Although Thanksgiving has come and gone, I find myself once again very thankful for all of the blessings we have in our life. After only 2 weeks of being unemployed, I have accepted a position with Pegasus Bank, a community bank in Dallas, to start their mortgage lending group. Although I have little to no mortgage lending experience (limited to my personal experiences with our home), the President of the Bank believes in my skills and believes that I am capable of learning the business and making it a success. I am excited about this new challenge, and I think it will be awesome to build it from the ground up. If you or anyone you know has mortgage lending needs, please think of me... but give me a month or two to get it off the ground!
Although, I would have liked to have some more time off to spend with Ali and ride the unemployment gravy train, that just didn't work out. I sent out an email the Friday after the layoffs and received a lot of positive responses. When I talked to Pegasus about this opportunity and received the offer from them, I knew I needed to look at as many options as possible in order to make an informed decision. I spent a week interviewing like a mad woman. Let me tell you... this looking for a job thing is hard! I started to think it was easier to work than look for a job, so I was motivated to accept a position soon. I feel very fortunate that I had a lot of good opportunities to look at, from contract work to small bank jobs to big bank positions. Our financial planner Kyli Vardeman gave me great advice... she told me to make a list of my values and priorities and rank the jobs accordingly, so I did. Although I got really excited about the thought of working for a big bank, I knew that at the end of the day, I would have to work my butt off to prove myself and even then, I would still only be one fish in a big pond. I want to feel like I'm making a difference, and most importantly, I want flexibility with my schedule so that I can spend time with Ali. After doing this exercise, it was easy to make the decision. I really appreciate everyone who forwarded my resume and helped me connect with people. Without all of that help, I would not have had as many opportunities to look at and would not feel as confident about my decision as I do. I truly appreciate it.
Oh and can I say... I am SO happy to be able to have my maid back! Conservative Todd and I decided to put her services on hold until I found a job. That was almost motivation enough for me to find a job fast!
And because I know you probably care more about pictures than all of my jibberish, I'll leave you with a picture of Ali. She can be entertained for about 20 minutes now in this exersaucer. Not sure why she looks surprised...
Although, I would have liked to have some more time off to spend with Ali and ride the unemployment gravy train, that just didn't work out. I sent out an email the Friday after the layoffs and received a lot of positive responses. When I talked to Pegasus about this opportunity and received the offer from them, I knew I needed to look at as many options as possible in order to make an informed decision. I spent a week interviewing like a mad woman. Let me tell you... this looking for a job thing is hard! I started to think it was easier to work than look for a job, so I was motivated to accept a position soon. I feel very fortunate that I had a lot of good opportunities to look at, from contract work to small bank jobs to big bank positions. Our financial planner Kyli Vardeman gave me great advice... she told me to make a list of my values and priorities and rank the jobs accordingly, so I did. Although I got really excited about the thought of working for a big bank, I knew that at the end of the day, I would have to work my butt off to prove myself and even then, I would still only be one fish in a big pond. I want to feel like I'm making a difference, and most importantly, I want flexibility with my schedule so that I can spend time with Ali. After doing this exercise, it was easy to make the decision. I really appreciate everyone who forwarded my resume and helped me connect with people. Without all of that help, I would not have had as many opportunities to look at and would not feel as confident about my decision as I do. I truly appreciate it.
Oh and can I say... I am SO happy to be able to have my maid back! Conservative Todd and I decided to put her services on hold until I found a job. That was almost motivation enough for me to find a job fast!
And because I know you probably care more about pictures than all of my jibberish, I'll leave you with a picture of Ali. She can be entertained for about 20 minutes now in this exersaucer. Not sure why she looks surprised...
1 comments:
Congrats on the new job Cindy! It sounds like it will be GREAT for you and your family!! That is so exciting that Ali is enjoying her exersaucer!!! It will change your life...LOL!
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