Thankfulness: learning

For those of you who have been reading my blog for the past year, you know I’ve been struggling at work. Not because I haven’t been doing well in my job, but because I haven’t been happy with the work I was doing on a day-to-day basis. I never thought I wanted a job in sales, but the career path I started after college lead straight that way. And it turns out that I wasn’t bad at it. But after two years of feeling like I hadn’t found “my place,” I turned my attention to finding a job that was a better fit for my personality. I’m a much more introspective and project-oriented person than my old job allowed, and I’m so excited for the creative freedom and scope of my new position.

Even though I started this job more than a month ago, this past week was my first in the Pittsburgh office. And two of those days were spent in full-day training. And it finally felt like I found my place. I was learning and challenging myself and putting the huge scope of my new job into perspective. And it felt really good. I was surrounded with people more experienced than myself, and I felt like part of a team that was working toward accomplishing something important.

I’m so grateful for the ability to learn. I used to say that if I could have any career in the world and money weren’t an obstacle, I would be a student. I loved class in college. I loved studying. I loved doing homework. (Don’t misunderstand, I loved partying too.) But I am my best self when I am learning. And I’m REALLY my best self when I’m learning and making money.

So I’m just so excited for this new challenge and new obstacles. New coworkers and new people to learn from. I know Lent is usually the season dedicated to starting over fresh, but for me, this season is fully dedicated to a new beginning for me. I’m letting myself enjoy work, along with all of the other fantastic changes that are happening in my life. A beautiful season for starting over new.

To new beginnings,

Lia