OK, the days seem to be flying by at quite an alarming rate. I would have expected this week to actually take longer since I have been stricken with this damn cold for the entire week. I find that illness usually leads to a dilution of time. I guess that since I have had something to focus on every day it has helped to keep the days on track for me. It’s kind of been a busy week with my wife’s birthday and all.
Where the hell are all the jobs?!?!?
All right, it is no exaggeration when I say that I send out at least five resumes a day. That is actually the minimum that I send out. On the average I would guess that I have been sending out probably around 40 resumes per week. That means that I have probably sent somewhere between 200 and 320 resumes since I have been unemployed. In that time I have had about a 3% response rate (based on those numbers). Recruiters seem to love me, by the way. They read my resume, see the cash in their eyes of landing me a gig and happily seem to forward my resume on. That’s the last that I hear from them. It truly boggles the mind. I’ve started scheduling times to call them back. They all seem to say the same thing though, “I’m still waiting to hear back from them… can you believe that?”
Whatever.
Got $60,000 you can spare?
It’s really funny, when you think about it: It’s easier to raise millions then tens of thousands. Really, it’s true. I’ve spent a lot of time on the phone with people this week to try and get my radio show business underwritten for six months. I need the magical figure of $60,000 to do this for the next six months. With that kind of scratch I’ll be able to focus 100% of my time and attention on ad sales as well as show preparation while still keeping a roof over my head and food on the table. In every one of these phone calls I’ve learned about the same thing: The only way to raise this kind of cash is to hit up friends, family, and professionals such as doctors or lawyers. I literally have to hit the phones and start dialing for dollars. This is really one of the things I want to do in life and it is within my grasp. The golden ring is really just inches from my finger. The frustration is just maddening. Now, mind you I could sell all of my video gear and probably finance the first month of doing this my self. I wouldn’t exactly have food on the table but I would be able to pay for the entire first month of broadcasting and buy myself more time to raise more investment money. (*This thought literally just came to me right now*) I love having my video gear and I really wouldn’t want to give it up. I guess I just have to ask which dream is more important right now. I also have to some how get an inside at 97.1 FM here in L.A. They used to run the Kim Komando show and I don’t think they are any more. Just about every talk radio station out there has a call in computer help show. I’ve hosted one that was good enough to have someone else want to carry it. It’s definitely time to be tenacious instead of timid and get my foot in the door.
That’s it for now, unless something else hits me in the next few minutes.
-WW
