This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.

Jim is with us. Jim's in Knoxville.

Hi, Jim. Welcome to the Ramsey show.

Hey, how are you doing, Dave?

Great, man. What's up?

All right, I'll keep it kind of shortened to the point. I've been a listener for a while,

and I've heard a lot of calls relating to careers and things like that, but I've not been

one on this situation that I'm in. About 10 years ago, due to some substances and partying, I became a felon.

And to keep it very short and concise, I can't stand the job I'm at.

And out of the last 50 applications that I've put in,

every one of them has for a job,

every one of them has come back as. Every one of them has come back

as a no. So I was hoping maybe you, as a business owner and a leader, could give me some

advice on that. Yeah, you're always going to get a no on applications. You've got to get your

foot in the door with somebody you know. Ken Coleman teaches that, and in his book, The Proximity Principle. Uh, so let me go back.

What, what you have to have is you have to have a narrative, a story to tell that is the truth

that explains the situation to a reasonable person. Okay. So you got busted for drugs. What happened?

Yes. Okay.

Yeah, I got a DUI when they pulled me over.

I didn't have a concealed carry permit, and so I got a charge for that, and because of that,

and apparently I was being stubborn that night.

I don't remember, to be honest with you.

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