I have been working really hard at getting my spiel down about the service we offer at my new job. I practice and I practice, with other people, in the car, talking to my friends. But when the time comes to talk with a perspective client, my message somehow becomes unclear and less focused.
It gets lost in the translation.
Don't ask me why; if I knew, I would fix it. I can't figure out if it is that I still truly don't get "it," or are my own doubts standing in my way?
If you have known me for most of your life, you already know the answer. I was raised as such a goody two-shoes that I just knew if I followed the set rules, I would be okay. Don't take risks, and you don't risk failures. I know that I can overcome failure and flubs. But I overly obsess over that one that I will not be able to fix and emerge whole again.
Now, why is that?? I am over sixty, had a fairly successful career, even overcame some personal adversities. So what is holding me back? Why can't I jump this latest hurdle?
My logical side of my brain says "just jump over it, dummy." But that message gets lost in translation on its way to my heart and my action. So, I guess it all boils down to fear. Not really fear of failure, but more likely a fear of success.
If I succeed in this job, I can do what I want to help my family, pay my bills, and live a comfortable life. Should be an easy hurdle, but I have made it seem higher than it really is.
The same is true with my dieting. I have been stuck for a while in a rut, and while I am working my way out of it, I have forgotten the message of the reason for the lap-band.
It got lost in translation.
I started this journey to get healthy. And I am well on my way to that end, even though I have not lost much weight in the last three months. And when I am in a temporary downward spiral, I must remember not to lose that part of the message. I still need to make wise choices, eat only healthy foods, and stay active.
I cannot afford to allow that part to get lost in translation.
As I get more comfortable with my job, I need to transmit my message with confidence, as if this is the most important piece of information that client will get today. And as I continue my lifestyle journey, I need to feel confident that I am on the right track, that I will ultimately achieve my goal.
I will not allow that part to get lost in translation!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Maximizing My Potential
Well, fellow readers, it has been a very busy couple of weeks. I am adjusting to my new job, but still have a ways to go to get my morning "routine" down in order to have my coffee and still create time to work my puzzles without having to get up at 0-dark thirty!
Every day my boss has a pow-wow to role play some selling techniques and to trouble shoot problems that crop up. It is such a new company that we are all on a growth curve and seriously on a figure-it-out-as-you-go operating mode. Which is good for someone like me who has no sales experience to speak of, because I can make a mistake without fear of failure.
Today the meeting was about figuring out exactly what our goals are, what we wanted to get from working for this company. We have grown from three to nine employees in the last week, and he is adamant about helping those of us who were with him from the get-go to reach some monetary goals. He believes in his company, he believes in the potential, and he believes it is his responsibility to share a little of the wealth with those who are helping to make the company successful. Payoff for the hard work.
When I started working for him, my goal was to make enough to pay my bills and go on an occasional trip. But when he asked me, I came to a realization that I wanted more than just a little icing on the cake. I want to buy a piece of land, make some updates on my house, not leave my niece and nephew debt to deal with. I had begun to think that maybe the potential is there for me to make a lot more than I first thought. And I realized I was going to have to put myself out there, be vulnerable and willing to make mistakes, learn from them and grow.
As I was thinking I needed to update my blog tonight, it hit me! These are my weight loss goals! I started this journey to get healthy, but as I go further along, I realize I am seeing myself skinny and svelte, way past the healthy. I wanted the new me to really be a new "me." I have made mistakes along the way; I have stumbled. But it is okay. I have learned from them and moved on. Did I meet my summer goal? Nope. But it is not the end of the world. I can still meet my weight loss goal even if it takes me longer than I thought. The point of it all was to make the changes I need to make, and as I do that, I will lose weight and become healthy.
And... if my potential on the job is reached, I can have a totally guilt-free shopping spree at La Palmera Mall. How much fun is that going to be??
It is good to have dreams, but it is even better to realize that you are on your way to maximizing your personal potential. And that is going to put a whole lotta icing on my "cake!"
And I won't feel guilty if I take a bite of it!
Every day my boss has a pow-wow to role play some selling techniques and to trouble shoot problems that crop up. It is such a new company that we are all on a growth curve and seriously on a figure-it-out-as-you-go operating mode. Which is good for someone like me who has no sales experience to speak of, because I can make a mistake without fear of failure.
Today the meeting was about figuring out exactly what our goals are, what we wanted to get from working for this company. We have grown from three to nine employees in the last week, and he is adamant about helping those of us who were with him from the get-go to reach some monetary goals. He believes in his company, he believes in the potential, and he believes it is his responsibility to share a little of the wealth with those who are helping to make the company successful. Payoff for the hard work.
When I started working for him, my goal was to make enough to pay my bills and go on an occasional trip. But when he asked me, I came to a realization that I wanted more than just a little icing on the cake. I want to buy a piece of land, make some updates on my house, not leave my niece and nephew debt to deal with. I had begun to think that maybe the potential is there for me to make a lot more than I first thought. And I realized I was going to have to put myself out there, be vulnerable and willing to make mistakes, learn from them and grow.
As I was thinking I needed to update my blog tonight, it hit me! These are my weight loss goals! I started this journey to get healthy, but as I go further along, I realize I am seeing myself skinny and svelte, way past the healthy. I wanted the new me to really be a new "me." I have made mistakes along the way; I have stumbled. But it is okay. I have learned from them and moved on. Did I meet my summer goal? Nope. But it is not the end of the world. I can still meet my weight loss goal even if it takes me longer than I thought. The point of it all was to make the changes I need to make, and as I do that, I will lose weight and become healthy.
And... if my potential on the job is reached, I can have a totally guilt-free shopping spree at La Palmera Mall. How much fun is that going to be??
It is good to have dreams, but it is even better to realize that you are on your way to maximizing your personal potential. And that is going to put a whole lotta icing on my "cake!"
And I won't feel guilty if I take a bite of it!
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