The last book I leafed through was pretty interesting. It hit me a little harder about some facts of life. They are simple stuffs that give heavy impact.
Last June 6, I started working as an Online English Teacher. Teaching is not new to me. I was a high school teacher for two years in an academe.
My training for the new job involves shifting myself into another thing. Shifting can be hard sometimes. You are asked to unlearn some things that you know to be able to fit into the new job. It can also be a humbling experience. It’s as if what you know is of no use to your new work.
My three weeks of training was horrible. It was a boring place. You can’t talk to anyone during working hours which was new to me (However, I see the rationale behind that policy). You were asked to read a number of manuals and familiarize them. You were asked to make a script for the trial lesson in the simplest way possible. You face the computer all day long not knowing what to do.
I hated what I am doing. I was hanging in there by my fingernails. I felt like quitting from the job.
I am lucky to have a kind and supportive mentor, who doesn’t fail to give good insights about how should I see myself and my work.
He asked me to read Robin Sharma’s The Leader Who Had No Title.
The book says that there is no point in being successful but sad. It makes no sense at all.
It made me realize that I should enjoy everything that I do here in my work. While I am reaching the mountaintop of my dreams, I must enjoy the climb as well.
The truth is life wasn’t meant to be an ordeal.
So now I have big time fun as I chase and catch my most cherished dreams.
Last June 6, I started working as an Online English Teacher. Teaching is not new to me. I was a high school teacher for two years in an academe.
My training for the new job involves shifting myself into another thing. Shifting can be hard sometimes. You are asked to unlearn some things that you know to be able to fit into the new job. It can also be a humbling experience. It’s as if what you know is of no use to your new work.
My three weeks of training was horrible. It was a boring place. You can’t talk to anyone during working hours which was new to me (However, I see the rationale behind that policy). You were asked to read a number of manuals and familiarize them. You were asked to make a script for the trial lesson in the simplest way possible. You face the computer all day long not knowing what to do.
I hated what I am doing. I was hanging in there by my fingernails. I felt like quitting from the job.
I am lucky to have a kind and supportive mentor, who doesn’t fail to give good insights about how should I see myself and my work.
He asked me to read Robin Sharma’s The Leader Who Had No Title.
The book says that there is no point in being successful but sad. It makes no sense at all.
It made me realize that I should enjoy everything that I do here in my work. While I am reaching the mountaintop of my dreams, I must enjoy the climb as well.
The truth is life wasn’t meant to be an ordeal.
So now I have big time fun as I chase and catch my most cherished dreams.
