Just had my mid-year performance review with my ex-boss and closed my work in my previous job. I guess I'm better at taking feedbacks now, both good and bad. More frank and honest with my sharing when boss asked me how I feel about the job so far. Well, still at a politically correct sense, but seriously, I'm bad at concealing my emotions. It's a good experience so far. This job really moulded me in dealing with people of different cultural backgrounds as me. Adaptability and sensitivity begins in my own team - all my team members are of different nationalities and backgrounds. Sometimes I find it hard. Different working styles, varying temperament, different expectations and priorities. You have to flex your style to suit others. Most importantly, don't lose yourself in the process.

I see practicality in the corporate world. "Don't take in everything. Learn to say no." To some extent, it is so true. If not, you will find yourself doing more of unnecessary, less important work, and neglect the more important ones. But how to do it depends on who the person is right? It seems like every task performed involves a benefit-cost analysis. Abandon that task if it does not make sense or of any practical tangible value. You can do goodwill but you must be able to see some potential value reaped in the future. Identify those work you should do yourselves and other work you should do through others - my boss called this "teaming". If not, you will always be the one executing and executing and executing all the times, drown in many things. And competing with time every second. My boss wants me to be ambitious, but to me, I do have my dreams and goals at my job. Simply, my "ambition" is different from his. Enjoy work and life ya!

Starting something new, the first step is often difficult. But I know I can do it. You can say this is self-affirmation. Yes it is and it is very important to me. With God, nothing is impossible! I want to try doing it first before I conclude anything. I have had many many conclusions before! Maybe it's not as bad as I thought!