Procrastination
Today my main task is to prepare the application for the position at the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago. I have to do a CV, choose some writing samples and write a cover letter. So basically I have to figure out how to present myself in a way that will prompt them to take a chance on interviewing me. I have to paint a strong positive picture of myself and say it in a believable way (and for me it is important to say it honestly, to not exaggerate). That in itself is a challenge, but the bigger challenge is to do it while I'm thinking that they probably wouldn't hire me, and if they did, I'd be scared to death! My sweet friend Georgia told me the other day that she often heard me selling myself short - so today I will try not to do that.
Why the title "procrastination"? Because when I have any writing task in front of me, that's what I do! And I'm going to do one more thing before I start on it. I'm going to send a message to my old thesis support group and tell them about this web log. Writing here helps me, but it will help me more if it becomes a dialog. And it won't become a dialog unless I tell people it is here. And maybe if it becomes a dialog, it will also help those who join in the conversation!
It's a hazy cloudy day here in Central Arkansas. David and I are hoping the weather will allow us to have lunch on our patio for the first time this spring.
posted by Shirley Schuette @ 11:02 AM
2 Comments:
Hey, Looks like I get to write the first comment. There are 2 blogs that I have to check on almost a daily basis-Paul's and a knitting one. This may be the third. Seems like we're on oppisite roads-you're trying to find a job you like and I'm trying to get out of mine. Not that I like it that much. Maybe I'd stay longer if I liked it better. As they say,"If I had a nickel for every time" I've made the comment "I'll have more time for that when I retire" I wouldn't be rich but I'd have a bowl full of nickels. You're a lot more ambitious than I am. I would probably just be content to stay where I was until I could retire. Anyway, good luck in your task today. Love, Janet
Thanks for the comment! It's not so much that I want a job as that I need one - I want to do some more research, write some more, get some things published, stuff like that - do the things that I have most enjoyed when I was still a student, but have more flexibility in choosing the projects. At the moment, doing something that I get paid for is a necessity! My hope is that I can find a job where they will let me do my projects, or find a way to have my projects generate income!
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