Reinventing Joy

This whole week so far has been about Embracing Change.   Monday kicked off with my EAP Embracing Change class in Wilmington, DE where over 50 employees at a bank listened to their peers and I discuss ways to go with the flow and embrace the changes that happen to us in life.  As I shared with the class, it's not the change that does us in- it's the transition and life and our businesses won't wait too long for us to get it together.   We also discussed honoring the process and being proactive.  One wise participant discussed not giving up on the change just because we don't see immediate results.  We need to keep trying if we believe in that change and measure and celebrate the small successes on the way.  We also took away that it's ok to question the change but we need to remember to be mindful of how we're asking about the change and reframing the question to show that our intention is not to tear it down but to better understand the change. ...

These last few weeks have been hectic to say the least. I have been knocked down and dragged around by the ravages of work, I went out on 4 dates with 4 different men in a week (separate post to come) and I pitched my last ditch effort to strive for one of my passions at work- one last time- and got what I've been fighting so hard for.  Why? Because I held on to hope.  For about 9 months, I have been working on a special training project with a different arm of my company. It was a terrific collaboration. I loved working with the team and they greeted me with open arms.  I reached out to the Director and told her what an awesome experience it was working with her and asked if she was open to exploring an acting role with me on her team. She jumped at the chance!  Her team wrote up several business cases of how I would be fully utilized. One Manager even wants to teach me how to develop curriculum which is a skill I need to master to be a well rounded Learning and Dev...

Today I was a lot better than Monday.  Whew! I was going to bail on the HR professional organization schmooze-fest but $20 was on the line and it was a learning/networking opportunity and dinner.  Go Pork Loin!  I kept my spirits high and made sure to look people in the eye and remember why I was there.  Dinner, learning and schmoozing. And I can proudly say that I ate small portions, all of my salad and passed on the roll AND cheesecake with pound cake crust(I guess it was cheesecake pie).  Anyway, I controlled my eating.  Go control! I learned a lot about Union Awareness and the most recent actions of the NRLB.  I also had a nice PHR pop quiz to remind me that I need to register again for that behemoth of an exam, enroll in a study class at the local technical college around the corner from work, and kick that exams' butt. Some background: I didn't pass the exam last year.  I think I failed shy of 20 points...which is so sad....