You won a few of these. Remember best dressed, best looking, Valedictorian, or really close to it? Most athletic. Most likely to succeed and unique. A few years later, you meet people just as witty, talented, and brilliant.
Some are even smarter. You look at them and they stare right back. Time passes and that interview line gets longer. Don’t call us, we’ll call you. School debt looks larger, but your options get thinner (so does your hairline). All this thinking - time to eat.
You’re at a restaurant. Wait, cash is tight, so instead you jump in the car, and head home to make a sandwich. Then it happens, you accidentally tuned the dial to 106.7 Light FM. Cringe.
“You've lost that lovin' feeling, Whoa, that lovin' feeling, You've lost that lovin' feeling, Now it's gone...gone...gone...wooooooh”
If the song isn’t familiar, you are better off. Trust me. Whether it’s a personal favorite or not isn’t the point. What I am getting to is that at one point, you were important or at least felt that way. People paid attention. When you walked into a room, the knee-jerk reaction was of course - the princess wave. You arrived. For some, this is you right now.
Given a few exceptions (maybe you’re one of them); no one really knows who you are. Your 200+ Facebook friends are really only 20-30 people you talk to. You craft each status update so people notice, but they don’t. The dent you were trying to make fails in comparison to where your peers, family, and colleagues are at. So what do you do?
What do you when your individualism isn’t so unique anymore? In fact, you are in a room filled with individuals just like you. You wear uniforms. For some, construction boots. Others rock the business suit. I’m sure you’re smart, just not the smartest in the room right now. It’s true. Time is ticking.
“You've lost that lovin' feeling…” What do you do?
More next time.
