The Dance of Chaos:

<p>I had a student once who was desperate for a job and couldn&rsquo;t get one. ( Not unlike me at the moment) He tried doing door to door sales and door after door was slammed in his face. He got the idea to buy those doors, &ldquo;No solicitors, please,&rdquo; and took these back to the doors that were slammed in his face. Everyone bought a sign from him.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a great example of learning from feedback. He figured out what people wanted and gave it to them.</p> <p>Though I understand this in principle, I have not been particularly good at it in practice.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve been trying on each resume to repackage myself, to convince myself and my potential employers that I have the skills to do the job ( which I do), but mostly I&rsquo;ve been getting rejections because there are other signs I am not what they are looking for. I have never been terribly good at fitting in, and working hard and long to make up for it, has always been my solution.</p> <p>But thinking about that student today, I wonder if perhaps I needed to read the feedback differently. Perhaps those places where I am trying to fit in, even if they were willing to take me on, are not hospitable places &mdash; one can only hold oneself in for so long. Or at least, I have only been able to manage it for about six months, before the parts I&rsquo;ve been trying to tamp down, begin to assert themselves.</p> <p>Like I see what could be done to make things better. I see how people are being mistreated and overlooked. Undervalued and their talents appreciated. I hate that kind of waste. And the reasons usually have to do with fear that has become part of the way of doing things.</p> <p><a href="https://suzannelagrande.medium.com/the-dance-of-chaos-3842d5ca27e"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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