The first stop Optimism,
You're all excited. You
just got or are about to get this super awesome degree! You're so proud of yourself, you've
made it this far & have done something to better yourself!....Now u apply to a
few places & begin the waiting game.....
Now one or two of u might get off after
just a short ride because you just got hired!! (Nobody likes u & they all give
u dirty looks for getting off this early) jk we're all really happy for you & wish you congratulations!!
Yay!!
Now the rest of us on the train are headed for the next stop...Self Doubt
We start questioning our whole existence. Whether or not we even learned
anything in school. We start thinking, maybe I'm not qualified, good, pretty, or smart enough, whatever...Now you can dust yourself off get off here & fig out another option
or continue on to stop 3...
The depression spiral,
Now this is a long road, in some
deep dark tunnel. Hopefully the ride through isn't so long &
unbearable...some of you might get off after this stop and decide hey, I'm cool
with living with my parents forever but don't do that!! You've come this far! Have a
good cry then move on! Continue applying, change how you're doing it, get a little
more aggressive, & realize there is a light at the end of the tunnel u might
not see it now but you will make it through! Promise!
As for me, I'm still along for the ride: next
stop, Dream Job!
