Last week I got fired. I have to be honest, a big part of the reason I wasn’t too upset about getting fired was the organization management wasn’t a good fit for me. I’d thought about quitting so many times over the past 9 months. So. Many. Times. I’d applied for other jobs, even been on some interviews, but I … Read More
I got fired and I’m feeling fine
I was fired from my job last week. I packed up my desk and drove straight to my Toastmasters meeting. My fellow members were surprised to see me considering I was just fired. “What am I going to do,” I asked them, “go home and mope?” No, truly there’s nowhere else I’d rather be than in the company of my … Read More
So, what’s your story?
Imagine you are writing the story of your life. Every day is a new page, a fresh start. Your life is a “choose your own adventure” book. What adventure will you choose today? Taking responsibility and ownership of your life and your choices is paramount to happiness. You write your story. But it’s easy to lose focus and forget you … Read More
Embrace the unknown
The idea of the unknown is, at times, completely terrifying. What’s going to happen if I’m not following a plan? Where am I going if I don’t know where I’m going? Somehow, over the years, I’ve become more comfortable with the unknown. Life rarely goes according to plan, and even less often do things turn out the way I expect … Read More