... "And so it ends as it begins as everything that is infinite ascends
Into its time all things pass All things fade, all things last You are yourself despite yourself This world grows smaller as the universe swells We come to terms eventually, eventually, eventually" (I Am Not The Only) Cowboy ~ Josh Joplin
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