A simple yet powerful message for everyone who is feeling discourage...
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. —Matthew 6:34
My wife and I like to rollerblade. Near the end of one of our favorite routes is a long hill. When we first started taking this route, I tried to encourage Sue by saying, “Are you ready for the hill?” just before pushing our way to the top. But one day she said, “Could you please not say that? You make it sound like a huge mountain, and that discourages me.”
It was better for Sue to face the hill thinking only about one “step,” or one rollerblade push, at a time instead of an entire steep hill to conquer.
Life can be like that. If we peer too far ahead of today, the challenges may feel like a Mt. Everest climb. They can appear impossible to handle if we think we have to be “ready for the hill.”
The Bible reminds us that today is all we need to tackle. We don’t need to worry about tomorrow’s tasks (Matt. 6:34). Imagine Moses thinking, “I’ve got to feed all these people for who knows how long. How can I get that much food?” God took care of that mountain with manna—but only enough for one day at a time (Ex. 16:4).
Every hill in life is too high if we think we must climb it all at once. But no hill is insurmountable if we take it one step forward at a time—with God’s help. — Dave Branon
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest. —Berg
God is there to give us strength for every hill we have to climb.
Things did not go well for last few weeks. Pressure reached sky high as rejection ensues. I promised to bring 10 new positions in. Yet, only 5 came by. What a disappointment. Friday seemed like a breaking point. Well, it was a breaking point. I broke down in front of the bosses. Not a pretty sight to behold. It is funny how bosses love to offer their shoulders to cry on to their employees. They are bosses not friends. You work for them not cry on their shoulder. I still maintain the belief that work and personal emotion should be separated. How do they expect me to go to them and said that I am not able to fulfill/perform in my work? I am paid to perform in my work. When I am not, I am suppose to find ways to make sure I fulfill the expectation. Anyway, they told me to be more objective at work. I need to be less personally affected with disappointments etc etc. After they said this, I made a mental note not to share anything or express my frustration at work with colleagues and bosses. Oh well, how contradicting.
They asked me what was wrong. How am I suppose to tell them that I am feeling very useless. I am not able to meet my target. It looks as if things were fine with other colleague. My team mate sales revenue was over 30k for this month. Mine? 1300. Anything coming in the horizon? nope. I have no new client this month. I am not able to maintain my daily KPI. I am not able to bring in new business. The list goes on and on. Well, somebody teach me how to talk to the bosses on this. Not things that they want to hear I believe. All these "talk to me when you are down we can help you" are simply nonsense.
They are bosses. NOT friends.
The review was ok. I got the monetary increment not because of my performance but because of my attitude. So? It is like being beaten down and yet complimented for having good attitude.
Oh well. Sometimes I feel like a frog in a well trying to climb out yet continues to slip down and back at the bottom.
Tired...really need a break...
