More Cultural Differences
So about a month ago I took a position teaching English. It was to be a one month assignment and it’s the last week. The other native English instructor’s last day is today, yet I haven’t been informed if today is my last day or not. Furthermore, the stated pay dates were the 15th and the 30th. Today is the 31st and nothing’s been mentioned about our pay.
It’s quite interesting as I’ve spoken to several co-workers and they are totally ok with the way things are done. They don’t complain. They simply keep smiling and move forward with their day. There’s one side of me that really understands and thinks that’s an excellent way to live life. I thought I’d learned my lessons on flexibility while working for the government last year, yet I suppose there’s more for me to learn.
Today, Thursday, January 31, 2019, I am grateful that:
I am learning to be more flexible. It’s challenging and frustrating yet I’m in a situation where certain things are beyond my control.
I am grateful to be gainfully employed and looking for other opportunities. I met a guy on Tuesday who owns a school and is interested in teaching English as a Second Language to Chinese students. Later today we have plans to meet and brainstorm some possibilities.
No matter where I am there’s opportunity. I am the commodity. I am the marketable product. My lessons, my aptitude, my skill set, my experiences have been honed over a career littered with vast depth and spanse. I possess an incredibly positive attitude and I am quite certain that trait unto itself increases my marketability.
Today’s task: Ask a couple(3) people how’s your personality. Ask people you’ve known and who will give you candid feedback. Don’t ask subordinates, direct reports, or your kids(unless they’re teenagers and you offer them impunity).
Determine if you have a positive and pleasing personality. Ask your three people if they would describe your personality in as few words as possible. Ask them for concise and candid responses. Then repeat back their responses, as best you can.
Finally, ask them what’s the one thing you could do, in their opinion, to make your personality more pleasing. Write down that one thing - we’ll use it later.
Be Impactful!!!