Just a few “growing pains”
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 | General
With all new endeavors and especially career moves there are severe growing pains.
Yeah, mine haven’t been as easy a fix as some of those episodic problems which lead to nice immediate solutions, like on the show “Growing Pains” unless there is a “to be continued” … well I guess mine is more of a “to be continued” episodic problem at this time.
I have been a little more than ambitious and I have been a little more than exuberant and now I’m paying the price. It’s all growing pains.
I cannot tell you the amount of disheartened emotion that is expended with each piece of constructive criticism I receive. It’s a real culture shock for me and a real reality check into how the real world functions and how much I have yet to learn.
It’s a testament to how hard I am on myself, how much validation I rely on to keep me motivated and how I am not asking the right questions before taking action. If I decide I think an idea is good, I will act on it and not consider the consequences.
Now I must foresee the result of any decision, now I must re-examine the idea and realize, while it might be a good idea to me, it’s not so much a good idea for the culture in which I am working in and one in which is polar opposite from where I came from.
There should be some kind of coaching process for people entering into a new job environment and some training to teach you how it is appropriate and inappropriate to communicate.
Anyway. Here’s to those growing pains. I’ll feel like Sh&%$#t for the time being, but better off in about a year, when I’ve figured this all out.
Thanks for listening.
3 Comments to Just a few “growing pains”
It’ll all be fine. Don’t worry, don’t stress, just breathe. 
Love you, and we’ll get through this, like everything, and in the end you’ll look back at this and go “sheesh, what was I worried about?”
Yeah, need to remember to breathe, guess that is why I have you.. eh?
Thanks sweets. You are so right. I am a self induced stress addict so I just need to make sure to let it go and believe in me!
Thank you!
GhostDogApril 5, 2008
My Dad told me two things before I joined the Army, and there have been plenty of times since leaving home all those years ago when I forgot his advice, but I eventually remember them just in time…
He said: “One - don’t sweat the small stuff. And two - it’s all small stuff.”
April 3, 2008