Where Do All These Pieces Go?
Although we are only entering Week Six of One Week Job, I have already seen myself grow and develop in ways that I had never thought. Sean is developing professional skills!
In launching One Week Job, it was my way of taking the leap into the working world, the “real world” so to speak. I think it proves to be a scary thought for many, it sure was for me, yet it is getting easier each week. It seems as if every single day I am putting myself in unfamiliar situations, continually out of my comfort zone and am presented with new challenges, more uncertainty.
I think a big thing preventing me from taking that initial leap was a fear of failure, self-doubt, and this inevitable uncertainty that comes a long with any situation which requires us to step out of our comfort zone. Yet seeing these changes in myself as a result, having only completed Week Five, is truly incredible and I suddenly find myself seeking out new challenges as I know that I will be all the better for it.
I am also realizing that my teachers were right when they said they were teaching us “life skills†and I am beginning to recognize how the skills that enabled me to be successful in previous areas of my life, namely school and sports, are in fact the same skills that provide the framework for us to be successful in the “real world.†How everything that we do in life, the various skills and aptitudes we have developed, our many diverse life experiences, the challenges we have overcome, all come together and help formulate our “career†or “life purpose.â€Â
The implications of this for me are really quite exciting; anything becomes possible! The realization that we create our own reality, and that I too, like everyone else, has an innate value to offer the world.
By finding the courage to take the initial leap and continually pushing myself to discover my potential, I am beginning to recognize the pieces of a much larger puzzle.
Now it’s simply a matter of finding out just how all these pieces fit together!
-Sean
May I suggest you grow up and stop job jumping.
I challenge you to do the one thing that you would most likely not want to do.
Canadian Armed Forces. After all, there is no life like it!
Cpl. (Ret’d) L. Hanlon, CD
ps…I’ve missed it so much that I’m on my way back in!
hmm, Canadian Armed Forces, that would be a great challenge! Would I be able to try it out for only a week?
I am glad to hear that you found the situation that was right for you! I totally agree in that if we do find something we love doing, then “there is no life like it.”
-Sean
Sean, you are absolutely incredible! What skills do you find to be the most consistently necessary through your jobs so far?
If you do come to a Unified Field Theory-type equation for positive life and careers, be sure to let everyone know. Keep up the good (weekly) work!
Hey, just read a piece about you on the CBC website, congrats.
Hey there,
I absolutely love what you’re doing! It’s such a creative, unique idea and my only gripe is that I didn’t think of it myself. I still don’t know what to do with my life but I’m a lot less worried about it now than I was when I was 25. I guess my only advice would be to ingore the first comment up there and don’t ever grow up! It’s overrated.
Take care,
Kirsty
Thanks for the support!
Jen, I would say organizational skills, being able to just adapt to new situations, and being comfortable with meeting new people… constantly!
-Sean