A few monthts ago, I wrote about waving the magic wand. The exercise was about listing off everything I wanted in my job and life. I went back through the document I put together and realized that my new role has the potential to hit everything on my list. It is testimony of the importance of documenting goals and revisiting goals. In reality, this is really a life vision and a vision for work.
If you do not risk dreaming about a preferred future, you greatly reduce the chance to reach that vision. If you are adrift in the daily activities with no clear picture of the future, you slowly find yourself backed into a corner or in a ditch. I am thrilled about the picture of the future. There is five year potential for advancement, for linchpin like realities, to excel and to really be engaged in my work.
My challenge is to revisit this magic wand exercise every month to see how things are coming along.
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Hi Journeyman:
ReplyDeleteThanks for revisiting the exercise...I'm going to have to check your blog from the beginning because I think my journey is much like yours. It is good to read that your vision of the future is becoming clearer, which is my aim. Yes, I want to find another job BUT I really want to jump in with a full head of steam and find work that is fulfilling and more about what I was meant to do.
Oh, and thank you for mentioning me here as one of your favorite blogs.
In any case, I look forward to reading more about your journey.
Hi Tim
ReplyDeleteIt is great to hear from you. Your statement about finding a position that is fulfilling is exactly why I started this project. In fact, I doubt that this project will really end as I will seek to evaluate more consistently.