BE CAREFUL THE CHOICES YOU MAKE

"Good afternoon ma.  Just to let you know that I got a job!"

"Oh, Congratulations! That's wonderful news.  What type of job is it?"

"It is the position of a Personal Assistant to the Managing Director ma".

 "Oh well, that's not bad, but that is not you?  I see you a someone working in marketing, making things happen. You know, a position that would project you as the high flyer that you are."

"At least, it would be a starting point." she said.

 

Now, this was someone I had hoped to groom and nurture as a high flyer and goal getter.  She is smart, intelligent and pleasant looking to boot.  That is a winning combination any day.  But here she is choosing to be a PA! Very, very sad indeed.

 

You may ask me what is wrong with being a PA? Well, nothing really, if you are cut out for such a thing.  In my opinion, some jobs stereotype you and somehow blinkers your vision.  Yes you may be rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty through your boss, but do they really SEE you and speak TO you? More times than not, they look through you and speak at you.  This type of job depreciates you and very soon you may begin to develop low self esteem, when you do not see yourself becoming more that what you are.  It also does something to your psyche that makes you start to limit yourself.  I believe psychologists call it 'self sabotage or settling into a rut.

 

I know people will generally advise that you take up any job that first come your way.  That is true for those who are looking for just anything because they are yet to discover their purpose. Many people, especially young graduates just starting life are oblivious of who they are, what they are made of and what they are capable of.

 

Before you accept any job, check it out with your vision for yourself.  Is it in line with what you envisage yourself doing in ten years time?  Will it move you closer toward your goal?  Is it driving you towards your purpose?  Vision is a clear picture of conditions that do not currently exist. A strong mental image of your future. Something beyond your current circumstances. It is a mental picture of your destiny.  So you must have a mental picture of where you are going.  Vision directs you in your purpose. Purpose is what you have been placed here to do. And purpose reveals your potential and your hidden abilities.  Potential does not come out on its own. It needs a demand to be placed on it.  The demand needs the right environment

 

The right environment is getting the right job that would push you out of your comfort zone and demand much more from you.  You will need to think, to solve problems, create and implement.  A demand will be placed on you initiative, your sense of judgement, your ability to identify problems and solve them, your biological clock will be tasked and the need to exercise personal responsibility.  Integrity will be put to the test, values you did not know you had inside of you will come to the fore and even you will marvel at the quality of work that you are churning out.

 

Then when people speak, they will speak TO you and SEE you PROPERLY.  I know that people who have missed it and are in a limiting job know what I am talking about.  It is never too late to recapture your vision.  It believe it is Brian Tracy that said "No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back".  Chase after your vision because your vision will drive you to your purpose. Vision attracts opportunities.  The clearer your vision, the faster your acceleration towards your goal.  Vision is contagious - it excites others.  Sooner or later someone out there will come in contact with your vision and buy into it.  Remember that vision promotes persistence.  Be patient.