Can you believe it's already been a year since I joined Google? Time flies when you're learning, growing, and embracing new experiences! In this special episode, I take a moment to express my gratitude to God, the friends who have supported me throughout my incredible journey, and share some of the invaluable lessons I've picked up along the way. Trust me, you don't want to miss out on these insights that could make a massive difference in your own career.
Ever felt held back by assumptions about age or experience? Well, it's time to shatter those limitations! We delve into the often-overlooked issue of ageism in the workplace, discussing how to break free from preconceived notions and truly respect one another, regardless of age. Plus, discover the importance of speaking up for yourself, gathering information, and building relationships to propel your career forward.
But it's not all about work, right? We also explore the significance of having hobbies, maintaining a sense of gratitude, and nurturing the connections we make in our professional lives. So, tune in and get ready to find that perfect balance between life, work, and everything in between! You'll walk away feeling inspired and empowered to take control of your career and personal well-being.
Happy 1-year Googleversary to me!
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Can you believe it's already been a year since I joined Google? Time flies when you're learning, growing, and embracing new experiences! In this special episode, I take a moment to express my gratitude to God, the friends who have supported me throughout my incredible journey, and share some of the invaluable lessons I've picked up along the way. Trust me, you don't want to miss out on these insights that could make a massive difference in your own career.
Ever felt held back by assumptions about age or experience? Well, it's time to shatter those limitations! We delve into the often-overlooked issue of ageism in the workplace, discussing how to break free from preconceived notions and truly respect one another, regardless of age. Plus, discover the importance of speaking up for yourself, gathering information, and building relationships to propel your career forward.
But it's not all about work, right? We also explore the significance of having hobbies, maintaining a sense of gratitude, and nurturing the connections we make in our professional lives. So, tune in and get ready to find that perfect balance between life, work, and everything in between! You'll walk away feeling inspired and empowered to take control of your career and personal well-being.
Happy 1-year Googleversary to me!
AI-powered titles, descriptions & hugs,
Tolu O.
Please rate the podcast wherever you listen, and leave a review where you can. It helps me reach more people. Thank you! Also, follow here for more :)
Hi guys, welcome back to the Non-Immigrant Student Podcast, and obviously I am ashamed I'm just coming back after about a month. I think the last episode was recorded May 10th and released that same week, so it's officially been a month. Right now, as I speak to you, i'm on my way to the airport. Yes, summer plans in motion. Got it on clutch. Anyway, i recently also did a poll on Instagram asking if people were traveling, if they were outside, if they were inside, if they had no plans, and a lot of people seem to be catching flights. A lot of people also seem to be inside, and I think most people said they would be outside so and actually some people said they had no plans. So, anyway, i'll try to carry along with me as I go. Hopefully I have my rules module on or just content creation module on, but I do enjoy traveling to see my friends, to meet my friends, and this is a special shout out to all of them for taking care of me. Most of the places I travel to, i don't have to pay for accommodation fees, honestly, even feeding, because all of those things I usually covered with my friends. I just pay for my flights and then for being outside when we are outside. So, yeah, a special shout out to all my friends who host and take care of me. But anywho, how have you been? how has work been? how has school been? how has life been? Oh my god, it's definitely been a minute anyway.
Speaker 1:So the last episode, by the way, i listened back to it again, i actually enjoyed it. So last episode I was on a couch with my friend, my roommate Ivy, who is now moving into my building, and I'm like this friendship bond cannot be broken. So she's one of the first friends I made when I moved to the US in less than a month. So we just got together. I remember that day I was so tired from work and I was just like I want to go see Ivy And other from. There's a restaurant I like that's close to our house called Lagos, but I mean it's all Nigerian food, but it's done well. They have suya tacos, smoky jalovs, so anytime I feel like, and they don't deliver to my house. So I was like, okay, i'm going to go to Ivy's place And then we're just able to chat about life, about work, about money, about feeling seen, inclusion. You know a lot of things and I really did enjoy that conversation. I hope you get to listen to it.
