Today was a bit of a disorganized mess at work. Monday's generally are, but for some reason today seemed like I spent far more energy and focus working on other people's priorities and letting some of the things that I know I need to do for myself slide in order to meet someone else's expectations.
One of the good things that happened today was that I was able to recognize when this was happening. That recognition is a sign of growth. I spent far too much of my life to date working very diligently to fulfill someone else's expectations for what I wanted to do. Following that path has led to a pretty stable existence, but if I'm not careful I'm going to end up regretting not putting enough time into my own agenda.
If I'm blessed with another opportunity tomorrow, I'm going to make some strides in the direction of putting time against my priorities. I have a job application to fill out, and it's not going to get done on its own. I need to put the time against it because if I don't put my best effort forward toward this opportunity, I know I'm going to regret not taking the chance. It may be one of the handful of things I've ever really pursued for myself. There have been others, but the number is shockingly low for someone who has reached their early 40's.
I am grateful that I've found a way to start growing into my own over the last several years, and now it's time to put some of that hard won knowledge to use.
One of the good things that happened today was that I was able to recognize when this was happening. That recognition is a sign of growth. I spent far too much of my life to date working very diligently to fulfill someone else's expectations for what I wanted to do. Following that path has led to a pretty stable existence, but if I'm not careful I'm going to end up regretting not putting enough time into my own agenda.
If I'm blessed with another opportunity tomorrow, I'm going to make some strides in the direction of putting time against my priorities. I have a job application to fill out, and it's not going to get done on its own. I need to put the time against it because if I don't put my best effort forward toward this opportunity, I know I'm going to regret not taking the chance. It may be one of the handful of things I've ever really pursued for myself. There have been others, but the number is shockingly low for someone who has reached their early 40's.
I am grateful that I've found a way to start growing into my own over the last several years, and now it's time to put some of that hard won knowledge to use.
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