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Turns out, shipping companies hate sweaty faces

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I once bombed an interview for a big shipping company by treating it like a life-or-death situation.

It was in the glitzy Canary Wharf building in London, and I made a huge deal about it.

I remember my face feeling like it was swelling, and I started to sweat when asked basic questions.

I wanted the job so badly, but I could barely string a sentence together.

I didn’t get a call back and stewed for days in a dark room.

A week later, a friend walked into the same interview, made a joke about getting lost three times, and got hired that same day.

Today I am grateful I didn’t end up in shipping.

But I did learn that people connect far better with me when I don’t take things so seriously.

Yes, it’s weird that the more seemingly serious a situation, the more that situation benefits from us relaxing.

But that’s reality.

Take life less seriously, and life will be kinder to you.

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