Men And Their Fish
Continuing with the food theme, I was having dinner with some classmates the other night. Sitting down to order sushi, the conversation turned towards discussions of our future plans.
What can you say in times like this? Recession? Increased competition domestically and internationally? Doom, Gloom, Sadness and Strife?
No way! I refuse to believe that.
I did NOT come over here, make this kind of a commitment of time and money to just lay down and let this negative attitude prevail. Then again, I can’t exactly ignore these things either.
So what to do?
This article would be pretty pointless if I just told you something about how you give a man a fish, and they eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat forever. That would be too obvious.
The question is “how do you teach a man to fish”?
So then I started thinking, the answer is right there in front of me. Staring at me in this plate of sushi. Why am I sitting here? I’m with friends, I’m enjoying the conversation, but I _really_ like the food. It’s good quality fish, diverse assortment, and presented well. I was willing to pay for that. I was willing to spend time on it. In essence, I was willing to invest in it.
Why not pursue my career in the same way?
No, I’m not going to become a sushi chef.
What if I focused on making sure my career search was high quality. What if my search was diverse? What if it presented well? Would my future employer be willing to invest in that?
In order to accomplish that, I have to learn – and much like I’ve said before, if you’re going to learn, learn from the best.
Turns out, I don’t have to look very far. The best people to learn from were sitting right around the table.
This story WILL have a happy ending.
Globalcitizen
… OUT!
January 25th, 2010 at 00:39
remember presentation is everything—and who you know is priceless.