Hindsight 20/20

I posed a question to the Women of HR.

"If we had a crystal ball, life would be grand. But, because we don't, we often find ourselves at the mercy of hindsight. Hindsight being 20/20, what is one setback you faced in your career that ended up being a blessing in disguise? "

Not to back down from a challenge, they came back with a series of powerful and honest posts. The writers, with links to their LinkedIn or Twitter profile or blog, their post titles and their publish dates are below: 

5/16 Alyson Nyiri: "Duck!"
5/18 Deirdre Honner: Love
5/19 Rowena Morais: Strength
5/20 Kimberly Roden: Determination

5/23 April Kunzelman: Leap (of faith)
5/25 Krista Francis: Compassion
5/26 Laura Schroeder: Persistence
5/27 Michelle Chesnutt: Cherish

 

I'll round out the series on 5/30 with Intention. Click over to Women of HR today to read our first post by Alyson and then come back each day to connect with the rest. Better yet, subscribe via email and have Women of HR delivered right to you. 

Savor

How often do we look at life, at ourselves, through the lens of, "there's something wrong here?"

Whether it's level of engagement, frequency and stickiness of posts, number of innovative ideas, quaility of connections, sexiness of job, health, fitness or simply being present  - there's some thing we see as not enough, some thing we feel we need to justify to others or some thing that needs to be fixed.  

There's a world of difference, and motivation, between chasing after something to correct what's "wrong" and reaching for the stars from a place of confidence and joy. I spend so much of my time chasing.

Now, it's time to for me to savor. 

         

  

I have great people, projects and possibilities in my sphere. Some have received the attention they deserve while others have been woefully neglected. So, no more chasing for me as I settle in and enjoy what I have for all that it is.

Nothing more. Nothing less.