What's up Wednesday: The view

Wednesday's are pretty nice days mostly; they bode well. It's the middle of the week so the mountain has been climbed and it's all plain sailing down the other side to the weekend. This Wednesday is that and more for me. It marks the mid-point of the four week notice period that will end my employment with my current company. It's a downhill run to the end of the week and the end of several years of employment

I've had blocks of additional time on my hands as I'm delegating a lot more work out to my team and have had the chance to catch up with a few people I've not seen for a while. Today I saw a friend of mine who has been a police officer for a couple years. I know she wasn't enjoying the job but had thought it would pass; she called on Monday and wanted to catch up for a chat as she needed to bounce some stuff off me. I said yes of course.

I'll not go into details but essentially she feels trapped in a job that didn't deliver what was promised, has intrinsic flaws and is taking too much of a toll on her emotional state. She went as far as saying she wasn't suited to it and was not job-effective for that reason, also that she was border-line resentful of it. At one point she teared-up a little, more from frustration, but overall I think she was pretty honest about her situation and committed to the way forward, She just needed someone to bounce it off. I totally understood what she said; the job is difficult and with nutbaggery cascading down from the top; not good.

Before I made my recent decision to move in new directions I spent a little time in self-reflection; those sharp-eyed people out there will possibly have 'seen' that occasionally in my posts. It wasn't a decision I took lightly and many factors were considered, not just financial. I said as much to my friend probing to see what she'd done to come to her decision and was pleased to hear she had done so herself, reflected and evaluated, then plotted a course forward which she feels is going to be more fulfilling and suited to her character and make-up. She's proceeding with confidence and clarity.

It made me think about how people see themselves and the things they do, or do not do, in personal life, career and relationships.

So many I know don't take the time to evaluate their wants and needs, or simply stay in place because that seems easier, less complicated or uncomfortable. Gaining perspective will always make for better decisions though and getting a little arms-length distance from oneself, emotionally, is required. It allows us to see the bigger picture and to make decisions on all factors; these decisions will be better ones for it.

Humans are capable of great things, all of us, even if that thing is creating a better reality for ourselves, a more fulfilled life. It often starts with seeing oneself and one's situation more clearly, reflecting and evaluating...Gaining a better perspective. Getting a better view.

That's what was up on Wednesday, how about you? Did you look at you today? What did you see or learn and what did you do because of it?