Happy Holidays Readers,
I have not had anything too interesting to write about in the last month. Work has been evenly busy and my relationship with my supervisor has been alright. There are a lot of changes happening in the agency I work for and there is the potential for more openings to be coming up in the future. In anticipation of this I have been doing a lot of reflecting about where I am career-wise and where I want to be. In general I am not looking to take on more responsibility, more travel or more irregular hours. Undoubtedly I will be taking a pay-hit if I take another job at my agency since it very likely won't be a social work job. I am still firm in my belief that my current social work job will be the last one I have.
But alas, on to my blog post topic of the holidays. For most of us this is a restful time with a quieter caseload and days off provided by the agency we work for. It's a time when we get to reflect on ourselves, and our relationships with family and friends. With the New Year coming we are also thinking to the next year and what our personal and career goals will be. My resolution is not to make any resolutions since I don't want to set myself up to fail with unrealistic goals. I do however, vow to have a better year than the last one and to not repeat the mistakes I made previously.
So my advice then for you dear readers during this holiday season is to try and relax even though it may be hard since you are so used to going a mile a minute at work! Think about what gives meaning to you both at work and in your personal life and try to take small steps in that direction. You do not have to share your dreams with anyone and you don't even need to justify them to yourself. Dreams give us passion and this is definitely the right time of year to embrace in the possibilities!
As Always,
Patti
