I found out about an amazing job opportunity this weekend, sent my resume today (Tuesday) and low and behold got a phone call this afternoon. It was a bit of an informal phone interview that concluded with a scheduled face to face interview for next Monday. Hot damn!
I've never been so excited about a job opportunity before. I would travel and encourage an outdoor lifestyle through a grass roots marketing campaign equally promoting all the products from about 6 different bad ass outdoor retailers. They have formed a collective of sorts and I would be one of the endorsers.
I have been smiling ear to ear since that call! Here's my shot. I can get back on the road AND make money. It would be a short-term gig...only 3 months...that would hopefully land me back at home for an extended visit. Time. Much needed time...that I can spend with my family. Gosh I miss my family. Ohhh...and my puppy!
I'm shocked. Stunned. I was in the right place at the right time and knew the right person.It is hard for me to digest that part. I've always had to work hard to get a job. I'm the one beating the door down and now it feels like it is being held open for me. Me? Really? Strange.
This sort of thing doesn't happen to me. Or it rarely has thus far- let's say that. I am completely aware that the world functions with who you know but I guess I never fully accepted that fact. I didn't want to...what if I didn't know the right people?
When I took off on my road trip I had 3 major goals. Most people thought it was all about fun, and it was...trust me...but there were some goals:
1. I will re-learn who I am and who I want to be.
2. I will find a place that feels like home.
3. I will find a career that challenges me and makes me happy.
I was a little lost before I left. I was so immersed in work and backtracking and reorganizing. I needed time and space. I needed to get lost in the woods for a while and remember all the things I love to do and coincidentally all the things I was not making time for. I loved Florida and I still do but I was not at home there. I was not living up to my potential and I needed to be more. I craved more in so many ways.
And I got it. Success! I love Portland. I love my friends. And I love my boyfriend. I feel like I have accomplished the top two goals 100%. I have also accomplished goal number three...maybe 50%. I am happy, but am I challenged?
I like my jobs here. I love the people I work with and work for and I feel blessed for all the personal connections I have made. Now I want to feel like I have lived up to my potential. I want to choose a job that will be my career. I want it to be interesting and I want to be passionate about what I do. I also want a job that will allow me (financially) to maintain the lifestyle I want. I will not fall victim to the current main-stream American lifestyle with tv determining my "reality" and debt dictating my future. I want it all. Does that make me determined or insatiable?
I am not saying that this job will be the job that gives me that challenge. This job will give me adventure and fun and time. Once again, it comes down to time. I will work long hours and have long drives and when I have a day off, I can research. I can re-focus and that's all I really need right now. I need to clear my head and figure out my new plan. I need to be proactive.
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but maybe the universe communicates via internet after all. Even if I don't get the job, I am convinced that optimism brings forth good things. I am, once again, a believer in positive energy. And Joel- thank you for holding the door open!
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