Workplace
ACT in Practice on Social Media
Part of being an Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) counselor - or any type of counselor, is practicing what we preach, so to speak. I aim to be a person of my word, and also a person of my action. ACT by design has us connecting with our values, making room for discomfort, accepting the limitations and pain that can come up in a given context, and determining how to commit to what is important for us.
By Joey Salvatore5 years ago in Confessions
A Perfect Storm
This week I had an absolutely awful day mentally. One day I was chatting with friends and Vocal friends on Facebook , working and chatting with work colleagues then my Friend Krista asked me for help moving a table so I had a couple of hours with her and her friends , and for the first time in my life actually went into the Byker Wall.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 5 years ago in Confessions
My Dream Job?
If we could rewind, my child self would tell you that being a veterinarian was my dream job. Even though I use to write fiction stories for fun at school and at home, I envisioned a more practical job. Fast foward to middle school I wanted to be a judge or a lawyer. As I entered high school, I figured being a nurse was a more practical thing for me. I even attended college classes early to become a Medical Assistant. Just to bring myself closer to the medical field. As I graduated and really started doing the work I found that I love helping people. No matter what it is, I love problem solving or being that person that anyone can come to. To lend a helping hand is my calling. I loved learning. The medical field is one where one never stops learning. On the other hand as I grew in age and knowledge I grew in creativity. I always loved photography, dancing, music, and poetry. But my mind wasn’t set on doing what I loved, just doing what paid bills and kept money in my bank account. I’m twenty three now I’ll be twenty four in 2022. I’m saddened to say, it took this long to figure out my dream. My dream job is to do all the above. Learn, dance, help others, and be creative. Iv picked up photography and writing the last few years in a more serious way. This is can be my job. My Day to day, creating. I work as a Medical Assistant in a health clinic, a phlebotomist at a plasma bank, and neither job really stuck with me or made me feel any brighter. The people I interacted with were really my favorite parts of the job. And or the things that I was learning on the job. Like venipuncture or using ultrasound machines and ekgs. Just comforting patients everyday was something I didn’t mind. Meeting new people and forming relationships are a good way to keep me in the moment. Disscusing anything that comes to mind really. We’re all people just experiencing life and to be apart of somebody’s day in a polity light always helped me feel like I was fulfilling a purpose. On the other hand before I was doing that, I was a cook at restaurants, like Red Lobster and Ruth Chris’s Steak House. I loved those jobs. Just the feeding people part. The rush of a fast paced working environment and being apart of a team. Those jobs showed me a different aspect to the work place. THEYRE HUST REGULARL PEOPLE. I lost that barrier between customer and sustainer service. I was both the provider and the consumer. People often forget that a business is not just the people who own the business and its offilates, But people. Just regular people who could be your neighbor or somebodies child. The work force is made up of US. I treat people how I want to be treated. Uniform or not, CEO or janitor. Respect deems respect. Now that I realize I am more than a worker. I realize that, everyday should be spent working for myself. Every second of the day should be spent on what I enjoy, what I need, what I dream of. I dream of dancing on big stages. I dream of arenas of people hearing my voice echo out of speakers. Weather it be, motivational speaking, poetry, and or my music; I dream of voicing my story. My dream job is to photograph beauty. Show others the way I see the world. The way that I see them. My dream jobs take on all the things I love to do and feel. To express myself creatively and help others do the same. I hate working for a wage because no amount of money is worth my precious time. So instead I’ll live out my dreams in reality. I am a photographer. I am a musician. I am a dancer. I am a poet.I am an editor. Because I am naturally, all these things. I love my jobs because they help me live life. They help me stay active and motivated. They don’t drain me of my energy but help me regain it. I love my jobs because it’ll take a lifetime to master all of them. My jobs impact the world because people can relate to me and I to them. I could tell someone else’s story, or my experiences could help someone else. I am a photographer because I can help others see the beauty in everything. As a writer I feel that words carry their own meanings and I have this special way of conveying my thoughts to readers. To listeners. I plan to impact the world someday. Maybe it’s today.
By Tasjanah Anderson 5 years ago in Confessions
You only stop learning when you die
I’m 53 now. I’m either half up the hill or down the hill, where the top is 100. Many will say I’m a crying baby for what you are about to read. Behind everyone there’s a story of survival, a story of adaptation and aceptante?
By Chacha Jaramillo5 years ago in Confessions
Fear...
What is holding me back from my goals and manifestations? Why is it all bullshit i need to get over? Fear of failure This is complete and total bullshit. Everybody fails at something and for this, ill only fail if i don't try. People will love the clothes if i can get them in their hands and I am going to do whatever I can to blow up online so i can make it into a storefront in a year.
By Mallory Johnson5 years ago in Confessions
Listen to your body!
This morning as I sat there working, after that 30-minute workout, I thought I was dying, and not from working out either. I felt I was dying due to the fact I had consumed so much caffeine in 24 hours, at least 4 times what I normally consume, and my body didn’t know how to handle it.
By Audrey DeLong5 years ago in Confessions
My Journey through Traditional Publishing
September, 2018. I had been part of this writing group for about nine months at this point. I had been part of the secret, paid sister group that was all about really pushing writers to understand and love ourselves as women and writers but it felt more for the newbies than for someone like me who had first put pen (crayon) to paper during a “quiet time” session in the first grade.
By D. Gabrielle Jensen5 years ago in Confessions
Commission Machine Honest Review – The Truth Behind Commission Machine
Making money as an affiliate isn’t quite easy as it seems whether you are posting on Facebook, shooting videos for Youtube or creating content on your blogs, it is an enormous amount of hard work and not so much money to gain. The question is how do they manage to do that? Just a couple of minutes walking through this review about Commission Machine with me, you will make affiliate marketing your main income.
By Vanesa Markova5 years ago in Confessions
The Fall & Rise of a Working Girl
Have you ever had a job where you know for a fact you're being taken advantage of but just couldn't say no? Well that was my life for a solid 7 years. It all started when a clueless girl (being myself) walked into a production company looking for a job, not realizing my worth just yet. I landed my very first job in the amazing NYC, I was excited and eager to learn. "Look mom I have a salary now!" Which was BARE MINIMUM for everything I was doing.
By Brianna Baez5 years ago in Confessions
two weeks installing security cameras and card readers
For two weeks I worked this job which required me to install security cameras and card readers. The objective was simple: install the cameras and readers. However, security cameras need cabling to work, so we had to run cable across the drop ceiling with poles called 'glow rods'. The idea is to run the cable across the drop ceiling from where the camera or reader is going to be installed to the utility closet where the power box is, or vice versa (from the box to the camera). Either way, you’re going to be in pain. That's why they hire idiots like me.
By Jaybird 5 years ago in Confessions
Brain Fog ~ Short Temperament Getting You Down?
When I mentally and physically shut down, there isn’t any way that I can be productive. I am a one-person small business, and I pride myself on doing quality work, working through client issues, & being accessible.
By Judy Musgrove5 years ago in Confessions
