Countless of times I've read different articles that dealt with self-empowerment for professional growth. Countless of times I've come across various discussions tackling up the do’s and don’ts that beginners must be observant of for them to stay in the orbit of their professional sphere.
As a novice, I admit there were lots of uncertainties that boggled my mind up while hunting for a job. Getting the first job was never an easy thing for me knowing the fact that handling rejections is not really my cup of tea. But of course, I somehow manage to prep myself up with these things. As form of compensation, I normally just think that if I don’t get the job, perhaps someone deserves it better and that there is a perfect job just up around the corner waiting for me.
When I was hired last February, I was very unsure if I could do well especially that my position demands a platform of both mental and physical requirements. Being in the research department is challenging. This was the very reason why I learned to befriend “Mr. LinkedIn”. I took advantage of its feature giving the users the freedom to join various groups with thousands of professionals with common fields of interests who are “generally” willing to lend a helping hand.
As part of being involved in such social media, we can’t spare ourselves away from the fact that there are some instances when prejudices give us the glints of dismay. Taking for example is my experience when I used to post an inquiry in a particular group. In a humble tone, I posted an inquiry about a topic which I honestly have a limited knowledge about. Many professionals altruistically imparted what they know which I found very significant for my study. There were also some, however, who happened to downgrade my CV instead of sharing their expertise.
With that incident, I felt quite disrespected. I knew in myself my capacity – the extent of how far I know of certain things, and my weaknesses that I need not to be often reminded of. But instead of feeling underrated, I took it as a challenge accepted. I must show them that there is nothing wrong in asking. There is perfectly nothing wrong in being a fool for minute and ask things we do not know. It is much better to heed advice and consultations from those with experience rather than pretending that we know things we actually do not have a clue. I learned that accepting our weak spots is not actually a form of weakness but a form of strength that molds our humility and willingness to improve ourselves.
It taught me a lesson, though. Knowledgeable professionals are not those who are witty about everything, but they are those who are able to recognize that true knowledge is a self-gained possession which only becomes “knowledge” once shared to others. Wisdom is innate thus; every one of us deserves the title to be called wise. Intelligent people or real experts are those who take pleasure in imparting wisdom to others.
I believe that we, beginners, may be likened to a newly invented vessel that has the capacity to do work and those simulations and rigorous tests are all needed to hone its work to perfection. Experienced professionals are our templates who we are soon to become. They must serve as our path to our professional journey. What we are going to experience, our future course of actions and the decisions we are soon to make would surely render us different routes to travel. We need not to conform; instead we need to learn how to take risks of being unique – defying the mainstream of common people who take common paths.
If only our superiors, who are experts and who are experienced professionals would righteously guide us, perhaps, we won’t end up getting lost…
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