It’s after Pesach and I’m super motivated! This is not something I would’ve said 2 weeks ago, but I’ve really been working on myself to feel this way.
For the past few months I was in a rut. I was not happy at work- in fact, I was completely bored. Being bored at work made everything in life hard. Because I was not doing anything productive at work when I got home I didn’t do anything productive there either. I would spend too much time on Instagram and Facebook and Netflix. The house was a mess but I was not in any mood to do anything about it.
After weeks of being like this I decided it was time to take action. I was tired of wasting time. I started to realize that I had to leave my comfortable job and look for something else. It was time to make my situation better and find a position that would challenge me.
So now I’m in the process of updating my resume, networking, and figuring out what will make me happy. And let me tell you something – it’s really hard!!
I was about to give up on this dream of moving to a new department until I went to the library Erev Pesach with my kids. My sister had told me about Rachel Hollis and I’ve been listening to her podcasts (RISE and RISE Together). I figured I’d check to see if any of her books were in the library and her new one, Girl, Stop Apologizing was there! I ran to check it out and read it over Pesach.
By the time Yom Tov ended I had a plan in place and felt ready to conquer my goals.
The book has 3 parts:
- Excuses we give to avoid reaching our goals
- Behaviors to adopt in order start working on our goals
- The skills we need to acquire in order to accomplish our goals
This book was easy to read and was just plain old encouraging. It gets you stop thinking about your dreams and start turning them into actionable goals. After reading it I felt like I was on top of the world and could do anything I set my mind to.
I returned to work on Monday full of energy and ready to take action. I had meaningful conversations with mentors and have a clear plan on how to accomplish my goal. More importantly though I have confidence. Confidence that I can make this a reality.
Until next time,
Shaindy
