Being a newly comer in a new place takes a lot of courage to face. The possibility of wanting to be included in a group or community are very real. Conquering my fear and remind myself of the positive aspect that I have in me. I remembered my first job in Dunkin Donuts as a service crew. I was so scared, hardly understand what people said. Irritated customers asking for another person to give their orders. I was so overwhelmed and asking myself, If I can continue working like this. My little on line training didn't help that much to perform my job. But I know in my mind that I need this job to support my family needs. We had just moved to a renting house. We just came in US for a month and I needed the money to pay the rent. My positive mind and survival mode kicked in. I organized my thoughts and starting to apologized to customer that I was new. Giving them my sweetest smile and a nice customer service that I can offer. Some people understood what I have been through. As the day goes by, I became familiar around the store with the help of my co-worker. My eagerness to learn quick because of the not so happy situation that I encountered, made me organized my thoughts and charged it as my learning experience. It helps me to stay positive in all situation and give my best shot.
There are some circumstances in our lives that we don't have control. Even you feel empowered and always think that whatever happen, you can handle it well. I heard other says " everything is under control". But we know, It is not always happening. We tend to feel powerless, emotional, perplexed and vulnerable in some situations in our lives. After working in Dunkin Donuts for a year. I started to look for another opportunity that offer high income and learn a new experience. I applied in a daycare and got hired. I was happy and elated. It was full time job and it will help me to save some money. I started training working with toddlers and I enjoyed it. It was physically exhausting but the babies were so cute and adorable. Their smiles can cures your sadness and fatigue. And as the day goes by and weeks I became familiar with the routine and activities. Sooner, I started to feel the difference in treatment of the pioneer teachers in that school. They started to make me do the things that they cannot do or hard for them to do. Like, attending the kids while they are busy with their cellphones. Asking me to change the diapers of kids multiple times. It should be sharing responsibilities. Talking privately with other teachers about me. I overheard it when I passed. They see my mistakes and not acknowledging their mistakes. I feel like I was bullied. Maybe because I was new and my accent is different. All of those reasons and the treatment made me feel like they belittling me. I feel down and thinking I'm not happy with my job so I decided to quit. My self pity and sensitiveness lost my power within.
In every experienced in life, we have to learn something from it. Although many times, we tend to focus our well being first. Thinking highly regard of ourselves. Feeling elated when success kicks in. But most of the time, we guard our thoughts by simply reminding ourselves the positive thoughts within us. Sometimes, when I feel need to charge my self. I tried to read books that will enhanced my power within, like motivation books. Reading those kind of books give me confident that I can do everything If I try harder. I read a saying in a book that catch my attention and it says" Whatever mind can conceive, the mind can achieve." It stick to my mind. And when the times I doubt myself and feeling down. It helps me to be positive and confident that I can do everything in my power.
Other times I'm reminding myself that I'm lucky to have a family and support. I also count my blessing that I have continue receiving , even it is small and big. That makes me happy and contented in my present situation. Being conceited to yourself like reminding your inner strength, help to boost your ego. I will say to myself that I am beautiful. I am confident. I'm positive and upbeat. I'm a total optimist and many more. That way I can harness my power within.
Arleen,
ReplyDeleteExcellent post! This post fully answers the prompt, includes very detailed stories of your life, and concludes with some very good life lessons.
I like your stories about working at Dunkin Donuts and the daycare center. You provide lots of details about why you were frustrated, what you liked in those roles, and how you thought about the challenges at the time. The details make your stories real.
I also like your conclusion. It is mature, and the lesson you describe seems very relevant and honest. I can tell that what you write is what you truly believe.
Your English will continue to improve. The only errors I see in your grammar is your sentence structures. There are some incomplete sentences and some run-on sentences. This is easy to fix. Take a second look. If you'd like more help, you can always visit the tutoring center to review your work. Overall, you are doing a great job of explaining complex stories and ideas. There is no confusion for the reader. It's good writing, with some room for improvement.
Lastly, you have a clean, excellent design. I like the images you chose. They are very inspirational and a good match for your theme.
GR: 98 - Amazing work.