Lately, I've been thinking about how much luck and pure happenstance can work in our lives. I have two stories, one from long ago, and one from within the past year to share, mostly because I just want it written down somewhere for posterity!
Years and years ago, right out of law school, Bryce saw an advertisement in a legal paper for a job at a pharma company. He was in no way qualified for the job but it was the type of position he would hope to have one day. I told him he should write to the company and explain that it was an aspirational job for him and ask what they would like to see on a resume from their potential hire. Our thinking was that he could maybe work toward that goal a little easier if he had more of a framework of what a company was looking for. (Of note: Obviously, 27 years ago ai wasn't a thing and actual people were looking at email and resumes!). Much to our surprise, they actually answered and called him in for an interview! While he didn't get hired for that position, he did get hired in a lower position, and, eventually, he did work his way up to that job! But here's the real kicker... while the letter was great, what sealed the deal for them to invite Bryce to an interview was the word "frog" in his email address. Apparently, the founder had a fondness for frogs and took it as a sign! That job was extremely pivotal in Bryce's career and our life (why we moved from Atlanta!). One of the many reasons the frog is so special to us!
As I've mentioned, Grace recently changed jobs to work at a magazine. She has followed this magazine since her University days and last summer while on a hike in Norway she struck up a conversation with Betsy who was in PR and was very familiar with Yolo. They bonded over their shared interest in the magazine and kept up over the past year via social media (it seems relevant to note that Betsy lives in Australia and is much older than Grace, or for that matter, Bryce and I). Fast forward to Grace applying for the job, along with many, many others, and she reaches out to Betsy who sends the hiring editor a very kind note encouraging her to interview Grace! To top it off, Grace saw Betsy the very first week of her new job as she was in NYC for work!
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