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I Didn’t Get the Job!

Hey kids, it’s Dad. For today’s Tommylog I want to talk to you about something really great that happen before Thanksgiving. I had the opportunity to apply for a newly opened team lead position at ESKO. I was scared to throw my hat in the ring but I did it. The process was amazing. I was taken seriously the minute I mentioned it to my boss. I talk to my boss in the hiring manager. I even got to have a face-to-face second interview with the hiring manager. What an amazing process. It’s great to work for a company that looks internally for great people and wants to capitalize, showcase and nurture talent.

I didn’t get the job. But that’s OK! The real win here is the fact that I was taken seriously. The management at ESKO knows I’m interested in growth opportunities. They know I don’t want to be a screw turner the rest of my life. They listen to my ideas and I’m excited about the future. The guy who got the job is absolutely spectacular and I couldn’t be more happy for him. I support him 100%.

The people at ESKO are on notice!

Tommy is coming and he’s looking for more responsibility and the opportunity to manage people. I’m thrilled for the doors that are opening up for me.

Make it STOP – Black Friday Madness!

Hey kids, it’s dad. For today’s Tommylog I wanna talk to you about Thanksgiving. I have so many things to be thankful for. We had a wonderful time together. One thing that always follows Thanksgiving it’s Black Friday. Everybody is in the mood for a great deal. It’s stunning the amount of effort people go to to be first in line into work to get these deals. It’s horrible to watch the carnage on TV. Don’t these people realize you can get the same deals online? Why do you go to all the trouble —the elbows to the face, the pushing, the shelving, the fighting? I don’t get it! It’s just horrible!

Please, please, please! Do yourself a favor. Look online. The deals in the stores aren’t that awesome anyway. I promise you. I’ve done the homework. Just stay home, order from the comfort of your warm couch and footie pajamas. You’ll get similar or even better deals.

Black Friday is horrible!

As soon as we stop going, retailers will stop hosting such horrible horrible events!

The Power of Encouragement

Hey, kids, it’s Dad. For today’s TommyLog I want to talk to you about a situation that happened last week. I was working on a project for work. being new, things are not 100% clicking yet and probably won’t for some time. That perfectly ok in my book, that’s what learning is all about.

Ok, so I’m struggling with an assignment. I was getting down on myself and I was pretty dejected actually. I reached out to my buddy Scott who is mentoring me on the project. I explained to him what was happening. I said I was spinning my wheels here, I was pretty down and BAM…in 5 seconds he said something that totally changed my perspective. he said, “Hey, I’ve been there and you are much closer to the solution that you think.”

Those few words of encouragement were all I needed. My day 100% changed from dark and gloomy to bright and smiling. it’s amazing what some encouragement can do. Kids we need to reach out to someone today, give them some encouragement with hopes it will turn a frown, upside down.

Have a Good Backup Plan

Hey, kids, it’s Dad. For today’s TommyLog I want to talk to you about data. computer data and having a good, solid backup plan. Since I’m running Mac OS X, I use Time Machine to a hands-free, automatic backup, but I also make multiple backups. I use cloud services like google drive, Dropbox and Backblaze. I have external hard drives that I use for backups. I have backups of backups.

Ok, let’s move to everyday life for a moment. Do you have a solid backup plan if things so south? Maybe it’s your evening activities or a vacation.

What’s your backup plan? Always be thinking about plan b!

I love you kids!