A recent minor incident in my life has
provided some material for a small addition to a previous article.
Someone I did some work for many years ago
got in touch out of the blue because he had a database-related assignment and
wanted me for the job. I told him that although I no longer do that sort of
work, I would mention the assignment to a colleague with the relevant
background and experience.
This colleague had left his job a while back to set
up a very different kind of business of his own, but he told me that if some suitable short-term freelance work came along he might be interested. He said that he wanted to keep his hand
in and stay in touch with the sector, and the money would be useful too.
I put them in touch with each other, and they
have come to an arrangement. They get on very well too. My friend has had some
bad experiences with incompetent and unpleasant management in the past, which
is why he left to work for himself. He is very happy with the people he will be
working for, and says that it was obviously my recommendation that got him the
work.
So I gave both sides something that they had
been wishing for. They got it on a plate.
This is no big deal; finding suitable people and work via
informal networks happens all the time. There are a few features that make it
worth mentioning on here though.
Some of the people in my family poisoned
everything they touched. They brought misfortunes and bad luck to many of the
people around them too. It is still a great relief when something happens to
show that I have not only broken the evil spell but reversed it and am in
general an influence for good.
After visiting the office, my colleague told
me that even if he was not offered the work, he would still have met new people
in the sector and had interview practice. He would be happy to just have that. This
is another example of someone who attracted more by expressing gratitude and appreciation
for what he already had. Not only that, but I like to feel that I am moving in
what I see as the right circles i.e. with positive people.
The other point of interest is that I had
been wishing and wishing that I could find a suitable project for someone else.
He has been having a bad time, and a good assignment would solve many problems.
So maybe the good wishes went slightly astray and affected a different person. In the past, I have only ever seen this happen
with what might be called cursing or ill-wishing.
So my first big wish for 2018 is that
something good will come along for this other man.
