"One More" First Day

Sad to say I have had many a “first day on the job” but none like today. I didn’t have to shovel snow at the dawn’s early light nor did I have to traverse state lines when I first started my career over 20 years ago. Wow; has it really been that long and yes, I guess it has since I recently received notification of my high school graduating class’s 25th reunion later this month. I won’t be attending that event and I haven’t attended any of the reunions to this point.

I never had an inclination to go across country for those reunions and even though things have “changed” for me over the years I won’t be attending the 25th celebration for a variety of reasons. The first reason would be needing permission to travel which I went through not that long ago and this isn’t a priority. The second reason would be I’m not sure I really want to go. I haven’t exactly kept in touch with anyone from high school and there are only two people I would want to see. I strongly doubt these two people would be in attendance at the reunion so I won’t be attending the reunion.

Sorry about the little digression now back to my first day on the new job. I alluded to my first day back 20 years ago when I started with a Big 8 Accounting Firm in New York City in January and yes, I had to shovel snow that first day and walk past the New York Times Building which read 8 degrees. A great deal has changed in those 20 years and my commute has lessened considerably going from the bedroom to the downstairs area. In this day and age many people work from home because really all one needs is a telephone, fax, and computer. I have all three at my disposable and now I work from home. I do need an area to work from because our current set-up is not exactly conducive to productivity. I will convert the guest bedroom into an office and it will be just like going to a “regular” office each and every day.

I wasn’t the most productive today but I did make a few telephone calls and handled some administrative tasks. I needed to order business cards and other business literature which was handled very professionally. I work with people who really understand the business and are providing all the tools needed to succeed. Now it is up to me to make things happen and I know things will happen for the very best.

The day went by very quickly and seemed to disappear before my eyes. I have worked in an office environment my entire career with the exception as I helped a dear friend prior to my sentencing. Also; I have been predominately in the finance field for those 20 years with a minor exception early on in my career. Now my focus is on marketing/networking. There is a void to fill and I have been given direction to fill this void. I intend to fill the void and I am very much looking forward to meeting and greeting people in my new position. Originally I was going with the title of Marketing Consultant but an “ah ha” moment occurred and I came up with “Community Outreach Director” which to me sounds much better. I really don’t care about titles but I think others do and this conveys a much better message as I am reaching out to the community.

Day one was a good day even though it was a bit sluggish and I see things picking up very quickly. This is all on me and I know this will work out for the very best. Once again I am genuinely grateful and appreciative for this opportunity. This opportunity has all been made possible by recovery because without I wouldn’t be writing this and God knows where I would be. In recovery I am right where I am supposed to be and I am eternally grateful!!