A reminder from work - a truth put into practice

Worth - deserving to be treated or regarded in the way specified

One day my boss and I were discussing my upcoming schedule. He asked me my schedule preferences and I told him. We had to do some negotiations but eventually circled back and landed on the preferences I had first set forth. After a few weeks passed it was time for my new schedule. When I looked, the schedule he had provided me for work was not what we had agreed on and I pointed out this discrepancy. He reminded me of some of our conversations from which he said his take away was that I wanted the schedule he ultimately gave me. Keep reading to see how I practiced my truths so that I wouldn't get stuck in a negative place in this situation.

Initially, I was angry that I had to now work with a schedule that was not what had been agreed on (which meant extra work for me to now rearrange what I had prepared based on the schedule I thought I was going to have).

I felt like I had been unheard. As a side note, often, feeling unheard can be traced back to deeper feelings of feeling like the other person(s) doesn't see your worth.

Typically, when I feel unheard there are a few behaviors I turn toward. In this scenario, I immediately started (mostly in my head) blaming my boss for the mix up.

Then, I remembered my truth of "I matter". Wrapped up in "I matter" is that I have a lot of worth and specifically in this scenario, I bring great worth to this institution that I am working for.

Once I was re-centered and grounded in my truth that "I matter," I was able to choose a different behavior than my default blame game. I was able to clearly see confirmation in thoughts that I had been having regarding it being time for me to leave the institution I was working for. So, instead of wallowing in unpleasant feelings of blame toward my boss, I was able to be reminded of my goal of crafting a career that better suited my needs - one need in particular being control over my own time and scheduling.

Now, instead of focusing on my boss (which is a way of me giving my boss power over my energy that he doesn't deserve) I am focused on continuing to build my new career (which brings the power over my energy back to me where it belongs).

See if you can use the truth of "I matter" in a situation so that you can keep the power of your energy where it belongs.

With Gratitude,