Never Apply for a Job Again!: Break the Rules, Cut the Line, Beat the Rest Read Online Free PDF Page A

still operate like 4-year-olds, playing full out, meeting and talking to everyone, treating the world like one big, whopping possibility? We get on subways, we crowd onto elevators, and we sit in coffee shops abiding by somegroup-consciousness agreement to keep to ourselves so that nobody has to risk the chance of not being liked by someone else. The idea of rejection is a possible interpretation of many of the events that occur in our life, but not the only interpretation. When we get a rejection letter, does it imply that we are not worthwhile human beings? When we are dumped, cast aside, or let go in a relationship or job, does it mean we are bad and wrong? No, those are all meanings that we add to these situations. There are other possible meanings we could ascribe. What if this is the universe saying to us that our better good is coming from somewhere else? Of course, as humans who resist change, we feel discomfort because some old prospect is going away, but that means something new is available to us. Many successful people went through what we could deem rejection until they arrived at their place of power. (Read about the life of Abraham Lincoln if you want an example.) Perhaps what we consider rejection is simply redirection . And this applies in situations as simple as saying hello and conversing with someone you don’t know. If that person isn’t as fluid yet in their openness to interacting with strangers, nor as aware (as you are becoming) of the absolute wealth of connections, information, and resources around each of us at all times, and they run away when you try to start a conversation with them, that’s not your problem. Maybe one day they will open up…but your job is to keep getting outside of your box, your rejection-phobic ways of operating, and to generate connections with others.
    Do Things the “Right” Way
    Perhaps you once made a mistake when trying something new, and you were called out on it. Or maybe you once made a choice that, in retrospect, you think was a wrong one. Whatever the case, many of us live inside self-imposed pressure to only do things if we can do them “right.” Yet, often, the mere idea of “right” is completely subjective and open to interpretation. Was it “right” that Bill Gates became a college dropout at age 20? Was it “right” for Mark Zuckerberg to create Facemash while at Harvard, causing the administration to reprimand him for crashing the university servers and upsetting many of his fellow students by using their pictures without permission? Being in action to do things, even without knowing the “right” way to do them, at least gets you in the game of learning more and following your unique path. Sure, some prudent planning ahead may be helpful, and yet the following command will often get you closer to your dreams: “READY! FIRE! AIM!” In other words, don’t wait until you can always see your target with analytical and perfectionistic accuracy. Take a shot!
    Don’t Ask for Favors
    There’s an inner squelch mechanism that holds most of us back from asking for what we want. Some folks would just sit with a bad meal at a restaurant rather than send it back and get something else. A friend and I once agreed that, whenever we offered to do something for each other (for example, “Can I make you a sandwich?”), we could never sayno or “Oh, don’t go to that trouble.” We had to absolutely accept whatever was offered by the other. This practice flew in the face of the natural human tendency to think we’re putting people out or creating an inconvenience when they do something for us. But think about it: Don’t you like the feeling when you’ve helped someone out? Most of us love it! Then why would you be so stingy as to not let another person experience that same feeling? Sometimes the biggest contribution you can make to someone is letting them contribute to you. Ask! Give someone the good feeling of contribution by letting them do