37 - "We would like to hire you."

This time the job search wasn't that long. I have experienced long job searches and they aren't fun. Not at all. Hearing those words though, is just as sweet. Somehow, not only for me but for my family members. Being hired is a strange form of validation. Someone wants you. Someone thinks you are valuable, and you are at least more valuable than the other people you are interviewing with (or at least they think so). Conversely, not getting the job is a little bit of a blow to the ego. For a long time I didn't tell anyone that I was even applying for jobs. I would just bring it up after the fact, when everything was said and done. Who wants to deal with having to answer everybody's question in the negative? For the same reason, it is wise not to tell people that you are pregnant until you are a fair ways into it. Nobody wants to be reminded that they had a miscarriage every time someone asks how its going.

Affirmation is a beautiful thing. I would make a goal to give people the affirmation that getting a new job would provide. I want people in my life to know that they are needed, that they are indispensable. I want those that I love to know that they are better than at least 90% of the people I associate with in a day. Affirming ones importance is a fundamental need for all human beings. Fulfill that need today. Go tell someone that they are important.