Eddie Pinero

In my early 20s, I was at an interview at some insurance company in Boston.

And the guy interviewing me is sitting on one end of a desk.

I'm at the other.

He's holding a physical copy of my resume and cover letter.

Not saying a word, just kind of scanning them up and down.

And he slowly kind of drops them on the desk and goes, So, Eddie, tell me more about...

He pauses, looks back down at my cover letter, back up at me, back down at my cover letter.

Then he traces the first line of the cover letter, quoting it as his finger moves across the paper.

He goes, tell me more about how, quote, your lifelong dream is to become a data analyst.

And I was like, oh my God, this guy sees right through me.

Eddie, what are you doing, man?

Like, this ain't it, you know?

And I crack myself up every time my mind goes back there.

It's the epitome of square peg, round hole.

And I would consistently find myself in that position, right?

But, you know, I digress.

The point is, me feeling like I'm on the outside looking in has been somewhat of a theme.

Even in the areas of my life where I was finding success.

Like, I couldn't totally...

Be there.