October Topic: Now that your business has been operating a few years, are you doing today what you thought you would be doing when you came up with your business idea?
By Wil Becker with Turning Leaf Solutions
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No!
(LOL, I couldn’t resist that response.)
I am not even in the same field that I studied to start my career.
I went to university for IT, computers, and technology; I wasn’t interested in working with people. I knew that I would have to interact with people that would be in my department. I picked my field because computers seemed so magical and capable of doing anything! I remember that my first introduction to computers I was totally enthralled and spent hours playing around in the operating system and with text-based adventure games.
It was mesmerizing.
Then I got into my career, and I got to where I thought I wanted to be and learned that I didn’t like it. Not one bit. Oh, I work with amazing and brilliant people! However, the work was no longer fulfilling.
I had a few things happen in the office that really stressed me out for a few years, and it reignited the desire to take greater control over my life and work. So, I started looking for options.
I started reading the best books, listening to podcasts, watching videos, and seeking knowledge and information that would help me to find a new career and place to work. Through that process, I learned how to communicate and how to work with people. I learned that I have a talent for listening and seeing people for who they are and where they are.
It amazed me that deep inside, there was this ability that I never knew existed.
Though the next few years, I connected with someone who was willing to mentor me and help to accelerate my personal growth. Working with a mentor made me realize I had a knack for working with people and helping them to grow into better versions of themselves. I learned that I could understand where they were coming from and help them see that truly great version of who they really are.
This world is a much better place since I began pursuing the best version of who I am, and it is my honor to help others do the same.
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Contact Wil Becker at events@turningleafs.com or 1-443-404-7142