Who knew how right on this would be?
"Fitness to me isn't about a crunch or a push up, it's about taking your power back."
- Jillian Michaels
I am on week 2 of watching what I eat and working out (aiming for 4-5 days/week), and already, the exercise has helped me work through some blocks that I have been having mentally about work. Part of it is getting back to being in my body, and getting out of my head. Part of it is I think listening to music, uplifting, fun, sometimes introspective music. The first workout that I did, I had a rock out moment with Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror', it was therapeutic.
And after one week of working out, I am being much more proactive about my job situation. I am setting up meetings to have next week with the people who will hopefully help me make a move to the multicultural center, and in case that doesn't work, I am writing an email right now to my boss asking for more meaningful work, and will be providing her concrete ideas as to projects for the spring, and I will ask her to do the same. If she is going to get rid of me, at least I will go down fighting and demanding the work that I am capable of. I am meeting with Eric, who has also been made powerless by my boss, but nonetheless has great insights into working relationships, and could in some ways help to persuade my boss to move me over to the multicultural center. Or at least work on projects with him that are meaningful and useful. I am also going to talk with her about how insulting her method of assigning and rewarding work is for me. I am trying to think of a better word, but I have a week to think about that.
I am also meeting with the asst. vp who oversees the multicultural center next week to discuss how my work in the american indian center is going, and how Jillian has not given up some of the responsibilities he wanted me to have, and just propose some changes, hopefully he appreciates my proactiveness on this, and I will be able to clue him in more on how crazy she is, without just walking in and trash talking her.
So, things are not great yet, but at least I feel more motivated to be proactive and make things better for myself, I'm tired of letting other people make me feel inadequate at work, I know that I am capable of more and I need to remember that and not listen to my boss and her petty bs. Previous bosses have trusted me with millions of dollars, with developing student programs out of nothing, and running work teams on my own, just because my boss doesn't think I write letters the way she wants them, doesn't mean all that previous work goes away.
So I'm taking my power back, and it feels good.
PS- I even won a facebook drawing today from my gym, a $35 gift card....see it pays to work out, lol.
- Jillian Michaels
I am on week 2 of watching what I eat and working out (aiming for 4-5 days/week), and already, the exercise has helped me work through some blocks that I have been having mentally about work. Part of it is getting back to being in my body, and getting out of my head. Part of it is I think listening to music, uplifting, fun, sometimes introspective music. The first workout that I did, I had a rock out moment with Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror', it was therapeutic.
And after one week of working out, I am being much more proactive about my job situation. I am setting up meetings to have next week with the people who will hopefully help me make a move to the multicultural center, and in case that doesn't work, I am writing an email right now to my boss asking for more meaningful work, and will be providing her concrete ideas as to projects for the spring, and I will ask her to do the same. If she is going to get rid of me, at least I will go down fighting and demanding the work that I am capable of. I am meeting with Eric, who has also been made powerless by my boss, but nonetheless has great insights into working relationships, and could in some ways help to persuade my boss to move me over to the multicultural center. Or at least work on projects with him that are meaningful and useful. I am also going to talk with her about how insulting her method of assigning and rewarding work is for me. I am trying to think of a better word, but I have a week to think about that.
I am also meeting with the asst. vp who oversees the multicultural center next week to discuss how my work in the american indian center is going, and how Jillian has not given up some of the responsibilities he wanted me to have, and just propose some changes, hopefully he appreciates my proactiveness on this, and I will be able to clue him in more on how crazy she is, without just walking in and trash talking her.
So, things are not great yet, but at least I feel more motivated to be proactive and make things better for myself, I'm tired of letting other people make me feel inadequate at work, I know that I am capable of more and I need to remember that and not listen to my boss and her petty bs. Previous bosses have trusted me with millions of dollars, with developing student programs out of nothing, and running work teams on my own, just because my boss doesn't think I write letters the way she wants them, doesn't mean all that previous work goes away.
So I'm taking my power back, and it feels good.
PS- I even won a facebook drawing today from my gym, a $35 gift card....see it pays to work out, lol.