Career Plan: Some more thoughts

Just want to get this down while it's fresh in my head. The idea is to create a series of how-two PowerPoint presentations. 

Here are the initial ideas:

1. How-to manage a project - the basics
2. How-to create a communications plan
3. How-to implement agile
4. How-to establish a ROB
5. How-to implement a  PMO

Career Plan

It's been quite some time since I updated this blog. That's a mistake, I think, and moving forward I should try and update more frequently.

What I want to get down in writing is my current status with regard to my latest job search. As things stand right now, I'm running out of cash and pushing as many of my daily expenses to my Discover Card as I can. That's robbing Peter to pay Paul, but it buys me time.

The interview loop with the consulting firm was encouraging, but at the same time I believe I'm about to find out that they are passing on me as a candidate.

Here are some possible reasons for this company deciding not to hire me:

1. There was one question where an interviewer asked me what I was most proud of, and I didn't have a good answer. The reality is I'm not sure what the answer is, and I think the reason for that is that I don't feel a ton of pride in where I am at the moment. At the age of 47, I feel like I've accomplished next to nothing. Also, it was a personal question and I tend to be very guarded with personal stuff.
2. There was another question where I was asked how I prepared for the interview, and in retrospect I think I got this at least partially wrong. The right answer would have been to talk about researching the company and the interviewers, but instead I talked about making sure that I understood my own value proposition. That isn't totally wrong, but I should have talked about both - research and personal value proposition.
3. May have come across as low energy
4. There may have been an issue with record of accomplishment - not selling them effectively on what I've done in the past. I'm not sure about this.

On the positive side:

1. I know I came across as intelligent, articulate, and insightful.
2. I believe I successfully communicated lessons learned from my past experience
3. I asked good questions
4. I know I successfully communicated my core value proposition - smart, empathetic, customer-focused, belief in structure and organization
5. I think I did well in the case study

While the interview was positive overall, I feel like there wasn't much to grab onto and close the deal. I'm sure the interviewers liked me overall, but I don't know that I really sold them. 

So how do I build on the positives?