3 Mistakes I Was Making Early in My O&M Career
Aug 03, 2021
Welcome to this special episode where we are getting vulnerable today. Whoo. I can’t believe what I’m about to share, but I have to know… do you face these things, too?
Okay, I'm shaking right now, I want to puke, let's be real, let's be 100% real, I am a total perfectionist. If it wasn't such an issue in my life that holds me back from so many things, I would be like loud and proud with it. I would probably get a sign. I would probably have like a flag, like, is there a coalition of perfectionist? It's horrible. But I am. I’m an enneagram, one, wing two, and I really feel like three is a base for everything in my life.
The Struggle with Vulnerability
So sharing all the times I've made mistakes, and there’s are not even all the times, it's a lot. I'm gonna have a horrible vulnerability hangover after this gets released. So please give me some love because I need it.
Embracing Imperfection
Moreover, I'm sharing this all this stuff to let you know that we're all human. Sometimes I think that I get people who say very nice compliments, very nice, and I love you all. But mistake, somebody having a voice and a platform and buying a microphone, for somebody who’s perfect. And that's not the case whatsoever.
The Importance of Sharing Mistakes
It's important for you to see behind the curtain, the real me. And in fact, it's the trials and tribulations that make it impossible for me to stay quiet and not help others avoid the same mistakes. Especially when I see it over and over again.
Top Three Mistakes I’ve Made in My Career
Mistake #1: Not Listening to My Gut
The first one, my sweet friend, is not listening to my gut. I cared so much about what other people thought.
Mistake #2: Mismanaging Time and Priorities
The second mistake was wasting a lot of time at work by not prioritizing what I was doing in order to save time.
Mistake #3: Lack of Processes
The third one was throwing spaghetti at the wall and not having processes for the day-to-day tasks that I needed to get done in order to take each step forward.
Personal Processes
Let me just share with you some processes that I have just within my own personal life and then more related back into our teaching.
Back when I was throwing spaghetti at the wall, I had these really inefficient processes. Now, I have systems in place that allow me to be more efficient and effective.
A Word from a Participant
One of our participants from Impacting Independence, who's also on our planning committee for the International O&M Online Symposium, Dr. Molly Paisley said:
“Before taking the course I was struggling with figuring out where to start with skill instruction for a student who did not have comprehensive O&M services prior to my arrival. Now, I'm excited to go through the framework to create a comprehensive plan that I can then discuss and eventually roll release with our teachers and family.”
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