Alright, so I told myself that I was going to ask for I guess an opportunity to transition to a full time position but I chickened out ... =\
It was so busy on Friday but I never really had the chance to sly right in to talk about it, and yeah I could have done it this week but I've decided to wait it out.
Reason? I'm waiting for the right moment to present it. I want to accomplish something like get a new hire or something and then while I'm in the room with her, then BAM I'll ask her. I just kind of need that opening to start it off instead "Hello, can I talk to you?"
Uggh ... this is killing me inside!! I'm totally freaking out, I don't want to get rejected ... of course nobody does but hopefully it works out.
We will see what happens I guess
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Stepping Up
I'm currently a part-time recruiter at a company and believe me I love my job. I work with great people, a great company, and I'm learning a little something everyday. Its a job that I look forward to going into every single day.
The only problem is that I'm working only as a part-time employee and I would really love the opportunity to be converted to a full-time employee. I'll admit that when I first started my first 2 months or so I was not doing too well but after being critiqued I took it in went home and came back with a whole new perspective.
After that I've continued to improve and have continuously gotten amazing feedback from my supervisor and managers. Not only that but two weeks ago one of the managers sent the V.P of Human Resources (my supervisor) an email just pretty much appraising my performance and complimenting on my ability to fill the position. I was totally excited to see that my manager actually take that extra step to do that. I totally appreciate it :) and it really gives me that sense of accomplishment.
Not only that but my supervisor has asked me I believe on two occasions about how I'm liking it here and I think she was giving me that opening to ask or maybe even bring up the topic of converting to full time. Okay, I know I know how the hell did I end up at that conclusion. Hahaha, but one of my coworkers who also started off as the same position as me was asked that question and she brought up her concern about the position not being full time and pretty much long story short after like a period of time she got converted/promoted to full time. When I was asked, I didn't bring that up so I'm assuming it's one of those things that if you don't ask then I assume that you're okay with where you are at right now.
I have no idea if that makes any sense, but yeah. Hahaha
So tomorrow, I'm going to finally step up and bring up the topic to see if there is that opportunity to be converted to full time and what else is there that I can do to be considered . I'm like super nervous, I'm scared of rejection! Then again, it doesn't hurt to ask.
One of the things that I learned from my Counselor at college was not to be afraid to ask because what's the worst thing that they can say? Plain and simple, no. It's one of those opportunity costs kind of thing. If you ask and get rejected then fine, it didn't really hurt anybody. If you ask you have that one small chance of getting what you want and you can potentially gain so much more, just by asking.
Gosh, I am so scared!!! I've been thinking about it for the past few weeks, I even had a nightmare last night about it too!!
I will see how it goes though. *crosses fingers* Hopefully, it goes well.
Wish me luck!
The only problem is that I'm working only as a part-time employee and I would really love the opportunity to be converted to a full-time employee. I'll admit that when I first started my first 2 months or so I was not doing too well but after being critiqued I took it in went home and came back with a whole new perspective.
After that I've continued to improve and have continuously gotten amazing feedback from my supervisor and managers. Not only that but two weeks ago one of the managers sent the V.P of Human Resources (my supervisor) an email just pretty much appraising my performance and complimenting on my ability to fill the position. I was totally excited to see that my manager actually take that extra step to do that. I totally appreciate it :) and it really gives me that sense of accomplishment.
Not only that but my supervisor has asked me I believe on two occasions about how I'm liking it here and I think she was giving me that opening to ask or maybe even bring up the topic of converting to full time. Okay, I know I know how the hell did I end up at that conclusion. Hahaha, but one of my coworkers who also started off as the same position as me was asked that question and she brought up her concern about the position not being full time and pretty much long story short after like a period of time she got converted/promoted to full time. When I was asked, I didn't bring that up so I'm assuming it's one of those things that if you don't ask then I assume that you're okay with where you are at right now.
I have no idea if that makes any sense, but yeah. Hahaha
So tomorrow, I'm going to finally step up and bring up the topic to see if there is that opportunity to be converted to full time and what else is there that I can do to be considered . I'm like super nervous, I'm scared of rejection! Then again, it doesn't hurt to ask.
One of the things that I learned from my Counselor at college was not to be afraid to ask because what's the worst thing that they can say? Plain and simple, no. It's one of those opportunity costs kind of thing. If you ask and get rejected then fine, it didn't really hurt anybody. If you ask you have that one small chance of getting what you want and you can potentially gain so much more, just by asking.
Gosh, I am so scared!!! I've been thinking about it for the past few weeks, I even had a nightmare last night about it too!!
I will see how it goes though. *crosses fingers* Hopefully, it goes well.
Wish me luck!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Failed but Won
Alright so I failed, I didn't blog on Wednesday as planned BUT even though I failed I still won because I've been way more proactive this past week and I'm pretty darn proud of myself.
I worked out. I cleaned. I read. I got some errands done. I hanged out with my friends all weekend.
