Billie Sucher Blog

Make Your Pick

So, I was thinking about all the picks one either "has" to or "gets" to make in life. As I was busily working on a project over the weekend, I heard my son and his buddy talking about their Fantasy Football "picks." They spent several hours discussing the pros and cons of this player and that player and finally, it began to drive me a little nuts after listening to what I thought was the same conversation repeated 20 times. I mean, after all, make a pick and be done with it already! :)

Over the holiday, some of the family wanted to see Avatar and some wanted to see Up in the Air. As a team, we couldn't agree upon the same movie, so we each had to pick which one we wanted to see at the 1:15 show time. Picks. Make your pick.

The "make your pick" process applies to many things in life, including job and career choices. While you could train to be an auto mechanic by day and a lawyer by night (at some schools), many of us find ourselves needing to make a vocational "pick" sooner or later...you know, cut down the territory, whittle the choices, narrow the selection pool, and make a pros and cons spreadsheet of your "top picks." And sometimes, your pick proves to be an outstanding choice that delivers exactly what you had hoped for and expected. Other times, perhaps others will tell you that your pick "sucks" as my son and his buddy suggested about their individual Fantasy Football picks. In the end (and in the beginning), the final pick is up to you, and you alone.

May all of your picks in 2010 be the very best ones for you!

Happy New Year to All!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

The holidays are here and it’s a great time to catch up with friends near and far, a time to share news through those dreaded or beloved holiday letters, and a time to fret over the perfect gift for your co-worker, boss, special friend or loved one. The holidays, a time to network, both professionally and personally, and a time to reconnect with old friends and new. The holidays, such a special time to touch base, hang out and share a greeting or two. Speaking of sharing, recently I was invited to read one of my poems for a local holiday festival…it is titled “On Friendship” and I’d like to share it with you this holiday season…

 

In this lifetime if we’re lucky

We meet a dear and treasured friend

Whom we can trust completely

From beginning to the end.

 

The kind of friend who doesn’t judge us

For what we aren’t or are

Who always listens to our stories

No matter how bizarre.

 

A friend who’s more concerned for others

Than “what’s in it for me”

A friend who always understands

And brings out the best, you see.

 

Yes, what I’ve learned, for sure, is this

That friendship can be found

Here and there and everywhere

If you pause to look around.

 

Yes, really very special friends

Are such a cherished part of life

Always there to share the good times

Amidst the sorrow and the strife.

 

So in this holiday season

In all corners of the Earth

Let us be more than ever mindful

Of dear friendships and their worth.

 

Happy Holidays Everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepositions, Your Job Loss and Anything a Squirrel Can Do to a Tree

 I remember the most random things from my early childhood school years. For example, one of my favorite English teachers taught her students that a preposition was "anything a squirrel can do to a tree." Random. So, here I am these many years later thinking about that teacher and you guessed it, prepositions -- two in particular: over and on.

Over and on -- two tiny words that have enormous impact on a person's life, especially when it has to do with job loss. Think for a moment...when's the last time you heard someone say "get over it!" when speaking about job loss (or any other loss for that matter). I hear people say these words frequently..."I'm having a hard time getting over losing my job...when will I get over my job loss?...I just can't get over the fact that they let me go." Over!

Then, there's the "on" preposition to reckon with. You know, it's an FSW (frequently said word). Move on. You've got to move on. She can't seem to move on. He needs to move on. I'll move on. We've all got to move on. Lose your job? Move on! On!

Consider this...maybe one doesn't get "over" anything...maybe you just wake up one morning and realize that you're finally ready to get on with it and move on from the "over" in your life. Maybe getting "over" something happens when you tell yourself that it is time to let go of what was and look forward to what you have to work with this day and the tomorrow's of your life.

Over. On. Anything a squirrel can do to a tree. Prepositions. Are you over your job loss? Have you moved on?