‘Fix yourself first’

“Take an introspective look at yourself.” That was the advice given by Janis Marville, Human Resource Practitioner, while speaking at the Barbados Association of Office Professionals’ Day Seminar entitled ‘RE-Define, Re-Invent, Re-Move Mountains’.

Marville while speaking at Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre shared her nuggets of wisdom with an engaged audience of Administrative Professional’s yesterday to celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Day.

Marville added, “Before I can lead others, I have to lead myself, we don’t look in the mirror because we don’t like what we see because the public self is out of alignment with the private self. Before you can redefine, you really need to look and define yourself by asking, who are you? If we don’t know ourselves, you see faults in everyone... you may define yourself by job title, alma mater, but it is important to go deeper and really take that time to be self-aware.”

The Human Resource professional also identified life is challenging and you have to deal with your thoughts because they can be negative, and that we create by speaking and if you have a goal it is never too late, keep speaking it into your life.

She also indicated it is important to always be conscious of your thoughts, take every thought captive and bring it into alignment with your goal. Moving mountains is not always easy, you may be moving away from tradition etc., but she also indicated that to achieve your goals they are difficult things you may have to do for example not having certain friends because as you change you may have to change your circle, for example moving away from a person who just gossips. Marville also believes that leadership is key. (NB)