Learning to Believe in Yourself…

My husband received a second call back for the government position. I know he’s talented, smart, and hard working – I just didn’t expect him to be one of the top candidates in a position where 1,324 people applied (they released the final number of applicants at his test site). In this market, there are 20 year veterans looking for work with college degrees.

I excited he has made it this far. It’s good for him to know his value – even in a bad economy. If his journey ends here, he can feel good knowing he’s in that top 5% – and the only reason he’s here is because he’s incredibly hard working and dedicated to learning.

The debt we have been carrying has made us feel like failures. It has affected our self confidence and made us believe we are incapable of doing anything. Digging our way out has helped to make us feel like we are more than just a number.

It’s nice to feel valued.

Posted by Beks on July 6, 2009 at 5:00 AM in Keeping Motivated, Life Experiences, work | 6 Comments »
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Neil responded:
Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Hi

That is so true. Confidence is life is a huge part of success. I’m sure we have all come across people that have self-belief but not very much talent – and they often do very well!

I wish your husband good luck.

Neil
Kristi of Million Dream Mom responded:
Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Oh how I can relate to that! It’s a daily struggle for us, feeling like we made such a mess of things, getting down on ourselves (and trying not to get down on each other, so we can tackle the problem as a TEAM) for the financial mistakes we’ve made. It’s a major roadblock to success in so many areas of my life that I’m trying to fight.

Congratulations to your husband for being a shining star It IS nice to feel valued!
Nicole responded:
Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Way to go! Can’t wait to hear how it turns out:)
Claire in CA, USA responded:
Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I’m sitting here crying over a very high cell phone bill, looking for distraction, when I run across this. You’re so right. Debt makes you feel like a failure, and I’m about as low as I can get at this point. Wish my husband were out looking for a job that paid the bills; be thankful for yours.
brooklynchick responded:
Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
YAY! Good for him! That is wonderful!
Mary responded:
Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I was up for an engineering job at the USPS in April. I came in 2nd. The guy that got the job had more supervisory experience than I did and he made a big deal of it at his interview – it wasn’t a supervisory job so I didn’t play that up, and should have. It was a $65,000 a year job that would have meant keeping my house…now I’ll likely be losing it in the next few months.

God must have other plans for me. He closed a door – I’m now looking for whatever window he’s opened for me. It has to be here somewhere…LOL

Gotta keep your sense of humor when you are job searching.