July 2014 started like any other month prior to me being fired.
Killing it at my job as usual, and sharing stuff on the Internet.
July 5th | The beginning of the end
Another poetry and motivation session as normal begun that night.
The video share that awakened my conscious to begin my climb again.
There was lots of soul searching as I defended my criticism on mankind.
I decided to start taking massive action, right away.
July 7th | Push through the dark
Not much time to sleep when you’re pushing through the dark.
July 9th | Soar; others want to clip your wings
More poetry and motivation to keep me going.
If you needed a 100 bananas to survive each day, who would you trust?
Six people who know where 5 bananas are, or one person 100?
But six people can make a lot of noise, and sell you the 5 banana idea.
It’s bananas, I know.
July 10th | Remain grateful
July 11th | Waste no more time
You guessed it, more poetry. No time to waste.
July 12th | Met an Angel at the SPCA
I was looking for God, ended up walking a doG.
Took reverse logic, like that verse was symbolic.
@ 0:55
July 13th | Make a choice
I was at fault for all my downfalls. Time to take ownership of them.
Study yourself, or in my case, become a Jacobologist
July 14th | I’m a mess
When fighting for humanity, things can get kinda messy.
July 24th | Climb so you can see the world
No longer improving for myself, but for others.
August | Keep climbing
I was chosen to work on a special project. I busted my ass all month.
September 5th | Burned twice in one day
Away from my department for a month, we had a round table come up.
A man with ideas and an insane attention to detail will give you data.
New senior support manager easily overwhelmed by rate of my ideas.
There are those that manage, and those that lead.
When you’re stuck in managing people mode, you fail to lead.
Was clear I wasn’t talking with a team member, so I went back to work.
Coded project for another hour, then onto 2 hour meeting with CEO.
Had great team meeting, planned lots of progress for following week.
It’s Friday, HR might tell me on Monday to dumb myself down more.
After work get call on my cell, HR informs me I’m fired.
For “unprofessional behavior”.
4 years, thousands of customers helped, hundreds of articles.
Damn, I’m a pretty awesome hobbyist.
Co-workers sleeping, playing games, not ranking, not helping. Good.
Jacob being passionate about what he does and helping others. Bad.
September 9th | Fight the status quo
My rock, my comfort, poetry.
September 10th | Be water my friend
September 12th | I will beat him
September 13th | Like Ghandi, utter No
September 14th | Taking control
September 16th | Train mind, body, and soul
September 18th | Volunteer more
October 29th | I’m nobody
Stay motivated
November 4th | Opportunity knocks
One crappy job after another, no local companies I wanted to work for.
Things were looking kinda lame, then things started to eerily align.
Out of nowhere, a skype interview in Florida?
For a site manager all about helping people with hosting?
November 5th | Passion pays off
I think it’s safe to say my passion and knowledge shined through online.
November 6th | Collect your thoughts
I have millions of great ideas, most of them lose out to the shower.
Time to change that and start putting them to use!
November 13th | Roll out the red carpet
Digital Brands picked me up from the airport in a limo, paid for.
They also paid for me to stay in downtown Gainesville during my visit.
November 14th | Face to face
It was time for the face to face interview to kick off.
Excitement, anxiety, and relief all happening at once.
November 16th | Be great
Awesome interview and trip to Florida under my belt, time to be great.
Be wise
Constantly learn, no such thing as a stupid pursuit of knowledge.
November 18th | Job offer
A huge weight off my shoulders, I got offered the gig of my dreams!
Be a fun, crazy, excellent human
I was allowed to spend the holidays with my family.
The plan, start 2015 as the newest team member of an awesome team.
December 7th | Work smart, not hard
Years of prepartion led to a work flow of flawless intelligence.
You don’t have to work hard when you love what you do, just work.
December 8th | Goodbye to my bitches
With the last few weeks till my move at hand, SPCA dog time was up.
December 19th | Laugh at yourself
YouTube video with 1,000s of views and comments accidentally deleted.
Oh well, you can always start again, fresh, and climb even higher.
December 24th | Reflect on life
Recharged by my family and nostalgic memories of my childhood.
I was renewed with the facts of just how far I’ve climbed.
December 25th | Focus on health
Fitness throughout this struggle made it bearable.
No way I was slowing down just because of a little heat.
December 27th | Shadows cast by sorrows
An insane coiencidence to my story, I felt the shadows of Joy.
December 28th | Be happy, do your job
Not being able to contribute to helping others at scale, was tough.
I found great happiness in the fortune to work again, and help.
January 2nd | New life
Adjustment to an awesome place was quick, and felt right.
January 5th | A new chapter
So began a new year, and a new chapter in my life.
Fun
What is this feeling of having extreme fun at work?
This foreign emotion at work was welcomed gladly.
January 8th | Thankful for fitness
With extreme amounts of energy and joy, thankful to have recreation.
January 9th | Down to business
Didn’t take me too long to adjust to my work flows.
Time to live up to my own hype, create, help, and flourish.
Born for a reason
A great sense of fullfilment obtained, but still climbing for purpose.
January 10th | Run
Thousands of miles run, no stopping now.
January 11th | The climb continues
With my blog killed, and a corrupt backup sent to me, I was sad.
Time to change that.
January 12th | Follow your heart, be wild
Contained in a natural cage already, my heart has no other limits.
Decade of progression
It’s funny we don’t realize how far we’ve come, until it’s put in our face.
Getting comfy
This was the right decision, no regrets, only happiness.
Ride solo
It’s ok to be by yourself, you always have me, myself, and I.
Not content with them? Others aren’t going to be able to fill that gap.
Be 100% comfortable in your own skin and in your life.
Purpose
Quite the series of events, no?
When searching for purpose, hindsight is 20/20.
I see crystal clear now…
Thanks!
If you just spent your precious time reading my story, thanks!
I hope I can motivate, inspire, and help others change for the +