New Beginnings

As this blog posts, I will be getting ready for my first day at my new job.  I am excited, nervous and very open to all of the potential that this change can and will bring for me as I move forward.  I feel very fortunate to have this chance to push my edges a bit with this new role and am embracing the idea that I will be on a learning journey for a large part of the year ahead.  One of the biggest hurdles that I have needed to address and find a way to surpass has been the Impostor Syndrome....not believing in my ability to be successful in a role that is a stretch from where I have always tended to lean towards.  I have heard the voices whispering to me, reminding me that this is uncharted territory and that I have taken on a role where I will need to step up from where I have been in the past few years, and do I really think that I am ready to do that.  For the first time in my life I have said yes.  And not only have I said yes, I have started to actually believe it.  What I have realized is that it is not necessary to walk into a room being the person with all of the answers, and fully ready to take on any challenge that comes my way.  What is more important is being able to be the person who walks into that room, confidently, while knowing that there is no weakness in admitting that you don't have all the answers and that you might need some time to work on the answers to challenges that come your way.  Just being the person who is able to show that vulnerability while also demonstrating the willingness to adapt, learn and grow will take you much farther than any other skill that you may have.

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