Saturday, June 21, 2014

My Favorite Breed - English Bulldog

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENGLISH BULLDOG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I am unusually stubborn by nature, a quirky personality trait not from genetic inheritance. 
 
When I was in primary and secondary school, college, and graduate studies, I did my best.  I worked hard and settled with grades I put effort into, whether an A, B, or even a C.   
 
I completed my educational career in 2009 and pounded the pavement in sprint strength.  I tracked down every lead holding interviews.  I spent hours every day - Mondays through Sundays - researching the tiny print in my copy of the Yellow Pages book.  As a paralegal by training, I cold called and cold emailed every law firm relevant to what I learned.  My determined search went well into 2010.  In the summer of 2010, I began tracking down any lead holding interviews, legal or anything really.  In the Fall of 2010, I came to a halt.  Puppy Love, of course, was launched in November 2010 - a silver lining to a failed career hope.
 
I took to creative endeavors in 2010 to present.  I wrote, edited, and rewrote a full length Young Adult fantasy fiction novel...that was never picked up.  I wrote Bedtime Tails...yet to be picked up.  I delved into poetry...personal interest more than anything.  I dabbled in making greeting cards...creating designs was fun, but the business end scared me out of continuing forward.  In 2013, I took to designing and making fashion jewelry.  This endeavor was taken seriously - financial investment, time investment, and going ecommerce in March of this year.  To date, I have had two sales on my website and three custom order requests.  The business end continues to spook me and as I have yet to receive another sale, I no longer promote my site.
 
In 2009 to 2010, I was determined to find work in the legal field.  In 2010 to present, I was determined to do anything worthwhile.  Determined.
 
In late 2009, I visited a friend who had recently moved into Chicago.  We hung out in her apartment in a complex newly built...The Morgan.  My hope for a dream apartment was set on another complex that was also fairly new...until I discovered The Morgan.  I fell in love with the property amenities and her unit amenities in less than one second.  To date, The Morgan is all I see as my first apartment and my stubborn refusal to consider anything else is pretty well set.  Stubborn.
 
This year had me determined to find a work from home career.  Determined.  This year has yet to change my mind about The Morgan.  Stubborn.  I am currently going back to researching anything in the legal field.  The Morgan is still in my head.  Determined and stubborn.
 
Do you see the quirky personality trait in me?  When I find an interest or lead with any possibility that will get me into The Morgan, I latch on like a bulldog and refuse to let go until I see a positive result.  I call myself "Lauren the Bulldog."
 
"Bullheaded and determined, this breed can be very persistent.  They do not give up easily." (http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bulldog.htm)
 
For this reason, the English Bulldog is my favorite breed.
 
 
 

 


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