Thanks for sharing, I totally get your point and I can see how I use terms like „by accident“, too. On the other hand some things are accidental. I became a freelance lecturer because I had a colleague doing continuous education. She had troubles understanding things in my field of expertise - online marketing and e-commerce. So I helped her and we laughed at her idea that I would do a better job than her actual lecturer. A few weeks later she hands me the business card of the director of the education institute saying: please call him, they’re desperately looking for people with your education and expertise. That’s how one of my many endeavors started 😉
Dear Simone: I love your story! that's so inspiring, and encouraging! For me it's no longer an accident, no longer taking a chance, it's an act of courage! Thank you so much for sharing!
Dear Jacqueline: thank you so much for your kind words! I feel seen and heard! And yes, it was hard to admit to myself that it was a safe way to explain...myself to myself..
Thank you for sharing your story. I will work on this assignment and, thanks to this post, I will eliminate the words from my answers that minimize the beautiful mystery of my journey. I hadn’t even thought of it in those terms until now…I think…and write out loud because I grew up without having to worry about the repercussions. Thank you, also, for highlighting what a gift that freedom is that so many of us take for granted.
Dear Mimi: I'm so glad that it resonated with you! And thank you for highlighting, the gifts that we take for granted, and/or sometimes just not notice! I can't wait to hear/read about your experience once you do the exercise! Cheering you on , M
Here is my answer to number 3. Thank you again for the exercise.
What I thought were random stops on the journey I call my career were not that at all. Each opportunity to follow a new road brought a lesson on how to be better. A better communicator, but more important, a better version of myself. And I am still learning.
Dear Mimi: thank you so much for sharing this inspiring and so incredibly thoughtful response! So often, we think that we are being demoted, rejected, de-railed in the moment to discover that its happening FOR US - so we can grow, thrive and flourish!
Thanks for sharing, I totally get your point and I can see how I use terms like „by accident“, too. On the other hand some things are accidental. I became a freelance lecturer because I had a colleague doing continuous education. She had troubles understanding things in my field of expertise - online marketing and e-commerce. So I helped her and we laughed at her idea that I would do a better job than her actual lecturer. A few weeks later she hands me the business card of the director of the education institute saying: please call him, they’re desperately looking for people with your education and expertise. That’s how one of my many endeavors started 😉
So what is it? Accident? Taking a chance?
Dear Simone: I love your story! that's so inspiring, and encouraging! For me it's no longer an accident, no longer taking a chance, it's an act of courage! Thank you so much for sharing!
An act of courage - love it! 💪
Thanks for sharing this Magdalena. I, too, have used that line for why I landed where I landed: "an accident."
And you're spot on – it's the SAFE way to explain it.
Dear Jacqueline: thank you so much for your kind words! I feel seen and heard! And yes, it was hard to admit to myself that it was a safe way to explain...myself to myself..
Thank you for sharing your story. I will work on this assignment and, thanks to this post, I will eliminate the words from my answers that minimize the beautiful mystery of my journey. I hadn’t even thought of it in those terms until now…I think…and write out loud because I grew up without having to worry about the repercussions. Thank you, also, for highlighting what a gift that freedom is that so many of us take for granted.
Dear Mimi: I'm so glad that it resonated with you! And thank you for highlighting, the gifts that we take for granted, and/or sometimes just not notice! I can't wait to hear/read about your experience once you do the exercise! Cheering you on , M
Here is my answer to number 3. Thank you again for the exercise.
What I thought were random stops on the journey I call my career were not that at all. Each opportunity to follow a new road brought a lesson on how to be better. A better communicator, but more important, a better version of myself. And I am still learning.
Dear Mimi: thank you so much for sharing this inspiring and so incredibly thoughtful response! So often, we think that we are being demoted, rejected, de-railed in the moment to discover that its happening FOR US - so we can grow, thrive and flourish!