Life is good
I tweet about how I love my job and therefore life is good.
Do you take time to remember why you went into doing what you do? Is reality what you expected?
I love asking those questions that make people stop and ponder. When you stop and ponder you reflect and assess if what you have is what you want.
If not, what can be done to change that? Has your direction changed to match customer demand and has that also matched your skills too?
Is it getting harder to keep up or are you finding the challenge “just what the doctor ordered”?
Take Time
Take time out to recognise where you are and where you have come from. Assess those new challenges and plan to achieve with new training, new focus or new help. Make plans and commit to them; if you believe you will achieve.
My job gives me variety in every client, task, project and day and that is what I love. There is still challenge there in the new projects I get involved with; I strive to exceed client expectation and be pro-active in my approach and ensure clarity in communication. Every new client excites me more and developing my business is of importance to me.
If your assessment shows a need, feed that need and succeed.
I hope you love your job – if not, work towards it daily.
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Hi Michelle
I love the energy that shines out from your post. It’s wonderful to witness someone who loves what they do. Such a rich experience to read this, and to see your values of creativity, energy, clarity, success, variety and challenge on show. I’m also loving the questions you are asking.
Warmly
Tilla
Hi Michelle,
What a good reminder to stop and think. Certainly my business has not developed in the way I imagined when I began, and sometimes I can get lost in all the external necessities, such as admin, marketing, networking etc. All interesting and vital to any business, but when I stop to remember why I am doing it, what lights me up inside, that energises me and enables me to follow where I need to go.
Thanks,
Jenny
Fill that need and work towards it and succeed,
Thanks Michelle for this focus and reminder that we are in charge of our professional destiny, but it’s an unpredictable and very enjoyable journey!
I’ve learned more about myself than I ever imagined since starting my own business. One of the most valuable life lessons was to set regular goals and benchmarks, and take time out – I actually block out a day in the diary once a month – to measure progress, celebrate successes, learn from any slips, and set my sights on the next bit of the road.
Thanks for an insightful and punchy blog.
Sally
Thanks Tilla for your comments. Those questions are all important but we need to answer them truthfully too; which may be difficult at times. Michelle
Thanks Sally for your comments ‘insightful and punchy’ from you is much appreciated. I love your idea of a day a month – we try to cram so much into our day all too often and that time is precious so using it in a way that allows us that time is essential. I think I wil take that one away with me. Michelle