Wow haven’t done this for a while. I really stepped off the train tracks since my last one . I’m starting to get back into doing these. I forget how valuable they are to me to do. Lot’s has happened since my last reflection but that’s not the purpose of this one , we can save that for another post. For now let’s stick with what has happened this week.
Interviews on interviews brochacho….
Yeah the title pretty much sums it up a majority of it. I had lot’s of interviews today and wanted to make sure that I was going into the right job. Because after being locked in a contract with my last job I learned my lesson with company culture being important. I realized that I’ve actually grown a lot since I first started looking for jobs like this. It’s been a while since I’ve had to update my resume, and send out applications to places. Looking back on it though , it was really what I needed. I really needed just a solid reboot and reconnect with myself . There was a little bit of a withdrawal phase after leaving the university to be honest. It felt like I had lost a part of myself and left it behind at the University. The phase afterwards though was really uncomfortable because I felt like I didn’t know who I was anymore. It’s comparable to the feeling of when you get off of a rollercoaster , your still kinda dazed from how crazy it was , and are readjusting to solid ground. That’s what the past 2-3 months have felt like. Now after all the interviews I’ve had and the holidays just starting I can finally kick back and relax. I’m excited to start a new chapter of my life and see where it takes me. I’m so grateful for all the opportunities that are given to me and are available for me. Life really is abundant if you know where to look and how to see it.
Lobsters grow by leaving their old shell behind
This week I’ve been really feeling that Im stepping into a new version of myself that I;ve spent the past couple of months in a workshop building . I started with an idea in my head, started to sketch drafts, then started to see what materials I needed , then started to execute the small steps in order to complete the build. Many of the things I’ve been asking for and the questions I’ve been asking are coincidently being answered as time goes on. It feels good to be back to in my “self” I guess. I spent a lot of time up in the clouds looking down and slowly coming back down to ground. I just needed the space to step back on my whole life and see it for the biggest picture that it is.
It’s all habits….
Other than that some goals I have to develop simple keystone habits for everything else to grow out of. I’ve been reading a book called the Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg .After about 1/2 of the book I have a new lense to see myself now. Some plans' I have are that I’m starting with my reflections again. I got some paper for printing ( My own printer ! ) so I can print off my reflection and morning sheets to write. I’m going to approach the creation of the morning routine like a strategy. I’m going to insert each one , one at a time , and establish each one before I move onto the next one. The book said that each habit has 3 components , a cue, a routine , and a reward. The key is to identify what each of those are and create a new habit using those foundational principles. Now If i want to create my morning journaling a habit , I have to create a cue , lets start with my alarm on a certain sound . I have an app that makes it so you have to take a picture of something for it to turn off. Knowing me in the morning I’m pretty god damn lazy , so I’m going to make the picture the paper to reflect on , as well as the location downstairs somewhere. the routine will be writing in the journal , the reward will be iced coffee in the morning …. yes…. I’m down for this. I can do that . sounds reasonable.
Anyways that’s my weekly reflection . The date is December , 24th , 2018. Next one due @ Dec , 31 , 2018.
Stay Humble , Stay Blessed