Working Hard for What You Got

So, thanks to my dad crunching some numbers and helping me out with some expenses, I have a budget to follow. The biggest reason for this push to save money is well because... I want to move out by year's end. And also, my parents are gearing up to make a one-way trip to Arkansas, where they plan to retire and live out their remaining years. They want to get all that ready by next spring, so one of the big things that needs to happen is... me leaving. So yeah, I have a fire under my butt now.

I also got a fire under my butt concerning my job. My scorecard wasn't looking all that great (in fact, it's plain bad) despite that I have the customer service skills and I have a good handling of the material back from training. But it was hard for me to secure payments since I was getting too scared. And this fear could cost me all this if something wasn't done. But thanks to the kindness of a co-worker, I have gotten much better. In fact, we anticipate my scorecard being the best it's been next month. But honestly, I don't think I would've gotten even to where I am right now without my co-worker's help and generosity. So thank you, dear co-worker and friend*. (Fun fact: she was also struggling to get better and has now become our team's best performer. So not only did she come from a similar place, but decided to help out her team!) When I asked her what made her want to help me, along with helping a couple others, she said that she couldn't "stand to see people failing and nothing being done about it". Folks, this is what a great co-worker acts like.

So, more than ever, I am learning to work hard for everything I got. I have bills to pay, money to save up, and big decisions to make**. But I am beyond thankful that I have a supportive family and a team of co-workers that want to see me succeed so badly that they're stepping out to show me what got them to where they are.

So, thanks everybody! *all the hugs*

And yeah, reading Psycho-Cybernetics is helping quite a bit too.

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*No naming names, y'all. Unless I have permission, of course!
**mostly of the financial variety, thankfully!

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ETA: my next post is my 500th, OMG. Honestly, I don't have anything planned, but you never know what could happen. But, heads-up: it could go either way. Awesome thing or weekly update.

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And now... a random gif.: