Dear Pipsqueaks,
Yes, I've been MIA for the longest time. Work has really taken a toll on my free mind! But, don't worry. I'd never let work take over my life. If anything, I've at least been able to leave work at the office and NOT work at home. Now, I just need to learn to leave my feelings about work at work, and not let them affect me the way they did yesterday.
I didn't sleep much last night because of how the order of play went down after the matches had finished. Everyone expressed their requests and knowing the reasons/excuses that each have for their requests, I had come up with an order that I thought was acceptable. At least in my mind. But after having spoken to my colleague, I now understand it wasn't the best order. Why? Because I didn't know he had his requests as well. Maybe not requests, but more like preferences or expectations. Unspoken rules about how things should be done.
Perhaps, it was my fault to not have clarified that by asking first what were the expectations from him. It's like playing Sudoku. If the grid didn't give you enough numbers to start with, then how do you begin to deductively sort out the rest of the numbers? That's how I felt about yesterday anyway. Requests were the numbers and the final order of the play was the answer. Puzzle pieces. It's no wonder he was unhappy with the order because I didn't bring into consideration his expectations.
Anyway, the summary to the whole episode yesterday was that I didn't manage to fulfill everyone's request. Therefore, I considered that a fail. And with every situation comes a lesson to learn: figure out what everyone wants and what their priorities are before tackling the challenge of piecing together the best solution.
Moving forward.
Yes, I've been MIA for the longest time. Work has really taken a toll on my free mind! But, don't worry. I'd never let work take over my life. If anything, I've at least been able to leave work at the office and NOT work at home. Now, I just need to learn to leave my feelings about work at work, and not let them affect me the way they did yesterday.
I didn't sleep much last night because of how the order of play went down after the matches had finished. Everyone expressed their requests and knowing the reasons/excuses that each have for their requests, I had come up with an order that I thought was acceptable. At least in my mind. But after having spoken to my colleague, I now understand it wasn't the best order. Why? Because I didn't know he had his requests as well. Maybe not requests, but more like preferences or expectations. Unspoken rules about how things should be done.
Perhaps, it was my fault to not have clarified that by asking first what were the expectations from him. It's like playing Sudoku. If the grid didn't give you enough numbers to start with, then how do you begin to deductively sort out the rest of the numbers? That's how I felt about yesterday anyway. Requests were the numbers and the final order of the play was the answer. Puzzle pieces. It's no wonder he was unhappy with the order because I didn't bring into consideration his expectations.
Anyway, the summary to the whole episode yesterday was that I didn't manage to fulfill everyone's request. Therefore, I considered that a fail. And with every situation comes a lesson to learn: figure out what everyone wants and what their priorities are before tackling the challenge of piecing together the best solution.
Moving forward.
