Who do you want to be?

When you are a child, you are asked the same question multiple times; What do you want to be when you grow up? Mostly obvious and practical choices follow, such as Doctor, Firefighter, Astronaut, Nurse, Pilot, Magician, and that is because our corner of reality is still growing. Every day of our life’s journey are opportunities to expand our piece of reality and that continues to shape the future journey. You want to be a teacher? Wonderful, of what subject? Oh you just finished medical school, that is amazing, now what specialty would you like to study? There are endless options, and it comes down to choice. Choice… that right there is only one general piece to why even as an adult we tend to say… Eh, I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

As a kid I wanted to be a nurse, but I became a babysitter and then a lifeguard. I had a great earth science teacher, so I said great I can do that… Then my state changed the requirements… logic said why would you have a teaching Bachelors and a masters? I decided to go hardcore science as a geologist, then to fulfill requirements of gas in the car I worked in retail… I wouldn’t have minded being a great General Manager, but life threw a curve ball, once I settled onto the new path of the journey i decided I needed to help make the people and processes better, then the tools, so I became a trainer, then a Quality analyst. The Product and Business analysts didn’t understand the staff they were building for so I became both of those, and then a manager… and the journey didn’t stop there. Methodologies creeped in, then duty, and passion, and new roles and responsibilities. The point is, we always have the opportunity to grow, so how do we do that? I can promise an interesting ride as we find out. Some of this will be personal, some of it will be work, some of it will be a combination, but ultimately seeking to understand all the ways we can make our journey in both of those areas come together for the best possible outcome.

Let’s go on this journey together. Piece together the experiences, attributes, knowledge, and values that will allow us to become what we want to be next, because lets face it, we will grow old no matter what, but we get to choose what and how along the way.

Until next time…
Mroy

The woman behind the blog

Along the journey of life and career there are many situations, obstacles, joys, and experiences. I have found that many times I was able to learn from the experience of others to avoid making similar mistakes. It is also great to continue learning by reading articles and blog posts from others. I’ve now been working for a total of 25 years and in my current industry for 15, and still wonder sometimes when I became the adult, or even what I want to be when I grow up. That isn’t to say I haven’t been fulfilled in many positions along the way, but times change, so do we and how we think and feel about different situations.

Why do this?

  • It is one of my missions in life to share my passion for integrated quality. This is when a person authentically is what they do. You can find it in some of the best customer service representatives you love to deal with, the Sales guy that isn’t over the top, or the leader that makes you feel like you want to give your all.
  • Opportunity to share my experiences and thoughts so that others may have a chance to share in other points of view
  • a method to mentor those who are seeking to better themselves.

I am by no means a picture of perfection, but my perfectly imperfect journey i hope will inspire others to take on new challenges and evolve into their future self, whatever that may be.

Mroy