Do's and Don't of your first day

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.