New Year's Resolution

It's time to resolve the problems that continue surfacing in my life. I found a very insightful comment made by Dammerung from my last post. Yes, the most skillfully unscrupulous individuals are the ones who are rewarded in the corporate environment. We're oversized children here. If I can find one mistake a colleague makes, I'll tell someone. This way I can remove the threat. Besides, I'm not sure my position is safe. With this said, I'm committed to ignoring the perpetual "silly season."

I had a long talk with the President of my company. It was contentious and damn well could've cost me my job. That was the risk I was willing to take to speak truth to power. I've now gained a newfound respect for this man. He invested over 3 hours of his day providing philosophical life examples, how in any environment you come across difficult personalities, and most importantly, the theme was centered around avoiding excuses and moving forward to better ourselves. I want to really strive to achieve the latter point.

A few days ago, I jokingly told a colleague "I want to make everyone happy I come across this year." Silly, right? Well, I've reconsidered. There are two objectives I'm focusing on: 1.) Going to work each day with the utmost positive attitude and continuing to perform my duties to the best of my abilities. 2.) Allow my lighthearted nature to shine on others around me, particularly those who do have those tough personalities. I've wanted to be a leader everywhere I've been and albeit a layoff at my last job, I've done well making those around me laugh. This can be done.

I don't want to delve into all the events that transpired over these six months. Quite frankly, it would take up more than several pages on here. It's time to move forward. Recessions are always toughest on the lower and middle class. Employers seize upon these times to pressure employees more than is necessary. They know jobs are very hard to come by right now. It's my hope that others facing similar circumstances continue to persevere and every now and then, hold up a mirror to show the true ugliness where some of those unscrupulous individuals will see their reflections.