New Job

Yesterday I met up with an old friend of mine. He liked me a lot and decided to hire me. I started working today. The way the company is running is like a not as well oil of a machine I would like, but it's going to give me some great entrepreneurial experience. I actually like the work, but I don't like the structure as much. I like to be in control and be in charge of major projects. I think I'm going to have to learn how to get this business going without having everything smoothly. The guy is only paying me $500 a week and I'm okay with that since I need the money right now, but if I find something better, I will take it because I've got valuable skills, and while I see the potential for this company to get bigger, I may want something more stable first, or primarily have something that's stable.

Job Interview

On Tuesday I had a job interview with the Main Library. Actually, it was an interview with the Miami-Dade Public Library System for a position in Purchasing. Purchasing and procurement is something that I've done in the past. I didn't expect them to call me, so it was kind of a surprise. The interview was great. I was low energy though. I didn't really expect it to be the way it was. It seems like a good position, and I'd enjoy it.

I asked the boss guy some questions, and he told me that I was one of the 25 guys chosen to be interviewed out of the 800 that applied for the position.

I sent a Thank-You letter for the interview. I really do hope I get this position.

My career path

It seems like I'm going to have a tough time reaching my career goals. I didn't realize the magnitude of how tough it would actually be. My ex-gf is a freshman in college, and she does some part-time work or helping out for a congressman. She might not be on the staff, but since she can afford the time to do volunteer work or an internship, she'll more than likely get some good job in the future. I decided to focus on school entirely. I've been without a job for 4 years to solely dedicate to school. I haven't even been getting the best grades. My GPA is about a 2.5. This is probably horrible. Most companies won't even look at me I presume. Since I haven't done well, and I need to take some more classes, I figure that I will finish college in a year. So for the next school year, I have to get whatever job or internship program I can get into for this summer. I need to more my resume more geared towards business. I might have to join the CIA or some other government organization if I can't find a job in the corporate sector that's going to get me to the executive level that I want.

Or, I can go the tougher way. I have no money at all, so this is going to be really tough and might put me on the line for very bad credit. Maybe, just maybe, I should forget about school and decide to open my own business for now and finish school later on once I get a couple of years business experience that way I can go into a corporate position then.

What do you guys think?

The Way of the Superior Man

I just finished reading a book by David Dieda called The Way of the Superior Man. This is an amazing book for masculine men that are in relationships. In my opinion, it's an amazing book for life too. The basic premise is as follows: Find a major life purpose, and make that your priority. And, learn to love your woman and feminine energy from your core. That's it.

I have some issues though with the book. Sometimes I feel like I'm a masculine male, while at other times, I feel like I'm more feminine. With my ex, I think about her a lot, and I want love from her while she is the one that didn't want a relationship as much, or knows that she can find another fairly fast. I think overall that I'm a masculine male because I get turned on by the feminine, but at the same time, I'm a little bit effeminate. I'm not sure if I should dive more into the masculine side though. I do know that Dieda is right when he says that I will feel more attune with focusing on my greater life purpose. While he says that your woman is secondary to that, I feel like my girl should mean everything to me. The book basically does say that she should be everything to you but with your love, but understand that your life purpose is more important than her and that she will respect you for that.

Women have been a priority in my life for a long time. It's hard to see myself have less of a want for a relationship, but I'm starting to see that it is less of a desire when I'm focused on my life purpose, and for me, that's business and my business goals, like starting my own company, or being a corporate executive.

Is there anyone that didn't like the book? and why? If you enjoyed the book, how has it helped you?

A brief history

My life has been very interesting so far. I'm glad I've had the experiences I've had so far. Sometimes it might have been better for me if my life had been different, but since my life is the way it is, there's some satisfaction that I will have by working even harder to reach my goals. Sometimes I lack the motivation, and sometimes I can't seem to get leverage on myself.

My girlfriend of 1-month recently broke up with me. This was the first relationship I've been in. She said that she wasn't ready for a relationship, and while she still wants to see me, and make out with me, she can't commit to more. This was a great learning experience for me. I'm in my mid-twenties, so I should have started earlier, right? Well, for me, my whole road to success in all areas of my life started somewhat late. I guess I just wasn't conscious of where I wanted to go. I still have trouble with motivation even though I have an idea of where I want to go. This breakup had left me with a lot less motivation, but then I read something on someone's blog that said something along the lines of, to paraphrase, 'Think about how many experiences you've had in your lifetime, and make a chart with how much that relationship took out of your whole life. You will see that you have your whole life ahead of you, and because you're the type that wants to improve, you will learn from this experience and be a better person for it the next time around.'

I have so many things to talk about in this blog and I will try to make it relevant to the original topic. I want to write a brief history, but at the same time, this blog isn't really about my past. This blog is about my future.