The Future

RULE #30:
Know the playbook so you can call an audible.

You probably are astounded by the connection I am making between the rule above and the future, so i will let it sink in for a few seconds.
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Okay, so something that has been on my mind a lot recently has been my future. I am usually more of a "live in the moment" type of person, not because I am a cliche (even though I am), but because I tend to get overwhelmed when I start to think about what's going on next week, let alone what I will be doing when I graduate this May with my Master's. So yeah, it is a daunting thought, that I really have no clue where I will be after May.

The question I am asked the most these days is, "So what are your plans after you graduate?", followed closely with, "Where do you want to go?/Do you want to go back to the Northeast?".

I do not know people. I will be kicking my job search into full gear in January, but as for specifics, I've got nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zippo.

My answer is simple and sounds monumentally ambiguous, but it's true.

I am looking for the right fit.

What does that even mean?! People say it all the time, but let's be real here, I am way more (insert complimentary adjective here) than most people, so let me explain and prepare to be amazed (or please just bear with me). To me the concept of "fit" means that a given set of criteria (different of course for each individual) are satisfied, and if all are not met, the ones that are are (wow, I just typed "are are" and feel dumb, but will leave it because it is late and I am too tired to figure out any other way to phrase it) sufficiently compelling to still make it feel right.

My point is that you have to know what you are looking for (the "playbook" if you are following my Wedding Crasher's analogy) because when there isn't a perfect "fit" you can still find the best fit for what you are looking for (by calling an "audible" if I have to keep spelling it out).


One thing I do know for sure about my future is that I will watch this video many more times (and so should you).

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