Whether you are a Kanye West fan or not, you’ve got to give
the man credit where credit is due. He has the confidence of nobody else on
this planet. Let us reminisce for a second, he once claimed to be GOD. Never
forget.
You love to loathe him. And he loves to love… himself. He
welcomes the haters with open arms and why wouldn’t he? The guy has a jumbo
size laundry list of things on his life resume to brag about.
He’s 37 years old and already has 21 grammy wins to his
name. The fury in this fact, is
that it only aids to validate his self inflicted egomania. It’s no secret that
he has a talent for loving himself and it’s seemingly got him to where he is.
At the top.
Truth is, we all possess an ‘inner Kayne’ that needs to be
unleashed on occasion. Somewhere deep rooted in our soul of souls its hidden,
but it’s there. That painfully over confident, borderline cocky, and shamefully
proud ego so large it rivals Kim K’s ass. Just kidding, never that big.
Interviews suck, point blank. No one in their right mind gets
giddy over an interview. No one besides, yep you guessed it, Big K West.
Because he kills it, flawlessly. When you really need to nail it and I mean
your life, (or future job status) depends on it, channeling the one and only Yeezus
is not just crucial; it’s life or don’t get the job. Which is practically the
same as death in modern day.
I’ve had my fair share of interviews, haven’t we all? It can be a scary, intimidating and very
daunting process. We dread it, hope for the best, and rehearse what we are
going to say in our head a zillion times before it actually goes down.
What I have learned is that nothing on God’s green earth, will
prepare you more than simply getting your confidence in check. Once you have
that down, the actual interview isn’t intimidating at all. Answers just seem to
flow out of you like a volcano. A strong, confident, charming and impressive
volcano, that maybe talks like Kanye.
I’m not just talking about jamming out to Gold Digger on
your way there, although by all means please do. I’m talking about full-blown,
balls to the wall, getting into your alter ego, also known as your badass self,
via Kayne quotes.
Without further adieu, the five most influential/controversial?
quotes by Mr. West himself, below. Get ready to knock em dead.
“Come on now! How
could you be me and want to be someone else?” –Guardian, 2005
I’m well aware of how arrogant this comes across but he’s definitely
onto something here. If you want the job bad enough, this is the number one
prerequisite to nailing the interview and maybe the most important one of all.
Do you believe you are in fact the sh*t? Ask yourself. And
whatever you do, don’t take no for an answer. You must first convince yourself
to be able to convince anyone else. Yes I am getting all, ‘Law of Attraction’
on you.
Repeat a positive affirmation while you’re getting ready,
brushing your teeth and perfecting that fab head of hair. Heck if no one is
around, stare at yourself in the mirror and say it. You know damn well Kanye
would and that is who we’re channeling here.
“You can’t look at a
glass half empty or half full if it’s overflowing.” –Twitter
He’s exactly right. It’s all a matter of perception. What
you think about yourself means everything. What others think about you is none
of your business. Having a positive mindset is the difference between success
and failure. This is something we all claim to know but somehow regret to
practice on a daily basis.
When you’re sitting in front of someone you need to impress,
nothing seems to be more impressionable than that of a positive outlook.
Something that seems like such an obvious no brainer right? As someone who has
given many interviews in my day, I can’t tell you how many people would trash
talk their previous employer. Or actually give me a weakness when I asked for
it. Put a positive spin on everything and smile often, two keys for winning
over even your biggest critic.
“Respect my
trendsetting abilities. Once that happens, everyone wins.”- New York Times
The trick is to make them feel that if they don’t hire you,
the whole place is going to burn to the ground. Dramatic, yes. Effective? You
betcha.
If you can successfully articulate this one, you are well on
your way to winning them over. What are you bringing to the table that no one
else is? Be an expert. Show them what they’re missing.
Are you a force to be reckond with when it comes to
organization? Or maybe its your killer sales pitch that makes everyone else
look like a bag of lame. Whatever it is, it’s yours and you rock it. And by all
means, sell yourself like your rent, food, bills and social life depend on it,
because who are we kidding? It sure as hell does.
“My greatest pain in
life is that I will never be able to see myself perform.” –VH1
Oh Kanye. You kill me. In the best way possible.
It’s the most dreaded question of them all. They want to
know, “why should we hire you?” As much as well all want to be like, “because
I’m awesome,” and be done with it, we can’t.
In any solid sales pitch, this is the time where you
eliminate doubt. You wait a couple months then you gonna see, you’ll never find
nobody better than me. Without having to resort to a bad Kanye lyric, reaffirm
your strengths as much as humanely possible. Lastly, don’t shoot yourself in
the foot by talking too much. Limit yourself to sixty seconds of why you are
the best candidate for the role and get out of there. Hook, line and sinker.
From the obnoxiousity of it all, there is some cold hard
truth to be learned here. The ever so vain, Mr. West is wise beyond his years.
Self doubt is the killer of success. It’s the thief of happiness and
celebratory drinks. Don’t take those excuses to get sloppy drunk with friends
to congratualate ones achievements, nights away from us. Those nights are all
we have. Love thyself!
Kayne never forgets how awesome he is. Cocky? Indeed but why
would we ever doubt our own greatness? Self love is the jam. If nothing else,
Kanye has taught us that negativity is a worthless emotion. You are your own
biggest fan. As Henry Ford once wrote, “Whether you think you can or can’t, you
are right.”
Celebrate your existence, know you are a big deal, and if
they hate then let em hate and watch the money pile up. I’m trying to spread
positivity one arrogant Kanye quote at a time.
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