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speak out loud

Published on October 15, 2011 in life, me, thoughts and work. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

It is important to have passion in the job one’s doing. To be doing something you’ve got no passion for can be a huge waste of one’s life. I mean, seriously.

So we continue on in our search for THE passion, we tell ourselves not to settle if it’s not something we want to do for life, or it’s not a job we have passion for. But what is it that we do in this search? Do we just look around with our eyes? Do we just sit on it when we find a job we think we may want to do but we think it may not be the right timing to speak to that person? Do we sulk when someone else gets that job? I mean, what is it that we really do when we say we are “searching for THE passion”?

It hit me recently that sometimes, what I really had to do was to ask. To talk to people. To speak up. There’s really nothing to lose, is there? And I’m not saying to talk specifically about a job. Even through general cliche topics during daily conversations can you start to learn the things that is out there that may just be the thing for you. THE passion.

I talk a lot. But sometimes, when it comes to work, I wouldn’t typically want to speak to anyone about what I love doing. And what I don’t. I don’t know what made me start talking about what I would love to do to several people recently, but little did I know just by speaking to someone can be viral. It spreads. The behavior, the ideas, the personality that you’ve shown will eventually land on someone’s lap who just may have a form fitting job for you.

I’m not saying I’ve found my passion for now. Having said that, I’m currently taking that first step but simply doing what I do best – speaking to people.

If you don’t speak up, no one will hear you. No one will know you. Speaking to the appropriate person at the appropriate time about the appropriate topic can sometimes do wonders you can never imagine would happen in a million years. I think this is the whole idea of connecting the dots. You can’t connect the dots now, coz it wouldn’t make sense at all. So, with a little faith, trusting that certain little actions that you do today will get you somewhere tomorrow, and that everything will work out just fine.

Coz if it’s not okie, it’s not the end, right?

 

loving what you do

Published on October 6, 2011 in me, thoughts and work. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Is it so difficult to find the job that you love? Why is searching for that passion such an easy task for some, but for others, it appears to be the world’s most difficult task?

So, what is it that I am really passionate about?

I’ve been beating myself up, asking myself this very question countless times. I do have an answer, but I think I’m not quite ready to execute it. Which makes it even tougher. Perhaps I’ve just got to speed things up. How? I’ve got to think it over again.

It is so important to do what you love to do. If we have a 9-5 job, we are practically spending half the day working. If we don’t love what we do and are not happy with what we are doing, we are basically wasting our time. We are throwing our happiness away. At least that’s how I feel. I can’t go on throwing my happiness away right?

But all these is easier said than done. Having said that, it can be done. It’s a matter of stepping out of our comfort zone, making sure it’s done.

A quote by Steve Jobs which I almost forget that relates very well to this post:

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.

-Steve Jobs

So yea, I won’t settle. I’ve been on a mission in search of my passion for a while now. I haven’t exactly found it yet, but I won’t settle.

P/S: On a side note, Steve Jobs, may you RIP.

is it very wrong to be wrong?

Published on January 28, 2011 in life, people, thoughts and work. 0 Comments Tags: .

I think there are a lot of people among us who do not understand the very fact that humans are not perfect; they make mistakes. To top that up, a lot of people do not understand that this very fact applies to themselves as well. We are humans, we make mistakes.

Almost everyday at work, I hear people trying so hard to defend themselves, creating stories that even a 5-year-old would know that it doesn’t make any logical sense, just to cover their mistakes, a.k.a. their asses. The thing is, people fail to understand that covering mistakes will not make you learn anything. Problems will not go away is you simply sweep them under the carpet. They are there. And they will come back and haunt you.

But then again, one actually need bigger guts to own up to mistakes as compared to lying and creating stories to cover it up. I think only cowards will lie, coz they can’t even admit to the wrong-doings that they did themselves. Will they excel? I think not. I believe in owning up, learning from the mistake, and moving on. No one is perfect. It’s only normal to get some scolding and beating up, but ultimately, it is the lesson that matters most. Suck it up and move on.

