Just A Day At The Office

When Joe and I were discussing a move to California I was hesitant, because I did not want to give up what I thought was the best job in the world. I had autonomy, worked on a variety of projects, made great friends in the office and wrote my own job description for my position. It does not get much better than that, or so I thought.

When we moved to LA I was able to stay with my company. I have been making some friends in my new office (I do miss my old work buddies) and have started to dabble into a variety of projects. I am truly excited about jumping into a new role in the organization for the growth experience. I won’t get to write my job description, but there is talk of revising the role to include some marketing and community relations activities (score!). Yesterday I attended a management meeting and fell in love with my new office.

One of the things that I enjoy most about my company is that you can interact with top-level management all of the time. (Successful people surround themselves with other successful people!) There seems to be an open-door policy that exists in offices across the country. I don’t think this kind of openness exists at many companies.

At the management meeting our managing partner (top dog at the office) spoke to the group. This was the first time I had the chance to interact with our MP for more than a few brief minutes. I was completely blown away. I left the meeting feeling inspired and ready to make an impact in this office. I also felt like I was working in the right place (everything happens for a reason, right?). I value both personal and professional growth. You will understand why I feel like I belong in this office after reading the points below.

I wanted to share with you some of my MP’s philosophies and perspectives, because they made a huge impact on me. These are not his exact words, because I am not that fast of a note taker, but some sayings are pretty darn close.
•Your internal self-image needs to be in touch with how others see you, in other words do your actions align with your values and intent)
• Struggles in life help you grow. Analyze your struggles to learn from them.
• Disgust with where you are in your life is the greatest motivator to move forward and grow.
• Mediocracy is a slow boil.
• You have to overcome fears to achieve.
• When faced when an adversity think of the toughest thing you have ever accomplished. When you compare the current adversity to the toughest thing you have ever accomplished it won’t seem so bad.
• Being emotional and open about struggles can help inspire others. Talking about struggles shows your humanity and can help others share their struggles.
• If you want to inspire someone help them develop. (My new role is to be the Director of Training & Development. Pretty neat!)
• The greatest compliment we can pay to another person is to listen. (Might need to work on this one. I sometimes get so excited to share my thoughts that I stop listening.)
• Being thoughtful in life comes with a higher price. You have to understand how other people think.
• Experience teaches all lessons.

I hope some of these points help you as you strive to move forward in this life. Go inspire someone!