Have you ever been working on something and realized halfway through that you were doing it incorrectly? Yeah. Last night I put a strand of lights on the tree and went to plug them in...and no prongs. I quit.
But today, that was not a possibility. The quiting, I mean.
I was substitute teaching for the Multimedia/Production classes at the local Votec school today. Halfway through the day I realized that I started off on the wrong foot with the kids.
The two classes are 1.5 hours each, and I should have begun both with my work history, degree, etc. I did not. The first class was unimpressed with me, as my demeanor lacked authority. I gave up trying to get them to listen to my stories and began engaging them in their own. Still not entirely successful, but oone of them added me on Snapchat. Ha.
The second class was far more compliant, and indulged my resumé recitation. They also seemed interested in my knowledge as a news person. I gave them some extra "insight" on how to decifer news vs editorial. They knew what they needed to be doing, and they did it.
Here's my point...you can start over, even if you are halfway done. It doesn't matter what you are doing, make sure that you hit the reset button if you need to do so.
I'm not working my career path right now, and that's okay. I am supporting the Hubs, and what he is trying to do for God's plan. My work? Talking. I can find more than one way to do that, and if I'm doing it wrong? I'll hit reset.
