Resting Place

If you have been reading this blog for the past couple of weeks, one of two results have occurred. The first is you realized that you have been sitting too long on undiscovered treasures or you are burned out from being overwhelm from your new to do list. I have been chatting with couple of friends on their responses to the Reaching Your Career Dreams blog to hear what reactions were raised. Some have said that they are now motivated to move forward, or confessed to being lazy. Either way, I want to discuss the topic of being in a “resting place” from both perspectives.

Burned Out
If you describe yourself as a go getting high achiever, it would be very easy for you to become burned-out without even recognizing it. Some signs of burn out include stress, fatigue, insomnia, and irritation. This is not an overall productive condition to be in for long periods and it can have serious consequences. The major component in your vision is you and if you do not have you, then what are you going to do? This is where your resting place comes in. In reaching your career dreams, it is important to factor in time for yourself to rest, refresh, and rejuvenate. You will be able to be more effective in pursing what you want to accomplish.

Get Up
If you describe yourself as someone who wants to accomplish his or her dreams, but not doing anything about them, then you are still dreaming. Okay, you have been asleep too long and its time to get up! Remove all negative vocabulary out of your thinking. This is not the time to call yourself a lazy bum, but just acknowledge that you were in a resting place, and now are on the move. Do not allow excuses hold you back any longer.

Aspire. Create. Develop.

Shemeka Kim Peters