Job hunt like a kid

The ability to understand a question from all sides meant one was totally unfit for action. Fanatical enthusiasm was the mark of the real man. (Thucydides)

Job hunt like a kid

Kids can be a practically irresistible force. I have 10 children. Usually I can resist them. Not always. Here's how they win.

Be totally, irresistibly and eternally committed to a world changing idea
Jump up and down with enthusiasm
"No" means not now
"Not now" means try again in 5 minutes
Laugh, smile and tickle your dad
Run around and get all the other kids excited out of their minds
Ask dad for help to figure out how to do it
Cry if dad is not listening
See if you can turn it into a school project
Ask mom to talk to dad about it
Bring a partially completed task to dad to be fixed
Change your plans and try again in an hour
A small explosion in the yard will get dad's attention
Make it a game

Kids win because they are too excited to accept defeat. They are willing to try every possible way around an obstacle. When I am the obstacle and they are really really determined, they know they can win.

Something to do today

Is there a job you really really want. Why not job hunt like a kid?

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Tomorrow: The new fingerprint locks and getting hired

Picking up a hundred dollar bill

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Message Added: January 7th, 2008 at 5:22 am