Thx for sharing your journey! I went on 68 interviews to get my first ad-agency copywriting job. (I actually kept a spreadsheet.) It's all about focus, right? So many distractions, rabbit holes and shiny objects to knock us off course. I've found once I hold those at bay, I have more success with the single, impt. task at hand. One of my favorite books about this is "Deep Work" by Cal Newport. Thx again!