Frustrated? Call Yourself, “The Colonel”

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter shares a story to help you cope with frustration while job hunting.

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A plate of fried chicken wings DALL·E 2023-06-05 14.59.08There was once a guy who owned a gas station.  He lived in the South and was trying to make money at the gas station aused to sell fried chicken to people who stopped in.  He was in his mid-60s and then thought he and his wife might sell chicken and that that would be more interesting to him and his family than selling gas was.  He started to branch out from just selling at the gas station and started to knock on doors to try to get someone to buy his formula or buy his idea.

He knocked on over a thousand doors before someone eventually responded favorably to him.  From that came Col. Sanders.

You are dealing with 1 or 2 instances of disappointment.  Col. Sanders got turned down over 1000 times and didn’t quit.  You can’t quit either.  Do you have a reason that you want to change jobs?  You have a reason why you want a job.

Yes, there are times in job hunting that are frustrating.  However, you have to just keep going.  You have to keep trying.  If you quit, all that happens is that you live with doubt, you live with the pain and live with disappointment.

Call yourself the Colonel as a reminder!  I think you may enjoy that story as a way of staying upbeat and motivated knowing that at the end of the day, if you demonstrate perseverance, you will ultimately get the prize that you are looking for.

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