With my ten year high school reunion coming up, I found myself looking back at my childhood and it's truly shocking that I became I recruiter. I was so quiet and shy as a kid. I always had friends, but doing things like talking to boys, speaking in front of the class, and meeting new people were always a little frightening. I was never the leader. Never the loud one. I didn't belong to any clubs or sports teams in high school. I don't even know what type of high school kid you would classify me as. I wasn't popular, but wasn't a geek. I just kind of blended into the background I guess. I only have one friend from my childhood and teenage years that I still keep in touch with. Every one else quickly fell by the wayside as I grew older.
Now, I have to be social for a living. I have random people contact me all day long, hoping that I will reply. My Linked In connections is up to 1700+ people, and that's after I deleted all the people I didn't actually know! My facebook has blown up with new friends. I attend conferences to meet random strangers. I give presentations in front of large crowds. My mom always laughs at me, because we can literally be in the middle of no where and somebody I know will walk up to us and say hi. Who knew that shy girl would turn into a social butterfly.
It's strange how our lives change.
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