If you have ever wondered what we send to news directors to get jobs, this video is part of it and it shows me in "action". Click on the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A471z3L3pQA
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
It Starts all over.
Well, Its been one week since I've been laid off. I just sent out my first resumes late last night and used this new electronic way of doing it. I don't know if I like it. Its quick and easy but I am not convined news directors are really into this way, guess we will have to wait and see.
I am getting bored not working and am starting to find things out that make me wonder about my lay off, I think I was just the easiest to let go of. But I keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason and to keep my chin up. I also have to believe that what goes around comes around. I have erased a lot of people from my facebook page that are trying to make me insecure about all of this, while acting like they are my friends and trying to help. And I have been ignoring those phone calls and texts. Its funny how I am the one this happened to, yet some people that I worked with are holding on so tightly to it and trying to get me worked up. I have moved on so everyone else should have no problem in doing so. But, I guess thats just the nature of human beings.
What can I take from their actions? Well, for one, I will be minding my own business a lot more and two, I have to stay at peace and filter out the negative in my life, even though it can be hard when it seems like you have those negative people throwing daggers from all angles.
I will be strong and I will suceed. And I hope that by getting through this I can influence others to start living their life the same way and proove to not only myself but others that it works.
I am getting bored not working and am starting to find things out that make me wonder about my lay off, I think I was just the easiest to let go of. But I keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason and to keep my chin up. I also have to believe that what goes around comes around. I have erased a lot of people from my facebook page that are trying to make me insecure about all of this, while acting like they are my friends and trying to help. And I have been ignoring those phone calls and texts. Its funny how I am the one this happened to, yet some people that I worked with are holding on so tightly to it and trying to get me worked up. I have moved on so everyone else should have no problem in doing so. But, I guess thats just the nature of human beings.
What can I take from their actions? Well, for one, I will be minding my own business a lot more and two, I have to stay at peace and filter out the negative in my life, even though it can be hard when it seems like you have those negative people throwing daggers from all angles.
I will be strong and I will suceed. And I hope that by getting through this I can influence others to start living their life the same way and proove to not only myself but others that it works.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
That's life...
Well today, March 9th, 2010, I was laid off from the station I have been working at. To be honest, I saw this coming. We had a photographer loose a camera that is worth half my annual salary, our sales department came in WAY under and I am the only full time reporter that has not worked there for over 20 years.
Although I am not happy with this, the management who had to do it was amazing.
What amazes me is that I took it, with a smile on my face and was gracious to them. I guess we all DO grow up and I can't be more happy about that.
In the past two weeks I have been in the hospital with a pertruding disk in my back, my dog died, my "better halfs" grandmother died, and I lost my job. I thought things came in 3's? This is 4!!!
But heres, what I have realized...Life IS too short to dwell on the negative. I have finally found peace within myself. I've been searching for so long and finally, at the age of 29 it all the sudden came to me.
I think if you project positive thinking onto yourself, positivity and peace will be what you get. So until soemthing else proves my theory to be wrong, that is the way I am going to live.
Now...off to find myself a job!!! (its just the nature of the biz I love so much!)
Although I am not happy with this, the management who had to do it was amazing.
What amazes me is that I took it, with a smile on my face and was gracious to them. I guess we all DO grow up and I can't be more happy about that.
In the past two weeks I have been in the hospital with a pertruding disk in my back, my dog died, my "better halfs" grandmother died, and I lost my job. I thought things came in 3's? This is 4!!!
But heres, what I have realized...Life IS too short to dwell on the negative. I have finally found peace within myself. I've been searching for so long and finally, at the age of 29 it all the sudden came to me.
I think if you project positive thinking onto yourself, positivity and peace will be what you get. So until soemthing else proves my theory to be wrong, that is the way I am going to live.
Now...off to find myself a job!!! (its just the nature of the biz I love so much!)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Been a long time...
Well what can I say, "I'm sorry". Things have been crazy in the life of a T.V. reporter lately.
First off sales are down ($$$) so I have to work that much harder to prove that I deserve to not get the boot, of course we all do.
Then I got the worst cold ever and because of the nerves of never knowing if you will have a job, I worked with 101 temp for over a week... Then I ended up slipping a disk in my back and when I go to Urgent Care they called for an ambulance and took me to the E.R. (but I have to say, I was on great drugs there, and I finally felt like I was getting a break). Stayed in the hospital for a day and then returned to work.
We have just had a death in the family (4 days after the hospital trip), which leads me into today, where I am still working at 10pm because I have to take a day off on Friday for the funeral.
I tell you what, after writing all that down, I don't know how I am doing it?
I wrote something on my facebook earlier today, I guess you could say I am telling myself things just to get by at this point... Here's what I wrote:
"When it rains it pours but you know what? You just have to throw up an umbrella and keep on marching... And you MUST believe that the sun will shine again and that EVERYTHING happens for a reason."
It's what I have been thinking for the past few weeks, but it can be very hard to continue thinking this way. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE what I do, but it can be trying, and as they always say, "The news never stops."
Even if your life is spinning out of control, as an on air reporter you must, at all times make sure your viewers don't see that. Is that hard? Hell yeah. But here's how I see it; Its my job to give a service to our viewers everyday. Its my job to let the community know what's going on. People rely on us, whether they want to admit it or not, to present them with the news. And people expect that when they turn on their T.V. while they are making dinner, we will be there.
I guess you could say that sounds like a lot of pressure, and it is, but if I am able to be that "rock" or that one thing that even one person counts on everyday, then I know that my life is serving a purpose.
On that note, good night and sweet dreams!
First off sales are down ($$$) so I have to work that much harder to prove that I deserve to not get the boot, of course we all do.
Then I got the worst cold ever and because of the nerves of never knowing if you will have a job, I worked with 101 temp for over a week... Then I ended up slipping a disk in my back and when I go to Urgent Care they called for an ambulance and took me to the E.R. (but I have to say, I was on great drugs there, and I finally felt like I was getting a break). Stayed in the hospital for a day and then returned to work.
We have just had a death in the family (4 days after the hospital trip), which leads me into today, where I am still working at 10pm because I have to take a day off on Friday for the funeral.
I tell you what, after writing all that down, I don't know how I am doing it?
I wrote something on my facebook earlier today, I guess you could say I am telling myself things just to get by at this point... Here's what I wrote:
"When it rains it pours but you know what? You just have to throw up an umbrella and keep on marching... And you MUST believe that the sun will shine again and that EVERYTHING happens for a reason."
It's what I have been thinking for the past few weeks, but it can be very hard to continue thinking this way. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE what I do, but it can be trying, and as they always say, "The news never stops."
Even if your life is spinning out of control, as an on air reporter you must, at all times make sure your viewers don't see that. Is that hard? Hell yeah. But here's how I see it; Its my job to give a service to our viewers everyday. Its my job to let the community know what's going on. People rely on us, whether they want to admit it or not, to present them with the news. And people expect that when they turn on their T.V. while they are making dinner, we will be there.
I guess you could say that sounds like a lot of pressure, and it is, but if I am able to be that "rock" or that one thing that even one person counts on everyday, then I know that my life is serving a purpose.
On that note, good night and sweet dreams!
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