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I think the biggest inspiring and teaching moments in my life have come when I least expected them. What really set me on the course I am on right now as a trip that I almost did not take to Chicago a little over a year ago. It is a pretty unique story and one that I am actually pretty proud of. I was in Chicago visiting my aunt and uncle because my cousin was getting married. My life had been on crazy crash course *alliteration aside*, and this trip came because a trip I was planning to Pennsylvania fell through. See those little decisions again popping up everywhere. I had been feeling for some time that I was on a stupid course and not really going anywhere. I was chasing things that were going to get me no where and I couldn't right the ship. The problem was that I wasn't doing anything to make it any better. I had a dead end job that I made a pretty good living on but by no means was I going to make Albertsons a career. Or at least I hoped not. I wasn't in school at the time and just was kind of drifting along through things. A great deal of painful things happened to me in my personal life and a random text message to a girl I use to be close with made me realize she was the one I was going to marry. That alone was realized on that trip and could be the ending of this story right there but so much more happened that it really is amazing. I saw the way my uncle had achieved success and how he had worked so hard to achieve it that I really took stock of my situation and realized I had to make some huge changes or I was going to be unhappy almost constantly. I decided that I would give myself a year and get back into school and really push hard at attaining some of the things that I wanted out of life. So I moved back home, got rid of a lot of negative influences in my life, got back into school and started really applying myself. In that years time I managed to get into the company that I had been working so hard to get into: Scottsdale Insurance Company. I also did well in school and like I said found the girl I wanted to marry.
I tell you all this because I think we get lost in the shuffle of being "stuck" so often. I know that for me I felt like this was all I was ever going to be and I had a really bad attitude towards life. I had such negative factors pushing me in the wrong direction that instead of fighting those things I just became as cynical as they were. The first step in really pushing yourself to be better is to just go out and do something about it. When you make a plan or want a new job you have to go get started or nothing is ever going to change. It is super easy to say something and then never do anything to make that situation better. I also think that you can't be afraid to fail or make the wrong choice. That was always what I would tell people who asked me what the most important thing to being a manager was. Having the ability to make the choice that might backfire on you, but in the end pulling the trigger is what sets people apart. When I look back on these moments I realize that I was not expecting the things that inspired me to happen. I think those moments make a lasting impact because when you look back you can see how things might have been so different. The times I seek out inspiration are the times that I usually end up messing things up because I push too hard at what I think is right, when it really is wrong. So for those of you that feel stuck, remember that there is always a different path to take. It might require more work and a bit more pain to get there but it is worth all that because it takes you away from the rut you fell into. So make a goal that you can attain and stay focused on it and with a little bit of hard work you might just achieve it.
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