What Can Happen In A Week

A lot can happen in a week! Just as I finished typing this sentence, I was reminded of a quote I read somewhere,

People overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year.

3 major things happened:

1) I had my knee surgery because of a complete ACL rupture and a complex MCL tear.

According to the diagnosis, it was at least 4 months in the making for the injury to be so serious. The doctor was surprised that I was still able to make it this far without surgery. Besides being complimented for my hardiness, to be honest, this was very disruptive. Pre-surgery I had to make many arrangements to ensure that businesses would be as usual assuming that I would be out for a good 8 weeks. Not forgetting the post-op recovery, it will not be easy to regain strength (energy) and to learn to walk again. I tried to plan as detailed as I could, not leaving any stone unturned just to ensure that my life would be back to normal as quickly as I could. For those who know me well, their only advice to me was, "Don't rush!"

Every thing has its place and time. Allow time to do its magic.

It was indeed really hard, I have to remind myself every day that 'slow is fast', especially when it comes to recovery.

2) I received the blue badge.

I heard of LinkedIn when I was a college student and created an account without much activity thereafter. Fast forward 15 years later, I returned to LinkedIn in 2020 and started actively contributing to the community in 2021. After 23567578 weeks of consistency, I am thankful for this recognition. I see this platform as a way for me to connect with you, and hopefully now and then, my reflections will bring you some hope and inspiration.

9 women cannot make a baby in 1 month.

We may not have full control of how things will always turn out, but we can show up consistently and conscientiously, and then trust the process.

3) I received 5 different messages on whether they should consider to start looking for another job.

Wow hmm, what's the season?

If you are exploring leaving your current job, consider:

• What are your reasons and the whys behind the reasons
• What are your priorities now (both in your personal life and career)
• What is your job search plan

For certain roles and industries, you may also want to assess the market conditions!

Review your career development plan like how you would review your holiday plans.

Becoming Irreplaceable aims to empower fellow professionals to build sustainable and meaningful careers, and taking the control back for us to increase our own happiness index!