*HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY NICOLE!*
*HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUE!*
Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Monday! I am so excited for this day because it’s another opportunity to “get it right.” To do something we haven’t dared, to correct something that has had a negative effect, or to continue with the plan of excellence that may be clicking. No matter what category you fall in, make it a great day because we will never have 08/24/09 again.
Before I continue, I want to apologize for my last Chronicles posting (“Summer Daze”) in which I vented about how transitional this time has been. For those who do not know (which I take it is most of you), I have been funemployed for most of the year. I’ve been “ok,” but there are emotional ups and downs that come with the territory. The usual “I’m too talented to be at home” statements and then there’s the moment of “Am I marketing myself properly?” and then finally, then it dawns on you, “The old approach is not what’s cutting it these days” Granted, I have not found the magic touch in terms of dollars, I really cannot see this phase lasting too much longer. I mean, besides the fact that the big ol 2-5 is coming around the bend. Through it all or shall I say “nothing at all” (lol), I’ve managed to remain productive in a number of areas – finishing up all writing FINALLY and moving forward with some non-traditional methods of getting the brand out there. All in all, this year has been a productive one, and I, too, go through valleys. Definitely more peaks than valleys but there have to be moments of rearrangement so that we can get to the other side.
Lately I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the “ego.” Within the past few months, I’ve encountered many people that just mouth off. I mean they just run off at the mouth! Chirp, chirp, chirpin’ about who they are, what they are, the people they know, and what they have that I don’t. Most of these people have had success in their own right, but haven’t we all? YES! I am semi-narcoleptic so when people come to me and don’t give me room to chime in edgewise, I get sleepy pretty quickly. LOL It’s true.
One thing remains true every time – I AM NOT IMPRESSED. I really dislike people who run down their resumes at first handshake, particularly because it’s a shield. It’s a way of keeping people at bay, intimidating folks, and making them believe that you’re all of this grandeur when really “you ain’t nobody.” I don’t do the networking scene very well because of that. I love to meet people and to connect – actually I’m beginning to think connecting people is part of my life’s mission – but I do not do all that resume listing for sport. It’s not cute. So when people come to me wanting to partner and they run off at the mouth about all they supposedly have, it turns me off from seeing who they really are. Also, it’s just a waste of time.
I say this because I’ve taken many a boring meeting and thought, Oh my goodness, is this meeting about you or about what we can do to help each other grow. SMH. (LOL)
The “ego” is a whole other entity of our person and if we let it run wild, it will ruin us. I also say this because of my previous inability to see that it’s ok to try something new or what can be seen as “lower on the totem pole” so that I can continue building my portfolio and work my way back up. There’s nothing wrong with trying new positions & new partnerships if we come at it with the right perspective. But when our guards are up, we’re not allowing ourselves to see the blessings in the newness being presented. I don’t like having my ego up so I can only pray that God continues to connect me with like-minded people and situations that can allow my creativity and trust level to grow…
When we’re alright with self, there’s no need of convincing people who we are, and what we have. Let’s just be.
I’m getting my swag back (LOL) so you may get a Chronicles flood this morning. I hope you’re doing well and I hope to see you soon. Oh yes, Michael Jackson weekend!! If you love MJ and you live in NY, I better see you partying! J
Love
Kris
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