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Rethinking Priorities
Jul. 10th, 2019 11:38 amI seem to be in a good place with the writing...I'm going in the right direction and getting done what needs doing. I'm getting daily words out. I'm making time for small errands and projects and not worrying about deadlines for them. I'm doing morning stretches and making the time to go to the gym or walk around the neighborhood when I can.
So why do I still feel irritable? Well, I think I can safely say this is probably due to the recent Possible New Day Job news that I did not get the position I'd applied for. I'm not saddened or annoyed by it; to be honest, I think they thought I was overqualified, and perhaps I might have been. No, I think this is that I haven't been prioritizing the job search as much as I should. Lord knows I've been wanting to move on for a few years now, so why the procrastination? Good question indeed. SO. This means that starting today, I will make it a point to apply to at least three to five jobs a week from here on in. Whether that means applying to them all in one day or applying to one per day, it doesn't matter. As long as I hit Friday having my resume out there to at least those three to five places.
And before I start complaining and finding excuses not to do it: One application takes me a half hour at most; reading the listing, the tweaking of the cover letter, the filling out of the online submission form, it all takes a short amount of time. So no reason why I can't do that instead of futzing around on social media, right?
So why do I still feel irritable? Well, I think I can safely say this is probably due to the recent Possible New Day Job news that I did not get the position I'd applied for. I'm not saddened or annoyed by it; to be honest, I think they thought I was overqualified, and perhaps I might have been. No, I think this is that I haven't been prioritizing the job search as much as I should. Lord knows I've been wanting to move on for a few years now, so why the procrastination? Good question indeed. SO. This means that starting today, I will make it a point to apply to at least three to five jobs a week from here on in. Whether that means applying to them all in one day or applying to one per day, it doesn't matter. As long as I hit Friday having my resume out there to at least those three to five places.
And before I start complaining and finding excuses not to do it: One application takes me a half hour at most; reading the listing, the tweaking of the cover letter, the filling out of the online submission form, it all takes a short amount of time. So no reason why I can't do that instead of futzing around on social media, right?
