Tiredsome weekend
Spending three days with the Primerica team is not as easy as it sounds. I can't say I was the best around but at least, my attitude was better than the one I had during the Quebec event so...yay for that I suppose.
I was in the fastest car with Al's trainer, Jean-Maxime, his wife and two of Al's colleagues. We had a great time together and got along well. But seriously, working all together wasn't always easy with plans changing all the time, waiting on others and dealing with everyone's quirks and all. Because it wasn't about just us in the car but the WHOLE team (around 30 persons). Phew...
The speakers were, most of the time, really great. I couldn't help but fall asleep sometimes though. Al didn't really mind since I was mostly awake and could talk about what I like and didn't like without going "Huh?" Too bad
ego_centrisme couldn't come. I think that would have given her a better idea of what Al do and mostly WHY we're doing this. Genny Breton didn't come but I wasn't surprised. It was her mom's birthday and she had to go to a funeral during the weekend. But Genny Breton is good finding excuses (not those events weren't important mind you) to avoid to do things she doesn't want to do. But I think she doesn't understand yet the implication she'll need to do to work in that business. I don't know if she has what it takes to do the business but I want to believe she can surprise me and will grow into a better person there. However, I'm not the only one who thought she was a negative person: Josée, J-M's wife, thinks so as well. We'll see what the future holds.
So, got up twice at 5am. Once at 8am. The latter was VERY welcome by everybody. We shared our rooms with Fred and his girlfriend Corinne. It was nice since we never got to spend sometime together the four of us. Next time, I hope we'll share our rooms with the two Gennys (yes, there's LOTS of Genevièves around me, even at Al's work. I think this is no coincidence lol) because we traded to be with Fred and Corinne. I agree with the concept to share a room with a different couple or two different colleagues at every event so we can know more about each other.
Like I said earlier, I wasn't the best but it was better than the Quebec event. I did get worked up quickly and all, sometimes isolating myself to calm down. But they did see I had a bad temper/character sometimes. But...I think it was nice to see that Josée and I are the same on that point. We have lots in common and she did control herself well. I suppose that at the next event, I shall be better and hopefully, not a crazy hormone freak. It's hard to break your cycle sometimes.
So, the conclusions? I have 2 things I decided to do following this event: 1) Not worry about money. We've done good so far and Al do what he has to do. It's only a matter of weeks before he can pay for his monthly living fees (minus the appartment. I think I'll pay his share for a long while and I don't mind) and 2) To always keep this thought in my head: everything is going to be fine. That should calm my structural and perfectionnist self when things don't go according to plan. And with the business we decided to do, I better work on that. And my paranoiac side. >.<
It's not easy but it's worth it. I truly believe those words. We'll make it and we'll deal with whatever will come our way. :3
I was in the fastest car with Al's trainer, Jean-Maxime, his wife and two of Al's colleagues. We had a great time together and got along well. But seriously, working all together wasn't always easy with plans changing all the time, waiting on others and dealing with everyone's quirks and all. Because it wasn't about just us in the car but the WHOLE team (around 30 persons). Phew...
The speakers were, most of the time, really great. I couldn't help but fall asleep sometimes though. Al didn't really mind since I was mostly awake and could talk about what I like and didn't like without going "Huh?" Too bad
ego_centrisme couldn't come. I think that would have given her a better idea of what Al do and mostly WHY we're doing this. Genny Breton didn't come but I wasn't surprised. It was her mom's birthday and she had to go to a funeral during the weekend. But Genny Breton is good finding excuses (not those events weren't important mind you) to avoid to do things she doesn't want to do. But I think she doesn't understand yet the implication she'll need to do to work in that business. I don't know if she has what it takes to do the business but I want to believe she can surprise me and will grow into a better person there. However, I'm not the only one who thought she was a negative person: Josée, J-M's wife, thinks so as well. We'll see what the future holds.
So, got up twice at 5am. Once at 8am. The latter was VERY welcome by everybody. We shared our rooms with Fred and his girlfriend Corinne. It was nice since we never got to spend sometime together the four of us. Next time, I hope we'll share our rooms with the two Gennys (yes, there's LOTS of Genevièves around me, even at Al's work. I think this is no coincidence lol) because we traded to be with Fred and Corinne. I agree with the concept to share a room with a different couple or two different colleagues at every event so we can know more about each other.
Like I said earlier, I wasn't the best but it was better than the Quebec event. I did get worked up quickly and all, sometimes isolating myself to calm down. But they did see I had a bad temper/character sometimes. But...I think it was nice to see that Josée and I are the same on that point. We have lots in common and she did control herself well. I suppose that at the next event, I shall be better and hopefully, not a crazy hormone freak. It's hard to break your cycle sometimes.
So, the conclusions? I have 2 things I decided to do following this event: 1) Not worry about money. We've done good so far and Al do what he has to do. It's only a matter of weeks before he can pay for his monthly living fees (minus the appartment. I think I'll pay his share for a long while and I don't mind) and 2) To always keep this thought in my head: everything is going to be fine. That should calm my structural and perfectionnist self when things don't go according to plan. And with the business we decided to do, I better work on that. And my paranoiac side. >.<
It's not easy but it's worth it. I truly believe those words. We'll make it and we'll deal with whatever will come our way. :3