I am happy.
Now I just gotta keep at this pace but do a little more each day because I'll admit it, I'm a bit behind on where I want to be so each and every day I will strive to do a little more.
My camera is broken so I'll have a photo less blog for a very long time. Which I am not very happy about, but I'll get over it.
So Friday I got to hang out with my friends from SF went to the bar and had a pretty good time. Met some new people, it's nice to just hang out and have a good time.
Saturday, I got some lunch with them and went to Nisei for about 15 minutes because I had to take off to the boy's crib. The boy and I finally watched Toy Story 3!!! I love that movie! I teared up :( ... I really wasn't expecting that. Totally recommend it even though a good majority of the people have already seen it. Hahaha, then we went to D&B to eat & play some games. It was a good time.
Sunday, my friend and the rest of us bridesmaids met for the 1st time and went to the Bridal Expo at the Queen Mary. It was very nice, a lot better than the 1st one I went to at some hotel. This one had three floors! It also had a lot more cake vendors as well. They also had a much nicer fashion show, way more entertaining. Overall, it was a good time. It was tiring though caring all these books and free stuff. Headed home and just chilled for the rest of the day.
Now I'm ready to go back to work. The weekend definitely went by really quick and I only hope that every weekend was like this.
The best part of this weekend? Even though I spent my entire day out I only spent $14.50!!! How amazing is that?!
It just shows that you don't have to spend a lot of money to have a good time :)
Well I'm out of things to write about so I'm just gonna end it with this.
Live happily.
I worked out. I cleaned. I read. I got some errands done. I hanged out with my friends all weekend.
I am happy.
Now I just gotta keep at this pace but do a little more each day because I'll admit it, I'm a bit behind on where I want to be so each and every day I will strive to do a little more.
My camera is broken so I'll have a photo less blog for a very long time. Which I am not very happy about, but I'll get over it.
So Friday I got to hang out with my friends from SF went to the bar and had a pretty good time. Met some new people, it's nice to just hang out and have a good time.
Saturday, I got some lunch with them and went to Nisei for about 15 minutes because I had to take off to the boy's crib. The boy and I finally watched Toy Story 3!!! I love that movie! I teared up :( ... I really wasn't expecting that. Totally recommend it even though a good majority of the people have already seen it. Hahaha, then we went to D&B to eat & play some games. It was a good time.
Sunday, my friend and the rest of us bridesmaids met for the 1st time and went to the Bridal Expo at the Queen Mary. It was very nice, a lot better than the 1st one I went to at some hotel. This one had three floors! It also had a lot more cake vendors as well. They also had a much nicer fashion show, way more entertaining. Overall, it was a good time. It was tiring though caring all these books and free stuff. Headed home and just chilled for the rest of the day.
Now I'm ready to go back to work. The weekend definitely went by really quick and I only hope that every weekend was like this.
The best part of this weekend? Even though I spent my entire day out I only spent $14.50!!! How amazing is that?!
It just shows that you don't have to spend a lot of money to have a good time :)
Well I'm out of things to write about so I'm just gonna end it with this.
Live happily.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Selfawareness - The Two Things I Lack
Today, for some odd reason I just had a realization of the two things that I lack that's preventing me from getting to, achieving, and basically reaching my goals. So what are these two things? Consistency and Patience. Now, this can apply to everyone but today it finally clicked. I've finally realized what was keeping me from reaching my goals and getting me to where I want to be in life. So here are some of my goals and things to accomplish list.
1. Get back in shape (I've gained almost 20lbs in 4 years)
2. Improve my skin (I have crazy breakouts, acne scars, & sadly some wrinkles)
3. Save money (I've been spending way too much money on food, hence the weight gain)
4. Be educated (I'm currently studying for my PHR)
5. Be organized & clean (Trust me, I've taken over three rooms at my house, stuff is everywhere!)
Now I know it my list may sound very generic, I mean who the hell doesn't want to conquer all those things!
What's preventing me from getting there? CONSISTENCY AND PATIENCE!
1. Getting back in shape - so I know it, my bf knows it, even my friends know it. I've let myself go. Thankfully, the boy hasn't left me :) and actually kind of likes the jiggle haha. Alright, so I know I probably won't be a size 0 or a 1 EVER again like when I was in high school BUT I can probably go down a size and just tighten up a little bit here and there. So to encourage me to start working out again I joined the gym and figured since I'm paying for it I might as well go. I started off great, worked out 2-3 times a week for about 30-45 minutes and figured I'll continue to increase the intensity, time frame, and add more workout routines in the mix once I got the mojo started but NOPE! Worked out for about a 1month and never went back for 2months.
