Friends are cool as. . .

As they say it's the simple things in life that make it all worth it - and last night I was reminded of that.

I have been on a particular list serve for some months now. I've been really impressed by it as the discussions are lively, thought provoking and on many occasions the conversations provide awesome resources and great insight.

A few weeks back the CEO of one of the most prominent non-profits in the country put out a request for bloggers on the list serve. He described the positions they were hiring for were bloggers to give career advice for their online audience. Well I figured since I've definitely been through a few careers myself (including a non-profit one) and I've been blogging for two years, so why not send an email stating my interest for this opportunity (not really expecting to hear back from them).

Well a couple days ago I received an email from them stating that after reviewing 250+ application for their career guide positions, they we’re really impressed with my background and would like to move forward with me into the second round of the application process. Very cool. 

As part of the process they asked for writing samples about various issues around the non-profit world. I pretty much had my ideas about what to write, nonetheless my gut feeling told me to reach out to some of my friends and explore some more ideas. 

Now it's often true that we are all busy - and sometimes we're so busy with being busy that we don't have time for other people (i'm definitely guilty of that).  But what is cool is when you reach out to friends and they reach back (immediately) ready and willing to help out. 

In the grand scheme of things this not a big thing, but its still very important.  Many of them provided some insights that I may not have thought about if I didn't speak to them.  As a result of their help I am feeling a whole lot more comfortable about my writing samples that I'll be sending off.

My point being is this: knowing you have friends that care about you enough to reach out to you  and help when you ask is very, very cool and should not be taken for granted. 

In our own crazy and busy lives we sometimes get caught up in the grind and forget the small things.  But try not to forget or overlook how important our friends can be to us. Its always good to know that on some level you have people that got your back.  

Comments

[Maceo]

Good luck with the gig opp.