Speaker 1:I think it's my longest episode yet, but I was just like you know what, let's keep it going. It was actually a catch up call, a catch up conversation. I was like, wait, i think I could record this, you know. So, yeah, and that happened. Anyway, this week I made up my mind that, no matter what, i must record an episode before I travel, so I was going to postpone.
Speaker 1:For most of you who are on Instagram with me, you know that I turned a year Google on May 31st. I was so excited. I even did like a dance video. You know, not like I always dance. I think I've said it on this podcast before that I dance when I'm happy, i dance when I'm sad, i shower dance, etc. Etc. And so that morning I was feeling very giddy, you know, and I'm very grateful to God as well, of course. So this episode is more like bye, i'll see you in Canada, and also like oh my God.
Speaker 1:I'd like to reflect on my one year Google. There were a lot of things I wrote down for, things I've learned. I even had one on one with one of my friends who we joined Google right about the same time, i think she joined a week after and we just reflected on our one year together. But I realized I really can't say all of the things I've learned also mostly because you would need, of course, inside context also. I don't want to sound if someone from Google is listening to also take out certain things from you know, take things out of context, you know. But I think I will share like general things because this is my kind of thrill.
Speaker 1:First job in US. I did work for two start-ups before I started Google for like within the space of two years. So of course I did have experiences there too, especially because those jobs were remote. But now having to go into the office, having to relate to colleagues, having to work with such a diverse group of people, honestly it's a different game changer. And even though I was an intern at Six Months for Total in Nigeria and Oil and Gas Exploration Company and Production Company, i did also have diverse colleagues. My manager was a French woman. I would have already Shamore or something. She was my supervisor. So I've always been in spaces like this, worked for big organizations, you know, and all that.
Speaker 1:So not like it's too unfamiliar, but I would say that it was still. It was still no-transcript, it was still a whole year to recap, and but in all of it I was really grateful to God. Honestly, like every morning, i wake up I'm thankful I have a job and I'm thankful that I have this sort of income. I'm thankful that I have a means of living. You know, not just especially because you know not being at home with your family wear all your bills, all my bills before you should be taking care of. I remember, even during the pandemic, my mom, literally because I, um, i wasn't okay, this is going into a different direction, but anyway, even during the pandemic, you know, staying out with your parents, having all your bills taken care of, because I never lived outside of home before. So being able to do that now I still have all my bills taken care of. I'm really grateful to God, and I know it's because I have a job anyway.
Speaker 1:Now I don't know which one to start with, but but before we jump right into it, i also want to check in with you guys. I hope all of you are doing well. Thank you all so much for always downloading, listening, you know, tuning in, i guess. I know I'm not as frequent. I myself I listen to. I said what I said podcast, like every Wednesday. Before I didn't listen to them because I thought they were a bunch of unserious folks, but I love them that way. I said listen to them 2020 actually and then I realized I'd more listen to them the more. It also helped me stay in touch with stuff happening back home in Nigeria, not that every agony and episode. Okay, now I'm talking, i'm talking to people who also listen to.
Speaker 1:I said what I said. Not that all of them are like useful or beneficial or, you know, held it to listen to, you know, but it's still a good pastime and I realized, wow, i wish I could show up this every Wednesday, because I remember on my way to work every Wednesday, i'm like, oh, my god, yes, i have something to listen to. I was like what, if there are people who wish I was, you know, releasing an episode every particular day, like every Friday, like I used to do before. But, honestly, my life has taken such a huge turn, especially when someone on my team went on my time to leave and I had to take on a lot of our work and that, in particular, stretched me in the past six months. Honestly, like every day, i would wake up feeling like, oh my god, i'm drowning. Oh my god, which one of my jobs do I prioritize? today, or this week? everything seems to be urgent. We're no longer hiring, you know, so having to learn how to prioritize, you know, and all of that and still do this, um, i'm grateful. So I can't complain, but I also apologize, because I do wish it was more often.
