Who Took My Cheese

About a week ago, I was moved from my unit, a very comfortable zone for me to another unit which i have always dreaded due to narratives from the team members. Infact, the topic is inspired from a book i read this year “Who Took My Cheese” (can’t remember the author), but i’ll recommend everyone reads it. The book tells how easy it is to get complacent in life, that you’re so afraid to try new things, and that’s really one of the greatest setbacks one can have. Let me tell you, I have been moved to this dreaded unit once, but i pressed buttons, and was returned to my original unit. This problem with my moving this time is, powers had changed hands, and there was nobody to call.

People can say anything, people say things are difficult but you still tend to see others excel in what some call difficult, I don’t think because X says A is difficult, then you should have a challenge with it as Y. It’s this mindset that has made one fail certain courses in school, where the students ahead of you say a particular subject is difficult. It’s better to go and see for yourself, and have a positive mindset.

I am going to be in my new unit for a month, when i got the mail, i fell into a pit of depression, closed from work and slept straight into the next day. I had various dreams about how i was going to cope, even at some point I contemplated resigning. After about two days of sulking, and feeling bad with myself, i had to give myself a morale boost of i can do it, that’s when the book “Who Took My Cheese” came to mind, and I remembered the point was about not to be complacent. In my new unit, i will have a lot to learn, and expand my knowledge about many of the company products, but due to negative feedback from team members, and me not willing to leave my comfort zone, i was reluctant.

I finally summoned an half assed courage, of it is just a month, i’ll do whatever and just bounce back to my old unit. As I am writing this now, i can guarantee you, the unit is not even as difficult, and I am even contemplating whether i should just stay here, or test another unit, instead of going back to my old unit.

Moral of the story:

> Don’t believe negative feedback of something you’ve never tried.

> Be ready to leave your comfort zone, your comfort zone makes you complacent.

> Trust the process.