Today I made my son get off the couch and go for a bike ride with me. Yes he would have preferred to stay inside reading or playing video games but I made him go anyway. On our ride we managed to find the few things we have that resemble hills around Dallas. It was a struggle for him. Personally I love climbing hills/mountains on my bike. When we go to Colorado my favorite parts are climbing Lookout Mtn or Loveland Pass (11,990 ft).
Life is a lot like climbing mountains on bike. It is tough going up but the ride down is so much sweeter when you have earned it. The job search can be the same way. Every day we struggle to get our resume to the top of the pile, then overcome the tough interviews and finally the stressful struggle of negotiating an offer. If it is a job we really want the challenges we face can add to the thrill of starting a new job. The satisfaction that you came out on top, that you got what you have been striving for can make the climb so much sweeter.
It is the thrill of the down hill that we need to focus on when the climb seems too steep or too long. If we want it bad enough we will get up the hill no matter what. Even if like my son you have to get off the bike and walk up the really big ones.
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