The company I am interview at has been around for awhile, but still has the laid back "startup" atmosphere. Despite the laid back atmosphere I have opted to wear a tie, but not just any tie, a BOW TIE! I lke bow ties, and jumped at the opportunity to purchase a new one wear to an interview. In my current job I would never wear a bow tie to an interview though I have instituted Tie Tuesday's within my team where we all dress in bow ties for the day.
So why should you wear a bow tie?
Well I have owned bow ties in the past, but they have all been clip-ons. I never wanted to struggle with tying a bow tie, and never thought "hey I can do this." This is similar to my experiences in web developing, I have made pre-packaged Wordpress and Squarespace pages but never thought I could learn web developing on my own or without a CS degree.
Well if you have read more than one post on my blog, you know that I have completed the initial steps into to web developing, which is why I am going on this interview today. I took on the challenge and succeeded in making multiple web apps, which I will be showcasing in my github portfolio. So last night after 4 tries to self tie my bow tie, I failed. I actually gave up to try in the morning.
This morning it only took me 2 tries and I now have a successful bow tie. I emphasize "successful" and not the word "perfect," since there is no such thing as a perfect bow tie unless its a clip-on. You basically can accomplish anything if you try hard enough and set realistic goals. Because I decided to learn how to create rails applications, its now giving me the new skill of Bow Tying
* I take willingly take on challenges, which is the message I will be delivering while interview today and is why you should also challenge yourself and wear a bow tie.
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