It’s been only two months since I read The Luck Factor and it is starting to feel like a promotion is coming my way. The truth is, I’ve never really gotten a promotion. I usually just apply for better jobs in another company. I kind of promoted myself you could say. But I also worked like ten years at a company with the same job title. It was a great company, no complaints. I did a decent job, but I never really worked hard to try to reach a better title.
The other thing is, I’ve always worked in technology as a hands-on tech worker. Never did anything in leadership. But now I’m heading down that path. And it is… kinda scary. As an introvert, being a tech worker was always nice, to spend more time in front of a computer screen than in front of other people. But I’m getting kind of tired of that and want to learn something new. Really stretch myself. And that’s going to mean letting go of my safety blanket.
Another draw to being a tech worker for me was wanting to always be self-sufficient. I always want to know how something works, so that I know how to fix it or build another one if I ever needed to in the event of some disaster. The thought of losing my self-sufficiency is also scary. Perhaps though, maybe also unwarranted.
Leadership too, is a valuable skill. I’m starting to see that now. I’ve reached a level of proactivism I’ve never been to before. When problems come up, I’m no longer looking at my shoelaces, hoping someone else takes the reigns. I’m the one grabbing the reigns now. Stepping up.
I now see my old self in others all around me. I’m becoming a different person. A more valuable person.
