Hi, it has been awhile. My journey as an “Upcycled Self” took me down a period of reflection and change following the death of a family member and a personal health challenge. I needed to step back, reflect, regroup, and find a path forward; I apologize.
That does not mean I have been idle; in 2016 I took a course in Digital Design, completed a 3-month contract with the Canadian Government, applied long lost accounting skills as a part time book keeper, plus helped build a cottage wharf and remove, then replace, a concrete driveway. Ongoing volunteer work with a national health advocacy rounded out my days and allowed me to “Upcycle” corporate facilitation and communication skills into new areas.
In my first blog post, I stated I liked the idea of recycling or “Upcycling” useful objects. In much the same way; I have continually adapted skills and expertise to the employment/labour market while augmenting with new skills through training. Writing this blog was in anticipation of communicating, sharing, interacting and learning with others who are enjoying a similar path of change and adaption in their professional and personal lives.
January is an appealing, and traditional, time to focus on those areas that are ripe for Upcycling. I avoid use of the word resolution; resolutions seem to rarely work and just depress when unobtainable. Upcycling yourself is more of an ongoing process with ups and downs in effort and action but following an upward trajectory towards goals or applications. As a new start, in 2017, what are your biggest challenges and opportunities that can be best managed by Upcycling your skills and aptitudes?
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