My Short, Happy Life in “Jeopardy!”
Without delving into the self-flagellation that ensued, it suffices to say that I was disappointed in myself. I felt like I had wasted six years of education and tens of thousands of dollars. Flailing to have something to do after graduation, I accepted a job offer at a company where I knew I would not be happy. I told myself the money would be worth it. Post-graduation, I moved to a new state and began my new job. Every day that I worked was filled with anxiety and every day I was off was filled with dread for the next workday. So, four months out of school I quit my job with no prospective job leads while living in a saturated market, with a significant amount of debt, and no idea what I was going to do next.
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I had no safety net, but I could feel it in my bones that I had made the right decision. I eat the same lunch and dinner everyday throughout the week. I regularly leave home at 8am and return over twelve hours later.
I am in more debt than when I graduated college. I could not be happier. After a brief stint of looking for a new job, I quickly realized that I was fighting an uphill battle that I was not even sure I wanted to be fighting. There were too few jobs, too many applicants, and I was seriously lacking in enthusiasm for the few available positions.
I decided to take a step back and consider all of my options. The following are some vocations I considered:. As I continued trying to piece together what my next move would be I realized I was missing an obvious, practical idea. At this point I had been teaching myself about software programming as a hobby for a few months and I really enjoyed the process.
Feeding off the energy that came with leaving the old job behind and the support provided by my extremely supportive and loving girlfriend , I decided to take a headfirst plunge into the world of web development. I calculated how long my savings would last on a shoestring budget, I canceled all my monthly subscriptions minus my internet , and I submitted an application to a week immersive web-development program at DevMountain.
I am a few weeks from finishing the program, I have no guarantee of a job afterwards, and I am putting in more hours than I did when I had a job, still I know that I made the right decision.
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I wake up every morning excited to go and learn, build things, and solve problems. I get to exercise my creative and analytical sides on a daily basis. I get to learn tons of new things everyday. I get to be a part of an industry where hard work is rewarded and those that pave the way are constantly reaching back to pull others forward. Entrepreneurs In the 21st Century he kept dazzling visitors to Vegas with the encore as well as the casino that bears his name. Bible Books By Story 3 friends are thrown into a fiery furnace in this biblical book.
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I figured that I did just about as well as the other time I went through the audition process.
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That was back in They never called me, although I did see a few people from the group I tested with on the show. So, I figured I would never hear from them….
BUT, a couple weeks ago I got an email inviting me to an in-person audition in Lexington, Kentucky next month. So, I will be sacrificing a vacation day to drive the three-ish hours to see if I can get into an even smaller hat with even fewer names in it. Well, except for last Thursday, which I would have absolutely crushed, lol. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I know, here I am not helping matters either… Anyway, this was a great book, chock full of helpful info for Jeopardy! Below is an image of what the testing screen looks like: And now the test: Bodies of Water The Gulf of Finland is an arm of this sea 6.
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