Something amazing happened today.
A few months back, I applied, on a whim, to a book review job. I was looking for ways to break into my industry, and career path of choice, and a book reviewer (paid with nothing but books) seemed like the perfect fit. I sent my resume, and then forgot completely about it. Fast forward to last month. I was offered a position as a book reviewer. I was ECSTATIC. I got to pick 3-4 books each month, to receive in the mail, and then review, 200 words a piece. It's a great start to a hobby, and one that I don't have to pay for.
Fast forward a little more, to today.
I'm sitting at my desk, eating my almost cold leftover chicken for lunch, when an email comes in from the owner of City Book Review (aka my book daddy)
They are hiring two copy editors, to read and edit reviews that are submitted.
What. Are. The. Chances.
Of course, I dropped my fork, and drafted an introduction letter, and then attached my resume, and sent that baby off within 30 minutes of it coming into my inbox.
The lesson I learned today was this : If you have the tiniest chance to be a part of something you love, take it. You never know where it will lead.
Now, will I get this job? I don't know. But, what I do know is that I have a lot of power in sculpting what my life is going to look like, and I need to be much more proactive in exercising that power, because I feel amazing things coming on.
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