Ladies and gents, we are already nearing the end of the first month of a brand, spanking new year!
Sometimes, well most often actually, when I create a new post for the blog, I look back and feel slightly guilty as to having waited so long between posts! Life has been moving and shaking. I have recently been moved to a different department within the estate on which I work and hope that it is going to be a move which will open a whole new set of opportunities for me in the future! Yes, it is somewhat scary, namely because there's a bit of uncertainty, new challenges and expectations, a new workload and new people to report to! The responsibilities have changed...and so has the proposed 2016 :-) It does also feel somewhat strange not spending as much time with the friends/ colleagues that I have made over this past year; sharing lunch, sweating it out during and after service as well as debunking the average day in the life of a waiter! I think I speak for a large audience when I say that if you have ever worked within the service or hospitality industry (the longer, the crazier), you feel as though you should be able to write a book on all the of the situations you've been thrown into before. My friends and I often fantasize about a hit Youtube Channel or best-selling novel, that will enable us to retire before our thirties and live comfortably off the royalties! I think the most important thing to realize is that, with a new opportunity such as this, it is okay to make mistakes. Every new endeavour takes time and getting used to. I've very often noted as well, that I can track my success by the level of comfortability I feel within my given environment; i.e. the better you know your space and resources, the better you are able to handle any curveball which life may throw at you. What's more is, the best way that we can learn about ourselves is by being cast into the deep end of a situation (well, hopefully not too deep!) and reacting instinctually. It might be tough, but it's the most true and natural reaction that we can ask for--and in those moments, parts of our real character are revealed. Never say "No" to an opportunity at the risk of not seeing a direct link to your proposed or imagined goal; every offer could be a step closer to where you want to ultimately be, and as obvious as it may seem, a new task can help to strengthen your skillset and probably prepare you more for the challenges that lay ahead. #youllneverknowunlessyouvetried Lastly, as I write not only to you, but a mental note to myself as well; Take one step at a time...and to quote from a very recent and very catchy, might I add... Jess Glynne ; "Don't be so hard on yourself..." meaning to say, give yourself room to learn and time to settle in. I have a huge amount of photo archiving to do, and eagerly await updating my Facebook page! Please be on the look out! I will send word once there are new pictures to see! Au revoir mes amis!
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Anonymous
3/23/2016 12:50:15 pm
Hope it is still going well in your new job love to hear how it's going.
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AuthorHi there, my name is Judete Fourie. I am a twenty-something-year-old writer living in Stellenbosch in SA's Western Cape. Follow my day to day adventures that involve wine, wit and braaibroodjies. Archives
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