Speaker 1:There's so many times I write down things I want to talk about on this podcast. I'm like, oh my god, look at that guy on the subway. I wish I could tell somebody, you know, but they never end up making it here. But anyway, it is what it is. But if I eventually have to do this full time, we'll see. In the meantime, please bear with me. I'll try to do it. The plan is to do it twice a month, but now it looks like it's going to once a month. So for that one time I show up. I hope you'll be there too, but thank you for always showing up. Okay, i don't want to do it to be too long because, like I said, i'm on my way to the airport. You know, catching flights and not feelings. Yes, okay, i'll jump right into it.
Speaker 1:Uh, what are some things I've learned to work in one year google, in no particular order. I started in May, i would say. I started my real work like June, july and I was expected to kind of ramp up before the end of September. So because she was living in December, you know and I did get a lot of feedback. You know I have a lot of wins just working at the company, when people send me like DMs of how a document I wrote has helped them. Or you know how I'm such a reliable teammate and yes, this is me to team my own horn because I'd like to believe that. You know, this is me just recounting my one year here. I've also gotten a lot of good feedback. You know about taking things slow, but you know also people respond to speed. but also some people don't like to be pushed and I could be quite pushy with work, especially when you know I feel like this thing could move faster. But that's not the culture exactly a google. So understanding that culture has also helped influence the way I work anyway.
Speaker 1:So first thing is I would say the first thing is I would say the first thing I would say is don't be afraid to disagree with your manager, um, to trust my instincts. You know, i'm not just my manager's instinct, and I'm starting with this because I'm very good friends with my manager. I work my boss um, we're very cordial, we respect each other. I respect him a whole lot. You know, he's invited me to dinner before at his house with his family. So of course, there's there's there's a very much um, what would I say? there's very much a good camera camaraderie between the both of us. But at the same time, i try to separate that friendship from work, and I think he does so too.
Speaker 1:So, you know, if he poses something to me and I feel like, huh, i think I have another suggestion or I think, hmm, it could also work this way, i'm not afraid to speak up. I'm not afraid to say I think it should work like this, whether or not I just have less than a experience at Google, right. So that's something I've learned and I've seen that over time it's, you know, helped us build more mutual respect between each other. We respect both our ideas. You know he's always waiting for me to disagree. He's like okay, so what feedback do you have? and I find that in doing more of this because I don't trust before I would not trust my instincts.
Speaker 1:I'm going what can I, little Nigerian, someone who just finished from masters, get to say compared to someone who's had over 10 years of experience? right, but I've learned over time that even my ideas matter and I'm not saying this in a cheesy way, really minute, even though I have no clue, no freaking idea, what goes on in privacy all the time. I mean, i am learning now, so I'm in privacy space, but the way I see things, and I think that's why we're all hired right to bring a different perspective to the table. And I leverage that a lot, you know, especially coming from a country where we don't even really have privacy laws in existence. You know, i'm always like huh, is that something really neat? is that what the users need? you know? is that something we should be concerned about? you know? and all of these angles help move the work faster and better and it will make me look smart. Meanwhile, i'm just like questioning the process because I'm trying to learn.
Speaker 1:So obviously, staying curious and not being afraid to disagree with my manager is number one. Number two levels shouldn't matter, and I say this because you're right, and even someone did give me this feedback at work. You know that all of us are doing the same thing. You know like, even as a software engineer, whoever is at L8 or L7, l4, l5 is doing the same thing as an L3, maybe just in a different capacity or with a different level of experience. So you shouldn't feel like that work is not for me, this work is not for me. This, like no work across your job levels is too much. So I was able to take on roles that or duties or tasks that were meant for L4s, l5s, l6s, blah, blah, blah. You know I was able to work with these people, learn from them. I had to remember that levels don't matter. So of course they matter, but you know, because they get paid more money, of course. But you know I had to remember that when it comes down to the work, like the same skills I am applying at an L3 or an L4 is the same skills they are applying. So I should not always look at it as, oh, i can't take on that work. You know I should be able to take on that work.
