Today was a good day, no, not just a good day but a GREAT day. A lot of things fell into place. It’s very important we celebrate wins.. I remember writing a blog post when I had a really bad day with 8 rejections coming in the same day from different firms..
1) Sparkz is beginning to work out. I won’t go into details but a big break through happened and things should get finalized tomorrow..
2) Another positive move forward – Sparkz related.. meant a big deal in calming anxiety..
3) The above 2 were timely as I was beginning to get pretty frustrated yesterday and felt very alone as most of my team are on vacation, those here were either stressed or uncontactable so basically it was all me. But, as they say, we should never quit as it is those times we are on the brink of unprecedented success..
4) My FYP Prof today didn’t ask for a 40 page report which I was dreading.. small joys of life..
5) I had a nice chat with a respected Prof who I’ve shared a great relationship with and have a possible opportunity of giving back to the university and he also had lots of advice for me in choosing my career..
6) Re-discovering a relationship with a close friend..
7) Got an unexpected call from a friend in India who I’d tried to be there for when she was going through a tough patch..
8) Big one this – A big breakthrough could be on its way.. again, not possible to discuss here.. :(
9) I’m going home in 3 days and things seem to be wrapping up! :D
Now, 8 months ago, I would have been on a crazy high and gone around feeling big and mighty but I think the biggest lesson I’ve learnt is to be aware of myself when good things happen to me.. I go on a high and all of a sudden when there is a setback, I press the panic button..
I press the panic button way too easily. I used to rush through everything and I get rushed through the panic process as well…
I’ve slowly seen myself reacting this way and am consciously trying to slow down and be more balanced and learn to take things calmly and with a pinch of salt. I also tend to talk way too much when things are going too much and go inverse when things are not.. learning to experience ‘triumph and disaster and treat both those imposters the same'(From ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling. :))..
It’s a nice process.. learning to take things more calmly. Not easy.. especially when the natural reaction is something else…
A Learning a Day 