“Growth is a phenomenon of nature… There is struggle in the growth process… Pain is always the teacher, but with each period of growth it becomes less acute.” Anonymous"I don’t know what I want, but I’ll know it when I see it,” said my boss the first time I was asked to write a proposal. “Do you have an example of a proposal?” I asked. Apparently not, he walked away. After several rounds of edits we presented it to my boss’ boss. He liked it, but gave me suggestions on how to improve it before presenting it to his manager. With five succeeding management presentations, each new manager gave me feedback. Many times I was sure it was as near perfect as anything I’d ever done. But, each successive presentation brought more changes.
Lord, humility is not my strong suit. Help me learn to take constructive criticism without taking it personally, and remind me that humility means I’m only human…not a failure. Amen “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful but sorrowful, yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.” Hebrews 12:11 What are your thoughts? Libby
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Cyndi
7/31/2017 04:39:24 pm
Reminds me of when Mom had me clean the bathroom over and over and over again while you and Joyce were outside playing. Obviously she had her eye on a spot that she kept coming back to that wasn't being cleaned....I never found out what that spot was.
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Libby
8/2/2017 09:28:22 pm
I hear ya, it can be frustrating...borderline annoying. Too bad she didn't make the point and let you know what was the purpose. The good news, if nothing else, you learned how important it is to honest communications flowing.
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