Things have taken many turns over the last while resulting in involuntary change. But really change for most things is involuntary. Like it or not, they just happen and there is nothing you can really do about it. You have to look at this change and decide if your going to accept it and conform, or your going to reject it and not conform. You need to decide, is this change going to benefit me and will I be okay with it, or am I going to regret it and hate my life after the fact. These types of situations can toss you into a complete cluster truck, or they can set you on a new path of awesomeness of opportunity.
Now what one person may see as awesomeness venturing into the unknown and embracing the challenge, accepting change, another may see it as risk and too far outside of the comfort zone; and not change. But how do you know if you don't try or give it a chance. To me, the risk has always been the reward. I've always been a jump into the fire kind of person and see what the results are after the smoke clears. This has served me well more often than not, so that's how I roll. But I have also been very stubborn and a nonconforming type of person that doesn't like change, and won't accept things that I deem...well stupid. But who the hell am I? Isn't life about challenging yourself, coming outside your comfort zone, giving things a fair shake and improving your ability to adapt and overcome? I have these characterisitics, but they are not very universal sometimes. This hasn't served me very well at all. If anything I have went backwards and missed opportunity as a result.
Nobody is going to embrace everything and some things are down right stupid and not worth the venture. You should never yield your personal proven and balanced principals and morals just because it's the status quot. But I think these decisions can be made in an instant through actual experience rather than narrow minded speculation. You are your own person and you have the right to feel and think how ever the hell you want. But you can also improve by comparing notes and trying something a little different sometimes. That's how we find peace and harmony and evolve and create opportunity.
There are a couple of personal requirements I have for this year and they have kind of merged into one. Which is really freakin cool because that tells me I'm on the right track and my plan is evolving. The first one as you can tell, is embracing change and fortunately I don't have to go into this because I beat this dog for about three paragraphs. But I realize I will be a much better person and a better Black Belt if I really make this paramount.
The second is a career change. One would think that this is probably not the best time to do this and question the decision as going beyond risk and is sniffing paint thinner my new go to. But actually now is the best time to do it because there is no distraction and you really have to put yourself out there. You have to take the risk and you must embrace challenge with change. That and if I am going to really have a successful year of mastery and see my goals through with my I Ho Chuan requirements (all of them, not just what I want to) then this is what I must do.
Fortunately for me after a million resumes, second guessing, and some intense interviews, I scored a new job. It's in high level management and the demand after only a few days is pretty intense. I basically have to jam about a couple of years worth of specs and procedures into my skull over the course of about 5 days. That's where I have been for the last few weeks. Prepping for the interview and now for the project. I have been given an opportunity to better myself and make change. I have been given the opportunity to see my goals through and challenge myself in these two areas.
I"m quite aways outside my comfort zone here and I have one shot to prove myself worthy of the position. My past work experience and my attitude towards it all is what won me the gig. Now I have to bring my Kung Fu and my willingness to change to the challenge. I have to change the way I do things and how I think about things. I have to take the risk and be the change to see these two goals through. I have to change the way I train to adapt to my new path as there will be many obstacles coming my way. I will be out of town, working many hours, and only one day at home each week. But I already see change as I am meeting my requirements, push ups, sit ups, and journaling. They may be minimal at the moment, but in the past when these kinds of demands came about, I only focused on the task at hand, rather than moving my Kung Fu and my work together efficiently. Change is already happening, and it's going to be nothing but epic awesomeness for the year of the dog. See you at the Kwoon.
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