![]() I embrace my independence and being my own person and being able to handle all aspects of my personal and professional life on my own. I was definitely raised to be independent and I love that. Why did I think asking for help was a bad thing? Why did I see that as a sign of weakness? I realized that it was even carrying over into my personal life that I hated to ask for help. I started to be more self-aware of the ways I was sabotaging myself. But as I spent more time in corporate America and growing in my career I started to learn and grow as a person. I even made a pivot to a career in sales for a bit because I was beginning to think maybe event planning wasn’t my talent. It really messed with mind and confidence. And, you have to be able to ask for help.Īsking for help was something I always struggled with early on in my career because asking for help to me felt like a failure. So, to be a great planner, you have to know this and be able to adapt and pivot at a moment’s notice. That’s just Murphy’s Law, “everything that can go wrong will”. ![]() Things may be falling apart behind the scenes, which they usually are despite the best attempts to avoid this scenario. But what I learned from that career, is that it’s all about perception to your clients or guests. That profession commands you to be into the details more than you can imagine and clients demand flawless events with no excuses. Sometimes, I blame it as a job hazard from being a large scale event planner for years. I try to be self-aware and I know this about myself. But I do know, I am always juggling a lot of different balls in the air and if there is something or someone that throws off my rhythm, it’s not a good look for me. Okay, where are my fellow Type A, control freaks? Put your hands up! Okay, maybe control freak isn’t the right term – I know I don’t like it.
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