The English Romantic poet, John Keats’ quote today reflects his courageous attitude towards ambition and excellence. Keats emphasises the importance of not fearing failure when striving for greatness. This fearlessness allows one to pursue one’s highest potential without hesitation. He expresses a preference for attempting greatness and risking failure over not trying at all. The desire to be among the greatest is worth the possibility of not succeeding. The quote underscores the value of ambition and effort. Even if one fails, the attempt to achieve something significant is itself a worthy pursuit.

This week will mark the end of the second month of unemployment and about four months of my job search. To date, I have applied to almost 150 jobs, each with a targeted resume and cover letter, but have not even scored an initial interview. I am getting disillusioned with this whole process, but only the knowledge that it’s not just me, but a whole bunch of other people who are in the same boat as me is keeping me going.

On another note, an ex-colleague turned friend reached out last week asking if I was open to writing for his new employer. Of course, I said yes immediately and since then have written two short articles for him. A, if you are reading this, thank you very much for the opportunity!

Nothing else happened this week, but I soldier on and try to maintain a positive outlook with a side of gratitude. See you all next week with hopefully something more positive!