The timing for this post is pretty perfect. I tried to blog before, but I didn’t have a purpose, let alone a goal for what I wanted to achieve with it.
So, HERE I GO AGAIN, but this time around, I know what I want to do. Sharing the details of the things I love, experience, and desire, to the wonderful people of the world. Maybe you don’t like what you see, but that’s OK by me, because I know everyone is different. Just because you don’t relate or agree with whatever I’m writing about, doesn’t mean you’re better or worse than me. We’re just, different.
Change is good, right?
I’m in the process of processing my next career moves, involuntarily, and I’m not going to lie, it’s new for me and a little stressful! I know some of you can relate to being told that your current role is being eliminated, and that you have no choice but to find something else, and fast! Luckily, since I have kept good relationships over the years and am very adaptable to learning new things, it will be easier for me to transition to a new role within the company. Organizations change, and it’s inevitable. You either make the cut or you don’t.
Whenever this happens, all you can do is make the best of the situation, and use it to find something better. To sit around and complain about why they did it, what they should have done, how we got to this, does not solve anything. You’ve got to look out for yourself in this world. One of my favorite quotes is, “Reflect, not regret.” If you’re going to talk about the past, only talk about what you’ve learned from it. Don’t focus on what “should’ve/could’ve/would’ve” and focus on your future.
“Next time, I’ll do my research on a company to avoid this situation,” – Someone
Sigh. Again, organizations are always going to have these structural changes, and your role is either affected or not. No magical source is going to tell you otherwise. JUST BE ADAPTABLE, and move on. Whatever I do next, will better prepare me for future opportunities, and believe me, I will be keeping my eyes open.
It must be in my personality to think like this. My parents told me that when I was an infant, my pacifier was the only material thing I held dear. I wouldn’t do anything without it, and would cry without it. Then, one day, it fell out of my mouth and fell into the dark crevice between my parents’ bed and dresser, out of sight. I peered into the darkness from my high chair, and my parents made the hand motion and said, “No more. It’s gone.” I looked at them, didn’t cry, and just moved on to something else, because to my little mind, it was “gone”. Before, when it was taken away from me, I still knew it was there, but I just didn’t have it anymore. That’s the worst part. If it’s gone with no chance of coming back (at least at the moment), it’s time to move on.
That has followed me until today. When something is gone, done, or over, I just move right along. It’s healthier, mentally, to just accept the change, adapt, and move on with your life.
So, that’s all for this post. I’d like to think that this is a very important way of thinking, especially for your own sanity. Feel free to comment if you believe otherwise!
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