I want to tell a story, one that I've never really told before in its entirety. But first, I want to tell you why. I'm watching a movie, Conversations With God, which tells the story of this guy who ends up homeless and 'down and out', and then God asks him if he's had enough yet…. and he ends up writing a book about his conversations with God.
There, but for the grace of God, go I. - John Bradford
That's a quote which the movie reminded me of, and which has been a part of my life for so many years.
I’ve just realised that I haven’t really communicated my level of excitement about my current role or income in a manner that reflects what my current level of excitement actually is. In fact, I’ve been rather… subdued about the whole thing.
But I’m having trouble keeping my excitement in check, and I need to talk about it.
I’m a Business Analyst - just starting out, admittedly, but I’m a BA. People go through years of university to become a BA, and they don’t earn as much as I currently am.
I often hear people say, “Money can’t buy happiness.” This is a bad argument. It is like saying, “Money can’t buy modesty” or “Money can’t buy wisdom.” Ultimately, these statements are true because modesty, wisdom, and happiness are not purchasable items. So it is true that money can’t buy modesty, but it can buy clothes. Money can’t buy wisdom, but it can buy books and education. Money can’t buy happiness, but it can help you fulfill your life’s needs, bringing you increased happiness. Research has shown that “financially independent people are happier than those in their same income/age cohort who are not financially secure.” (Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko, The Millionaire Next Door, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996) p. 46)
Just a quick update. At the time of writing about my new job, I didn’t actually say what it was called. This is because I didn’t know. I thought it might be something like ‘Service Level Manager’, or something like that, but it turned out I was wrong.
Back in December, in the last week before xmas, I was thinking to myself - self, are you happy with your current career path?
I want to give a bit of background into how I got the role, what it’s about, and how I see it moving forward. In my previous post I called it an ‘ideal role’, so I wanted to talk more about it.
I gave my CV to Deidre, to have it passed on to appropriate people at her workplace. It went through a ‘passing around’ process for a few weeks, sitting in people’s in-trays before being passed on again, until it reached the director of IT services. They took a look at it and could see that I had the potential of fulfilling a need they had. So they contacted me and we had a meeting.
After just over 3 months of being unemployed and applying for an average of two jobs a day, I’ve finally got a new contract to start on Monday. And it was from a source that I didn’t apply with. Makes you wonder sometimes what the point of applying for jobs is. Maybe it’s just better to use your network of contacts instead. I know that some people do that…
Anyway, you’re probably wondering what this new job is about. Well, I’m not entirely sure just yet what the position title is going to be, but it’s certainly going to be an ideal role for me. It was a role created explicitly for me, when the hiring manager saw my CV passed in front of them.
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