Reflections - On a new year a few years back

Introduction

Though, it may seem like ‘bragging,’ however, the sole intention of the write-up below is to reflect on a few mistakes I have committed in my life which I thought of correcting a few years back. Not sure how successful I am with the same but, I feel, this is worth sharing, for, it might help in case someone is struggling with his/her career.

The ‘Problem’

Every career starts with its fair share of challenges; mine was no different.

The path to get a job was pretty straightforward, and I did the necessary hard work to achieve the same. I was pretty clear and worked hard to hit the bull's eye – getting into an MNC organization.

However, after joining the company, I went into a comfort zone – not interested in doing any work and only utilizing the organization to earn money at the end of the month.

Hence, I had little motivation to go to the office! The money I received as a salary mainly was spent on my family (parents and more comprehensive relationships) and was never saved.

After marriage, I became a bit careful with savings, but the motivation to do work was never there. Slowly, I saw the corporate world taking shape into a more automated, and more robust ecosystem, where constant learning was the only way to evolve. Thus, I went into depths of insecurity with no ‘clear idea’ of goals. The life started to move in a different direction and gradually, I felt, I am falling into bottomless pit.

The path to solution ?

A few years back, I realised one thing?– whether I like it or not, I have to work and take more interest in working in the office (now no time to think whether I need to choose a different line or not). I have one quality – to be sincere. I focused on my strength and started getting more involved in work, and eventually got results. I agree this is not a one-time process and the developments would be realised gradually. Hence, the only thing to rely on in this process is, patience.

Reflections

On this day, I reflect back and realize one thing, the first step to reach a solution is to accept mistakes. I remember reflecting on my mistakes a few years back on a new year’s day.

The mistakes committed by me are:

·????????Not concentrating much on what I liked during my younger days – Is corporate life my cup of tea?

·????????Not exploring other areas of work – as to what am I capable of doing and I enjoy doing

·????????I dreamt but never realized the effort to make it successful.

·????????My only focus was to earn money but not clear how to do it – which is why I did not enjoy what I was doing.

·????????I took things straightforward – that like in school/college and in job also, I will be recognized if I perform well. I need not have to make any extra efforts to recognize myself.

Conclusion

Needless to say, I am still improving on this based on continuous feedback and improvement suggestions. Thus, looking forward to present a better version of myself in the upcoming days.