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Hello. If you're watching this, you probably watched the last video because of Linkedin's video upload policies. I guess they can. You can only upload 15 minute videos and I talk a lot. So this is Part 2 of the post that I made about me getting my internship and yeah, I kind of forgot what I was going to say. I'm going to just have it jump right in If you haven't seen part one and you are really curious and you want to watch it all, I I feel like a YouTuber. I'm not. But if you haven't seen part one, then you can find that on my LinkedIn profile as well. Um, I'll put it in the feature so that way you can Like you'll see part one and then Part 2. But yeah, enjoy the rest of my thinking on this subject. Goodbye. Yeah. Next thing I wanted to say, I know this is very sporadic. Sorry you made it this far. Congrats bro. And I'm gonna keep going. Jobs not finished. That's basically what I wanted to say. It's. I think it's Kobe. He was in an interview or something and he had that and he had that quote where they were like up two or three in the Finals or something like that. And the people were like, oh, can you relax now that you're up so much. And he just was like drops off finished jobs not finished and I'm not relating my. Internship to Kobe Bryant in the NBA Final Championship. But I kind of AM. And what I want to say is that. The job is not finished like I have gotten the internship. And it's an internship, so it's a limited time period, you know, it's a limited amount of time and. You know, I gotta prove myself. I gotta prove it to myself and prove it to the team as well because they've given me this opportunity and I want to provide as much value as I can to them and be as open to receiving feedback and learning and growing as possible. And so while I'm super excited and happy. I'm also like, OK, dude, you gotta grind and and put in the work and I gotta, I gotta make this thing happen. So yeah, jobs not done, going to keep pushing it. It's going to be an interesting ride. I see myself as. This is going to be a very cringe cliche analogy, but I don't care. I see myself as like a Caterpillar in the cocoon and I just like. Hope to hole in it and I'm ready to become a butterfly. I told he's gonna be crunchy, but that's how I feel like I I feel like I'm I'm really starting to sprout my wings and fly. So yeah, exciting stuff for sure. And then I wanted to leave you guys with a few things that I've learned in this process and the first one is that things are going to be uncomfortable and you just have to do it anyways. Yeah, it's life is hard and I mean. You can also put into perspective and be like I'm so grateful to just be able to live this opportunity to where I went to a four year college and I had that opportunity and I was able to afford it and like all that stuff. But life is it's challenging. You're like something that I realized that everyone has self doubt. Everyone feels like an impostor syndrome. Everyone everyone feels all of that stuff and you can either let it stop you or you can use it to your advantage in a way and and push through it and. So that's what I've been trying to do. I've been, I've been making progress for sure, clearly, because, you know, I'm in this position now. But I also feel like there's so much more for me to learn and do and grow. And so yes, I'm yeah, it's a it's going to be uncomfortable even right now. I'm like, dude, can I do this? And I'm like, yes, you can. Like, there's still a voice in the back of my head that's like, you can't do this, bro. And so I got to just, you know, silence that voice, but whatever. And then the next thing that I want to talk about is that vulnerability is a superpower. Really, I think it is, and I think we all have access to it. I think. So I was just watching this video of one of I forget his name and I I was going to look it up for this video, but I'm not. There was a someone relatively high up within the land or he made this video at like a CMO conference, Chief Marketing Officer conference and he didn't give a presentation, it was like 15 minute presentation. He talked about the power of vulnerability and brands and why some of the best brands Airbnb, Patagonia etcetera are incredibly vulnerable and because of that because they are, they highlight their imperfections and they are able to. More easily connect with their consumer and then they have stronger bonds or stronger relationships with them. And so it's so interesting. Like brand and human are so inextricably linked. Like it's it, it's and it also makes sense because we are humans and we create brands. So there's going to be humanity within brands, but anyways. He was talking about that and vulnerability and I think it's it's so true and brands, but it's also so true and just being a human being. What I've learned over the last couple of months as I've been posting and stuff is that. Low key Some of the stuff that I post like the most, the most engaged content or are the moments where I am the most vulnerable are the moments where I am like. I don't know what I'm doing. Like I have so much self doubt. This sucks like but I'm trying to figure it out and then people are like let's go like you know we're not let's go like that. I'm feeling bad but let's go like you're sharing this and you're you're working through it you know and So what I what I've learned is that. Being vulnerable, it's so it's scary, don't get me wrong. And I'm very scared of it a lot of the time too. And even just saying this right now, I'm like should I rather be saying this on LinkedIn, bro. But anyways, we do not care. But yeah, being vulnerable, I think it just shows people that you're a human being and then it gets people on your side and and so even in my interview it was. On one side a calculated decision and then on the other side my interviews for this internship. On one side it was a calculated decision and on the other side it was like me just being authentic and real, showing my vulnerability and being like I have been an overthinker in my life. And it's something that I still struggle with, but I'm trying to push through it and then pushing through it, You know, this whole story of me wanting to take action and then go after what you know, I think is going to be the best version of myself that I can see myself in strategy, something like that. And it's kind of like almost like a redemption story or it it gets people on your side. And I'm not just doing it just because of that. I've also come to realize that it's so much easier for me to operate if the cards are out on the table. I don't have to worry about like, ooh, does this person know that I'm insecure? If I would just like, I'm insecure? Like, it doesn't matter because they already know. You know what I mean? Anyways, this has been a very long video. The last thing I'm going to say is thank you, Trader Joe's. For hiring me for allowing me to work there. I don't even know if anyone from the company that that works there is going to be watching this but. If there's anyone that is in a position where you guys need to get, you know, a customer service job or something part time or even something relatively full time to pay the bills in the meantime while you're chasing your dream or whatever it is, Trader Joe's is a great place to work. They truly like they are a great place to work. Like I can't speak of what other people are like, what other employees or like other stores, but at least the store in Brentwood here, store number 21, shout out two one there. Amazing people, really cool people and I just laugh every day and I have a really good time at work and I think that has also helped with this process is if I'm enjoying myself at work it makes enjoying the rest of my life really easy. And so as I look forward to this internship, my main goal as well is to enjoy myself and connect with people and and just have a really good time and also learn, grow and then provide as much value as I can. If you have stayed to the end of this video. We're in this together, man. Like it isn't crazy. But yes, thank you to everyone at Land or for giving me this opportunity. Thank you to everyone that I've spoken to over the last year within this industry who have given me the guidance and support that I needed. And thank you to me for putting in the work as well. You know, it's been a lot very difficult at times and a lot of fun so. Yeah, we made it. For the most part, story continues. I'm not stopping. I'm gonna keep going. But yeah, we got it. And on that note. Goodbye. See you later.