"Your curiosity to identify problems, to discover solutions, and to continue to grow in your endless capacity." Are you unapologetic? How do you show it? How does one show that they are unapologetic? Even better, what's the goal in being unapologetic? Frankly, it's pretty toxic to be the type of person who goes through life never apologizing to people when they've done wrong. Or even worse, being the type of person that is, in fact, never wrong. So, when we say that we are "unapologetically me", are we affirming that toxicity, or is it something else? So what is being unapologetic to me? Simply put, it's letting the receipts speak for themselves. The irony to people consistently telling me I was cocky for so many years is that it isn't something that I say. It's how I hold myself. But strangely, I don't brag. I go to Ross for $19.99 shoes, as needed. I thrift. I wear much named brand clothes (by much, I mean my sister was working at Express and I have a few socks, a pair of slacks, and a shirt). I function in a very "what you see is what you get way". I always have. I've never been one to focus on what you have, but more so what energy you bring. Yet, living in a possessions type of world is difficult. What you have, and what you know, is often regarded higher than who you know, or what you're capable of. And for that reason, employment has always been so difficult for me. Obviously, I think I'm a well-qualified individual, but my work history doesn't necessarily say so. I'm self-taught on a lot of things, despite going to college. Oh, and let that background check tell it, I don't have a degree. So, between finding where I fit in, and growing the skills I have, for the last years, twisting between stretching the truth and telling it how it is has gotten me in job positions that were just that: just above broke. So, what now? I redid my resume. It includes the true essence of what I do and what I am, because those are the two things that matter in how I operate moving forward. Sure, the for-profit companies call, so do the faux event marketers (Tampa is so full of them), and even the insurance companies, but that's not what I do. They were talking salaries that would comfortably put me right where I last left off. That would be cool, I guess. Working in a company among people who think they get it, and refuse to hear my input? No. I'll pass. On Day 44, my unapologetic resume and tone got me in the door with a firm, for a position, that makes sense. They asked about freelance work. They ask about podcasting. They asked about my personal and professional experiences as an entrepreneur and embraced what they heard. Then we discussed UberEats. It was that simple. My skin had probably never felt any more comfortable than it did in that 45-minute chat. Then they asked about my previous employer.
I was terminated. Simply put. "OK. Well, by the looks of your resume and what they do, you probably didn't even want to be there, so I understand. Just curious." If you take one thing from my being unapologetic, it's that I am unapologetically curious. And curiosity is the greatness asset you bring in any collaborative or professional setting. Your curiosity to identify problems, to discover solutions, and to continue to grow in your endless capacity. Be that, everywhere.
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