Walking Zombie



I was a walking zombie when I worked at Combined Insurance.

It’s not that I was slacking off and not doing my work.

It was quite the opposite.

All I did was think about work.

I’d stay late every day and take work home with me on the weekends.

I fell into a routine. 

And (not so) suddenly I lost my job.

And in my transition during the last 4 years, I’ve taken on a new attitude.

While work is important to me, I am actively pursuing other interests.

Just recently I starting taking improv classes, which are finishing up in two weeks time.

I’ve signed up to take a Mental Health First Aid Course in April 2017.

I keep a to-do list of things that I want to do in the future because they are personally satisfying to me.  

I am thinking that if I follow my passions that I might be able to identify a path to follow when I look for my next opportunity.

I love getting together with friends.

I am interested to hear about their passions and what projects they are working on. 

Their stories inspire me to follow my passions.

Or sometimes to follow theirs.     

It broadens your horizons when you talk to your friends.

I’ve become a bit more adventurous lately.

I will try something that I haven’t tried before.

Recently I tried a new cuisine.

I was avoiding this cuisine because my “delicate” constitution can’t take spicy food anymore.

I’m glad to have tried the food, but even their most “blandest” of foods was still a little spicy for me.

I was adventurous enough to give it a try.          
    
I’ve become an open person.

I don’t mind talking about myself, being “out there” and making myself vulnerable.

I’ll say “I don’t know” if I don’t know something. 

I’ve become much more open to feedback.

I appreciate friends’ feedback and while I may not act on their feedback right away, I will file the feedback in my mind and re-visit the feedback in the future if that becomes appropriate.

I like Katy Perry’s new song “Chained to the Rhythm” that she sang at the 2017 Grammys.

One of the reasons I like this song is that she includes the phrase “wasted zombie” in her lyrics.

I don’t think that I’ll ever go back to being a walking zombie.

I’m a much more freer person and say what I want to say (respectfully, of course).

I like to spend time with friends and family and that to me is a priority.    
  
I pursue my interests and hopefully some of my interests will intersect with what I get to do at work.

I suppose you can say that I want to enjoy life a little more. 

I may ask you:  “What project will you be working on next? ”

Some time goes by and I’ll ask about your progress.

And when you reach your goal


I get excited for you and I congratulate you on your win. 

   


Also Published on LinkedIn on February 20, 2017
Image Credit:  Pixabay             

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