2. Improve my skin - My skin was never really an issue when I was younger but I realized that as I got older things just aren't the same anymore. More acne started to come up as the stress level went up. Which resulted in a lot of popping and acne scars. Definitely not a pretty look. Now, I'll admit it. My face isn't as bad as most but it definitely isn't as good as I'd like it to be. So I started to get facials to cleanse my face and get back on a more consistent routine instead of changing products week after week (now I have a zillion of products in my bathroom that needs to be finished). I have so many products that I had to throw some away because it expired and I've realized that it was such a waste of money. I've restricted myself from purchasing any new products until I finished what's in my bathroom. Back to facials, I was suppose to get a facial every month or so to really improve the skin and then it'll be every 3 months or so since my skin was so horrible. What ended up happening? I went once and didn't show up for another 2-3 months.
3. Save money - I wanted to start saving up money so in the future so I can live the life. I started saving money from every paycheck because I had a goal of how much I wanted to save by the end of the year. Worked out great for the first 3 months, then I just completely stopped saving and putting money away. Instead, I was spending more than usual. Not good.
4. Be educated - So one of my co-workers and I are studying for our PHR certification which we are planning on taking at the end of December. We purchased the book and everything and started studying the 1st month and had our flashcards and etc. Read up to chapter 3 and never looked at the book ever again.
5. Be organized and clean - As mentioned earlier, I've taken over three rooms at my house (my room, living room, and computer room). My stuff is literally everywhere, and it is literally taking over, nothing near hoarders but its still bad enough. I started cleaning everything and organizing everything for about 2 weeks, and by the following week, stuff was everywhere again.
Yup, epic fail on everything. So what does all those story all have in common? I lack consistency and patience!
After today, I'm going to tackle every single one of those things step by step. I believe that a little a day will go a long way. I feel that I am focused, I am determined, and I am motivated to totally own in all 5 of those categories!
I'm also going to try to blog more often, lets try once a week :) maybe every Wednesday or so.
Wish me luck!
1. Get back in shape (I've gained almost 20lbs in 4 years)
2. Improve my skin (I have crazy breakouts, acne scars, & sadly some wrinkles)
3. Save money (I've been spending way too much money on food, hence the weight gain)
4. Be educated (I'm currently studying for my PHR)
5. Be organized & clean (Trust me, I've taken over three rooms at my house, stuff is everywhere!)
Now I know it my list may sound very generic, I mean who the hell doesn't want to conquer all those things!
What's preventing me from getting there? CONSISTENCY AND PATIENCE!
1. Getting back in shape - so I know it, my bf knows it, even my friends know it. I've let myself go. Thankfully, the boy hasn't left me :) and actually kind of likes the jiggle haha. Alright, so I know I probably won't be a size 0 or a 1 EVER again like when I was in high school BUT I can probably go down a size and just tighten up a little bit here and there. So to encourage me to start working out again I joined the gym and figured since I'm paying for it I might as well go. I started off great, worked out 2-3 times a week for about 30-45 minutes and figured I'll continue to increase the intensity, time frame, and add more workout routines in the mix once I got the mojo started but NOPE! Worked out for about a 1month and never went back for 2months.
2. Improve my skin - My skin was never really an issue when I was younger but I realized that as I got older things just aren't the same anymore. More acne started to come up as the stress level went up. Which resulted in a lot of popping and acne scars. Definitely not a pretty look. Now, I'll admit it. My face isn't as bad as most but it definitely isn't as good as I'd like it to be. So I started to get facials to cleanse my face and get back on a more consistent routine instead of changing products week after week (now I have a zillion of products in my bathroom that needs to be finished). I have so many products that I had to throw some away because it expired and I've realized that it was such a waste of money. I've restricted myself from purchasing any new products until I finished what's in my bathroom. Back to facials, I was suppose to get a facial every month or so to really improve the skin and then it'll be every 3 months or so since my skin was so horrible. What ended up happening? I went once and didn't show up for another 2-3 months.
3. Save money - I wanted to start saving up money so in the future so I can live the life. I started saving money from every paycheck because I had a goal of how much I wanted to save by the end of the year. Worked out great for the first 3 months, then I just completely stopped saving and putting money away. Instead, I was spending more than usual. Not good.
4. Be educated - So one of my co-workers and I are studying for our PHR certification which we are planning on taking at the end of December. We purchased the book and everything and started studying the 1st month and had our flashcards and etc. Read up to chapter 3 and never looked at the book ever again.
5. Be organized and clean - As mentioned earlier, I've taken over three rooms at my house (my room, living room, and computer room). My stuff is literally everywhere, and it is literally taking over, nothing near hoarders but its still bad enough. I started cleaning everything and organizing everything for about 2 weeks, and by the following week, stuff was everywhere again.
Yup, epic fail on everything. So what does all those story all have in common? I lack consistency and patience!
After today, I'm going to tackle every single one of those things step by step. I believe that a little a day will go a long way. I feel that I am focused, I am determined, and I am motivated to totally own in all 5 of those categories!
I'm also going to try to blog more often, lets try once a week :) maybe every Wednesday or so.
Wish me luck!
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