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You Can Get Through Anything!
Submitted by: Hardik Satam
Greenville, SC, USI am a Mechanical Engineer from Clemson University Class of 2020. I love working out, traveling, hiking, playing soccer, and reading books, especially inspirational ones.
I was working as a Mechanical Engineer, doing designing and product development at my company. I was really having a good time. I had just returned from a trip to Panama City Beach during the long weekend. I was working on one of the most important projects, and I had almost developed a new prototype in the quickest time.
I got a notification for a meeting from my manager at 4:45 pm. I went into his cabin, and I saw someone from HR sitting beside him. My manager said, “Your performance is not up to the mark, you aren’t working independently. So this will be your last day.” I had no words. I was completely shell-shocked. I had worked my hardest and my best in the last 3 months and to hear something like that breaks your confidence. I tried to convince him but the decision was final. I gave back the company property and went home, like a dead guy.
After coming home, my girlfriend was waiting there for me happily. Little did she know what had happened. I just started crying. I felt devastated. I felt like I was not enough. Since I was an international student, I could not stay unemployed for long, and all these negative thoughts came to me. I always thought I was working really well and to get laid off for performance reasons when I only worked there for 10 months, was traumatizing. She was shocked too but she helped me to recover and get myself together.
In this situation, I had two choices. To feel sad for myself or to leave everything behind and go get what I was worth. I had read The Secret earlier when I was applying for jobs and it has always helped me to stay positive and the affirmations had always worked. So, I just told the Universe: I need a job as soon as possible. I will get a new job soon and will celebrate it with my people.
I did this every day for 2 weeks. I used The Secret Super App, read some stories, and decided that I would visualize that I had posted my story too. I started applying The Secret actively and putting in maximum effort and I got interviews. I made a record of 12 interviews in a week! I received multiple offers and accepted a new job! I was really happy and proud of myself.
I celebrated with my friends at Yellowstone National Park and also with my girlfriend in Chicago. I started this job and it is going well so far.
I just want to say that no matter how much you fall, you can always get back up. I was proud of myself that I stayed strong and got a new offer within a few weeks. I said affirmations every day and before every interview, which helped me get through this phase.
Believe in yourself, even if the world says you aren’t good. As Rocky says, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!