My forty-third birthday was bittersweet. I received cards, messages, and emails from friends and family across the country, but my daddy wasn’t here to wish me a happy birthday. However, I have the feeling that he was looking down and smiling because the biggest present I got was a brand new job working for a boss who I respect and admire because he’s a real leader and has a vision. The ironic part is that I’ll be working in the accounting and finance group, something that I have avoided my entire career despite my accounting degree. I wanted a degree in English or Journalism, but my dad convinced me to get an accounting degree because then no matter what happened I’d always be able to support myself. The only problem with that theory is that I hated accounting.
The great part about my new job is that even though I’ll be working in accounting and finance and need to understand the processes, I won’t be hands on in SAP doing accounting transactions. I’ll be doing training and working on process improvements. There’s a lot of really cool things going on in my company and I’ll be at the heart of helping to design and implement those new processes. Although my new boss denies it, from reading the job description, it is as if it had been written for me as it plays to all of my strengths.
I’m also seeing a shift in myself away from the anger of the past few months about my situation. In a meeting at work yesterday, I realized that things that three weeks ago would have really upset me, didn’t matter anymore. I’m moving on to a better place to work with creative people and for a boss who understands how to manage people.
My challenge over the next few days and weeks will be remembering the lessons of the past few months and remembering to keep balance in my life. I know myself well enough to know that when I am passionate about something I throw myself into it will all my heart and soul and allow myself to be consumed. I have to figure out how to keep the passion, but draw boundaries.
As I reflect on my good fortune, I realize that I drew this to me by my own actions. I’ve always tried to treat people fairly and to help those around me and through a quirky twist of fate, just when I needed it, one of my friends had a positon open up that’s perfect for me. I also realize that I’ve demonstrated all the traits that are requried to do this job, so my new boss knows I not only know how to talk the talk, I can also walk the walk. Here’s giving thanks for the blissful things that have fallen into my life and hoping to continue to draw the things that are perfect toward me.
Cairn by Cairn 