Thank You 173.8.150.#

While I do not know who you are, or even where you come from, what I do know is that 173.8.150.# you are the 1,000th visitor to M.L. Baker Blogs!!!

How exciting is that? While I don't have a a cool t-shirt to give away or a button or a sticker I send you my thanks and lots of love!

On the love side of things I wanted to bring up a point, or really a question to pose to all of my readers. Do you love yourself?

Seems like a silly question right? Or is it? I ask this because how often do you think to ask yourself, "Self, do I love you?" And then answer the question. I know in this day and age people would say that is such a selfish question. I am here to tell you it is not a selfish question at all. You cannot love anyone else until you love yourself. Think about that for a while.

And what exactly does this have to do with getting a job you ask? Well I will tell you (but then again you expected that didn't you?). If you don't love yourself, if you don't find value in your skills and what you bring to the table at an interview how is the hiring manager going to find any love for you?

You remember Al Franken, aka Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live when he he would look into the mirror and say, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and doggone it people like me!" It is true! When is the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror, smiled and said, "(Insert your name here), I love you! You are a great employee, you work hard, you overachieve and you are an asset to any company you work for!" Say it loud enough and long enough and trust me, you will begin to believe it. And if you believe it than you have no choice but to exude those feelings on to your resume, your cover letter and your soon to be new boss when you sit down for an actualinterview!

That's all I have today! And remember, I love you, because I love me!

-Mikey B.