lifeandmarriage

I love change.  I thrive on it.  I hate sitting still.  I hate being in a stagnant environment.  Why is it that everyone hates change so much?  Change is the only constant in life.  You grow old, that’s a change.  You make more or less money each year, that’s a change.  Your day is never the same…I guarantee it.  You eat something different everyday!  Change is always around us.  From what I have seen in my short existence is to embrace change and you will move up in the world.  Not being satisfied with where you are in your organization, not being satisfied with the status quo.  Embrace it.  Look for changes in your work.  Can something be done better?  Are their steps that are useless?  Make the changes and you’ll see a difference.

Sometimes, even the people out there who are supposed to be change agents, sometimes reject change at every chance they get.Case in point.  I work with Lean Six Sigma belts.  Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement tool that utilizes statistical data to determine and justify change to a process.  Everytime we make a change to a process at the HQ level, guess who is the first to complain about the change??!!  That’s right, those belts.  You think they are going to get anywhere in their lives complaining about change, when they themselves are supposed to be agents of change?  Where is their credibility??

My point is, don’t be afraid of change.  Keep an open mind.  It’ll take you far! 

One of the biggest problems I had when I got out of college was finding a job.  You all are all saying, well duh!!  But, here was my problem.  I had a career picked out and certain things, out of my control, happened that forced me to find something else to do with my life.  So what do you do when you need to find a job, but don’t know what to do?  I’ve done tons of research and decided to compile a list of things you can do to find that career field that is just right for you.  Feel free to add to the list and find something that works just right for you.

1. Go to the mall and walk around.  What stores do you find yourself walking into?  Go to the bookstore and walk around?  What sorts of books are you looking at?  Computer books?  Finance books?  Real Estate books?  Cooking, cleaning, sports…whatever it is this might be an indication of where your intersts lie.

2. Write it down.  Write down what things you would like to do.  Do you like working with people?  Do you like being by yourself.

3. Align your job search to your education.  This was a little hard for me since I got a degree in sociology and now I’m a business managment consultant.  But really…it does make sense.  I have a great perception of people and what they want and these things are perfect in dealing with change in a company.

4.  Pick a color:)  So there is a new study out there that says your favorite color will align you to your job.  I tried it and it was pretty accurate.  Don’t knock it till you try it!

5. Be patient.  It will probably take about 6 months to find a job.  I moved to a new state and it took almost to the day for me to start my new job.

There it is.  How did your job search go?  What are you doing to find a job?  Any suggestions?  Any problems I can help with?  Let me know.  Thanks for stopping by!

Soooo…I work at a company that hires from the best schools in the country.  I work with extremely smart and hard working people.  But…I’ve found that working hard is a much better way to get through life rather than just being smart.  Now I’m not talking about “work smarter not harder”.  I’m talking about the folks who rest everything they’ve done on what school they went to.  Put in the hours, do it right the first time, and you’ll impress a lot of people along the way.

What works for you all?  Is it a combination of the school you went to and working hard?  What is working hard?  I actually heard a quote once, granted it was off of Sportscenter, but it went something like this.  ‘The world is ruled by C students who went to State’!  I love this quote, not because I was a C student, actually I was more of a C+ student and I also went to a state school.  But rather, I think it represents America, the hard working folks are the ones who are able to get ahead in life.

I hope this generates some talk out there.  Let me know what you think!

Everyone needs a hobby.  Sometimes you need more than one hobby.  It’ll keep you sane.  It’ll keep your girlfriend or wife sane.  And a sane couple is a happy couple!  I personally have a couple of hobbies…I have my pilot’s license which is an expensive hobby, I also play video games (when I have time).  I also play soccer.  My wife runs…a lot.  But hey…who am I to criticize?  Being able to get out, do something on your own, without any worry about anything or anybody else will make you feel so much better as a person and add greatly to a relationship.  I mentioned to my wife the other day that since I’ve been playing soccer 3 or 4 times a week I’ve felt great and she commented that she could tell a difference!  That’s a wonderful feeling since I felt a little guilty about playing so much.  But, each game is only about an hour no more than the time she goes for a run.  So it was great to hear that.  Which brings me to my next point. 

 

Encourage each other to find a hobby, get out and do something.  Now guys…I know how we think…don’t push too hard.  You need to be very careful with this.  If you push too hard she’ll begin to think you just want her out of the house just to have her out of your house.  So be sincere.  Now Ladies, on the flip side, if your man starts suggesting that you get out and find a hobby, don’t go off the deep end.  He may actually have your well being in mind and wants you to find something to do on your own that you enjoy!

So go out there and find something to do.  Even if it is reading a book.  Get lost for a couple of hours and then find your way back to the one you love!

What sort of hobbies do you all have?  Do you have any problems with your significant other when it comes to your hobby?  Let’s hear it!