General interview advice

Your thoughts and words have power.

As strange as that statement might sound to you, I’ve found in life that statement is true.

I remember a few years ago, I needed to get my driver’s license renewed and saw over 100 people waiting in front of me in the ticketing system line.

The first thought in my head was, This is going to take all day.

But what I said out loud to myself was, This line is going to move quickly, and they will call my ticket number in less than 20 minutes. In fact, people ahead of me in the line are going to comment that this is the fastest they’ve ever seen the line move.

Guess what happened.

Yes—you are correct.

The line moved quickly, and my ticket number was called in about 15 minutes. A few people ahead of me in the line also commented how they had never seen the line move that quickly.

Am I claiming some superhero power, or am I planning to dive into a deep metaphysical discussion...