How is a diamond formed? It is subjected to immense pressure and heat and rough polishings, before is is cleaned and finally allowed to dazzle its brilliance to salivating customers. Life is like the journey of a raw diamond from the mines, right up onto the shelves of high-end retail shops.
Having a chance to talk to people of higher authority and status really does have a liberating and insightful after-effect. It makes you chew on the words, swallow them and slowly digest, not allowing anything to be passed out. It truly makes me reflect on my past life and how I have been doing things-be it my own way, or trying hard to follow as closely to the system as possible. I realised that there is no such thing as individual. Everything requires teamwork, and that strong teamwork can only be built up through much experience together. A strong team is a team that sticks together when it storms.
Your network is a reflection of yourself. How true is that? I can definitely vouch for it. What you do, your guys will soon take after you. And that's when it struck me-DUDE! It is really time to buck up and be an example to your guys. I must admit that there is immense pressure and expectations to perform, especially in the position I'm in. Everywhere I go, people are watching and dying to let rip criticisms and comments, yet I cannot let that change me. You shouldn't worry about things you cannot change, but instead, you should worry about things you can change, and yet you are not doing anything to solve it. What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger. People can say what they want, but if it is not constructive in any way, then heck it! I have got way more better stuff to lend my ears to.
And it is about emotional management as well. It is not easy having to control the bubbling emotions from overflowing into my speech and my actions, being a girl. But now I understand the importance and the necessity of it. Having an attitude not just affects your day, it also drags down the spirits of the people around you. And if people around me are just going to have an attitude anyway, I'm just gonna have to absorb it like a sponge, and continue treating them well. What goes around comes around. You can make use of me, mistreat my emotions, take my support for granted...I'm here for you to exploit. After all, I'm supposed to be an example. I just want something back in return-that next time you dulicate me and do the exact same thing for your guys. But when it gets too tough for you to handle, don't come back crying to me, because I can only tell you," Thats what you did to me the last time too. You have no choice but to swallow the pain like how I did..."
Food for thought. Just an honest reflection.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Back from camp
The past three days have truly been an experience-emotionally, physically and mentally. What can a course called Team Building Challenge do for you? Build the teamwork and bonding between you and your team mates, of course. Duh.
The physical challenges really pushed and many of my girls to our limits, with hours and hours of straining our bodies while surviving on minimal sleep, and exposed to unruly conditions of the harsh environment. I must say, I'm a sucker for anything physical, but having my sleep deprived was not my cup of tea. And being the pig that I am, having my normal 10 hours of sleep per day reduced to 10 hours for 3 days was over the limit. Hah. Inevitably, I fell sick, despite pumping tonnes of colostrum and drinking water enough to make a whale blush.
On the whole, TBC was anything but boring. There were so many priceless lessons to be learnt from the whole strings of activities organised. On the outside, they look pretty normal, yet the debriefs given by the instructors really brought alot of deeper understanding into helping us realise what the motive and purpose of the activity was. The best of all? There was much better communication not only within my team of people from completely different networks, but also with the other teams.
There will definitely be more posts about what I have learnt from TBC. Right now, it's time to sleep, catch up on sleep sweet sleep.
Orange Fear. All the way!
The physical challenges really pushed and many of my girls to our limits, with hours and hours of straining our bodies while surviving on minimal sleep, and exposed to unruly conditions of the harsh environment. I must say, I'm a sucker for anything physical, but having my sleep deprived was not my cup of tea. And being the pig that I am, having my normal 10 hours of sleep per day reduced to 10 hours for 3 days was over the limit. Hah. Inevitably, I fell sick, despite pumping tonnes of colostrum and drinking water enough to make a whale blush.
On the whole, TBC was anything but boring. There were so many priceless lessons to be learnt from the whole strings of activities organised. On the outside, they look pretty normal, yet the debriefs given by the instructors really brought alot of deeper understanding into helping us realise what the motive and purpose of the activity was. The best of all? There was much better communication not only within my team of people from completely different networks, but also with the other teams.
There will definitely be more posts about what I have learnt from TBC. Right now, it's time to sleep, catch up on sleep sweet sleep.
Orange Fear. All the way!
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