Spice up my life!

Today I'm feelin' pretty good about life. I've begun to realize that I cannot accurately plan for every bump in the road to my success, and that's okay. I can only plan what I'm going to do about an initial plan not working out - and keep plugging along until I get where I want to be. These past few weeks I've been so worked up about finding a job, to the point that I've been losing sleep, eating poorly and having bad dreams when I do get some shut-eye.

But toward the end of last week I decided that my approach was counter-productive at best and downright self-destructive at worse. After all, what was making myself ill going to do to increase the chance of landing a job? After a long period of that behavior, I'd probably finally get a full-time gig only to faint and be hospitalized on the first day of work! So, I signed up for Salsa dance lessons. Really simple. I realized that I need a stress relieving release from the madness that I'm going through day in and day out. I love to dance :o ) Plus, I need to divert my attention away from my problems sometimes. And tonight is my first night of it. I'm so excited!!!

After I committed to doing something fun, I loosened up all around. On Sunday night I went dancing with some friends and met a lot of cool young professionals. One of the guys I met told me about an opening at his company that seems right up my alley. When he told me, it also sunk in that I've been blocking vital networking opportunities by being totally engrossed in the search. Now that I'm learning to be more patient and accepting, I'm feeling better. And things are going my way again. In fact, I have an interview tomorrow that I'm very excited about. So, now I'm off to study up on the company, get my hair done (gotta' look super together) and plan my outfit for class tonight. Viva la vida!

~La Experta (Ambiciosa) de Medios*