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Monday Motivation- Don& #39;t Let Failure Define You
The interview was somewhere around Palmgrove. I wore my best suit. If I recall correctly, it was circa 2006. I thought I was well prepared. I& #39;d rehearsed and I had a script for different questions I expected to be asked.
The interview was somewhere around Palmgrove. I wore my best suit. If I recall correctly, it was circa 2006. I thought I was well prepared. I& #39;d rehearsed and I had a script for different questions I expected to be asked.
I prayed under my breath as I sat down with other candidates.
When it was my turn, I knocked slightly and entered the room. I came face to face with a slightly built man who had a frown on his face.
When it was my turn, I knocked slightly and entered the room. I came face to face with a slightly built man who had a frown on his face.
He waved me to a seat. And that was how my trauma started. Apart from introducing myself, there was no other question I could answer. It got to a point, my response to the interviewer was & #39;I& #39;m sorry but I don& #39;t know& #39; to which he responded & #39;Fair enough& #39;.
The man punctured every confidence I thought I had. I was deflated by every question he asked. He didn& #39;t let my misery end so easily as he kept throwing even more technical questions at me. It was as if he wanted to prove to me that I was a dunce.
He really did rub it in. I knew I flunked it even before I left the room.
That was what I remembered a while ago when I interviewed a young lady. I could see her tensed up. Her hands were clenched together and she couldn& #39;t rest her back on her seat. Her voice shook with stage fright.
She could hardly maintain eye contact. I asked her to relax and cracked a joke with her. I saw she was even afraid to smile. I asked her to breathe in and out. An interview is not a death sentence. I told her to imagine it& #39;s a conversation and she should just flow.
I asked if it was her first interview and she responded in the affirmative. She just finished her NYSC.
Don& #39;t be afraid to fail. You will flunk some interviews. I flunked many. You will fail at certain things in life. I failed at not a few. Business failure. Academic failure. Financial failure. Moral failure. Career failure. Even heartbreaks. But don& #39;t let that failure define you.
We don& #39;t often talk about our failures. Many people see the glitters and the stars but believe me, there are many shatters and not a few scars. For every interview I passed, I can share with you about an interview I failed- some spectacularly.
So, don& #39;t be too hard on yourself when you fail. For every & #39;yes& #39;, there will be several & #39;Nos& #39;. A & #39;no& #39; just means you should try again. It doesn& #39;t mean you& #39;re no good. Learn your lessons and move on. Failure is a good teacher if you allow it.
Failure strengthens you. Failure makes you understand that you& #39;re human after all. Failure makes you draw closer to the One that can never fail.
Don& #39;t build a tabernacle around a single event of failure however. One man& #39;s loss is another man& #39;s gain. Develop a thick skin. If you don& #39;t give up, soon enough, you& #39;ll get your & #39;yes& #39;.
Pro 24:16 ERV- "Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles".
© Bayo Adeyinka
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