Here For the Memories
A thought-provoking audio memoir shorts filled with stories, humor, anecdotes, and commentary on social, cultural, business, and religious issues. Whatever Linden remembers and thinks will entertain, challenge, and inform is a possible subject.
Here For the Memories
Still Aimlessly Moving From College To Career
This episode invites you to reflect on your own career transitions and the profound impact they have on your professional identity. Have you ever felt truly at home in your career? If you're struggling to find your footing, let's look back on past roles for those comforting moments of satisfaction. Together, we'll explore how to rediscover a sense of fulfillment and acknowledge the divine providence that often guides our paths. Tune in for an engaging mix of personal anecdotes, insightful reflections, and a dash of spiritual guidance.
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Here For the Memories
Here for the memories thought-provoking audio memoir shorts filled with stories, humor, anecdotes and commentary on social, cultural, business and religious issues. Whatever Lyndon remembers and thinks will entertain, challenge and inform is a possible subject. The collection of memories about one's life allows for the development and refinement of a sense of self, including who one is, how one has changed and what one might be like in the future.
Speaker 2:Greetings and salutations. This is Lyndon Wolfe and you have arrived at my audio memoir, or a podcast, if you will called here for the Memories. Glad you decided to join us today. You know you're always welcome.
Speaker 2:Now, today is going to be a continuation of the last episode, a story of my transition from college to career, and that transition was not the prettiest one. I can guarantee you that. Of course, that's pretty typical for me Messy stuff, messy life. Anyway, when I left off that story, I was thrashing on the basketball court my soon-to-be boss, crushing him, actually One-on-one basketball game. He just was a glutton for punishment. We did it for weeks actually, anyway. So he's about 30 years old, has a beard shooting hoops by himself. When he waved me over and asked me if I'd recently preached at New Market Baptist Church where he attended, I had and he said he really appreciated my sermon content and delivery. And he called me remember this, mark Poised and winsome I'm going to say that again Poised and winsome and of course that got my attention. Flattery can get you everywhere. He asked me what I'd be doing in May following my graduation and of course I had no plans. Mcdonald's was a possibility. I think it is for everyone at some point in their life. But I had one obligation between me and September and that was a 10-week speaking tour paid for by the Southern Baptist Convention.
Speaker 2:I was in nine cities in the great Northwest, most of them small, but I also was in Seattle, portland, Eugene and Madras, oregon. Let me tell you about Madras. Madras was near the land of the infamous Bhagman Rajneesh cult. You may not remember that. It was a massive farm and it was very close to the town of Madras and even closer to a smaller town called Antelope. Madras had a bus station there and you would see these cult members arrive all wearing shades of red, pink, purple, red any variation thereof and beads. These beads were indicative of their progress in the cult, basically by going through sexual rites of passage, and they would come and take their vacation and spend a week in hard labor, drugs and these sexual rites of passage. Eventually, rajneesh was convicted and his 16 Rolls Royces were confiscated for tax evasion. Shocking, right.
Speaker 2:Anyway, I was working for the Southern Baptist Convention as a traveling or itinerant preacher during those 10 weeks, mostly in the small towns, but a beautiful, beautiful country up there. But the Northwest is the most unchurched part of the United States and Southern Baptists had very little influence or sway in that area, so it was kind of like a mission field. What a great opportunity, speaking seven to 10 times a week, seeing the beautiful country there, and also to be able to be a part of ministry. Now let me say this, and I mentioned in the last episode there'd be some commentary that you might not like, but I'm going to share because this is my memoir. I'm going to share my opinion, because I'm the boss here, at least temporarily my opinion of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Speaker 2:I unequivocally disavow any alignment or affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention and its various entities. Okay, was that clear enough? The institution has completely lost its soul. It's not what it was when I was growing up. Its soul and moral compass have vanished. They have leaders, hirelings I would like to call them, people like Tom Rainer, ed Stetzer, russell Moore, ed Litton, adam Greenway, willie McLaurin and even the now-turned-Anglican Beth Moore. The list goes on in nauseam. They are to thank for the decline of the Southern Baptist Convention on every level. Now understand, I'm against the convention, but I'm not against Southern Baptist churches. I'm actually a member of one. I also make sure my contributions are designated in such a way that they never find their way to Southern Baptist Convention causes. I've shared my opinion with our wonderful pastor, dr Reggie Weems, and he is very gracious and sympathetic towards my attitude. As you hear these words, if the Southern Baptist Convention isn't already irrelevant, it's rapidly approaching.
Speaker 2:Anyway, back to the story about my first job out of college. The bearded man offered me a job a robust $6.25 an hour, which calculates to $13,000 per year, and under the influence of Kermit the Frog's sage advice when you come to a fork in the road, take it. I took it. So in September of 1983, I became a technical recruiter, despite having no technical expertise and unable to understand the nomenclature of the resumes that I was reading. Three months later, I was promoted to branch manager and my career in the staffing industry was launched. However, it wasn't until 1999, some 16 years later, that everything began to click and the so-called pieces of the puzzle began to find their rightful place. It took all those years, but at that point, 1999, I was on my way to a personal and professional renaissance.
Speaker 2:That is inexplicable, but for the providence and watch care of God himself. See, I know aspirations of being in business, or human resources, or staffing, or anything related to that. Yet I found a home in this industry. It wasn't a comfortable home for a long, long time, but it is now and I enjoy it tremendously. I find it rewarding. I believe I'm creating value in the lives of both companies and candidates who are looking for employment.
Speaker 2:God has been good when it comes to my career. I thank him because I can take no credit whatsoever. I've seen many, many people smarter and more industrious than I who have not had the good fortune or blessing that I've had in my career, and he is the only one that gets the credit for that. I'm Lyndon Wol Wolf and you've been listening to here for the Memories. I'm glad you stopped by. But here's a word as you think about your past. Look at the various situations where you were moved from maybe one job to another or maybe a different industry. Maybe it's a promotion, maybe it was a demotion, maybe it was a lateral move, maybe it was a location move. Think about all those things and how they have become part of the fabric of who you are. Did you ever feel at home? Do you feel at home and comfortable now in your career I hope so, in your career.
Speaker 1:I hope so. If you're struggling, look back and find where you were comfortable and you found satisfaction and see if you can't find that again. Small contribution Just go to buymeacoffeecom slash here for the memories. That's buymeacoffeecom slash here for the memories. Also, hit one of those buttons down there that encourages Lyndon to keep at it, much appreciated. © transcript Emily Beynon.
