Apparently one is supposed to keep up with a blog...
My bad.
Redemption is a funny word. It is one of my favorites, too. It can be interpreted in a religious context, but I don't see it that way. I look at redemption as regaining something from past choices and errors. In who's eyes am I trying to redeem myself? For a while, I wasn't sure and it's a pretty simple answer: My eyes. What went wrong that I felt the need to redeem myself? A combination of a couple mistakes, realizing how big the world is, and a lack of my own identity.
That last part may seem odd to most of my home friends. I've had a pretty distinct identity and personality, but I just haven't felt like the Danno I used to be. I've been looking for a way to get that back. It's not going to happen because I don't want to get that guy back. Just a few pieces. It took a recent passing of musical friend to help me realize which pieces I want back.
Leadership. That needs some redemption.
I'm working in a couple of teams on multiple projects. They are taking direction from me, but it's not of a leader. This changes now. For those of you who might be going through the same problem, perfecting your leadership skills starts with making choices. Definitive choices. Stick with them until they break or fail. And if they do fail, hope it happens fast then get on to the next choice. Hard choices get easier each time you make them.
Tonight I choose to build a strategy for one of my projects.
I've got this feeling that this post will warrant a call from my mum. She worries. Thanks for caring, mum. I'm good and I love you.
I would also like to thank my wife to be, Lizzy, for just being herself. She's amazing.
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