lets just say i'm trying to be superwomen and leave it at that in order to avoid boring you all to death.
i would say however, that in the last few months I've done ALOT of growing up and I've come to realize a few home truths. the main thing i've focused on is:
priorities...
'get your priorities right' -we've all heard that before but i think we underestimate this statement SO much.
ill show you just how important 'getting your priorities right' can be.
i would really like you all to think about your priorities and make a list of them (not in any order)
ill do it with you so..
1) family
2) friends
3) carer
4) boyfriend
now the importance of recognized your priorities is being able to stay on the right track.
every time you invest your time in ANY thing just stop and think, is this thing that im going to do be beneficial to any of my priorities.
here is a recent example:
my friends had said they really wanted to go on a night out and we hadn't been out in a while so we needed a good time. unfortunately i had work the next day and the same day we planned to go out so getting wasted was not going to be beneficial to one of my priorities (carer) and not hugely beneficial to my other priorities (friends) so what i decided would be best is if i could turn it into a networking event. For my line of work building a network is crucially important because it really is who you know and very rarely what you know so i invited a few of my colleagues who invited some of their colleagues and my friends came along. we had a great time and i was able to meet people i would have never met if i hadn't organised the event and one of my friends was actually recommend for a position in a better company.
now i know some people reading this will think BORING! priorities are for grown ups.... wakey wakey hunny you are a grown up and allot more of you should be acting like one!
i do agree that you should have a good time with your friends but not at the expense of damaging any of your priorities because, when building a future (if you want to be successful) you have to stay FOCUSED. there really is no better time than the present. i am the youngest in my area of the company to do what i'm doing and i think that's quite an achievement and it just means that when i'm older i will progress higher because i keep focus on my priorities.
now for us ladies men are usually our downfall.
admit it!
i think men are where we loose allot of time and effort.
the main thing to remember is that your boyfriend/husband/partner is going to be your rock and that's why you need to be with someone that is going to push you and motivate you to achieve your best at all times.
i'm very very proud of my boyfriend and what hes achieved in his carer and he has often been my motivation and role model. growing up i didn't see much of a strong work ethic with anyone and so i expected to have an 'ok' life with an 'ok' job and that was all i expected i would achieve because after all i was from a family who hadn't established themselves in any field, i wasn't the brightest bulb in the box, i was from an estate which wasn't the best in terms of reputation, i knew nobody who had any connections to anyone in fact, i knew no one who had even graduated from university and we had ALOT of ups and downs growing up (well mostly downs) so as you can imagine my chances for success were thin. but when i met my boyfriend (and excuse the cheese here) i started to think i could have a chance at this success thing. he has the strongest work ethic i have ever seen and that is something i instantly saw in him . he works really hard every day, when i wake up some morning and i'm having a i-want-to-die day and i cant be bothered for work i think of my boyfriend and think he wakes up no matter the circumstance and he goes to work and gives the day the best he has to offer so why cant i!? and better still why cant you!? sleeping in is not going to be beneficial to your priorities so get your ass out your bed and on that tube! i think the main thing here is that you need a partner who are going to push you that little bit further and often it is us women who are the only ones trying to keep motivated and the truth is not many men out there are pushing themselves to reach their full potential because they are too focused on the easy wins.
friends are equally as important and like my boyfriend one of my best friends Erica is a good example of keeping focused. she travels a very long journey to work and often puts in allot more work than shes expected to but she does this and has been doing this for a long time in order to establish herself. she understands that its what you do now that counts and she is in the process of building a very strong carer and is another person who has a great work ethic and gives the world 110%. we can learn allot from friends like this because they are just like you doing the best they can with the resources they have.
i know I've waffled on abit but i thought a few people could do with a kick up the ass and be reminded of their priorities because it isn't who you are now that's important, its who you're going to be tomorrow. break through that glass ceiling and do something for your future!
xoxo
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