Trusting the Process

Started my new job a week ago today and all I can say is "Thank God, I made it!" For the first 3 days, I literally thought my boss was insane. By Friday morning, I was convinced of it LOL. I mean, the things this man was tasking me to do not even a week into it just seemed... unreasonable, and having just a few hours to complete most of them was even more crazy. Granted, I rose to the challenge, but I did so thinking the whole time that it was too much to expect of somebody brand new to the game and I wondered if I had gotten myself in over my head. Just when I thought I might have made a huge mistake, it all became clear.

It happened after I blundered my way through a spot presentation of all the things I had picked up during the week. I felt unprepared, nervous, inadequate... but I did what I was asked, fielding trip-up questions along the way and just wanting so badly for it to be over. The feedback was tremendous. My boss apologized that I was, at times, visibly overwhelmed but appreciated the fact that I stuck with it. He was fully aware that what he was asking of me was a lot but he was looking for me to do exactly what I did; push through it and show up like a vet. After all, if I could do and learn all those things, sometimes with just a couple hours notice, what I could do and learn when given time and resources would make me a real asset.

I was really proud of myself when I left the office on Friday. I'm looking forward to a successful journey. But the experience also reminded me of how God works - you might have no understanding why your steps are being ordered in a particular way, but there is always a method to the madness and when you get where you're going, you'll understand. You just have to trust the process. #message