My Day ... surprisingly good
Today, I went out to lunch with my mentor and one of my bosses. It was
REALLY nice to hear them tell me how well I've done and that they are
going to miss me. It makes all the crap I feel like I was put through
worthwhile. I know that I make a favorable impression on most adults,
but it is completely different when someone who is 30 or 40 years older
accepts you as a co-worker and respects you in that way. Besides, who doesn't like being told that they're smart, hard-working, a wonderful employee, and that they will definitely be successful at whatever they put their mind to?
Another co-worker that I did a little bit of work for told me basically the same thing. It was also nice to hear it from him because he was telling me that primarily based on what others had told him about my work. He also gave me some advice, which i thought was really good so I'm going to pass it on.
1. Keep that smile on your face. It makes everyone like you and it makes your day go by so much easier. Yes, you are going to get irritated and etc, but if you can do that it makes you a stronger person.
2. Keep your good sense of humor. If you can't laugh shit off then you're going to be miserable. That's all there is to it. It has made a HUGE difference in my life. I am still mortified by some of the stupid stuff I do and there will always be soft spots (i.e. things I can't laugh about doing), but I try my hardest to get over it and just laugh because its so much easier to deal with it from that point of view. I never used to be able to do that. I would always think that people would judge me for it and always remember that thing... but eventually I came to realize that I was my toughest judge and that no one else remembered beyond a couple days.
So yeah... chin up and smile... I promise, everything will be better :D.
REALLY nice to hear them tell me how well I've done and that they are
going to miss me. It makes all the crap I feel like I was put through
worthwhile. I know that I make a favorable impression on most adults,
but it is completely different when someone who is 30 or 40 years older
accepts you as a co-worker and respects you in that way. Besides, who doesn't like being told that they're smart, hard-working, a wonderful employee, and that they will definitely be successful at whatever they put their mind to?
Another co-worker that I did a little bit of work for told me basically the same thing. It was also nice to hear it from him because he was telling me that primarily based on what others had told him about my work. He also gave me some advice, which i thought was really good so I'm going to pass it on.
1. Keep that smile on your face. It makes everyone like you and it makes your day go by so much easier. Yes, you are going to get irritated and etc, but if you can do that it makes you a stronger person.
2. Keep your good sense of humor. If you can't laugh shit off then you're going to be miserable. That's all there is to it. It has made a HUGE difference in my life. I am still mortified by some of the stupid stuff I do and there will always be soft spots (i.e. things I can't laugh about doing), but I try my hardest to get over it and just laugh because its so much easier to deal with it from that point of view. I never used to be able to do that. I would always think that people would judge me for it and always remember that thing... but eventually I came to realize that I was my toughest judge and that no one else remembered beyond a couple days.
So yeah... chin up and smile... I promise, everything will be better :D.