Speaker 1:I think another thing I learned was to own my career, because I remember across the one year that I was at Google. Every time I met someone who we call them, i think, lifegoogle, as people who have been there for over 10 years, 13 years, 20 years, 21 years I don't think I met anyone up to more than 17 or 15 years, you know But if I met them, i would always ask them for advice. What's one thing you want to tell me? Some people will tell me, like the most mundane things you know, like be yourself you know, or like don't be afraid to speak up. You know Things you already know. But I find that for them to have said it, it constantly helps them be a career. But at the same time, i always try to put things in perspective. Some people will give me the advice of advocate for yourself. Make sure you get promoted, make sure you fight for this, make sure you know your worth. You know, but like, do I have to do that on a team where they already know my worth? No, you know. So I tried to.
Speaker 1:In owning my career, i took in a lot of advice, a lot of constructive feedback, you know, from people across the company, my team, my colleagues. But at the same time, i always put it in perspective. So if someone told me oh, you could do this or you could do that. I'm like, hmm, is it right for where I am right now? And you know, and I feel like that helped me in the first year that I was there There's so much I really wish I could see. But I don't, i don't get into no trouble, you know. But yeah, and I'm going to use an executive here, just get shit done, even though it's for free. So when I mean for free, it's like you know how all of us are working.
Speaker 1:For those who are working, even those who are in school, like you, have a curriculum to follow. For us, we have a Google. We call it Expectations. So you have five things you're supposed to be working on this year, and out of those five, one is compositories, called community contributions. So what do you do to help me Google better? Are you helping to hire people? Are you helping to interview people Sorry who are trying to get hired? Are you So for me? I'm part of the women's community and part of the NYC Google Culture Club And I think I've shown some videos. I have a post showing an event I went for in partnership with women at Google and Spotify, you know, and our culture club. You know, i'm also part of the Black Google Network and the Africans at NYC Network. So I helped to like anchor events. I've anchored a women's event for virtually you know, and I got a peer bonus for that. And that's our company. Peer bonuses are $875. I mean, but minus tax it comes down to like $96. But yeah, sure, i will do it. So the whole point is we have those expectations and the four remaining ones are tiller towards work.
Speaker 1:So there are some times setting duties or tasks come that are not part of those expectations. I remember that there was this dashboard in there to build. Now I don't have the technical skills required to build a whole dashboard, like I don't know a square that much apart on our, whatever it takes, but then being able to employ my skills of program management, working with other people, communication, to get the job done, i was happy I was able to do it. But it wasn't at first part of my expectation. And that small thing that I did okay, it was actually not small, but I knew that my, my skip manager asked me, you know, was it seemed important to him. So before I would have been thinking it's not part of my expectations. I can't get judged, you know, for doing it or not. They should find someone else, you know. But then I was like, okay, no, i'm going to get this done. It seems important to him. I will prioritize the other things and do it So as much as I was doing it for free, but eventually I did add it to my expectations, you know.
Speaker 1:So it looks like, you know I went a boom But anyway. So I've learned to do things, even if it's for free, like even if I don't get graded on it, eventually doing my performance cycle. But you know, i'll get to learn something. I get to meet more Google Ads, you know, and you're meeting all these people across the company, all of us. I keep seeing that all of us are connected, even though we're like over 50,000, 150,000. So, you know, and all these connections matter, someone had told me that the best way to get working on Google is by social connections And I was like, oh my God, i'm done networking. You know, i did so much networking just to be able to break into their brain and work industry And now I still have to network, now that I'm working really, you know, for a especially if a lot of you who share the hatred for that whole networking. You know vibe? No, vibe is not what I'm looking for. Networking buzz. You don't want to talk about how you should network. You still have to do it, even while you're at work. So, yeah, i just get you done. You won't do it for free because there's so much, much, much more gold waiting on the other side of that.
Speaker 1:I think I've talked about trusting instinct and then not also letting other people project their thoughts and ideas to mine, because they're only talking from their perspective, so that it still boils down to trusting my instincts. Honestly, i would meet Sometimes, i would have an idea and take it to someone and maybe they'll be like, oh, it's not, this is not the place and the time we need to move. You know, like everyone has their own feedback And this is what I said before. I take it all in by putting into perspective. So I also don't let people project their thoughts and their fears and their ideas on me, even of other people and of the work in general. I'm like, what do I think about it? And this is something my manager told me very early on when I joined If I'm asked to do something, i shouldn't just do it because, okay, they have the experience. You know I should question it Why? And eventually, if I decide to do it a certain way, i must know why I did it that way and be able to convince people. So that's something I'm also learning at Google.
