So this week I’ve been at work. (If you don’t know about this you haven’t read my newsletter. Have a look now. Oh, and do sign up if it pleases you.) I think I got out of bed on the wrong side on Monday morning and was absolutely thoroughly miserable by Tuesday night.
I was hating being at work. I was feeling left out (I’m still learning the language), frustrated, stressed and put-upon. I was stewing over not being paid as much as I’d like and the fact that the job isn’t exactly what I applied for (are they ever?). And paranoid – seriously paranoid – convinced every conversation that was being held around me, must be about me. Most of all, I was feeling left out and lonely and sorry for myself. Continue reading
that made me understand you CAN bring your deepest self to what you do. This book showed me that being your truest self and pursuing what you love is not only possible but the only way to make a difference.
Every now and then I go innocently out to do something simple and rewarding, like buy a book perhaps, and I gaily walk straight into a brick wall!
I may be building an independent business but the people I want to connect with are workers for others. I’ve had many years in the most eclectic range of jobs you can imagine. I can see the appeal of the workplace – the friendships, the camaraderie and a clear sense of where you sit in relationship to others.
Let’s face it, most of us spend a HUGE proportion of our waking hours at work, killing time between shifts, sneaking in a few emails before dinner, or travelling to and from our workplace. We make friends with our colleagues and work conversation drifts into our personal lives.
Happy is being helpful - the times I feel most connected, strong, powerful is when I’ve been in a position to help someone; the time when my talents have naturally met the needs of another, and together we have achieved something that moves them forward.
A client and I were discussing the importance of wearing a suit in business. My client felt she should wear one, wanted one to give her confidence in new situations.
