Live strong – dream high

Broken Dreams

When i graduated college, I was so excited to grab that first job. So much excitement and confidence that I could achieve my dream like lightning. I then applied for a job to a well known company without hesitation and doubt. I was sure to myself that I would get that first job.

I got my first interview of my career life around 8 in the morning, my first interviewee was a serious looking, well dressed corporate guy. I smiled but he didn’t returned any reaction. He said “have a seat – and show me what you’ve got”.

I displayed my portfolio, whom to a highly experienced corporate slug would look so promising but childish, looks fascinating but showwy, he never believed I made them and instead he thinks I just copied it from someone, what a loser.

Never believing that these work was mine, he started to redicule me, he started questioning my capabilities. My confidence started to fall and my dreams shutter. I lost my confidence that morning.

He bombarded me with questions that proves that those work was mine – but never accepted any of my answers.
Then finally he said: “Go home, study, practice and come back to me when you are ready”

I don’t know if these words were words of encouragement. I was so down that i couldn’t talk that day. When I was in school, I was known as one of the best, but this time I was nothing – a trash.

The Realization

It wasn’t long when I realized this guy “probably didn’t wake up on the right side of the bed that morning”. Probably he was just on so much pressure, and sadly I was scheduled on the wrong time.

I wasn’t really that bad.

Probably, something was really wrong on what I showed him. I just need to figure out what was wrong on those materials i showed him. I just need to improve on that and make a difference.

I started coming back to senses and started to restore my confidence.

I started to find ways to better myself and this time I dreamt higher. Instead of climbing others ladder I want to climb my own ladder. Instead of asking for others to give me a job, I preferred to give jobs myself. My dream started to realize themselves.

Since then I started to review my dream, create small goals to achieve tasks that will help me achieve my dream.

At this very point in my life, I may not yet be as successful as I dreamed to be, But I know I already am on the right path to achieving my dream. And having a path to success is already a big success than having no direction at all.

How do you live your life? I would love to hear them.