Spotted on the Selling Floor: Sylvia Jeffreys

After seeing Liz a few weeks ago I wrote that I was more inspired than ever to get a journo job.

I then went through a period of becoming an uncle, house hunting and moving and became very lazy and distracted.

This stops here. I am back. (Sorry if that’s a bad thing). I have been re-inspired by another shop floor visit by a successful friend.

A couple of weeks ago I was visited by my friend Sylvia Jeffreys who’s ever expanding resume reads Nine News Brisbane reporter, Nine News Queensland Weekend Weather Anchor, Nine News Holiday Weather Anchor (I should point out that the holiday period she was anchor also included months of weather disasters), Today Show Fill-In News Anchor, MC and most importantly to me, the person that saved me from failing / going insane in Spanish at University.

I was standing at the counter talking, turns out, obnoxiously loud.

“Benny…I can tell that voice anywhere!”

It was Sylvia.

It is always awesome to catch up with friends you haven’t seen in a long time, however being in my current predicament; it is also rather difficult and soul crushing. I am unhappily working in my retail job while my friend’s career is going from strength to strength.

Now, I want to explain at this moment that I am extremely proud and happy for my friends and their successes. They have worked hard to get where they are. It doesn’t stop me from also being extremely jealous and in most cases feeling extremely inferior.

Talking to people like Sylvia however, you can’t help but feel inspired and not like a failure.

She is such a friendly, happy person and her positivity is infectious.

We spent a few minutes catching up on the selling floor but that few minutes was exactly what I needed to focus myself towards getting a job.

So thanks Sylvia…my sights are set on bigger goals now.