Six in the Morning

It was 6 a.m. and still dark.

My baby and my wife were asleep.

I was preparing for my very first UX job interview. It was with Facebook.

I was a mid-career architect trying to break into tech, and this opportunity felt like a dream. I wanted that job badly, even though I knew the chances were slim.

I prepared so hard that I surprised myself with how much I could get done in so little time.

In the end, I didn’t get the job.

Looking back, there was no way I could have passed those interviews with what I had at the time.

But I had no regrets. I tried my best. And I realized I could do far more than I thought I could.

I still remember those early mornings. The sky slowly turning from dark to bright. The desire and the hard work to change my life.

Few things have felt more fulfilling than that.