Trust Your Gut . . . . . . . and Your Ability!

I know I’m a bit slow to pick things up but I’ve finally realised just what a powerful thing my mind is.
Unfortunately for years now I think it’s been working against me!

I was employed as a corporate trainer and my manager and I had a rather complicated working relationship. During the last 3 years there were a number of decisions made that caused me to suspect that I was not “favoured”.

I never quite knew how to address it because my boss often said things indirectly. My manager handed good opportunities to other team members. I thought that she did not appreciate my tendency to challenge the status-quo and she viewed my suggestions for improvements as a hindrance rather than a help.

Finally after years of feeling like I was treading water in my career I plucked up the courage to confront my manager with my concerns. She proceeded to confirm that she harboured reservations about me and had done for some time. Upon reflection I had to agree that she had a point, but I could also see that these issues were all very solvable.

I now had to deal with the painful realisation that this discussion would have been exponentially more productive and positive had it occurred 3 years earlier. And that caused me to feel angry, and a bit foolish.

Shortly thereafter I resigned and I’m now pursuing a career within community based training and education. I work with the educationally disadvantaged, migrants and refugees.

The past few months have taught me some valuable lessons.

1.  Address immediately any situation that eats away at your confidence.  Take action now!
2.  If it feels wrong, it probably is .  Trust your instincts.
3.  Patience is a virtue but not always.
4.  Forgiveness is always a virtue especially when we extend it to ourselves. Humans aren’t perfect!

Realising all this has been an incredibly empowering experience.  Look out world, here I come!

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