here's to my 1,001.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
1,001
thomas edison tried 1000 different ways to make a light bulb and failed. he would say that he didn't fail, he just found 1000 different ways not to make a light bulb and one that worked.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
demoralized but looking forward.
i can't understand how some people can be so cut throat and yet be able to rise to a position of power over someone. i am part of a team who is trying our damned near hardest to do well in everything we do, only to be in fear of being fired at the drop of a hat because of someone chomping at the bit to throw us under the bus for no damn reason at all without even being in the same state. i do love the people i work with but when you are forced to live in fear of your job in spite of doing it to the best of your ability there is only one word to describe that...
demoralizing.
i mentioned this word in passing the other day and since then i've heard it countless times over the events of the past week. leaders should be supportive not condescending and if you ever want to get anything productive out of your team with any kind of passion and effort put into it, the last thing you want to do is demoralize them.
i have no voice because i'm still getting over being sick, i'm coughing like a chain smoker whenever i come home, i'm losing sleep because of that, probably keeping up my neighbors, and Safari just crashed on me 3 times in a row and all I want is for Google Chrome to come out on Mac. that last part was a bit random but true nonetheless.
i was even thinking the other day that maybe i should've gotten my masters in something i would actually have fun doing like photography, or special effects, or architecture, or astronomy, something i could actually inject some passion into ideally without having to sidestep my career. although i know ultimately i'll find what i love in student affairs, and if i don't there's always room to change... this as two new job alerts pop up in my gmail notifier.
in short ultimately what I want is to at least feel like i'm on track to a fulfilling life. i do know i am and that whoever is reading this will probably say "of course you'll do great things" (spoiler alert: mom and dad i know that'll be you...) but right now the feeling is
demoralized.
...at least tomorrow the wild rumpus will begin.
demoralizing.
i mentioned this word in passing the other day and since then i've heard it countless times over the events of the past week. leaders should be supportive not condescending and if you ever want to get anything productive out of your team with any kind of passion and effort put into it, the last thing you want to do is demoralize them.
i have no voice because i'm still getting over being sick, i'm coughing like a chain smoker whenever i come home, i'm losing sleep because of that, probably keeping up my neighbors, and Safari just crashed on me 3 times in a row and all I want is for Google Chrome to come out on Mac. that last part was a bit random but true nonetheless.
i was even thinking the other day that maybe i should've gotten my masters in something i would actually have fun doing like photography, or special effects, or architecture, or astronomy, something i could actually inject some passion into ideally without having to sidestep my career. although i know ultimately i'll find what i love in student affairs, and if i don't there's always room to change... this as two new job alerts pop up in my gmail notifier.
in short ultimately what I want is to at least feel like i'm on track to a fulfilling life. i do know i am and that whoever is reading this will probably say "of course you'll do great things" (spoiler alert: mom and dad i know that'll be you...) but right now the feeling is
demoralized.
...at least tomorrow the wild rumpus will begin.
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