Speaker 1:Now, this is something I really like to believe in my own ideas. That's something that I found. You know, i wouldn't want to speak up. Actually, no, i'm someone who speaks up. I trust myself to always speak up, even when I have questions Like am I? when I first came in, i'm sure people will be like who is this black girl is, like, where did she come from? We've been doing things this way before. You know Who is this person to question it. So I always trust myself too.
Speaker 1:But there are some times, too, i do not speak of because it's like, hmm, i'm not sure. Or even when I put out an idea, hmm, you know, i'm not sure. But now I've learned in the past one year to believe in my ideas, to believe in things I have to say, to believe in things I have to offer. I may not know all the reasons which they hired me for or for the fact that I made it through. I need to believe in my own ideas, whether or not they sound stupid, because someone else can take it in his rawest form and make it into like someone can see the potential of it, even though I can't, you know, at a higher level, and make it much, much bigger.
Speaker 1:And this happened when I first joined company my team. I was like, hmm, why don't we send out any communications like this other team. And they were like, hmm, there was like that's something I've always wanted to do, but there's no headcount for it. And that was a project I took on in my first six months of even getting to Google. And at first, when they gave me that project, i couldn't handle it because I really didn't know. Like Google thrives on ambiguity, i really didn't know how to start, where to go, what resources to use. And then they got someone to join me to that project and kind of take over it, you know. And then eventually I'll take the wheels back.
Speaker 1:But you know, if I never spoke up and I also learned to look beyond it, not just being, oh, it's my idea, but like it serves my company, it serves the greater good, it serves the greater good of my team, and you know whether or not, it was taking away from me, you know, in aircodes. That's how I don't want to see that way. But I'm still working on the project now and that's the most important thing that I can still contribute to it and our team can still have impact, because once the team looks good, i also look good, and I think that that's all that matters. Another thing I've learned is not to be afraid to be myself, because that's one thing I feared the most, like joining this company. Every time I was like, oh my God, i don't want to be too Nigerian, i don't want to be too, i don't want to be, you know, a certain way. But I had to learn not to be afraid to be myself in the one year that I've been there, and I think it also boils down to contributing my ideas, contributing, you know, whatever it is that I have to say.
Speaker 1:Something else that I have learned is to beware of ageism. So now, and my company you know, when you took all those trainings, when you joined, they tell you how preaching to other people is a form of harassment. I remember that I saw that thing and it made me laugh so much. I'm like, wow, and I listen to messages every Sunday of how you should preach the gospel, i mean while I work. That would be considered harassment. I find it funny. But anyway, there's some other things. They also warn us against ageism.
Speaker 1:When people always say things like you're too young, oh my God, you're so young. That thing infuriates me honestly. I don't know why, but I just hate you so much. It's true because when I actually I told you, you tell me I'm 32, i'm like, oh really, that's why I'm so young. Don't even let me say what is in my mouth right now, because you know. So just beware of it.
Speaker 1:Because sometimes people try to say, to put you down, you know, to make me feel like sometimes I don't feel like they mean evil, but at the same time I feel like it still does something to your psychology or emotionally. I used to say what do you know? How much experience do you have? you know Why you know. So I think everything is still the same thing, but I'm very aware of it. If someone is trying to act that way and it even makes me sure because of the Bible, the good Lord says I do not let anyone make fun of you because of your young. You know. There's a scripture, i think it's in 1st and 4th, i'm not sure, but anyway, the point is and that even makes me want to always prove them wrong more.
Speaker 1:It's true, because I've also learned to work without considering levels. We're all colleagues. I respect you for the experience on your hands and in your years, but at the same time, we're all doing the same work. Honestly, you're just doing it with more experience, but don't in your fickle mind think that because I'm younger, you can do the work better, okay, so I mean, i've even been put on your project before to help a much older person, you know, just because they needed my speed, you know, or something. If I went in and I told that person, it's because you're too old, that's why you can't move things along. How would they feel? Okay, now I'm getting angry, let's move on.
