I am sure everyone has a good first day of work story that haunts you in your sleep or on the flip side a story that gets your smiling ear to ear every time it crosses your mind. I recently started a new job for a rather large, big boy company. The objective of this post is to shed some light from my first day.
Do's:
- Be early. com'on it is your first day. #given
- Be yourself. When you meet with your new co-workers for the first time just simply be who you are. If you are not, two months down the road they will make fun of you for acting like a noob when you first started working.
- Record your thoughts. Journal, blog, or text message just write down all of your thoughts from your first day. You will be overwhelmed and it will give you confidence looking back to see how you have improved over time.
- Find your pace not your sprint. You want to work hard but do not set too high or low of an expectation about yourself.
Don'ts:
- Lie about your story. The more you lie the more you have to remember
- Be that first day brown-noser. Your days of sucking up in college are past. It is all about results. #getbuckets
- Be afraid. Have a little more confidence in yourself than fear. It is okay to have a little amount of fear in you, it will keep you humble and honest. Never waste your time with fear though.
- Try to figure out everything on your own. It is your first day, you will have no idea of what you are doing. haha It is better to ask for help than to ask to fix something you messed up. Key point here, once someone invests time in you to teach you something, you best not have to have them reteach it to you.
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There are certain times in life where we need to put down the book, stop writing and JUST LIVE LIFE.
It is good to keep fresh so that you do not get burned out. I did not say go on a vacation, if you are like me you can't afford (both money and time) to have one but you can look around your life and take in new outlook.
A wise man once told me some advise before I was married, "Never chase after girls, worry about your life and get your ducks in a row so that they will chase after you. Be a leader not a follower."
I love this advise because how many times are we chasing after things; a job, a spouse, a goal, a house, a grade and so on? We need to stop chasing after our dreams and start leading them. How do you lead your dreams? If you want to lead them you are going to need to have the mindset that you are leading your dreams into war. The best way to do this is to have your dreams work together or said another way, consolidate your tasks. Multitasking is trying to do two things at the same time and is way too much work. Instead try consolidating, it is combining your dreams and goals so that they build off of each other.
The take home message:
Act of Faith, don't react on fear. Have just a little more faith than fear. Recognize trials as the blessings that they are.
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