This is exactly the kind of piece I want to wake up to. This was the first thing I read as soon as I got to the office and opened my inbox. What an brilliant statement > The scene you're waiting for was this one.
"And you've gotten so good at calling fear "wisdom" that now you believe it yourself." This line is so apt. The stakes have become even higher today to differentiate and compete while the ability to start becomes lower and lower. The step forward is. I see it as a game of courage and mindset when everyone else has access to same resources, what's the story we tell to move forward.
* We can stay here and complain about all the other places where it is better, which does no one any good. Or we can move on, and accept that it's not greener after all. It's just a *different* shade of green, that's all.
* We can use our wisdom and experience to see and appreciate where we are and why we are here. There's more to it than we routinely see.
I've seen people trading great work environments for more money. And vice versa.
I've seen people trading small teams and/or companies for big ones. And vice versa.
I've seen people trading variety of projects for one big product. And vice versa.
I won't say that they could have been happy either way, but surprisingly often the change was not exactly what they envisioned. Yet they still assume they can have the upside of both and the downside of neither.
I guess that's what's behind a large part of dissatisfction with so many of our workplaces.
This is exactly the kind of piece I want to wake up to. This was the first thing I read as soon as I got to the office and opened my inbox. What an brilliant statement > The scene you're waiting for was this one.
"And you've gotten so good at calling fear "wisdom" that now you believe it yourself." This line is so apt. The stakes have become even higher today to differentiate and compete while the ability to start becomes lower and lower. The step forward is. I see it as a game of courage and mindset when everyone else has access to same resources, what's the story we tell to move forward.
Wow that was soooo good, hit a cord
The grass always looks greener on the other side.
There are two follow-up thoughts:
* We can stay here and complain about all the other places where it is better, which does no one any good. Or we can move on, and accept that it's not greener after all. It's just a *different* shade of green, that's all.
* We can use our wisdom and experience to see and appreciate where we are and why we are here. There's more to it than we routinely see.
I've seen people trading great work environments for more money. And vice versa.
I've seen people trading small teams and/or companies for big ones. And vice versa.
I've seen people trading variety of projects for one big product. And vice versa.
I won't say that they could have been happy either way, but surprisingly often the change was not exactly what they envisioned. Yet they still assume they can have the upside of both and the downside of neither.
I guess that's what's behind a large part of dissatisfction with so many of our workplaces.
That was really good. Thanks for writing and sharing this! :)