Speaker 1:I learned that you can't fake experience. You know As much as even for myself and this is me almost dissing myself as much, as I would go in there always thinking, well, me too I have some two years of experience, you know, before I left Nigeria. But you really can't fake it Like if. And that also takes me back to what I was saying before, where they had to bring in someone on a project, even though I was one who suggested the idea, because I really did not have the experience to kick that whole project off, honestly Although now I'm back on it in full force, you know, and that's after I've gained at least one year of experience, and that's probably also because I was moving very fast. But so I've learned that I can't fake the experience, whether or not if that person has four years, i should respect that. If I have one year, that's probably why you know. So I can't fake the experience And for every room I find myself in, as much as I'll try not to, you know, remember the levels, but I should also expect, you know, the experience that everyone comes with.
Speaker 1:And I have a lot to say on promotions Is it dicey topic? Because I was trying to. I brought up the conversation with my manager after one year and he did give me some feedback which I'm not sure to share here, but eventually I will when I do get promoted, you know, to kind of calibrate, to kind of see okay, what do I need to get here in one year? And some people might ask why is she so ambitious? Why is she trying to get there? You know, i did get asked why are you rushing? Why do you really want it? I'm like, must there be a reason? Why should I? I mean, if I know that I have all that takes potential to make it the next level, why should I sit around waiting? Because, either way, at this level I'm still pulling in a lot of work. So if some people will be like, oh, at your level you don't have to do so much because there's much more work waiting for you, no, boo, i'm like I'm already doing so much work I should be on the next level, like I should be getting paid For all this work I'm doing. So if I can as well make more money doing it, i will. Okay, boo.
Speaker 1:So I have a lot to say, but I think that both and father don't be afraid to speak up for yourself, and this is something I learned coming into Google. Even before you know, here in the US You have to actually say you want to get promoted. Compete Nigeria, where it's like it's automatic. Well, not automatic, but like if you do well, they already tell you okay, you know, you already know in two years I should be promoted, you know. But here you have to kind of like speak up. Well, i would like to get promoted, so I started doing it from day one asking the right questions, what does it take? attending the right seminars.
Speaker 1:You know, and I think I've said time and again on this podcast, that information is power, although I also find that it is a strength of mine because I took this Personality test. I think it's called Gallup or something I'm one of my strengths is impute, like collecting information and using it to better myself, basically, and even Collecting relationships and all of that. So it is a strength of mine. So I don't expect it to come easy to you, but when you can, when you can push yourself out of your comfort zone, information is power. Collect it, find it, look for it, devour it. You know, and use all of the insights to better your life. And I think I rest all and I save the best for the last. Something I learned in my one year What cannot be done today will be done tomorrow. Amen, because I also found that some days I will be walking.
Speaker 1:Of course, i've said it to here before that one of my favorite things are working on Google's flexibility. Like I can stand my day at 12 because I know I'm walking late into the night and nobody's going to question me, right, because as long as I'm getting job done and if that's what works for me. But also notice that there's some days I start early and you walk is not just finish. I'm like, oh my god, i need to send this. And this is some days. Oh, i've not written that and you know, and I had another colleague telling me someone who I work very closely with that we don't work in a fire company, no, in a what was what? she is people that put our fires, fire Brigade, fire fighters. We don't. We're not firefighters.
Speaker 1:Like, whatever we're doing, lives are not Dependent on it. I mean, everyone is dependent on technology. Google uses right by working devices, or like your phones will be shipped out to you eventually. Like, yes, lives depend on it. But I believe you get context like nobody's going to die tomorrow if I do not send out that email, so we don't basically show some. We don't work for the emergency response team, so what cannot be done today will finish it tomorrow, because I'm always trying to get things done within our meetings. You know, i'm like I don't have to do with this again this week, let's get it done. But she's like you know what we can continue tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day And I think that's one of my best things I have learned, and so I adopted all the time.
