Disappointment

So often we look at our lives and we are disappointed that we didn’t get this job or that promotion. We may have worked really hard to give a great interview. You bought new clothes, got your hair cut and practiced for hours on possible questions. In the end you got a postcard saying the position has been filled and your resume will be kept on file for ninety days.
Where do you go from here? Do you go home and watch X-Files reruns? Do you decide to work harder at your next opportunity? When I get to this point I just think of the year 1999. My whole life changed in 1999. It wasn’t fun. It wasn’t easy. I don’t think change ever is. If I ever get disappointed with anything in my life I just have to think about how far I have come since 1999.

I just have to take a step back. Instead of looking at just this one little piece, I need to look at the whole picture. Usually I get goose bumps when I think about what I have accomplished. In eight years my house hold income is three times what it was and this is the least of the great things in my life. I have a wife who is beyond words. As I sit here trying to think of words to describe Lisa, I just can’t think of anything good enough. Words like great, wonderful, and awesome just are not good enough.

I also have the best little girl that has ever been. She is cute. She is polite. She is smart. She is helpful. I have more friends than I have ever had in my life. Not only do I have more friends, I have a variety of friends. I have friends who have moved away, but I can still call them for help or advise if I need.

Six years ago I got a better job. The new job was a quantum leap. This new job was 100 times better than my last job. Today I am about to make another quantum leap to a new job.
I do not say any of this to brag. If I focus on the last job I interviewed for, things don’t look so great. I didn’t get a phone call or even a postcard telling me I didn’t get the job. Instead of looking at the piece I encourage you to look at the picture.