So I thought I wasn't going to use this thing again but I guess I was wrong... Some events happened last weekend that kinda put some things into perspective and as much as I want to say something... I have been told to keep silent but you can only hold it in for some time...so I just need to air out the issues inside my head
Over the course of the week, I took a hard look at myself and I asked myself "Am I the man that I wanted to be? Am I at the top of my game?" The obvious answer was no and once that was established when I got home sunday, I wrote down what steps needed to be taken in order to achieve that level...
1. Minimize Hampton Trips.
Now, I love hampton University as much as the next student but after receiving my degree, It was time to move on to the next phase of life.. Now, I will admit that I wanted to stay in the mindset of a student for a little bit longer but Im not trying to go back to the life of a student.. Someone very close to me told me that they think I think more about hampton university and me being a student more then my current hurdle known as the job market... I wanted to thank that person for showing me what everyone else was thinking..
Now, its funny.. Ive been to hampton four times since the beginning of the school year... However, 3 of the 4 times were business related... The first time was to surprise my girl who I havent seen in 4 months... On Sunday, while on my way home however, I stopped at some employers and handed in hard copies of my resume. So It was all planned... The second trip to hampton was because of the career fair in order to get some contacts and shake some hands with employers. The third trip was because I had an interview in chesapeake and all three times, its not like ima go all the way down there and not see my other half... Thats just asking to get chewed out. The fourth time was the only time it was for fun, but low and behold, it wasnt gonna be a fun weekend... I had to hear advice that broke me down in the car and made me cry and as a man, if you cry, ur not weak, u just care. But after hearing what was the thoughts, I had to be truthful to myself and even though my theories were right, it doesnt hurt to take suggestions. So After homecoming this weekend, im fading to black.. Not too many visits after. So that is my take on it. and that is how I see it and How i feel.
2. Stay to myself
She also pointed out in a sub bullet that a sub reason why she feels this way is because i am all up on everyone's conversation....I of course thought about and determined that SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT... After you graduate, you do not need to be up in students convo's as they dont pertain to you and again, for that I thank her.
I guess it goes to when I was in school, I tried to do everything and in order to do everything, I had to get information from everyone. Therefore, I slightly would be in every conversation and in school, it is a sign of a hard worker but in reality, it is something completely different... So I had to break it down to myself to just stay true to myself and my other... and thats all I needed to do. No more convo entering...
3. Step up My game
Another issue was the job market hurdle.. Again it was said that it seemed as though I was only thinking about college and not on the true hurdle... I decided to take a step back and man up to my situations... After thinking about it, although I thought way more about the job market hurdle more then I did hampton.......WAY MORE... I figured, "Maybe she's right, maybe Im not doing enough to handle my situation and Maybe I can do more" So this week, I stepped it up a notch.... Started meeting with recruiters, handling essays for grad school and doing applications off my A$$ for jobs.... Its not just for this person... Its for ME as a person... Again after taking a hard look in the mirror, I realized that I wasnt the man I needed to be and in order to go with today's pace, I needed to step my game up.... So Ive been doing that and I will continue to make strides for enployment...
And overall, I am taking these strides to Upgrade myself to the alpha male. To where my persona is at its upmost best.. This isnt to impress anybody because to be honest, I could give two s***s about what others think.. The only people that I wonder what they think about me is my other half and my family because they are the ones who care enough to tell me not what I want to hear but what I need to hear... So to you, the one who told me these things last weekend... Thank you. For opening my eyes and telling me what I needed to hear.. Hopefully we can work this problem out together and stride forward into a long and fruitful future as one. The music im listening to is dedicated to you
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