Well, it’s a whole other story if a person do not learn from their mistakes and continuously repeat the wrong-doings.

If only people are braver these days. Oh well.

i don’t care, or do i?

Published on December 3, 2010 in people, thoughts and work. 3 Comments Tags: .

I notice that a lot of us tend to seek for some sort of appreciation or acknowledgment from others for the things we do at work. We care so much for these acknowledgment that it becomes an issue when we don’t get them. We say things like “I’m not going to do this anymore simply coz no one appreciates the things I do”.

The question I have in my mind now is; do we really have to constantly seek for such appreciation? Yes, no, maybe?

Think about it. Why is it that we seek for that form appreciation? Could it simply mean that we are doing jobs that we can get appreciated for so we feel good about ourselves? Is this why some of us refuses to work on projects if we know we are not going to get that appreciation from others? What if we are doing it as a favor to a person we care about? Do we still seek to be appreciated?

Don’t get me wrong. It is nice to be appreciated once in a while. After completing a project-from-hell, it feels good if your manager gives you a pat on your back and says, “Well done!” or “We couldn’t have done it without you.” or even a simple “Thank you for staying on top of this.”. But if that doesn’t happen, would it automatically mean that you won’t want to work as hard in the next project? This makes me wonder, are we simply working so that we can get appreciated? What about ourselves? Do we appreciate what we do for us? Wouldn’t that mean more than some words someone else’s say to us?

I thought part of working is about self development. Whether or not someone sends you that appreciative note is all secondary. No? If it truly works and results are shown, would it matter so much as to get that pat on the back?

But I do realize that if you do take the effort to give that small note of appreciation, it goes a long way. You’ll be surprise at the amount of support you’ll get the next time you ask for assistance. Surprisingly enough, that’s just humans. The incentives to work may not be in the form of money but it could simply be in the form of a thank you card, or even a simple appreciation email.

Kinda weird huh, the mentality of some of the humans.

a quote

Published on November 6, 2010 in life and work. 2 Comments Tags: , .

Sometimes a barrier is nothing more than an opportunity presenting itself to us in a challenging manner. Never give up!

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I thought some of us may need this right now. Me included.

pure happiness

Published on October 18, 2010 in life, love, thoughts and work. 0 Comments Tags: .

At least I know one of us have successfully achieved this sort of happiness. *wink*

what merit?

Published on October 9, 2010 in life, people and work. 2 Comments Tags: , .

In most companies, annual performance reviews are conducted on their employees. Many a times, the good and bad gradings are given based on the accomplishment an employee has portrayed. With a certain level of grading comes a certain level of increment and bonuses. If one’s performance in the company is good, one is usually guaranteed to have secure the job for at least another year, right?

Wrong.

In the olden days, it is true that the decision on redeploying an employee is solely based on a merit system. If you are not performing, you are gone. For the past couple of years, that action has become a myth. You can be the top performing employee in a company, but that does not necessarily guarantee you your job.

Companies are now being run from a perspective of “do-I-still-need-this-position-in-this-company” rather than, do-I-still-need-YOU-in-this-company”. It is simply a change of how a business is being managed these days. Hence, no matter how good that is you are performing in your company, a change in the strategy of the company could simply mean you get redeployed.

So job security you say, even if you’re the top performing person in the company? I say none.

Oh well.

blessing in disguise?

Published on January 8, 2010 in life, me and work. 8 Comments

Something happened today. And this something may have just made my current job a blessing in disguise.

I once said that humans tend to learn the lesson of appreciation through losing. Well, I hate to learn the lesson that way. Learning it through losing would only result in the consequences of living a life with regrets. That’s the last thing I need right now.

Events in life happen for a reason. They don’t just happen just because. Certain things happen to teach you a life lesson that is worth learning. We just got to open our eyes wide enough to see it.

I don’t know for sure if I’m making the right decision. Perhaps by March I would know. But until then, I should be contented with the things I have now. I’ve just got to make it better. 2010 may just be the year. *cross my fingers*… *and toes*.

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