I wish I was a speedy worker. I wish I could be one of those people who smash out their work in the first two hours of the day and then pretends to work for the rest of the day. But unfortunately for me, I am not. I am too much of a goody-two-shoes. If I’m not asking for more work from my boss, I’m helping someone else with their work or their own personal life. I just can’t seem to take any time for myself to just relax. It’s extremely frustrating.
I mean, I don’t even have any sort of interest in boats or finding the best marine welding company Melbourne has to offer. But I’m researching and looking all of this stuff up anyway. And why am I doing this? Because I have fifteen minutes between meetings and there’s no point starting a new task in that time because it’ll just be interrupted very soon after. So instead of maybe, I don’t know, going to get a cup of coffee or doing some yoga stretches because my back hurts from sitting at my desk all day, I’m helping my friend find the best company to install a new boat latch on her boat. And I’m doing it without complaint because this is the person that I am, always have been and always will be. I just can’t relax in any sort of situation. Even though I’d love to, it’s just not in my nature and no amount of trying has been able to fix that.
Although I wish I was different, I can tell that everyone around me likes me the way I am. That’s because I do so much for other people and give so much of myself to others that I’m always helping them progress in some way. Whether it’s taking on extra work that I don’t have the capacity for, helping a friend in between my busy work day or even going out for dinner with friends when all I want to do is relax – I’m always putting others first.