Well, I finally finished school - yah! I graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Innovation. Most new graduates would look ahead to the future and lay out their big dreams. Strangely, I am taking a step back and looking to get back to my roots - the basics.
I have been running around like a crazy person running the marketing and innovation of a multi-million dollar, International cosmetic company while at the same time going to school and raising a daughter. I am feeling exhausted, relieved, and anxious to start a new adventure. At the same time I know that I have been running too fast to get the work done, and forgetting how I got there in the first place.
Sometimes we are so busy running that we forget the little things that make the biggest difference in business and in life. Be courteous, ask questions, take stock of the quality of your work. Thank your coworkers for their help. Commend your employees for their hard work. Send a note to a valued peer/friend.
This came to me while I was reading Sidney Poitier's book - The Measure of a Man. I highly recommend it. It reminded me that the measure of a man (or woman) is not by the education she received, or the talents that he has. It is by the way that they treat others, grasp opportunities, overcome hardships, and learn from their own strengths and weaknesses.
There are several people that keep me on track in my life and help throw me back on course - I am eternally grateful to them. Now that I have accomplished my goal I am able to take a breath and make sure that "track" is a solid one. It's time to start again at the beginning:
1. Take stock of my skills
2. List my opportunities
3. Figure out how I can be better
4. Set a new goal
5. Take on a new adventure!
You can always be better! You can always learn more!
Good Luck out there.....
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