Speaker 1:Every time I feel myself, you know, trying to finish everything before 8 pm, i'm still working. I'm like you know what to look. Just because you don't have anything to do at home right now, that's me. You should still be a laptop working, so that's why I was able. I was also able to pick up a lot of hobbies. I mean, i've now finished my accent class, whoop whoop. I met great people future directors, writers. You know, i took on painting in the fall. I plan to take up dance, you know, so that I have those hobbies to remind me that I am a human being, because walking a Google to can be a bubble. I'm serious.
Speaker 1:You talk to people and I'm like Jesus Christ, people that actually had this is. These are people who are money washed. Not even like their brain is money washed. You know, it's not people. Sometimes I'm like, wow, these are first world problems, you know. But but I think it's also because not everyone really fully brings themself to work sometimes. So, anyway, not to keep yapping on, i Do love working at Google.
Speaker 1:There are days I go in, even though I'm decent, is I'm angry that, oh my god, i have to do this work. I'm angry with someone at work, you know. I'm just like you know what. Let me not lie, let me not be forming. I actually love this place. It's really when I go for lunch and I eat good food, you know, and maybe I just eat a slice of something I'm so happy that I can get this for free. Honestly, i'm grateful to God. I can't even complain, and I have made some very good friends at work too, friends that you know. They might not love me the way I want to be loved, i might not love them the way I want to be loved, but, you know, just talking to them feels safe, you know, or like people you can just vent to, and I would, i love, i wish I could call names, but I'm grateful for all of them and I'm shouting them out in my prayers in this podcast. You know, i am really grateful, i'm most proud and I'm grateful to God and I'm grateful to all of you that I can share this journey with. So, um, i hope you learned a thing or two and I hope that and I pray this prayer on instagram and I'll pray here again. There's many students who are also looking for jobs. I really pray that God comes through for you.
Speaker 1:That journey was not funny. I went in and out of depression, you know, when I was in school trying to find a place that I almost even quit. I remember telling my mom that I want to come home. You know, like kpmg, because while I was at home I was still applying kpmg and they had sent me an email to come for an interview. I'm like I'll be fine, you know, which is also probably side effects of maybe growing, of sport, you know. But Anyway, i don't know. But I'm just, i'm happy that I've persevered.
Speaker 1:You know, i believed in myself, i fought through it and I trusted in God. You know, because I know there's this thing. I always say that and God cannot mismanage my life, you know. So I trust him. You know I put all my eggs in one basket and then give it to God. There's no other way, because you know he's my plan a to z and I hope that For you is the same way that you get to embrace God in this journey, for anything you're believing, for anything you're working towards, even right now, after getting a job, there's still so many things I'm hoping for, you know Saving money, investing, because we're we even spend sometimes. You know so, you know it's so. There are many more goals to keep, um, even in wanting a family soon, hopefully, in wanting a partner, there are so many much more things to trust God for in In opening a business, you know, in starting a ministry. There's so much, much, much more. And I can I definitely cannot do it alone and I've never done it alone, and I'm grateful to God. So, anywho, this is me signing out. Like I said, i got a flight to catch. I hope you can hear the exciterance in my voice. So, y'all, i'll see you in Canada. I'm going to Ottawa for a week and Toronto for another half week, so about one and a half week. So, guys, shall we take this journey.
Speaker 1:On the road I found many of you who live in New York if you do, or wherever these wildfires are coming from. I hope you're staying safe. I hope you're getting your health eaters in, even though me I don't really care about such things. I should care, but you know I don't panic easily. So I remember that day I work when they sent out the alerts that, oh my god, the sky is red, there's fire, the air quality is 250 plus. I mean, i ping my friend Pell, who's been on this podcast before. She has a phd in, i think. She's studying indoor air quality or outdoor air quality And I was like how bad is this day? before I start panicking with these people, like I'm on the road with me and I'm not gonna look for a mask to wear. Wasn't it so cool that I have a friend who even does that? Anyway, anyway, anyway, i hope all of you are doing well, socially, mentally, spiritually, physically. Honestly, i wish you will and, yeah, i'll see you in the next episode. Bye, guys.