The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
Junius
Over my life I've been observed, weighed and measured then judged. Based on perception I've been celebrated or condemned, depending upon who was doing the looking, or when they looked. People's perception is always their reality, right or wrong, and I'm ok with it. I know me best, who I really am, and I accept the good and bad things I've done knowing that life is a balance of each, and a little bit in between. I'm a regular, every-day, nondescript sort of chap, monumentally average in every way - I'm ok with that.
Over my adult life I've worked hard; be it work in its various formats, sport, music, relationships, personal growth and development or simply attempting to be the best version of myself I could create. My work rate has been solid, attention to detail stringent and I've strived for continual improvement. I've succeeded and failed - That's how life works and is supposed to be. The failures drive the successes.
Today I begin the final week of employment with my current company; I resigned three weeks ago and finish up next Wednesday. I'm not moving on to another job having made the decision to take some time for myself, time to reflect, evaluate and hike, go shooting, read, spend time with Cleo my lovely little cat and generally find centre. I'm looking forward to it and feel good about the plan. I'll deploy with passion and vigor.
I began wrapping-up my role this week and whilst it would have been much easier to throw a hand grenade into my office, close the door and walk on my final day it's not within me to do that. There's been times I've wanted to, rest assured, but I've not been able to act in such a manner; it doesn't seem right and would plague me moving forward.
I'm driven by many things...Corn chips and salsa dip, donuts, coffee...Sorry, that's a different post.
I'm driven by things like ownership and a deep sense of responsibility, a continual-improvement ethos, passion and integrity. These factors, and many others, combine to carry me forward and over life new skills, abilities and concepts have concatenated to help me design and create my life, and myself. A life-long journey.
Morally correct behaviour or thinking is what rectitude means; It's righteousness of thought and deed a certain straightness where one's actions, attitude and mind-set is concerned. It's a word that could indeed be used in respect of myself I believe as over my life I've applied it, even before I knew what it meant. I'm applying it now also and will over the next week when packaging up the last four years of effort and attention to my role with this company.
I determined a plan of course, a timeline and endpoint - That's the end of the day before I finish up which gives me a day to deal with any unforeseen situations. I'm on track.
The plan is to leave the role better than when I found it and to wrap it up with a bow upon it for the next person that takes over. This, despite the fact I believe they may not replace me immediately; It's a specialist role and one needs certain skills to do it as well as I have. That's not hubris folks, just fact. I'll not leave the opportunity for someone to say, G-dog left a shemozzle or dog's breakfast. And so I'm flat out like a lizard drinking.
There's been many times in my life when throwing a hand grenade would have been a totally legitimate action, and if I'm honest so many times when it wasn't appropriate but I really wanted to do it anyway. I think that wouldn't feel right though and I'd probably regret it so I've done the right thing in the past, as I will on this occasion.
So, that's what's up this Wednesday.
How about y'all? Have you left a workplace in the past and had to wrap up your role for the next person? Have you walked out and left a mess for the next person intentionally or unintentionally? I know it happens and sometimes for very good reasons! Feel free to drop a comment below if you'd like; it's optional though, not a directive.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind
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