It’s time to let go of the internal whining!  The world is a complicated place with countless variables that can and do throw off your day.

Regardless of the hoops we jump through everyday, we need to create positive moments for ourselves.  I’m all for spontaneity but sometimes we need to force ourselves to think positively!  Life seldom happens without plans!  Why not make positive plans!

Surround yourself with compassionate colleagues.  People become empathizers of experience as they succeed.  These people are willing to guide you when you ask for their insight.  Empathizers of experience make great mentors.  Because they understand success, these colleagues are generous and willing to share their experience with others.

Surrounding yourself with empathizers of experience in the workplace will allow you a nurturing work environment.  Empathizers of experience know there is enough success to go around for everyone.  They help you when you help yourself!

As I become aware of my work experiences, I’ve decide to keep a progress journal.

My progress journal consists of 3 sections:

1. Success
2. Shortcomings
3. Failures

-         I can keep track of patterns in each of these areas.   I can strengthen both my strengths and weaknesses.

-         This progress journal will feed my appetite to remain goal-oriented and more forwards persistency and patience with yourself will help you get ahead.

Patience is one skill towards happiness. As I speak to my mentors, all of them tell me one thing,  “Be patient.”  I admit they are right!

As I plan my goals and coordinate my time, I’ve learned patience is a necessity towards my happiness.  I cannot succeed without patience.  If I remain hung up on things I haven’t accomplished and things waiting to happen, I simply won’t move ahead.  Patience is my key to living a fulfilled present and better tomorrow.

Needless to say, as I’ve invited patience into my skill sets, whining and complaining have move out!

Patience is cost-effective for your and all actions you engage in.  Without patience, your efforts become futile.

What inspired me to write this blog post? Well, I was working with a friend of mine to complete a task.  As we were corresponding via email, I missed an important line of instructions.  This led to the task completion being prolonged.  Though my friend was gracious and incredibly patient, I unintentionally wasted both of our times.

Lessons I gathered on patience.

-The sooner I slow down, the faster I will speed up.

-Being patient with myself as I learn something new saves a lot of time by preventing small errors.

-Patience makes one thoughtful; my friend was patient with me.  Had I been patient-with myself, I would’ve been thoughtful to my helpers!

I have found another jewel in my professional path.  I have learned that I must coordinate my passions and my personal management skills will fall into place.

A couple of points glare at me:

-I’m a passionate lifelong learner.

-I must sharpen my time management skills. My friend advised me the following about time management:

-Write out 4 or 5 things I’d like to get done

-Block out times for each task

-Make sure I make times to de-stress and relax.  This ensures that I’m not fighting with myself to relax vs. work.

-I’m human with only a certain amount of time and energy in a day.

I must be realistic with how much I can do in one day.

-I must learn to be patient.  Before I feel like I can become an “automatic lean-mean goal keeping machine,” I must slow down to and become patient with myself.  These skills take a time and experience to develop.  Being patient and careful with my work saves more time and gives me productive work days.