Head Down. Chin Up.

Big transitions require lots of grace...

I took an accidental break from writing for a few weeks. Y’all know I started a new job a few months ago. I have really enjoyed my job, but it has taken a while to get my groove going. Like with any job, it takes a while to get to know the organization and the way it works before you can really start making any kind of real impact of your own.

It’s taken a little over four months, but I finally have my own projects and my own responsibilities and that has meant I have become busy again. Which is really great because I like to work and those first few months of learning was painfully slow for me. So when December rolled around and one of my big projects really got rolling, I started having full days where I was engaged and busy and producing. Which meant that when I got home at night, my brain was tired! It’s been a while since I’ve had a full plate at work and I had to adjust to that again.

I don’t think I jump jobs often, but I am definitely not afraid to change my career path. My resume shows I change jobs about every 3-5 years. Usually, it’s when a job slows down. When I stop moving ahead or learning or growing in a position, I’m not scared to look for my next step. But changing jobs is tough at first. You go from knowing so much about one organization to knowing next to nothing about your new one. It’s hard to go to work every day and always feel like you’re the dumbest in the room, you know?