Had an interview for a Data Specialist position and is just waiting to hear if I am the candidate that they chose. They are based in France and they mentioned that I would travel there (if selected) during the interview phase. I had a good feeling about it and praying I get this. Although, I have found myself less religious in the traditional sense, the positive habits and lessons from religion(s) are beneficial. Praying is one of these habits. It puts one in a mental state that allows a phenomena, no matter how abstract, to be possible in our head. This programs the mind to better recognize the phenomena which allows one to seize the opportunity when it occurs. Einstein's quote "imagination is greater than knowledge" rings true.
A lesson I learned from listening "Fighter and the Kid" is that a job interview is like auditioning for a part in movie: you do everything on your end to best fit that role but in the end the decision is not up to you. At this point I have interviewed and been rejected so many times that my perspective have turned from something as negatively as to something positive. I remember hearing someone say that if you make to the interview to the people you will be directly working with/for that you are already qualified for the job. This portion is to determine whether you are someone they would want to work with and vice-versa. It actually gives me hope knowing I am on the right track and now have the perspective that this is like bubbling in poker.
Bubbling in a poker tournament is losing right before being "in the money". To the beginner poker player or one who does not play a lot, losing in this manner feels worse than losing early as put forth more time and effort but got nothing to show for it. If this happens a few tournaments in a row, this could be devastating. However, professional tournament players considered this a good thing. Why? Although playing timid will allow you survive and "cash", usually your chips will dwindle as you are folding more often. When the bubble is over, your chip stack is not a big as it could be. When the other players are playing timid, this is the spot to play more risky in order accumulate enough chips to go deep in tournament. Since the payout difference from placing in the top 3 of a big tournament compared to just "cashing" is huge, bubbling in a tournament is actually is a step closer to winning big. In the long-run, one big win will more than compensate for all the "cashes" that could have been.
This is philosophically the same as attempting a submission getting close to locking it up, but having it passed and getting submitted yourself. I used to get frustrated that I didn't lock it in. I thought that the move had backfired and that the move doesn't work and that I should give up on it... In reality the opposite is true: I am getting so proficient that I am able to put myself in a position to lock it in. Just getting to that part is a win in itself. Every time that somebody passes my guard because tried a submission and failed is a step closer to getting that move locked in.
Podcast of the moment:
Outside Perspective by Adam Meredith
My personal website:
Dataconsolidators.com
