I was in London last week, attending a global team off-site with some of my colleagues at Microsoft. This was my first trip to London, and as an African American, I was surprised how diverse the city was.
But I must say that the job doldrums that exist in the US also exist “across the pond” as well. I met this really handsome business banker, named Jacob, who said he stopped me because of my beautiful smile and eyes (GAG!). Actually, he was very polite and in our short walk to the business district, I learned that he hated his job and really wanted to become a motivational speaker. He had just recently met Les Brown and was proud to show me the picture they had taken, which was in his phone.
Jacob was a business associate in the mortgage department and the UK is suffering from a similar housing and mortgage crisis at the U.S. He hated not being able to meet his mortgage sales quota and the forlorn look in his customers eyes when they could not get approved for a mortgage really affected his days.
I asked Jacob what was holding him back from going for his dream and seeking to be truly happy. He smiled, and stated “fear”. I share this because this is what holds alot of us back from our dreams. Me included.
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