Day 9 - Thou shalt not fret about things over which thou hast not control

No news on the job yet, so I'm thinking that it's going to be a "thanks but no thanks". Whenever I start feeling a bit miz about likely rejection, I remind myself about the list I made - for exactly this purpose - when working on my application.

The list had 2 columns: If I Get the Job and If I Don't Get the Job.
Under each, I wrote down all the good things that will come of each outcome.

The first list item under If I Get the Job was "It's ok to be sad". Basically because I really do enjoy what I'm doing now, I get a lot of satisfaction from this job, and I love the people I work with. I've never ever left a job that I didn't WANT to leave before!

The first list item under If I Don't Get the Job was "It's ok to be disappointed". Even though, ultimately, it will be nice to be able to stay where I am, it's always a bit poo to feel rejected.

Ultimately, I've done all I can do, and it's in the hands of others now. If I'm not what they're looking for, that's ok. Might turn out they want a doormat, or a bully, or a hard-arse, or even possibly just a BLOKE. And, frankly, I wouldn't want to work in a place where I'm not going to fit into the position or the environment.

So either way, it'll work out for the best!

Happy thoughts, fellow Bloggeramas. And when all else fails, go for the cookies!

Louki xx