You Got the Job!

Congrats! You got the job! This is so exciting! You’ve waited so long for this moment, and so many people are excited for you! Now it might be hard at first, but you’ve got this. Hang in there. And remember now, you can’t quit. There’s no boss. You really just report to yourself. There’s no manual either.  You must refer to yourself with any questions, day or night. You’re the boss, so take charge.

Yes, it might take up a lot of your free time. Ok, all your free time. Alright: at times it might seem like it’s sucking the life out of you. But don’t worry. Everyone feels that way with their job too. It’s nothing others haven’t experienced. 

Yes, it might give you grey hair. And yes, this job will test your patience- a lot. At times you may ask yourself, “Was I even the right candidate for this job? Am I seriously even the right person to do this? Should I be the one with this job?” But do not worry; you are the right person, and you should be the one with this job.  It might feel like this job is a 24/7 accordion of different emotions. It is. But just think, you are shaping lives, changing lives, and sometimes even saving lives, right in front of your own eyes. 

Ok, so again, this job will test your patience, more than any other job you have ever had or will ever have.    And it’s hard. You will end up putting this job in front of yourself, your health, and your wealth. 

It’s weird; It will be the only job that will feel like the most satisfying, gratifying, fulfilling job one minute, immediately followed by the most discouraging, slap-in-the-face, feel-like-a-failure the next.

 You will doubt yourself A LOT. It’s normal. Don’t worry, you’re not going to get fired, just keep trying to work things out with the little hiccups that you encounter. 

You might even want to quit this job, but you know you never EVER will. 

This job is more important than anything in the world. Let me say that again. This job is more important than ANYTHING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. 

And sometimes, you want to take a break, just for a bit, but that’s not possible and you know that’s not what you really want. 

And the minute you’ve mastered the skill of the job, the job changes and so does the skill, and you’re left with having to regroup and adapt once again, catering to what the job needs and requires. 

It’s a never-ending job. There is literally no end in sight. But the thought of the end, or not having the job, or the job not needing you makes you sad and upset and it’s once again, not what you want. Nope, you will never quit this job. No, never.  You have committed to this job 100 percent and will never give up on it. 

But it’s true. Somedays will seem Impossible. You feel so stressed. You might not sleep because you’re worried about the job. You might even cry when you’re alone, wondering if this job will be able to amount to anything in the future. Will it, you think? How is this job going to thrive and expand into something bigger than it is now? 

The job seems unreasonable, unrealistic, and just plain unnerving. You want to just give the job to someone else to finish. I mean; is your input and your hard work and your day-in and day-out struggle with this job even making an impact? It is. You might not see it, but it is. 

Then there are the days when you DO see it. You DO feel it. There is no struggle, it all comes so easy and falls into place. The job seems so responsive and positive, and you think to yourself, this isn’t so hard, I can manage this. I’m actually good at this!  You’ll want to spend all your time with the job, because it makes you feel inspired, worthy, and just plain happy. You will feel extremely proud and boastful to everyone around you for such a job well done. A job that you did. YOU. It was because of you that people recognized this job. And that feels so good. You want your name associated with this job as much as possible. You want to take all the credit for this great job. It’s a kind of pride you’ve never quite experienced before. You will literally be bursting with pride in your job. You love this job so much you can’t even put it into words. 

You want to tell your friends all about your job. To the point where they might even be a little annoyed, and sick of hearing about your job. I mean let’s face it, they’ve got jobs of their own to think about. 

And then there are the days you don’t. And you hope people don’t blame you for the job gone wrong. The job that fell short. The job that created drama or angst, causing others to question YOU, and YOUR efforts. 

And you think to yourself. “Where did I go wrong? I tried my very best on this job.” You even retrace your steps to see if there was something that you could have done to prevent the job from not getting done the way YOU wanted it to get done. 

And then you realize YOU ARE NOT THE JOB. While you may be a small reflection of the job, you still aren’t the actual job. Your job is to just keep the job, not give up on the job, love the job with all your heart, take the job on its good days and bad, and always, ALWAYS be there for the job, no matter what. 

This job will change your life. Forever. And you will never ever regret taking the job. Not even on the hardest days. And to be honest, at the end of the day, it’s not even really a job. It’s a journey. So enjoy the journey of being a parent, if you are one.  It’s not only the most important journey you will ever have in your life, but it’s also truly the most rewarding.