Blog Therapy
When I started my banking recruiting company, Al Ki Consultants (al-KAI), in 2021 I knew I wanted more of a social media presence on LinkedIn.
More posts, more video, more humor, and above all, more exposure to my network. Never quite knowing why it was important, but none the less knew it was important.
From 2015 to 2021 I worked for Management Recruiters of Coeur d'Alene (MR Cd'A). As my career progressed I wanted to push creating content. The owner of the company knew it was an aspect we were lacking in, and the rest of the office was on board with regular posting. But like most things at MR Cd'A, the task fell on my shoulders to execute. So, it lead to sporadic posts at best based on my workload.
I've always prided myself on being different, so it was important for me to be authentic in the process and stay creative when making content for Al Ki Consultants. As a Recruiter, one of my strengths is getting people to open up quickly about themselves. At first it's professionally, but inevitably, it leads to the personal side of things.
A big reason why people open up, is because I not only listen and relate to them, but I hear what they're saying. Through these conversations I'm able to understand want they want in order to make a career change or for a company to make the right hire.
This type of interaction always leads to a true connection and I pride myself on this skill.
As an aside, I find it interesting that you can sit with someone in a conversation (on the phone or in person) say nothing about yourself, ask questions, and let the other person talk the entire time about themselves. When the dialogue is over, a majority of people come away from the interaction saying "I really like Alex, he's a cool guy."
Like.....why?
You know nothing about me.
I digress, but it was with the lack of speaking about myself that prompted the idea of this very blog. It was a chance to tell my story. Talk about my life and my career. Truly, I wanted this to be a place where candidates and hiring managers can read about me, get more depth, and understand why I work the way I do. Either resonating and aligning with me or deciding to move on.
Both outcomes being positive.
And as I thought more about it, this was also a chance for me to write an autobiography, in a sense, for my daughter, Integrity.
If she ever wants to read about her dad, either now or after I die, she'll have some sort of manifest of my life….. in my words.
That made this endeavor all the more meaningful.
What I didn't anticipate this exercise would lead to is therapy. Writing has been a purge and weight lifted off my shoulders. I love to tell a good story. But with all of these experiences being put into writing, I no longer am burdened with carrying the details in my head.
This blog has allowed me to reminisce; going back through old photo albums, reading old posts, remembering where I was, what I was thinking, and how I was feeling in that era of my life. It's been a reminder of how far I've come, how much I've achieved, overcome, persevered through, and grown into as a man.
Ultimately, it's been an opportunity to let go and free up my mind for new experiences, while also connecting the dots of my life decisions.
I created 9 posts 2022, ten in 2023, and twelve in 2024. And in March of '22 once I began writing, it became a memory jog, letting me to go to places and remember things I hadn't thought about in years.
The goal now is to write 12 posts a year. Each blog coming out on the last working day of the month or on a special anniversary. A challenging promise to myself. But also......monthly necessary therapy.
To those that have read every word, Thank You.
If this is your first time here, Welcome.
All thirty- four stories to date (April 2025) are linked above if you want to catch up.
Keep Going
Keep Climbing
Keep Pushing
And I'll see you throughout the rest of this journey
With Love,
Alex