December 13: Action
When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.
What’s your next step?
(Author: Scott Belsky)
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My next step...I honestly have no idea. This past year has really caused me to question many things. I'm not sure that I want to be in Austin anymore, yet I'm afraid of the unknown of moving away. I love parts of my job, but the parts that I don't love are weighing on me every day. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep smiling and nodding.
Don't get me wrong. I have ideas when it comes to my job. I've enacted many of my ideas that pertain to my specific job duties - all of which have gone over well and have proved that I am a capable employee who contributes greatly to my department. Yet my ideas concerning my professional growth are being stifled a bit (and by a bit, I do mean a lot), which in turn is keeping me from aspiring to grow more within my department.
There are lots of changes going on at our organization right now. I've been told that things will smooth over soon, that I just need to "ride out the storm."
But most days I just want to sail away...
don't be scared of moving away! it can be daunting at first, but extremely liberating. you will really learn what you're made of and feel uninhibited in your personal and professional growth.
ReplyDeletei think you will face struggles at every organization in what you want to do vs. what the organization wants to do. it's part of being an employee to someone else. but you'll find other opportunities and hopefully get to a place that has the same values and drive as you do.
I can see how moving can be liberating. That's one of the main reasons I consider it all the time - the chance to start over. If I were younger, I would probably jump at the chance. I envy my scholars who move to DC and NYC after graduation. I wish I had done that. My last semester at UT, I told my mom I wanted to live overseas and teach English. Not doing that might be one of the top things on my list of things I wish I had done.
ReplyDeleteyou still have plenty of time to do it now. you're only what? 26? 27? (am i a bad friend for not knowing?) and you're not tied down by a relationship, mortgage or kids right now, so this is still the perfect time.
ReplyDeleteHa, I'm 28. Not a bad friend - my family doesn't even know how old I am. And a few weeks ago, a co-worker said "what, you're 21 or 22, right?"
ReplyDeleteNot being tied down to anything definitely runs through my mind when I think about moving. Luckily, I don't have anything to hold me back. The only thing I think about is that the older I get, the more comfortable I get in my routine. So a move would shake that up, and while it would be exciting, I'm still not sure if I want to go through a change. Le sigh...